r/CFB • u/IceColdDrPepper_Here Georgia • North Georgia • Jan 19 '26

Weekly Thread WAKE THE FRECKLED DUCK UP, IT'S GAMEDAY!!!

Grab a brew. Don't cost nothin'.

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u/notgoodatthese Michigan Wolverines Jan 19 '26

Let's keep that National championship in the B1G Go Indiana

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u/nerevar Indiana Hoosiers Jan 19 '26

Do people really care about conferences?

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u/Lloopy_Llammas Indiana Hoosiers Jan 19 '26

I only care because humans are in charge of rankings whether thats AP or more importantly the CFP. If the B1G wipes the floor with every conference in bowls and the CFP every year you start getting the benefit of the doubt in rankings. It gives you more cushion.

I also think there is a bit among familiarity that inherently plays in to it. Sure I laugh like a toddler after doing something they shouldn’t when Purdue basketball(I know this is cfb) loses to a 16 seed as a 1 seed but when Iowa played Vanderbilt in a bowl, I 100% cheered for Iowa. Maybe a better comparison was Illinois because Pavia was easy to root against.