r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 20 '26

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Miami 27-21

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Miami 0 0 7 14 21
Indiana 3 7 7 10 27
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u/California_Stop_King Ohio State • Ohio Dominican Jan 20 '26

INDIANA AIN'T PLAYED NOBODY PAUL

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u/Dr_Hoffenheimer /r/CFB Jan 20 '26

Every team Indiana played this season had a bad loss (Indiana) so obviously Indiana didn’t beat anyone good

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u/shmaltz_herring Kansas State • Fort Hays State Jan 20 '26

Yep, if only they had good losses.

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u/Geoff12889 Oregon Ducks Jan 20 '26

Alabama would have won therefore they are the theoretical National Champions

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u/kempfel Indiana Hoosiers • Grinnell Pioneers Jan 20 '26

I think it's fair to rank Indiana #4 in the final poll, behind Alabama, Notre Dame, and LSU.

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u/al20120184 Oregon Ducks Jan 20 '26

Fake poll - top four aren't all SEC teams followed by #5 Indiana

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u/jimmy_three_shoes Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos Jan 20 '26

We need to include a top 11 so we can include one extra mediocre SEC team.

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u/al20120184 Oregon Ducks Jan 20 '26

Can't forget about Notre Dame's contractually obligated spot in the final top 12

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u/jimmy_three_shoes Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos Jan 20 '26

Fuck Notre Dame. I hope ADs stop scheduling games with them.

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u/tyfe SMU Mustangs • Billable Hours Jan 20 '26

Notre dame would have beaten both Indiana and Alabama at the same time tho.

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u/thebirthdaycakeham Notre Dame • Georgia Tech Jan 20 '26

Indiana and Alabama at the same time is basically just Indiana

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u/Few-Button6004 Tennessee Volunteers Jan 20 '26

"Indiana didn't even play Indiana!"~Paul Finebaum

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Jokes aside, beating Oregon 2x, Ohio St., Alabama, Purdue, and a very good Miami team is nuts

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u/GoatPaco Tennessee • Tennessee Tech Jan 20 '26

Purdue 😂

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u/rat-again Georgia Bulldogs Jan 20 '26

That’s the good thing about this. There is absolutely no one who can say they won because of their schedule or how the playoffs were seeded.

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u/jiuclaw Indiana Hoosiers Jan 20 '26

Someone will still say it. Probably Nick Saban

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u/California_Stop_King Ohio State • Ohio Dominican Jan 20 '26

They're a buzz saw. After they beat Oregon in Autzen, and in the fashion they did, anyone trying to disrespect them or their schedule was stuck in last season. They wouldn't have beaten them in 2024. After they beat us, anyone doubting them was pure cope or our fans just being salty. And after they absolutely housed Bama and Oregon, there just was nothing left to say. They're the best team in the nation

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u/jdprager Tulane Green Wave • Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 20 '26

Hol’ up

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u/jimmy_three_shoes Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos Jan 20 '26

One of those is not like the others. One is an SEC team.

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u/Mei-Guang Utah Utes Jan 20 '26

They didn't even have to play any teams that won their conference!

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u/luchajefe North Texas Mean Green • Southwest Jan 20 '26

I was going to be shocked this was true and am actually more shocked that it's not: Kennesaw State won Conference USA.

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u/RukiMotomiya Jan 20 '26

Thank goodness for Kennesaw State.

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u/fm22fnam Ohio State • Tennessee Jan 20 '26

INDIANA COULDN'T HANDLE THE GRIND OF AN SEC SCHEDULE PAWLLLL

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u/Sp3ctre7 Michigan Tech Huskies • Team Chaos Jan 20 '26

Everyone they played lost to Indiana, and everyone else has transitive losses to Indiana, and no transitive wins over Indiana. The "championship" didn't even include the SEC!

Clearly the field was just weak this year, award this natty as a bonus to whoever the top-ranked SEC team in the off-season.

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u/hskrpwr Nebraska Cornhuskers Jan 20 '26

Just a bunch of scrubs who lost to Indiana

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u/MarlonBain Virginia Tech Hokies Jan 20 '26

Honestly insane to me that they went Ohio state-Alabama-Oregon-Miami for the championship. Just absolute class programs at the pinnacle of the sport and also Miami. Unbelievable run.

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u/thejawa Florida State • Air Force Jan 20 '26

THEY UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT

CANES MUST REMAIN TITLELESS

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u/Cryptic0677 Texas Tech Red Raiders • TCU Horned Frogs Jan 20 '26

Didn’t they win a bunch in the 80s?

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u/thejawa Florida State • Air Force Jan 20 '26

The mission is that the Canes never win anything after joining the ACC