If Ohio State defeats Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday, the Buckeyes will finish the season 13-0 and play for college football's national championship.
But if Michigan State wins, they'll finish the season with a 12-1 record and have beaten one of the only two remaining undefeated teams (the other being Florida State) in college football. Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio thinks, if that happens, the Spartans should get a stab at the BCS National Championship game.
ESPN: Dantonio also said he doesn't understand why the Spartans wouldn't be in contention for a spot in the title game if they were to beat the Buckeyes, assuming other chips fell in their favor as well.
"Why not us, if certain scenarios take place, which obviously last weekend you saw a lot of scenarios take place," Dantonio said. "There are no givens in college football. Anybody can rise up to beat someone else. That ball bounces a lot of different ways.
"The fact of the matter is we're 11-1 right now, we're playing in a championship environment. And we'll move from there. Don't limit yourself. Dream big. That's what I tell my football team."
He has a point. If one-loss Alabama and Missouri are in contention, why not a Michigan State team that defeats an undefeated Ohio State team in the conference championship game?
Of course, they have to beat Ohio State first.
