There's a difference between coaches who 'can't' win a national championship and coaches who 'haven't'

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Ladies and gentlemen, college football is nearly upon us.

In just seven days' time, week zero will be gracing our television with all sorts of pigskin perfection, and one of the byproducts of having college football back in our lives is the myriad "offseason arguments" that plague our timelines on a near daily basis will be a thing of the past.

Unfortunately, one argument that is borderline evergreen and exists as both an offseason and in-season debate is whether certain coaches will ever win a national championship, and it has reared its ugly head on social media once again.

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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian runs out of the tunnel with the players before the Big 12 football game between Texas Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks on September 30, 2023, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

I've seen fans from across the country making their claims that coaches like Dan Lanning and Steve Sarkisian "will never" or "can't" win a national title, and, as usual, a topic that requires a ton of nuance and context has been boiled down to a singular phrase.

"This coach will never win a natty because he hasn't won one yet."

It's insane, especially when you consider just the pure math that goes into this argument.

There were 138 FBS teams in 2025, and there was only one national champion.

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Now take into account that there are