November 26th, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^
Unfortunately they are in. Obviously UM is a top 4 team, but two losses which needed to be W's.
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November 26th, 2016 at 8:03 PM ^
I don't really understand the diffence from the way it is now. We still would play osu and have to turn around and play in the championship. Had we won, we would have played wisconsin again, so its still a rematch. What does it matter if OSU is a non-division game, it still counts as a conference game. Had Michigan and OSU been in different conferences, we will be playing them in the Championship game. OSU and Michigan are clearly the top two teams in the conference, but neither will play for the championship. Michigan has beaten both PSU and Wisc and the games where not that close. It gets worse, if PSU wins out, they argubly have an in over OSU as they beat them head to head and have the conference championship. Every year one of us gets screwed unless we are both undefeated and ranked1-2 in the CFP. The scare is you get PSU in the CFP and they get blasted by alabama ala MSU last year and once again, people are saying big10 is overrated.
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November 26th, 2016 at 7:32 PM ^
Damn, this makes me sick! 17-7 with 16 min. left in the game, interception. Worst UM loss in my lifetime, just wish we came out on the winning end. So frustrating.. Michigan beat PSU by 39!! I guess it's time to move on. Go Blue
November 26th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^
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November 26th, 2016 at 7:43 PM ^
1. Alabama regardless of they lose to Florida in the SEC Championship game (which they won't)
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson/Washington
4. PSU/WI
Outside looking in: Michigan, Oklahoma
There are several possible shakeups to the above due to the conference championship games but I don't see a scenario where Michigan gets in now that Wi and PSU winning today.
I guess bring on Western Michigan? Would that be sexy or would they choose someone else?
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November 26th, 2016 at 8:06 PM ^
I see 1) Alabama 2) Clemon 3) Washington 4) Winner of B1G.
Assuming Clemson/Washington win their games. I don't care if you have 1 loss, if you don't win your coferenece, you shouldn't be in the CFP.
November 26th, 2016 at 8:42 PM ^
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November 26th, 2016 at 8:51 PM ^
it will be interesting to see who goes. May be delusional, but could a PSU team we beat 49-10, or a Wisconsin team with two losses including to Michigan, or a Colorado team we beat with 2 losses go in front of Michigan? Just conversation. No hostility intended.
November 26th, 2016 at 9:04 PM ^
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November 26th, 2016 at 9:00 PM ^
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Rankings this week:
1. Bama
2. OSU
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Michigan
6. Wisconsin
7. PSU
Winner of the Big 10 Championship Game jumps us next week, and the committee decides between Washington (assuming they win the PAC) and the B1G Champ. We finish 6th, 5th if Washington loses to Colorado/USC next week. Possible Rose Bowl, probable Orange Bowl. Oh, and OSU is not falling despite not winning their division regardless of what your feelings tell you.
November 26th, 2016 at 9:24 PM ^
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Like they say don't leave it close enough for bad officiating to effect the game.
November 26th, 2016 at 9:29 PM ^
Clemson blowing out SC. Clemson and Washington will probably win their conference championship games.
I see OSU falling to fourth for not playing in a championship game. I think WI will beat PSU in the B1G championship game.
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Washington
4. OSU
5. Wisconsin
6. Michigan
If PSU were to win I think they would be #5 which would be unfair given the OSU loss to PSU.
November 26th, 2016 at 9:30 PM ^
title game to get in the 4 team playoff. What about the independents? F the independents. Too many variable out there once again. Only question should be what are the 4 best conference champs, until of course there is an 8 team playoff. I have a hard time believing that Penn State is the best team in the league, but they could win the title. I think it will be Bama, Clemson, Big 10 champ, Ohio State. Ohio State not being a conference champ draws Bama right off the bat.
November 26th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
I think we need to stop calling it a "playoff." College football is simply an invitational and should be referred to as such.
November 26th, 2016 at 10:02 PM ^
If CO gets by UT and WA MI will have defeated PAC 12 and Big 10 Champ. No one has a better resume including Alabama.
November 26th, 2016 at 10:11 PM ^
November 26th, 2016 at 10:35 PM ^
Wishful thinking at best, but there's no logical/rational set of circumstances that would make this happen other than the good graces of the CFP Committee. That said, the Committee would completely trash any sort or credibility it had should it elect to do so. Essentially, M is lumped into the pool of 2-loss teams, from which the ones to emerge will be those that win their conference championships, with OK/OK St being a de facto CCG. Playing a 13th game gives those championship game winners an advantage over M, the same as what happened when Florida jumped #2 M in 2006 after they beat Arkansas in the SECCG.
Nate Silver's College Football Predictions page lets you diddle scenarios until you're blue in the face. It starts with M @ 2%, and the best result I was able to generate was a 5% chance.
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I think the following CFP ranking is crucial. If we are still #4 over washington, we may still have a chance. Talking about the #4 spot. what if Colorado win the pac12 champ, how the commettee to chose M, colorado and Wisky/PSU. We beat them all. So commettee wil completely turn to a Big12 champ to avoid the controversy?
November 27th, 2016 at 1:10 AM ^
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November 27th, 2016 at 2:00 AM ^
According to 538, if Bama, Clemson, Washington, and Penn State all lose, UM's chances of making playoffs "skyrockets" to 10%.
November 27th, 2016 at 6:22 AM ^
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November 27th, 2016 at 8:53 AM ^
November 27th, 2016 at 10:30 AM ^
Our own conference is the biggest problem. They aren't taking three B1G teams, and they aren't going to omit a two loss conference champion while taking two conference teams who weren't in the title game. We really needed PSU or Wisconsin to lose yesterday and then go on to win the B1G title.
Not to say that logic is correct, but it's how they roll.