So, "Alabama.... was the last team out of this year's debut edition of the 12-team playoff.....the CFP committee, chaired by Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, decided SMU, out of the ACC, was the more deserving team."
Now a 7-5 Michigan team, tied for 7th place in the B1G gets a bowl game against #11 Alabama, leapfrogging Illinois and Iowa....
Coincidence?
Michigan football to play Alabama in ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa on New Year's Eve
The Wolverines are in the postseason for the fourth consecutive year and they're now heading to Florida for the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa.
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Now a 7-5 Michigan team, tied for 7th place in the B1G gets a bowl game against #11 Alabama, leapfrogging Illinois and Iowa....
Coincidence?