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While Michigan slipped two spots – to No. 5 – following a double OT loss to Ohio State on Saturday, the comments from College Football Playoff Chairman Kirby Hocutt will have Michigan fans rooting hard for Colorado against Washington in the Pac 12 Championship.
Hocutt: Committee spent almost 2 hours (!) the last 2 days on Washington vs. Michigan. "A lot of committee members were really struggling."
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 30, 2016
Hocutt on Wash/Mich: I don't think I can emphasize enough the small separation the committee sees between those two teams.
— Mark Snyder (@Mark__Snyder) November 30, 2016
Hocutt: "The separation between 4 to 7 is not (wide), but the separation between (4 and 5) is razor thin."
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
Hocutt on Washington's SOS: It's been a concern for the committee and it continues to be a concern. Have played and beat some good teams.
— Mark Snyder (@Mark__Snyder) November 30, 2016
Conference champions, SOS, head-to-head, common opponents are the 4 metrics: Hocutt: "Those metrics are not weighted."
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
Hocutt on Michigan: "They have 3 wins against top 10 teams. They played an impressive game this past weekend, despite the loss."
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
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"Four best teams in college football."
He's said it 20 times tonight.
There you have it.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
And based on those comments, if Colorado beats Washington, it sure sounds like they're ready to put Michigan in the playoff.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
Hocutt says precedent doesn't matter. What happened in the past doesn't matter now.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
If Washington and Clemson lose, seems like you could be looking at Ohio State-Michigan again in Arizona.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) November 30, 2016
Michigan has 3 wins over teams in the current committee Top 10. Washington has none
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 30, 2016