For the first time ever, Michigan enters the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed. But the award for earning the top seed in the playoff is the three-time CFP-winning Alabama Crimson Tide. While Alabama received a playoff bid — after knocking off No. 1 Georgia in the SEC title game — there was no short of controversy revolving around the selection. The CFP committee left undefeated and ACC champion Florida State out of the playoff. There was a video that surfaced showing the reaction of the Michigan football team who was watching the selection show from a hotel in Indianapolis.
At first in the video, it appeared to shock some people when Alabama’s name was called and not Florida State’s. Rival fans went to social media and said Michigan was worried about facing the Tide, but Jim Harbaugh says his team is excited about the challenge. Harbaugh said the matchup between the Wolverines and Alabama is iconic — plus it’s in the Rose Bowl. “No, we’re excited to face them,” Harbaugh said during a conference call on Sunday. “It’s iconic. It’s Alabama.
It’s Roll Tide. It’s doesn’t get any better, to be playing in the Rose Bowl, also the – just going to appreciate the tradition of the Rose Bowl, playing a great team like Alabama. I mean, it always has meaning.” “What we did was special. Not only yesterday but the entire season, the whole group that we have. We’re thrilled. We’re thrilled to be where we’re at. We’re thrilled to be playing Alabama, thrilled to be playing in the Ros
