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Colorado Football: How the Buffs can get into Playoff

By Travis Wakeman

Nov 26, 2016; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Sefo Liufau (13) signals upwards as time expires in the fourth quarter against the Utah Utes at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes defeated the Utes 27-22. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Sefo Liufau (13) signals upwards as time expires in the fourth quarter against the Utah Utes at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes defeated the Utes 27-22. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 26, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Dare Ogunbowale (23) celebrates with the Paul Bunyan Trophy after their game against Minnesota Golden Gophers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Dare Ogunbowale (23) celebrates with the Paul Bunyan Trophy after their game against Minnesota Golden Gophers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY Sports /

How do you like the fact that Ohio State is a virtual lock for the playoff and it won’t even play in its own conference championship game?

Instead, the Big 10 Championship Game will be contested between Wisconsin and Penn State. Both of these teams will have an argument to be added to the playoff as a second team from the Big 10 depending on who wins, but the argument of Penn State would be much more compelling.

After all, the Nittany Lions are the only team to have defeated Ohio State this season. If you’re a CU fan, you should be rooting against Penn State for that reason.

Should the Badgers win the title game, they’ll have an argument for a playoff spot as well. However, it won’t be as strong.

The committee would have to decide between the Pac-12 conference champion and the Big 10 conference champion, but if I’m on that committee, I go with the Buffs as they would have defeated a team (Washington) that was ranked in the top four going into Championship Weekend.

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