re: If you're pulling for Michigan

There are practical reasons to pull for teams in your conference. If the perception is that the SEC is superior to other conferences then SEC teams will benefit. That is exactly what happened this year. And it makes logical sense since the SEC has won 6 of the 9 national championships in the Playoff Era. That logic is likely to be even more pertinent in the coming 12 Team Playoff. But as I would expect hatred is a more powerful motivator for some than rational self interest. Particularly when that self interest may take years to manifest. Unfortunately for Auburn the period of SEC dominance was at its beginning in 2004.