This has been discussed within posts, so maybe this gets nuked, but here is my question and my thoughts:

Is it TRULY better to LOSE 5 games and beat Michigan?  Or - would you prefer a defeat to them and still be one of 12 teams playing for something - possibly a National Championship.

Michigan has 1 thing to gloat about - but their season was historically bad - 5 losses of a National Championship.  That has only occurred 3 times in history.   Want to know the worst results?  Michigan claims 1933 and went 1-7 in 1934.

Let's reverse roles and have us losing 5 games this season and beating Michigan.    Would we be "This is awesome - yay!!!"    No.  We would say  "How did we waste this talent and lose 5 flippin' games?"    Michigan mismanaged the entire season and we mismanaged a single game - a BIG one.

My point is - we have it better.    It sucked to lose, but we are relevant and we have an opportunity.   Michigan will play in a bowl that will be attended by tens of people....