2 chances? Playing in the horseshoe the first time is hardly even besides Michigan had the 3rd hardest rated schedule in the country.
Being beat by the number one team by a FG in an away game is forgiveable. I believe Michigan is the legitmate #2 team.
I think the facts contradict your belief that Michigan is the "legitimate #2 team."
From the article:
"So here are the cold, hard facts when comparing the Gators and Wolverines:
1. Florida beat nine teams that are projected to play in bowl games. Michigan beat six.
2. Michigan beat five teams that finished the season with losing records. Florida beat two teams with sub-.500 records.
3. Florida's 12 Division I-A opponents had a combined record of 89-57. Michigan's 12 opponents had a combined record of 84-61.
4. Michigan's best win is considered a 27-13 victory over Wisconsin on Sept. 23. The Badgers are 11-1 and have climbed to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll, despite having played only one ranked opponent -- the Wolverines -- the entire season.
5. The 12 teams Florida defeated finished the season with 11 combined wins against opponents which were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll at the time the game was played. The opponents Michigan defeated claim just three wins against ranked teams (Notre Dame beat Penn State. Indiana beat Iowa. Vanderbilt beat Georgia. The Nittany Lions, Hawkeyes and Bulldogs, it should be noted, haven't been ranked in seven weeks).
6. The Gators went 3-1 against ranked opponents, beating then-No. 13 Tennessee, No. 9 LSU and No. 8 Arkansas and losing at No. 11 Auburn. The Wolverines went 1-1 against ranked opponents, beating a highly overrated No. 2 Notre Dame team (that lost to Michigan and USC by a combined total of 46 points) and losing at No. 1 Ohio State 42-39 on Nov. 18.
7. The Gators' average margin of victory against Division I-A teams was 13.5 points. They won seven games by 14 points or fewer, six by less than 10. The Wolverines' average margin of victory was 17.3 points. They won six games by 14 points or fewer, two by less than 10.
8. The Gators played Western Carolina, a Division I-AA team, and won by 62 points. The Wolverines played Ball State, which should be a I-AA team, and won by eight.
9. Since the Wolverines last played and lost at Ohio State, the Gators won at Florida State (The Seminoles are 6-6, but rivalry games are tough to win. Just ask USC coach Pete Carroll) and then beat the No. 8 Razorbacks, who defeated then-No. 2 Auburn and No. 13 Tennessee by 17 points each.
10. Michigan didn't win the Big Ten; Florida won the SEC. Winning your conference should be a prerequisite for playing in the national championship."
If you go that direction with your argument, you lose hands down to Florida. Florida has played a tougher schedule, is 5-1 (maybe 4-1) against top 25 teams (Michigan is 1-1 or 2-1), and won conference championship in the toughest league in the country.
No way Michigan should get a second shot. They had their title game. They lost.
Michigan played 5 teams with losing records, Florida only played 2. The only reason why Michigan's strength of schedule even has a pulse is because of the Ohio State game that they lost.
Michigan fans like to compare the loss to Auburn loss to loss to OSU, but never want to compare wins. Michigan beat Wisconsin who played only one ranked opponent the whole year, Michigan, and lost by 20 points. The other victory was against a very overhyped ND.
Now look at UF's victories, LSU (possibly the best team in the nation), UT (loaded), FSU, Spurrier's South Carolina, UGA and Alabama.