Could have fooled me. Somehow those end-of-season polls that usually show Ohio State back in the pack, Michigan nowhere to be found (just like you after each losing "big" blue season), and an SEC team as BCS Champion seem to be very accurate.
I guess it's because they have no "do-overs"
But I digress. Back to the pre-season poll:
Others Receiving Votes Kansas 138, Michigan State 136, Texas Tech 114, Cincinnati 90, Pittsburgh 64, West Virginia 55, Rutgers 51, Miami (FL) 46, Missouri 44, Illinois 38, Clemson 30, South Carolina 18, UCLA 14, Auburn 12, South Florida 11, Nevada 11, Kentucky 9, North Carolina State 7, Wisconsin 6, Arkansas 6, Northwestern 5, Southern Miss 4, Wake Forest 4, Arizona 3, Boston College 3, Central Michigan 3, East Carolina 3, Colorado 2, Maryland 2, Navy 2, Tennessee 2, TROY 1, Minnesota 1, Michigan 1, Houston 1.
You should be grateful for Houston, Troy and Minnesota ...
The next time your great SEC teams actually beat Michigan, then you might have something to say about your dominating conference, right?
In the meantime, enjoy the early bird specials in the (totally) flat ugly lands down there......