Let's not repeat the mistake of 2006 . . . we need to lobby our case, HARD.

In 2006 after #2 Michigan lost to #1 Ohio State in a nail-biter, Lloyd gracefully stepped away and let the pundits and talking heads make of it what they will. 

Meanwhile, Urban Meyer *ahem* dubiously lobbied long and loudly for Florida to be included in the BCS championship game.  It worked, and Florida got to take advantage of an opportunity that could have been ours.

Let’s not make that same mistake a decade later. 

We have a voice now due to the internet and social media, and we have a coach that will stand up for us.

All that Zapruder analysis of a single game changing call by mere inches, and Harbaugh’s call-out of obvious referee bias . . . plus the self-evident results of a 2 OT game in Columbus OH are starting to sink in to the broader media:  Michigan and Ohio State are two absolutely evenly matched teams.

CFP #2A and #2B.

If the CFP committee thinks that Ohio State is one of the 4 best teams, then they have to think that Michigan is one of the 4 best teams.  If Ohio State goes, we go.  Both of us go or neither of us goes.

This truth is starting to take hold in the media at large after they have had some time to absorb the full results of The Game.   And you know that the CFP committee is paying attention.  When even guys like Pat Forde start to make the case for Michigan in the CFP, you know you have a compelling case.

It’s time to make that case.

This is an internet call to arms.  Get on your soapbox and preach long and loudly:  If Ohio State is one of the top 4 teams, then it is self-evident that Michigan is one of the top 4 teams. 

CFP #2A and #2B.

If Ohio State goes, Michigan goes.  Both of us go, or neither of us goes.  

You know all that energy we as a fanbase always use to win all those “best uniforms” and “best fight song” contests?  Now it’s time to use that energy for something that actually matters.

We have a compelling story to tell, and it’s time to tell it.  Tell it to anyone and everyone, by all media available. Unlike 2006, we and our coach have a voice now, and people are listening.

It may ultimately work out, it may not.  But a decade later, we won’t repeat the same mistake of the past by sitting quietly on our hands while other programs out-hustle us.