Let Michigan fans tell it, and their team entered today's clash with Ohio State as the nation's best two-loss team.
Rivalry aside, who could blame them? For Michigan, it's been morbid since Jim Tressel and a No. 1 Ohio State triumphed over No. 2 Michigan in 2006.
All of that changed, however, when Michigan hired Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh once fulfilled a guaranteed victory against Ohio State. He also lost to his younger brother in the Super Bowl.
Combine these two things—along with Michigan not beating a non-interim Ohio State coach since 2003—and it's easy to see why Michigan fans believed they were due.