but I'm honestly kind of glad that we "fell" to the Gator Bowl. I think our chances of beating Michigan are better than FSU. To me, 9-4 sounds a lot better than 8-5. Dan will be able to point to a 4 game improvement in his record with a bowl win over Michigan to recruits. He will have over a month to pump this to this years class to solidify any commits that may be wavering and may be pull in a couple at the end. Additionally, it should really help with next years class.
I'm really happy with this match up because it is a New Years Day bowl against the all time winningest team and the team with the most bowl appearances & wins (I think all of that is true of Michigan). Furthermore, it is a game that we can & should win. FSU would be a game that we could win, but it would be a much tougher match up.