Losing late hurt Michigan. But Michigan lost ground the last two weeks and did not even play. Florida has not been all that impressive. I guess it is better to be lucky than good.
Nothing lucky about it. The Gators have gritted out wins with solid defensive stuffs up front and absolutely inspired special teams efforts.
If anything the Gators were stung by bad luck, especially in the loss to Auburn.
The offense has played just well enough to tip the score to the Gators' advantage.
One of the perils of having a schedule that ends in mid-Nov (in addition to waiting a full six weeks to play in a major Bowl game, which often throws a team way off their game).
Hey, my Bruins did everything they could help you guys, but it appears the Gators were the beneficiaries.