Maybe but maybe not. Again, their cake schedule makes it tough to speculate on how good they are and, we know this, when you play the only two good teams in your schedule close together the game(s) between them this happens. I'm not saying they didn't cheat but this game as a lot of things that lined up to be close.
I agree--I hope Ohio State wins. Harrison is arguably the best player in college football (Bowers) and I hope they win. Although, the argument that if Michigan is in the playoff it keeps everything in the media is a good one I hadn't considered but I'd still rather see them lose.