I actually like Michigan. <insert the boos here>
I like their traditions, the uni's, the Big House, the history of sending tons of talent to the NFL (big offensive tackles, QBs, WRs, RBs, etc). I would love to coach them and beat the snot out of Ohio State. I spent a year up in Minneapolis and got a better understanding of the Big 10. Plus, your season is done by Nov 17 and if you are sitting on just one loss and ranked 5th in the BCS standings, you can sneak into the BCS championship game while the rest of the teams are playing their last games and conference championship game (ahem, Ohio State). And going to the Rose Bowl for winning your conference would be a thrill every time. Plus there's the Michigan State rival, the Notre Dame rival, playing Penn State against Joe Pa in Happy Valley, and just about any storied program they play sounds like an interesting, exciting matchup (Michigan vs Nebraska, Michigan vs Texas, Michigan vs USC, Michigan vs Oklahoma, etc). It's a power house alright. And right now, I'm feelin' for them.
LSU = Baton Rouge, cajun gator claw soup, dirty swamp water andouille, and a whole lot of "Yee Haw! cousin Jeb and MaryAnn got dem a color tv for dis week's gator game showdown, hooooowee!!!".
Plus they really were not on the map that much before 2000.