So do you really think NU is the best the second best (LSU as #1) loss team out there -- really OSU, Mich St, OU, AZ, Stanford Utah Wisconsin
Stanford -- one loss to Oregon ( yes soft schedule)
OSU Loss to Wisconsin
OU loss to Mizz and yes i know you beat Mizz
Mich St big loss to Iowa but Iowa lost to two ranked teams
Utah -- got the crap kicked out of them by top 3 team
Wisconsin lost to Mich St
That is a list of some really good teams with losses to top 10
Utah played nobody---and I mean nobody---until they played TCU and they just got curb stomped hard . . . at home. Prior to TCU, their signature win was a 27-24 OT win over a 5-3 Pittsburgh team.
Stanford hasn't played anyone of substance either, with the sole exception of Oregon . . . whom they lost to convincingly.
But even Utah and Stanford's schedules are not as bad as Ohio State's. Holy cow is that an atrocious schedule:
Marshall (2-6),
Miami (6-3, but in ACC),
Ohio (7-3, but in MAC),
Eastern Michigan (1-8),
Illinois (5-4),
Indiana (4-5),
Wisconsin (8-1),
Purdue (4-5), and
Minnesota (1-9). The only team of substance there is Wisconsin . . . and they drubbed Ohio State. The rest of those teams read like a who's who of the worst teams in college football. Throw in Washington State and the list would be complete.
Oklahoma just lost to A&M, mooting that argument.
This leaves only Michigan State and Wisconsin, both of whom I think are quality programs. When Nebraska is firing on all cylinders (basically only seen it in the first half against Mizzou), I will take them over either Michigan State or Wisconsin. Otherwise, I think it's a wash.
LSU, to me, is playing good football right now and is the best one-loss team. I'd rank the teams as follows:
1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. TCU
4. Boise State
5. LSU
6. Nebraska
7. Wisconsin
8. Michigan State
9. Stanford
10. Utah
11. Ohio State