"People also need to remember that a loss to Arizona won't ruin our season. It would most likely knock us out of the National Championship Race, true, but it would not mean we couldn't still win all our Big Ten games and go to the Rose Bowl. Assuming we go 10-2 for the whole season, I'd rather one of those losses be to Arizona on the road than to Northwestern on the road."
Perfectly said, if we're going to loose a game, or have the token lost we shouldn't have had, this is the one to do it, this is our Mulligan right here.
I'd rather loose to AZ on the road vs NW every day of the week and twice on sunday.
and frankly, pending how the rest of the b10 shapes out this year, and i really don't think (at least pre season) that anyone in the SEC is going to escape with out any losses, an 11-1 big ten champion still can go to the big dance--- i think whatever big ten team that finishes 11-1(presuming the 1 loss is non conf) they will go to title game this year. outside of Boise State, i don't' think there is any 12-0's this year(well 12-0s that can make bcs title game).... even Alabama (although i can see them in the title game too at 11-1)