ndsu was worse. Heck they aren't even a great team in the fcs, the jackrabbits beat them.
They were both bad losses, but the ndsu game only really hurt our cfp chances(and pride, and national perception), which were obviously zero, the NW loss hurt our B1G West chances, which at this point is still unlikely but at least possible.
I'd prefer not to lose at all, but I'll take a OOC loss or loss to a non division opponent over a loss to any divisional opponent.
I believe the NDSU team we played on that Saturday was better than the NW team we played on that Saturday.
Just my opinion. Both were awful losses, and avoidable.
Had we barely won them both, I'd feel no more confident in winning the West than I do now, but I'd be nice to be 7-0 with a real shot at 9, maybe 10 wins. As it is, we need some breaks to get to 7, maybe 8 wins.
I have little confidence in bea ting Wisc, but I've seen stranger things.
Go Hawks.