Why is it "hard to get over?"
Do you want the four best teams at the beginning of the year or the end of the year?
I'm not saying the Va Tech loss should be ignored - it was awful - but the context of that game should certainly be taken into consideration.
Bert - be real with me. Michigan State hasn't beaten anybody worth a lick. Michigan State's marquee win is...what, a 5-point win over Nebraska?
tOSU's putting up points on garbage like Cincy, Rutgers and Maryland. Minnesota might be the second best team on your regular season schedule before the B1G championship game.
The B1G is hot garbage yet again, and we've seen this same rodeo when a B1G scrambles out with one loss and then gets its ass whooped in a big bowl game.