the PERCEPTION is that NU would be a worse loss. but in REALITY, NU is a better team than ISU. NU's losses are USC, UT, OSU, ku, MU, and A&M. 2 top 10 teams, 2 top 15 teams, and 2 more very competitive teams. There is really no bad team in their loss column. the fact is NU has played a bunch of good teams. It has made them look worse than they are. NU will probably win this game. they are a pretty good team that has played a brutal schedule. they would beat ISU 8-9 times out of 10. the isu loss is clearly a worse loss for ksu , but people won't recognize it because they aren't paying attention to the details.