Tessitore is dead on. Nowhere in the country, outside of the SEC, does a team play 3 formidable foes in a row like TAMU did against Miss St, Ole Miss and Bama.
Well, Nebraska had to face Miami, Illinois, Michigan State, & Northwestern all in-a-row. They're equal to playing Miss. State, Ole Miss, & Alabama. Plus, they still have to play titans like Rutgers, Purdue, & Minnesota, so there!