It's easily Minnesota. We had a higher peak rating. We had a better win (PSU). We played a full schedule where everyone was at/near full strength with true road games. Fun question to ponder, if there were 100,000 fans at Penn State is there any way that Pennix is ruled in on that 2 pt conversion that determined the game? I honestly don't think he had control but it was extremely close.
The Wisconsin game is misrembered by so many. Gophers led almost the entire first half and trailed 10-7 at the end of the half. They get down 24-10 and then have a first and goal from the 6 at the end of the 3rd quarter/start of the 4th and fail to convert. The game completely got away from them in the 4th quarter, but it easily could have been 24-17 and anyones game with ten minutes left and that's with the horrible conservative gameplan from Fleck and Co. Ohio State was up on Indiana 35-7 at one point. Great comeback by the Hoosiers but they never led in the game.
Emotionally, I'd much rather be Indiana. They didn't suffer any brutal losses to rivals to ruin perfect season/B1G West title/Rose Bowl and they only suffered one defeat to a team that everyone loses to. That would have been a much more comfortable way to have a great season from a fan perspective. I might prefer their season for that reason alone, but I don't think it was better on paper or on the field by any means.