To me, Ruddock with only a little time in the system and Patterson with a whole spring are about a wash. Week one results would favor Patterson as I think Ruddock threw 3 INTs in that Utah game.
By Nebraska, this team will be as good as Ruddock’s was in year one (barring significant injury). By the end of the year, this may well be a very good offense. Skill positions on this team are going to be better than on that one.
I think both MSU and Wisconsin are beatable. We shall see.