I just need to see one more piece of the puzzle. Just one more, and I'll be convinced. And maybe that's stupid; Ohio State has blown everyone in their path to smithereens for over half the season so far, and I probably shouldn't require them to reign in Wisconsin's Johnathan Taylor and win big at home for me to validate their "eliteness."
On the other hand, we're starting to think about national championships. The level of play that's required for that is beyond "woah pretty good first season, Ryan Day" and looks more like "oh yeah, that's why Ohio State hired Urban Meyer.