Looking at the NET rankings at a glance, there doesn't seem to be a huge difference between Quad 1 wins and Quad 2 wins...
Gophers (#51) are 4-3 in Quad 1 games and 1-2 in Quad 2 games.. Gophers, of course, are undefeated in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games, so those games can only help the Gophers, not hurt them. Nevertheless, there appears to be a negligible difference between Quad 1 wins and Quad 2 wins. Here are other teams for comparison:
Butler (#50) is 1-5 in Quad 1 games yet 4-3 in Quad 2 games
St. Johns (#49) is 1-3 in Quad 1 games yet 5-0 in Quad 2 games
Alabama (#44) is 2-4 in Quad 1 games yet 5-0 in Quad 2 games
UCF (#40) is 0-1 in Quad 1 games yet 3-2 in Quad 2 games
Utah St. (#38) is 0-2 in Quad 1 games yet 2-2 in Quad 2 games
Florida (#36) is 1-7 in Quad 1 games yet 2-0 in Quad 2 games
Ole Miss (#35) is 3-5 in Quad 1 games yet 2-0 in Quad 2 games
There are other teams I could included as well, but overall I think these teams Net Rankings correlated with their Quad wins seem to suggest that Quad 1 wins are not worth significantly more than Quad 2 wins. Quad 2 losses, on the other hand, appear to be extra harmful