Although the weather outside is frightful (in some areas of our state), let's take a drive.
The obvious answer in trying to select a favorite to win the Big Ten West Division in 2019 is -- drum roll, please -- there is no obvious answer.
I'm not saying Minnesota should be the pick, but P.J. Fleck's program has my attention because of his team's strong finish to this season. The Gophers won three of their last four games to finish 7-6. The victories were convincing upsets of Purdue (41-10), Wisconsin (37-15) and, on Wednesday night, Georgia Tech (34-10) in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit.