Big Ten football season is upon us, which in the Midwest (oh, and parts of the East Coast!) means more of the same caliber of mismatches we've watched in Weeks 1-4, something fans are supposed to ignore because now the routs will involve teams from the same conference.
Remember that late Saturday when you hear Buckeyes, Badgers and Cornhuskers speak reverently about their "big win" over a "Big Ten opponent."
Now, on to our "big predictions" from this "big weekend's" slate of "big games."
This week's games:
Ohio State at Indiana
Minnesota at Northwestern
Nebraska at Illinois
Iowa at Wisconsin
Alabama at Georgia
Arkansas at Tennessee
Ole Miss at Florida
Air Force at Navy
Notre Dame at Clemson
Arizona at Stanford
Last week's results:
Bob Hunter 9-1
Todd Jones 9-1
Bill Rabinowitz 8-2
Tim May 7-3
Rob Oller 7-3
Ray Stein 6-4
Rob Dewolf 5-5
Year-to-date standings:
Bob Hunter 32-8
Rob Oller 30-10
Bill Rabinowitz 30-10
Todd Jones 29-11
Tim May 26-14
Rob Dewolf 25-15
Ray Stein 24-16
This week's picks (pickers listed alphabetically and certainly not in order of importance -- or expertise):
Rob Dewolf, BuckeyeXtra editor
Ohio State 41, Indiana 21: Were this game played in December 2014, the score might be 88-0.