The Indiana Hoosiers did it again. The Hoosiers are 5-0 for the first time in my life. The 1967 team started 8-0. That might happen again. For it to do so, the Hoosiers need to take care of business this week along Lake Michigan at Northwestern in a cracker box of a temporary football stadium on what should be a beautiful fall afternoon. For Indiana football fans this is our Magical Mystery Tour.
October is my favorite month of the year. The month says football. High school, college, and pro football are all going strong. At this time of the year, we start to find out who the pretenders and the contenders are. By the end of the month, we will know.
Last week saw 11 winners and three losers. For the season, 57 winners and 13 losers. There were a few questionable picks that came true for me last week. This week holds just a little of the same.
Texas A & M beats Mizzou… Not giving up on A&M to make a statement just yet.
Pitt beats North Carolina… The boys from Chapel Hill are having a time of it this season. Coach Brown asked the team if he should move on after JMU put 70 on them. Strange times.
Louisville beats SMU… The Ponies can run. The Cards can fly. Look for the passing game of Louisville to put up nearly 400 yards today.
NC State beats Wake Forest… NC State should run over, around, and through Wake.
Penn State beats UCLA… The game starts at 9 AM for the west coasters playing and watching back home. Such is life in The Big Ten.
Indiana beats Northwestern… As a Hoosier fan, you are still conditioned to wonder if this will be the one where Indiana farts. Nope. Not this year. Kurtis Rourke will carve up the defense of the boys by the lake and the Hoosiers ground game will take advantage. Look for a big win for Indiana. The Hoosiers will be 6-0.
Ohio State beats Iowa… This is the one I hope I miss. Seeing the Buckeyes go down is a wonderful sight.
Ole Miss beats South Carolina… The Rebs better come out on fire. This USC will be ready. Ole Miss played down to Kentucky last week and got what they deserved.
Nebraska beats Rutgers… Are we ready for a Rutgers team to go to Lincoln and beat a decent Cornhusker bunch? I don’t think so.
Clemson beats Florida State… The Tigers have a thing or two to prove to naysayers and this will be a piece of that puzzle.
Michigan beats Washington… Another game that looks like a Rose Bowl Days of Future Passed. Washington won’t hold up in a close game.
Tennessee beats Arkansas… I hope there is more “Pig-Sooie!” than there is “Rocky Top”. Pig Sooie is more entertaining. But we’ll get more Rocky Top.
USC beats Minnesota… Another classic Big Ten matchup! He typed that and shook his head.
Georgia Tech beats Duke… Look, Duke has a team and a coach in Manny Diaz. We can talk about fast starts by surprising teams. Have we ever seen Duke and Indiana both 5-0 in something besides basketball? I doubt it. That fun ends for Durham tonight in Atlanta.
A big shout out to the North Harrison Cougars for defeating Silver Creek last night to run the season record to 5 wins and 2 defeats. Get Clarksville next week! That’s always fun.
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson