So the Big Ten has decided to play football in the fall after all. With more than a month until play is scheduled to resume on Saturday, Oct. 24, now is when we must re-calibrate our expectations for what lies ahead. Because you can be damn sure this will be a season unlike any other.
Things are going to get weird
After an offseason that has been anything but normal, expecting a normal season would be foolish. Look at what happened over the weekend, with No. 23-ranked Iowa State losing at home to Louisiana by 17 points.