Week 4 B1G Games - We Have a Civil War in Autzen

Wow, after this weekend, 25% of the regular season is over. 🤬

SEC out-of-conference vs. P4 opponents, 9-2. B1G out-of-conference vs. P4 opponents, 5-5. Games remaining: Florida at Miami, and Notre Dame hosting Purdue and USC.

In a wired world, you can count on Recency Bias; however, all the metrics, except $$$ 🤑, still support the SEC as being No.1 top to bottom. As many have asked, what is the bottom third of the B1G doing with all of the money?

No. 9 Illinois +3.5 at No. 19 Indiana -1950 was the last time these two met as ranked opponents. This game was broadcast in living black & white on four-inch TV screens that came in fuzzy but watchable if you properly aligned the rabbit ears. (Yes, the cane is waving!)

4:30 PM - NBC

No. 21 Michigan at No. 34 Nebraska -

2016 - It's been 27 games since Nebraska defeated a top-25-ranked opponent. Ranked OBD 😧 lost in Lincoln in 2016 in the 'Let's Go For 2 Game.'

Nebraska coach Matt Ruhle is not golden versus ranked opponents. 0-17 at Baylor and Nebraska.

Series record: Michigan 8-4-1.

Michigan interim coach Biff Poggi made money the old-fashioned way. He left coaching and joined his father-in-law's investment business. Biff left after making $10 million and returned to coaching.

After last Saturday's beatdown win over Central Michigan, the now 1-0 interim coach Biff had this to say about QB Bryce Underwood: "I have a Labrador retriever who could coach this guy." WOOF!

12:30 PM - CBS

No. 25 USC -17.5 vs. Michigan State -

The series record is 4-4, with Michigan State winning the only Rose Bowl matchup in 1988, 20-17.

To date, No. 25 USC is No.1 in the nation in Total Offense, and QB Jayden Maiava is No. 1 in QB Efficiency ratings.

The game kicks off at 2 AM Eastern time, and Michigan State will not get home until Sunday morning. However, Sparty is off in Week 5, and USC gets the Week 5 early bird treatment with the game at Illinois kicking off at 9 AM Pacific. Been there, done that. 8 PM Fox

The Civil War - No. 6 - 3-0 Oregon vs. 0-3 Oregon State -

The last officially scheduled Civil War game sees No. 6-ranked OBD vs. the rank, smelly Oregon State Beavers. I think the line for this game says it all.

No. 6 Oregon -34.5 - I can find no money line odds on the Beavers, which means the books believe that Beavis has no, nada, nudge, nyet, nothing-burger chance whatsoever vs. OBD. 😍 Noon - Big Ten Network

B1G naps on Saturday - Minnesota (choke job in NO Cal), Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, and (Didn't you use to be?) UCLA.

Friday Night 9/19/25 -

2-1 Iowa at 3-0 Rutgers -

Tune in to watch two future 2025 OBD opponents.

Rutgers is 0-four Iowa but has an offense that is putting up points in bunches. In Kirk Ferentz's 206th record-setting win, his Hawkeyes put up an astounding 47 points! However, in the last five seasons, opponent UMass has surrendered the most points in FBS. 5 PM Fox

Saturday - 9/20/25

3-0 Maryland at 2-1 Wisconsin -

The Terps are 0-four Wisconsin. True frosh Maryland QB Malik Washington has been fantastic to date. Wisconsin's QB play has been anything but.

9 AM NBC

2-1 Purdue at No. 24 Notre Dame -

The to date defeated Irish is a slight favorite at -26.5. Luck of the Irish? Notre Dame lost to No. 4 Miami and No. 10 Texas A&M by a total of four points. 12:30 NBC

2-0 Washington -20.5 at 2-1 Washington State -

Look for UW to take a B1G bite of the Apple in Pullman, if the Huskies do not look ahead to the Week 5 game versus Ohio State in Seattle.

The two B1G teams are -55 vs. the Pac-12. 4:30 PM CBS

Other games with a PO impact:

No. 16 Utah vs. No. 17 Texas Tech - 9 AM Fox

No. 22 Auburn at No. 11 Oklahoma - 12:30 PM ABC

Florida at No. 4 Miami - Come On Gators! 4:30 PM ABC

PELT THE BEAVERS!