Transport. Motorways and tramlines. Starting and stopping. Taking off and landing.
We're willing to do whatever it takes to see the best Big Ten games of the year, and we know we won't be let down. This is our ultimate 2015 Big Ten road trip, the games we'd pick to attend each week if travel and editorial decisions were no issue. Our only limit is we can only pick one game per week.
Moving on to Week 4:
Saturday, Sept. 26
Indiana at Wake Forest
Kansas at Rutgers
Maryland at West Virginia
Middle Tennessee at Illinois
North Texas at Iowa
BYU at Michigan
Central Michigan at Michigan State
Ohio at Minnesota
Southern Miss at Nebraska
Ball State at Northwestern
Western Michigan at Ohio State
San Diego State at Penn State
Bowling Green at Purdue
Hawaii at Wisconsin
Brian Bennett's pick: Maryland at West Virginia
The good news about the 2015 season is there's no more double bye, so we have full slates of games every week for the first four weeks of the season. But they can't all be beautiful weeks. Outside of a couple of games, these are all blah matchups (when two of your three games versus Power 5 opponents involve Kansas and Wake Forest, that says it all). So I'm going to go with the Terrapins and Mountaineers, in the lone game that could be considered any kind of rivalry. Last year's game was a blast, and as a veteran of many trips to Morgantown, I know the venue will provide adequate color. Mostly, I'm just biding time until conference play here.
Austin Ward's pick: Maryland at West Virginia
Chances are the Terrapins and Mountaineers won’t be able to duplicate all the excitement of last year’s under-the-radar thriller, but if they even come close this figures to be the highlight of an otherwise drab looking weekend in the Big Ten. The shootout at Byrd Stadium last season produced 77 points, more than 1,100 yards of offense and was only settled by walk-off field goal by West Virginia, and the shot at revenge for Maryland might even add a little extra intrigue this time.
Mitch Sherman’s pick: BYU at Michigan
As excited as I am -- hey, it’s March -- for the rematch of that shootout in College Park last year between the Terps and Mountaineers, I’m more excited about Jim Harbaugh. Not necessarily Michigan, but definitely Harbaugh. And the way I see it, a lot rides on this game. I expect Michigan to split with Pac-12 foes Oregon State and Utah and beat UNLV. So to enter Big Ten play, U-M needs to beat the Cougars to avoid a 2-2 start. If they’re 3-1 and riding a wave of energy, Harbaugh has a shot to cook up something special -- especially with a winnable pair of league games to follow.
Josh Moyer's pick: BYU at Michigan
Call it the Harbaugh Effect. Quite frankly, with all the excitement he's generated in Ann Arbor, I'd just love to see the Wolverines take on a decent opponent early in the season. This matchup is especially interesting because BYU's weakness this season should be its pass defense, and I want to see if U-M can lean more on its passing offense. Plus, I was at the Baylor-West Virginia game in Morgantown just last season -- so been there, done that.
Previous trippin'
Week 1: Bennett and Murphy at Ohio State-Virginia Tech; Ward at Michigan-Utah; Moyer at Wisconsin-Alabama
Week 2: Unanimous: Oregon at Michigan State
Week 3: Sherman and Murphy at Rutgers-Penn State, Bennett and Ward at Nebraska-Miami