Week 5 Games of the Week/Big Ten Rundown

#2/3 Alabama @ #12 Florida
- It's a night game in Gainesville, so you know it is going to be tough for the Tide to win and, to put it simply, it will be very loud. Florida has been a nice surprise through their first four games of the season, although they haven't played anyone of note. Despite that, they have won in the fashion that their fans expect and have high hopes in Coach Muschamp's first season. Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis will have a strong gameplan ready to face the vaunted Crimson Tide defense, but that won't be enough as the Bama run game will seize control of the game early and often en route to a big win over the Gators.

Alabama- 34
Florida- 17

#8 Nebraska @ #7 Wisconsin
- This is one game that I circled on my calendar the moment Nebraska's schedule was released for their inaugural Big Ten season. They will have a tough time with a lot of the new conference venues, but having your first Big Ten game be at night on the road in Madison? Are you serious? That is one tough pill to swallow, considering the Badgers look as though they might end up playing for a national championship at years end if they keep playing the way they have been. I think that Taylor Martinez and the Nebraska offense will surprise some people, especially on the ground, providing evidence that Wisconsin doesn't feature and iron clad defense. Unfortunately, the Husker defense hasn't been up to par this season either, and will be exposed in front of a sellout Camp Randall crowd. QB Russell Wilson and the Badgers win this one running away in the fourth quarter.

Nebraska- 20
Wisconsin- 31

#18 Arkansas vs #13/14 Texas A&M (@ Arlington, TX)
- Both of these teams are coming off losses to top ten teams, so it's not as if they are struggling to find their place amongst the top 25 or anything. This game does represent an opportunity for both to climb higher in the polls and prove their worth, yet on the same token will send one plummeting to their second straight loss and out of the national stream of consciousness. I'll go on record as saying that the loser of this game will amount to nothing more than a solid 8 or 9 win team, leaving little to the imagination. The winner could still go on to big things...and everything is bigger in Texas. I'll go with the Aggies to pull out a close win over Arkansas, despite Razorback fans dying to show A&M a taste of what's to come in the SEC.

Arkansas: 21
Texas A&M: 23

Big Ten Rundown:

#8 Nebraska @ #7 Wisconsin- See Above
#19 Michigan over Minnesota: Too much Denard Robinson for the Gophers to handle.
#22/24 Illinois over Northwestern: Persa will provide spark, but 'Cats fall short.
#25/NR Michigan State @ Ohio State- TBA
Penn State over Indiana: Easiest bet of the week in the Big Ten
Notre Dame over Purdue: Don't know enough about Purdue to say they'll beat ND.