... football to get underway. It is time to begin announcing the winners and losers—and then explain why and how we went wrong the following week. The life of a forecaster is not an easy one. At least until the first of September we will be safe with these Big Ten football Power Rankings. The Big Ten Conference gets some begrudging respect after winning a few bowl games in postseason play in the 2009 season. They scored four wins, to be exact, after sending seven teams to bowl games, including two BCS wins—Ohio State whacking Oregon in the Rose Bowl and Iowa knocking back the Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. This year, the Big Ten enters the foray with four teams in the Top 25. The exact placement depends...

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