A Football Update-
The Big Ten and NFC North
Well, well, well. The Upside-Down Big Ten. After the first week of Conference Play here are the standings:

TEAM Conf W-L [Overall W-L]
Michigan State 1-0 [4-0]
Minnesota 1-0 [4-0]
Penn State 1-0 [4-0]
Wisconsin 1-0 [4-0]
Ohio State 1-0 [3-1]
Indiana 0-0 [3-0]
Purdue 0-1 [2-1]
Illinois 0-1 [2-2]
Iowa 0-1 [2-2]
Michigan 0-1 [2-2]
Northwestern 0-1 [2-2]

Only we crazy Badger, Gopher, Nittany Lion fans would have really thought this was possible. Of those 4-0 teams, only Michigan State was ranked (#17) last week. (AP Rankings. This week's not yet available.)

Meanwhile in the NFC North- (Please, be kind to us. We're trying to do it right.)
Before today's games:

Chicago 1-1
Detroit 1-1
Green Bay 0-2
Minnesota 0-2

After today's game:

Detroit 1-1 (Bye week)
Chicago 1-2
Minnesota 1-2
Green Bay 0-3

Oh, that hurts! This is the first time since 1988 that the Pack has started 0-3. The NFC North is not looking all that good, even with the win by the Vikings today.

Oh, well.