Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Urban Liar Edition

Old dude, I have been waiting a long time to make a Very Special Comment on the Urban Meyer situation.

I thought I heard sawing going on out back. Figured you were building a scaffold of some sort.

It's going to be epic, and I am not afraid to drop the hot takes like they are going out of style. We also will discuss the Khaki Man and if he can finally break through and win a big game to justify the insane contract he is getting paid by Michigan.

I sense controversy.

I feel the HYYYYYYYYYYYYYPPPPPEEE!, and it is time to watch me work.

Minnesota Golden Elite Rowers of the Boat (+30.5) vs. A School in Columbus. Time for a Very Special Comment concerning Urban Liar. There is no doubt that Urban can win games, and he has a long track record of giving teams a huge amount of success, and that is tough to do. What really annoys me is that this success has given him an excuse to let him be pretende to be above reproach, as long as he keeps bringing money and wins to his employers. That's not how it is supposed to work, kids. In the era of #MeToo, and especially after recent political events have shown, Ohio State continues to double down on him and keep pushing him as a face of the university, who relies on the state of Ohio and donors to keep their doors open. All of this trouble started when Meyer did not do enough to handle the matter about Zach Smith, who was abusing his former wife. Zach Smith has a grandfather any Big Ten or national college football fan knows. That would be Buckeye coaching legend Earle Bruce, the man who gave young Urban Meyer his first job in football. I'm one voice among many, and I certainly have been a harsh Buckeye football critic. That being said, if Ohio State and the Big Ten office had any sense of doing what is right, they should have punished Urban a lot more, or even canned him right away. That sounds harsh, but Meyer made respecting women one of his core rules for his football team. Apparently it isn't. Ohio State as a Big Ten school has made a horrible mistake by suspending him for cupcake games. The message here is not #MeToo, but rather #It'sGoodToBeKing. What we've learned is that if Urban is a good coach, he can get away with just about anything in his work hours. I'm frustrated because I have enjoyed watching Dwayne Haskins and the Ohio State offense, and these players have done nothing wrong and should not have to see their coach embarrassingly break his rules and taint a beautiful team. It makes me sick how Ohio State makes a team that should be celebrated and a national title contender tainted with the grime of a scandal that should have been corrected and ended with a termination.

Now, we can talk about the actual game. Ohio State has one of the best Big Ten offenses I have ever seen, and they should be 12-0 heading into Indy for the league title game. That being said, the Gophers are the team playing with house money. If Fleck loses this game, nobody is going to hold that against him. I think the Gophers have to go for broke here, and try to never punt here and go for touchdowns every single time. In addition, every single time they kickoff, go onside and make Urban Liar have to respond to that. I would love to give the Ohio State players the win, but in light of their horrible head coach and his double standards about his rules, I would never allow myself to do that. Row Row Row Your Boat Elitely 24, Fire Urban Liar During the Game On Live Television 11.

I don't disagree with your assessment of Meyer, but because I'm old and cynical I'm not surprised it went down that way. Unfortunately, the Gophers are going to get their butts kicked today. Buckeyes 49, Gophers 14.

Beloved Wisconsin Badgers (+9.5) vs. Michigan Wolverines. Meanwhile, the Wolverines are facing their most difficult test at home this year. Wisconsin has recovered nicely from their disaster of an afternoon against BYU. The Wolverines are looking to feast on the thin Badger defense, but the problem is that Jim From State Farm builds his teams to run the ball, and not to go Air Raid. I think this game is going to be a lot closer than the experts think. If you remember, in 2016 the Badgers played a better Wolverine team very close in Ann Arbor. Badgers 24, Michigan 10.

Tough game. Can the Badgers defend the pass? A pass rush would help. Not sure they can get one going. I think it's close, but. . . Wolverines 27, Badgers 24.

Raising Arizona Cardinals (+10.5) vs. Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are one of the teams in the NFL that honestly makes me question who the real team is. The Purple looked good in Philly, but their last home game was one of the worst efforts I have ever seen a Mike Zimmer team deliver. One wildcard is that Sam Bradford has good reason to want to give Zimmer a little bit of revenge. Bradford is the former Viking quarterback who was cast aside in order for Zimmer to get media darling Kirk Cousins. I'm going to be honest with you guys, I still question the move. Cousins has done well, but Bradford is the one that had success with the Vikings and was a good quarterback here. I think the Vikings are too strong, but this will be our first look at how well Cousins does against someone who he took a job away from. Vikings 35, Cardinals 10.

I'm not sure Bradford will even see the field. The Cardinals are a hot mess right now. Vikings should handle this one easily. Vikings 38, Cardinals 17.

San Francisco 49ers (+9.5) vs. Glorious Green Bay Packers. The Packers have been deemed a team in crisis, which is quite frankly an absurd notion. Yes, the Packers lost to the Lions because they couldn't make a field goal to save their lives. However, the Packers offense looked good and moved the ball. The Niners are without Jimmy G and have struggled on offense. I like to see the Packers get a good win and coast into the bye week with an eye to improve themselves and get their wounded a chance to heal. Packers 30, Niners 9.

You've identified the formula, Seabiscuit. Can the Packers get it done? I think they will. Packers 31, 49ers 21.

Bear Down Chicago Da Bearz Still Suck (-3) vs. Miami Tuna Net Victims. The Bears are the surprise leaders of the NFC North and only had one bad quarter of play that will haunt them forever. They should easily win on Sunday, since the Dolphins are no great shakes this year and seem to offer very little value to their ticketholders. I think the heat might be a concern, but nothing that can't be dealt with in practice. Bears 50, Dolphins 0.

On the ol' bandwagon, eh? This one is going to be a problem. The Dolphins are at home and better than you think. The Bears do look formidable, but the heat and the layoff may actually hurt them. Dolphins 24, Bears 21.

Enjoy your football this weekend. Ben out!