For the average college football fan, the offseason is a time of delusions. Whether they be delusions of grandeur for one's own team or delusions of squalor for one's rival, the fact that each team is 0-0 allows the imagination to run wild.
Technically, every team's best-case scenario next season is going 15-0 and winning the national title, and the worst-case scenario is going 0-12 before getting the "death penalty" for major NCAA infractions. But for the purposes of this list, let's ignore that.
Instead, let's take a look at the Big Ten and try to craft plausible best- and worst-case scenarios for the season: things that might be surprising but would definitely not be shocking should they occur.
Sound off below, and let me know what you think.