On the face of it, this is probably the easiest of the quarter-finals to predict, and anything other than a comfortable Cork victory will be a seismic shock in the GAA world. (Roscommon v Cork, Croke Park, Sunday 2pm)
Roscommon - gutted and filleted by Mayo in last year's championship and relegated in the league this spring - have done tremendously well to gather themselves and win a Connacht title. However, their final opponents Sligo, unsure of themselves in the role of favourites, were clearly below par and gave themselves a mountain to climb in the second half of that game.
After the interval, the Yeats men were by far the better side, taking some impressive scores, and only the sporadic free-taking of the excellent Donie Shine kept the Rossies from being totally overhauled.
Undoubtedly, Roscommon have huge character and will again relish the underdog role, but this is a Cork side with eyes on the big prize later in the year. There is too much class in all sectors of the field for Roscommon to deal with and now that their cover is blown, it's hard to see Cork falling into the same trap as Sligo did for so long.
Expect plenty of endeavour and maybe even a brief scare from the Connacht champions, but also expect a Cork win by at least five points in the finish. A good display from Roscommon and they can still regard this year as a success and look to next year with more than a degree of hope.
Roscommon: G Claffey; S McDermott, P Domican (captain), S Ormsby; S Purcell, C Dineen, D Casey; M Finneran, K Mannion; D Keenan, D O'Gara, C Cregg; J Rogers, D Shine, G Heneghan.
Cork: A Quirke; R Carey, M Shields, J O'Sullivan; N O'Leary, G Canty (capt), P Kissane; D Kavanagh, A Walsh; P Kerrigan, P O'Neill, P Kelly; D Goulding, C Sheehan, C O'Neill.