After last weekend's two complete mismatches in the All-Ireland quarter-finals - and the two qualifier games that were also one-sided - most GAA fans are genuinely looking forward to the exciting double-header at Croke Park this Saturday.
The very least we expect is that both Donegal v Mayo, and Monaghan v Tyrone will be closely fought, highly competitive and intense games.
In assessing the respective contests, I have asked myself three questions that I believe may have a huge bearing as to who will emerge victorious.
How will Donegal utilise Michael Murphy?
Murphy has been absolutely critical to Donegal's chances of success over the past few seasons.
The same is true for 2015.
It is almost impossible to believe that the 2012 All-Ireland champions can beat Mayo next Saturday without him producing a big performance. Against Galway last weekend, the Glenswilly man, who only turned 26 last Tuesday but has been Donegal's captain for the past five years, was immense when he was relocated into what many consider his best and most potent position: full-forward.
His sensational catch over Finian Hanley and swivel for a magnificent point was a key moment in the game, and one when the dagger of defeat was fully driven into Galway.
The Murph-Monster, as he has been called on occasion, also showed tremendous vision and soft hands to lay the ball into Ryan McHugh's path for the decisive second goal.
It was Murphy's early goal in the 2012 All-Ireland against Mayo that set the storyline for that historic victory.
Mayo's full-back that day Kevin Keane has not been selected this weekend and Mayo have no obvious full-back capable of trying to nullify Donegal's captain.
With that fact resonating in Rory Gallagher's brain and Odhrán MacNiallais well capable of complementing Neil Gallagher at midfield, my view is that Murphy will be deployed at the edge of the square with McBrearty feeding off him and Colm McFadden drifting out to create space.
How that pans out, and how Mayo try to stop Murphy's influence this Saturday is a wonderful subplot to the game itself.
Can Tyrone's new team make the last four?
The Red Hand men, under the guidance of Mickey Harte, have a terrific record in the All-Ireland series.
This Saturday is their 10th All-Ireland quarter-final in his 13 years in charge, and they also have an excellent record in the qualifiers, having played 29 games and won 24.
However, after relegation to Division Two in the league this spring and being well behind Donegal and Monaghan in the past five years in the Ulster championship, questions have been asked as to whether Mickey's tenure was coming to an end. Their last Ulster title was in 2010, when they beat Monaghan by 1-14 to 0-7.
Men like Conor Gormley, Ryan McMenamin, Brian Dooher, Brian McGuigan, Owen Mulligan and Philip Jordan have all moved on since that success, and if his new young team can beat Monaghan on Saturday and reach the last four then all those doubts and questions will be deemed redundant.
Players like Mark Bradley, Darren McCurry, Connor McAliskey and Conor Meyler have all come to the fore and are putting their hands up for leadership roles beside Seán Cavanagh in the forward line.
The question remains whether they can do so, and provide sufficient scores in the company of an experienced and well organised Monaghan defence.
Beating Tipperary and Sligo easily in the qualifiers is one thing, taking down Malachy O'Rourke's ambitious and successful team in an All-Ireland quarter-final is a different proposition entirely.
Where are Mayo at?
Mayo have completed their 'Drive-for-Five' in Connacht in style and their absolute demolition of Sligo in the Connacht final was impressive.
However, it told us very little about where Mayo really are under their new management team of Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly. That question will have been answered this Saturday by 7.30pm.
Aidan O'Shea's move to full-forward has been a revelation, however the caveat has to be added that his awesome displays have been against two suspect defences.
It is hard to see Neil McGee and his defensive colleagues not looking forward to the challenge of quelling the Breaffy's man rampaging.
One advantage that Mayo have is that they should be a lot fresher than Donegal and that they will have been able to target this weekend from a long way out.
Their fitness team should have their program running so that they are starting to peak now over the next few weeks and this quarter-final was always where they would have expected to be, in light of the ease with which they have been picking up Connacht titles.
How big O' Shea and Cillian O'Connor do from a scoring perspective will be critical to Mayo's chances of advancing to meet Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Both men have shown terrific form in the two games to date and if they get good and regular supply, I would expect them to do damage. Mayo will have to vary the game though, and they cannot just try and lorry ball in on top of O'Shea's head.
Strong running by Seamus O'Shea and Tom Parsons and both wing-backs, and wing-forwards will be needed to keep the Donegal defence stretched.
I don't expect there to be much between them, however I do believe that Mayo's freshness and the added scoring threat that O' Shea at full-forward provides will see them through.
Either way it should be a game to really savour.
