@JustASportGuy Ofc a tech fan would say this since now they can afford to lose to the only 1-2 halfway decent teams they play all szn and still make the playoffs.
“Rivalry week is dead”
Last year Nebraska would be playing to keep Iowa out of the playoff
Texas and Texas A&M would be playing for a bye
Georgia would be playing for a bye and Georgia Tech would be playing for a playoff spot
Ole Miss would have been playing Mississippi St for a bye
(Not a rivalry), but Utah is playing Kansas for home-field advantage
Arizona @ Arizona St. Winner gets in
Ohio St playing for a bye. Michigan playing for home-field advantage
Oregon playing for a bye. Washington playing for a playoff spot
LSU playing for a playoff spot. Oklahoma playing for home-field advantage
Auburn trying to spoil Alabama’s home-field advantage
BYU playing UCF for an outside shot at a bye
Miami playing Pitt for home-field advantage. Pitt playing to make the playoff
Vandy playing Tennessee for home-field. Tennessee playing to guarantee a spot in
UCLA playing to knock USC out
Virginia Tech playing to knock Virginia out
6-5 Cal would have knocked 8-3 SMU out with their win
Kentucky playing to kill Louisville’s outside shot at getting in
Baylor trying to keep Houston out