When you're in the bowl-projection business, it is essential to balance two competing instincts: the instinct to project the bowl schedule as it would look now, and the instinct to project the bowl schedule as it is likely to look after the season.

Chris 'The Bear' Fallica breaks down his thoughts and insights on this week's college football slate, including a deep dive on several matchups.

College football is built on rivalries. Those between schools, conferences and even coaches can span years and even generations. Everyone knows CFB rivalries like the Game, the Iron Bowl and Army-Navy, but the men who lead programs in some of the biggest games of the year are some of the most heated rivalries.