After weeks of analyzing every potential tiebreaker we get to the second-to-last Saturday of the season and not a single game has Rose Bowl implications. Funny how that works.

ARIZONA (6-4 / 4-3) at ASU (4-7 / 2-6) – 1:30 p.m. (all times Arizona/Mountain), ABC
The Nation’s Oldest NCAA-Recognized Rivalry Trophy is back up for grabs. It took way too long to get it back in Tucson. Let’s go ahead and keep it a while.

Who do we root for?
Your One-Game-Season Arizona Wildcats. Beat ASU. There is no other option. Beat ASU.

WSU (1-10 / 0-8) at Washington (3-7 / 2-5) – 4:30 p.m., FSNNW
Last year’s Cougar team was one of the worst in college football, yet they beat the Huskies. Can they shock the (very small portion of the) world a second time?

Who do we root for?
WSU. Just beause.

Notre Dame (6-5 / 2-1) at Stanford (7-4 / 6-3) – 6 p.m., ABC
The Fighting Irish have just as many Pac-10 wins as ASU.

Who do we root for?
Notre Dame. We are in direct competition with Stanford for bowl games and the Cardinal would look really good with an 8-4 record and a win on national TV. We want them to look not as good.

UCLA (6-5 / 3-5) at USC (7-3 / 4-3) – 8 p.m., FSN
Two schools in the entertainment capital of the world and they can’t come up with a name for their rivalry game? The Tinseltown Tussle? Hostility in Hollywood? El Partido de Los Angeles?

Who do we root for?
USC. Keep UCLA stuck in 7th place and away from seven wins. If Arizona is going to pass the Trojans we’ll have to do it head-to-head.

The reality is scoreboard-watching went out the window for the Wildcats with the Oregon loss. What other teams do isn’t nearly as important as Arizona starting to win again. All that matters this week is beating ASU.

Then again, isn’t that always all that matters?

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