Forget about all of those meaningless bowl games. The final weekend of the regular season, Rivalry Week, is three weeks of bowl games compressed into two days. And they’re a lot more exciting.

The traditional rivalry games mean much more than bowls named after snack foods (Pop-Tarts, Cheez-Its) or bearing relevance to a sport that’s not even football (Pinstripe, Fenway). Usually the bowls feature two teams of little interest outside of their respective fan bases. And judging by the attendance at the majority of postseason bowl games — playoff games excluded — their fans don’t seem to be that interested either.

As for the rivalry games, let’s begin with the SEC:

No. 7 Ole Miss needed a win in the Egg Bowl to ensure a spot in the playoffs. Mississippi State, at 5-6, was seeking a win to b

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