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.

This is the renewal of an old rivalry, one that in football dates back over a century. These two schools spent a lot of time together in the old Big East, and now that they're reunited in the new Big 12, expect things to get chippy in the very near future — even the schools themselves are calling this a "natural rivalry".

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