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The week before the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss lost 30-0 to the University of Arkansas, and Mississippi State won 51-0 over Vanderbilt University. It didn't look that way at the bowl.

Thursday, Dec 4

College football (6:30-10 p.m., ESPN): The UCF Knights look to win a share of the American Athletic Conference title when they hit the road to take on the East Carolina Pirates.

Friday, Dec 5

College football (8-11:30 p.m., Fox): The Oregon Ducks get to avenge their only loss of the season in the Pac-12 Championship Game against the Arizona Wildcats.

Saturday, Dec 6

College football (3-6:30 p.m., ESPNU): Alcorn State looks to win its first SWAC Championship, while playing in its first title game since 1999, against Southern University.

Sunday, Dec 7

NFL (12-3:30 p.m., Fox): With the way things are going in the NFC South, this New Orleans Saints game against the Carolina Panthers is going to be huge for playoff hopes.

Monday, Dec 8

NFL (7:30-11 p.m. ESPN): The Green Bay Packers can help the rest of the terrible NFC South by winning over the Atlanta Falcons at home.

Tuesday, Dec 9

College basketball (8-10 p.m., ESPNews): Alcorn State hits the road to play the Iowa Hawkeyes in a payment game to keep the athletic program going.

Wednesday, Dec 10

NHL (7-10 p.m., NBCSN): Your weekly hockey fix features two Original Six teams as the Detroit Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This year's Egg Bowl showed the beauty of rivalry games in college football. Throw out the record books and forget what each team did the week before the game.