The first round of games were duds, with the home team in all four games blowing out their lower-seeded opponents, but now the quarterfinals shift back to neutral fields and traditional big bowl game settings. You know the ones: The Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Sugar Bowl and their various sponsors.

P.J. Fleck hasn’t lost a bowl game in five trips with the Gophers, but their past four bowl wins have been decided by an average of fewer than nine points. This season, six of their past eight games were decided by single digits. The Hokies haven’t lost a game by more than 10 points this season.