This past week, the clock struck midnight for a number of would-be contenders. First Ole Miss fell with a resounding thud on Thursday night, then Cal, Miami and Penn State followed suit on Saturday. But something else happened, too. While these overhyped teams were being exposed, the non-BCS teams were shattering the glass slipper and further proving how that dreaded P-word has altered the state of the game.

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