Alabama and Auburn created plenty of buzz with major season-opening victories in neutral-site games.
The Crimson Tide dismantled Louisville, as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa flashed big-play ability and the defense looked as relentless as ever, and Auburn exorcised its Mercedes-Benz Dome demons by knocking off Washington in a top-10 showdown.
What do they do for an encore? Play a couple of snoozers this week.
Yeah, yeah, I know Alabama plays an Arkansas State team that returns a quarterback who threw for nearly 4,000 yards last season, but various Vegas sportsbooks installed Alabama as at least a 36.