Enjoyed Watching College Football Rivalry Games on TV Yesterday

Yesterday I enjoyed watching college football as the regular season wound down to its very end with rivalry matchups dominating the schedule.  The three games I followed were Michigan-Ohio State, Alabama-Auburn and Florida-Florida State.  All three turned out to be close-fought, exciting games...although of the three, easily the best was the late afternoon Alabama "state championship" Iron Bowl contest played at Auburn University's Jordan Hare Stadium. It was nip-and-tuck all of the way until it looked as if the Crimson Tide, behind 24-20 late in the game, weren't going to beat Auburn after they punted deep into the Tigers' territory.  But the receiver fumbled the punt and Bama recovered with a golden opportunity to go ahead...they needed a touchdown.  But on the subsequent series of downs, they made mistake after mistake, moving backwards from a first-and-goal at the Auburn 7 to a fourth-and-goal on the 30, with less than 40 seconds to go in the game and little to no hope of winning.  But Tide QB Jalen Milroe, with his stellar offensive line providing plenty of time for him to sort out the field, threw a long pass into the corner of Auburn's end zone, hitting his receiver for the highly improbable winning score. Until last season I had been rooting against Alabama, but then switched my allegiances.  This year I'm pulling for them to beat Georgia in the SEC championship game and sneak into the college playoffs, alongside Florida State, who came from a 12-0 deficit to beat my hometown Gators in Gainesville in the evening contest, 24-15.  As for that first game, I "kind of" pulled for Ohio State to win it, but to no avail: Michigan remains undefeated but will still need to beat Iowa to win the Big Ten championship and advance to the playoffs.  It should be fun to watch the upcoming conference championship games...including the game between Washington and Oregon.  As for Florida, their season is now over at 5-7, although in yesterday's game they showed some promise for the future...