It creates narrative of we’re still trying and leaves one slot open. So you can combine that PR-wise with tweets from Holmoe saying stuff like:

“I had two spots and no P5 were willing to take them; don’t complain we haven’t played anybody if no P5 team is willing to play us this year. Oh, and we’d potentially buy out the North Alabama date too if anyone could play then. So potentially we can still play 2 more top tier opponents if anyone is up to a nationnsly televised challenge game.”