the games aren't as interesting. And that's true. But would we rather get waxed by UW in week 3, effectively ending our special season? Or would we like to pick up 3 cupcake wins and be in the national conversation as long as possible even if the wins aren't sexy?
10 years of starting seasons with multiple losses early on and limping to the end tells me that Jarom is probably right. I love the big games as much as everyone, but relevance is much more interesting than big names. 4-5 P5's does the job.