Wednesday is the worst day of the football week, especially when it’s a bum like Indiana waiting for you on the other side.

The effects of the last win have worn off unless it’s Michigan in which case that energy can heat your house through that winter. Yet, the next game still feels like it’s in the distant future, which 72 hours might as well be considered.

That is to say, ESPN and the College Football Playoff Committee knew what they were doing by releasing the rankings on Tuesday nigh…