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Whoever wins tonight is already at a competitive disadvantage with Penn State b/c they will now be on 2 less days rest than Penn State - and you can argue even longer since PSU was barely challenged by a team that shouldn't have been in the playoffs let alone had a bye week. If the game was still going to be at 8:45, both teams wouldn't be traveling until the middle of the night. A 4:00 start time gives both team the opportunity to leave NOLA at a reasonable hour.