Michigan, North Carolina State and Florida celebrated road wins by displaying flags on the logos in the middle of their rivals' stadiums. Arizona State put its own twist on the day with a trident. The results were, well, predictable.

For college sports leaders, the focus after a emotional final weekend is on how to stop the extracurriculars from happening again.

After triggering several melees over rivalry weekend, flag-planting has become a hot-button issue for conference commissioners — “If you want to plant a flag, you play ‘capture the flag’ or you join the military or you fly to the moon.