Deadspin Kicks Off The College Football Season

We love college football so much, we will spend the season ranking the sport according to its own logic, even where that logic might seem demented or self-contradictory. What matters: winning. Tradition. A tradition of winning. Crushing your rivals. Sportsmanship. Running up the score. Class. Swagger. What doesn't matter: NCAA rules, unless their enforcement makes a team start losing. Graduation rates. This is your honestly subjective Top 25 (or so). Read » • More: Drew Magary's hater's guide to the Top 25

You excited for football's return? We are, too—only 10 days until the NFL kicks off! Until then, let's enjoy some minor-league semi-pro ball. UNLV-Wisconsin. Mississippi State-Memphis. New Hampshire-Toledo. Discuss »

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