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Let’s Expand The Playoff! Part 1 - The Goals Have Changed

To figure out where you are going it helps to know where you’ve been. Football as an entity has a long, storied history on its own and the college flavor is rich with lore and trepidation. To understand my ultimate argument, therefore, it’s helpful to figure out how we got here in the first place. Let’s go back to the beginning, shall we?

Episkyros
Health Ahoy

In ancient Greece, a violent game called episkyros was popularized by the Spartans and spread through various Greecian city-states.