Perhaps the most ironic thing about the Kickoff Classics is celebrating a win or lamenting a loss that doesn't even count.
High school football teams in Florida will wake up this weekend with a 0-0 record regardless of what happened in the preseason game.
Then again, just because the games don't count doesn't mean they don't matter.
They do.
Exactly how much they matter depends on your perspective. Most teams don't open the playbook, and schemes tend to be pretty vanilla. But there's a reason why these games are played and it's a lot more than just hitting someone in a different color jersey.

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