Season 19. In 2008 -- 18 years ago -- this was a little Liberty League show. Now it's a national poll, a full preseason slate, and the two co-hosts still arguing about the WIAC in August. Frank Rossi & James Baker are back to open the season — the first of four preseason shows before we go live from Montclair for the opener. What's in it: The annual question — North Central or River Falls back to Salem?The WIAC — no top dog, four teams in our Top 15.The portal — who's actually built to survive it.The Top 40 — and why we rank 40, not 25.Ranked vs Ranked — all 23 games in the first three weeks.Predictions — win totals, NESCAC bids, the PAC tiebreaker.The hard one — will a program go under this year?Mailbag — Centennial, under-the-radar, Keystone, roster size.Rule changes — Jim Corpora and Stuart Hindman on all of it. Week 1 gives you #1 North Central vs #3 Bethel, one of the rarest regular-season matchups we've ever had. St. John's is bringing in 101 freshmen. And a free-kick field goal is now legal in college football. Thank you for 18 years of this. Football's almost here. Remember to also follow @D3FBHuddle on X