To borrow the SEC's preferred tagline, it just means more. In this instance, we're talking about rivalry games, matchups that get the extra juice no matter the records or where either program sits from a national perspective.

You don't need motivational speeches to fire up the participants and fans of each team have these games circled for months in advance. Many of college football's most intriguing rivalry games, often featuring some of the nation's best teams, are no longer active for a variety of reasons and we're here to bring those back while creating a couple new annual battles along the way.

There's a ton of behind-the-scenes work that goes into future scheduling. We're talking years of preparation and agreements from participating athletic departments who, in a sense, are projecting program strength sometimes five to 10 years in advance. Renewing a rivalry takes considerable interest from both parties and rarely comes to fruition if one side deems the matchup more important than the other. One important caveat for instance is determining how another game against a Top 25 team, sometimes placed on an already competitive schedule, could damage a team's national title hopes outside of conference play.

The Spun recently selected 10 rivalry games, most of which have been ransacked by college football realignment, that should be renewed on a permanent annual basis. We love the idea and put our own spin on what would make these satisfying matchups worth watching every season. And since we're in the middle of the College Football Playoff era, non-conference showdowns against nationally-ranked competition always come in handy come selection time at the end of the season.