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Punting is a unique aspect of football. In a perfect game, it would never happen. A punter ideally shouldn't get any playing time. Punters most often get noticed because of a mistake. When was the last time you heard about a game-winning punt? Can you recall a time a punter was named MVP of a game? And yet, a great punter is a game-changer. The ability to flip the field is an underappreciated aspect of the sport. Perhaps this is why there is a distinct lack of advanced punting stats. While advanced stats may not help how punting is perceived, it certainly can't hurt.

Each week during the college football season, we'll come here to react to the new TRAM Top 25. TRAM, like most models and systems, gets better and more accurate as the season progresses.