Image credits

Real places.
Real traditions.

Every photograph on this site depicts a real place, person, game, or tradition. Reuse terms were checked before publication where source metadata was available. Team names and mascots identify documentary subjects only and do not imply endorsement.

The opening collage preserves every photograph’s full frame and exact aspect ratio. Some photographs elsewhere on the site may be responsively cropped. Creative Commons works retain their stated licenses; original files, full terms, and creator information are linked below where available. Creator-supplied reference files without embedded source metadata are identified explicitly.

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Alec Levine personal photographs — About page

Personal photographs supplied by Alec Levine and published with his permission. Friends and event attendees may appear; their presence does not imply endorsement of this project.

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Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton, Peach, and Fiesta bowl marks — bracket simulator

Current official bowl media assets and the unsponsored Fiesta Bowl mark are used editorially to identify the proposal’s illustrative six-bowl Round of 12. Every mark remains the property of its respective owner; no bowl operator endorses this project or the proposed assignments.

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Pitt at UCF wide photo sphere — panoramic proposal stadium

Panoramic photograph by Flickr user elisfkc, reused under CC BY-SA 2.0 and responsively projected as the proposal's user-controlled stadium environment. Visible commercial marks were lightly blurred without replacement labels. The photographed institutions do not endorse this project.

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Sanford Stadium field — immersive proposal map

Photograph by Paul Brennan, published as a public-domain image and responsively cropped behind the interactive proposal field.

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Crowd at a University of Minnesota football game

Photograph by Edward A. Bromley, contributed by Hennepin County Library through DPLA and the Minnesota Digital Library. Marked No Copyright – United States.

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Big Al — Alabama

Photograph by Staff Sgt. Brian R. Calhoun, South Carolina National Guard. Public domain in the United States as a work created in official federal duties.

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Army and Navy formations before the 2011 game

Photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Meagan E. Klein, U.S. Navy. Public domain in the United States as a work created in official federal duties.

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Cadets after the 2016 Army–Navy Game

Photograph by Michelle Eberhart, U.S. Army. Public domain in the United States as a work created in official federal duties.

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Quadruple Script Ohio — Ohio State

Photograph by David E. Lucas, contributed by Columbus Metropolitan Library through DPLA and the Ohio Digital Network. Marked No Copyright – United States.

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The Ramblin’ Wreck leads the team — Georgia Tech

Photograph by Will Folsom, reused under CC BY 2.0. The complete frame is shown in the opening collage.

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Lane Stadium entrance fireworks — Virginia Tech

Photograph by User B at Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. The complete frame is shown in the opening collage.

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The Oregon Duck on the sideline — Oregon

Photograph by John Martinez Pavliga, reused under CC BY 2.0. The complete frame is shown in the opening collage.

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Huskers tunnel walk — Nebraska

Photograph by Staff Sgt. Lisa Crawford, Nebraska National Guard. Public domain in the United States as a work created in official federal duties. The complete frame is shown in the opening collage.

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USC–UCLA football — Los Angeles rivalry

Photograph by Eric Chan, reused under CC BY 2.0. The complete frame is shown in the opening collage.

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Source archive

Twenty-nine schools.
No repeats.

The broader photo library documents twenty-nine different schools or rivalry subjects. Every file has its own source, license, and visual purpose, even when it is not part of the current opening collage.

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