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Oral History of Wisconsin Football With Harrison & Ryan

Harrison: You know, Ryan, as Americans, we're indoctrinated with some pretty egregious lies: the flouride in our water isn't rat poison, Einstein invented electricity or whatever, Iowa is a playoff team, etc. But perhaps the biggest whopper pulled on us sheeple is Rutgers University being the "Birthplace of College Football," when in all actuality, that title belongs to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Ryan: That's a great point and it's lost on so many. Wisconsin fans assume that football began in 1993.