Here is an abbreviated list of the reasons Grantland loves fall:

• Cowl-neck sweaters
• ALL PUMPKIN EVERYTHING
• Increased availability of fun sizes
• Brisk 72-degree temperatures across the greater Los Angeles area
• Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween.

Halloween.

The return of Grantland’s favorite season means the return of Grantland’s favorite seasonal competition! The Second Annual Grantland Halloween Costume Contest is upon us, so it’s time to start prepping your fake Justin Bieber vomit, dressing your adorable baby like your favorite football coach, or tricking your pal into being the other half of Ann Romney’s dressage horse. Because you have exactly ONE WEEK to get your act together.

If you missed out last year, here’s the situation: You send us pictures of your Halloween costumes by High Noon (PDT) on Tuesday, October 30, and our esteemed panel of Grantland judges will select finalists, which will be announced here on The Triangle on Wednesday, October 31. Then someone (we still haven’t really thought this through) will pick a GRAND PRIZE WINNER, who will be awarded a Grantland Quarterly, which is rad, and probably some other stuff we find lying around the office. (I mean it! Haven’t really thought this through!) E-mail any and all submissions to grantlandhalloween@gmail.com. Please include your name, contact information, and a description of the costume.

We started this contest last year, when I was co-editor of the Triangle, and I instituted a highly controversial “no sluts” policy. This year, Triangle editor Chris Ryan let me write the post again, so that means the “no sluts” rule stands! (I SEE YOU, SLUTTY HOCKEY PLAYER. WHERE ARE YOUR PANTS? DID THEY GET LOCKED OUT?) This is pretty much the only guidance I have for you guys. (In case you were wondering, costumes don’t even have to be sports-themed, but I’m not gonna be mad at parents who dress their kids like St. Louis infielders.) I feel like maybe it’s time to start talking about this contest more.

Anyway! Trick or treat, bros and non-bros. Thanks for being a part of our favorite holiday (non-gift-giving division). We’re looking forward to seeing what you send us this October.

Hashtag Boo Berries!

—Grantland