Football on trial at University of Colorado..

[billorange44]

When it gets right down to it, what in life isn't a risk? Every sport, profession, you name it, something bad can happen.

 

[RandomGuy]

CTE...paying players...bogus degrees...diminished emphasis on the student aspect of the student athlete...chemical enhancements...masking drugs...payola from boosters...players who live above the law...coaches who operate above the law...inconsistent application of rules and penalties from the NCAA...elimination of solid olympic sports... gobs of $ made by colleges... crooked AAU coaches/parents...shall i continue? There are a LOT OF Things to hate about college sports right now. I move a little closer to the door every day. That’s my reality.

The answer to almost every single one of those is $$$.

 

[All4SU]

The answer to almost every single one of those is $$$.

The answer? Or the root cause?

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

My dad let me play, but if I was playing pick up (tackle) in the neighborhood, I had to where a helmet.

 

[RandomGuy]

The answer? Or the root cause?

The answer to the root cause.

*Edited. See how I changed it so I wouldn't be wrong? ;-)

 

[SWC75]

rule changes like no spearing or chop blocking and hardly anymore kickoff returns help but the players are always getting bigger and faster. Therefore, football will continue to be a dangerous activity but is it more dangerous than commercial fishing, under-ground mining, or clerking the night shift in a liquor store? Not being sarcastic, just curious.

Or exploring caves?

Video shows dramatic underwater cave rescue in Tennessee

 

[tipphill]

i would never let my kids play fooball, box, smoke or drink when they were living in my house..what they did when they were no longer in my home, was up to them. i am thankfull to say, they did just fine. don't get me wrong i am no holy joe. i was a smoker for years before i had kids. based on the knowledge we now have, we know there is a chance of brain damage, playing football.
that said, you make a informed decision to smoke, you also make an informed decision to let your kid play football. we have not banned smoking, or other risky behaviors, why would be ban football??? if we do i would get over it.