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CK_John

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15. Or the university is not needed.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #14)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 10:53 AM

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IMO, it is taking longer than I though it would to get rid of football. [View all] CK_John Aug 2017 OP

They will likely modify the game to some degree but it will never go away. nt LexVegas Aug 2017 #1

Crazy greeny2323 Aug 2017 #2

Not until idiots without conscience stop pumping money into it HAB911 Aug 2017 #3

Seems to me when there is money to be made it can be hard to get logosoco Aug 2017 #4

I like baseball! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #6

Need to watch the statistics for kids playing high school football and see if there's any drop Kentonio Aug 2017 #5

Reminds me of incandescent light bulbs HAB911 Aug 2017 #8

It's not going away. surrealAmerican Aug 2017 #7

Yes. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #30

Jesus. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #9

I know! hexola Aug 2017 #10

It will be another five years.... Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #11

Other sports are on the rise in high schools, like Lacrosse, but here's another factor: Ilsa Aug 2017 #12

Lacrosse will never be a big draw as a spectator sport BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #37

I predict in 5 years you'll be wrong again. aikoaiko Aug 2017 #13

These posts are aimed at getting at conservatives BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #38

Football isn't going away until universities find another bottomless cash cow to replace it Orrex Aug 2017 #14

Or the university is not needed. CK_John Aug 2017 #15

Now that's an interesting thought Orrex Aug 2017 #16

Automation will only need the top 10% graduating from K-12. Therefore CK_John Aug 2017 #18

I'm skeptical Orrex Aug 2017 #19

The medical reports alone open up universities to millions due to court cases for harming the CK_John Aug 2017 #21

Nah. Orrex Aug 2017 #27

Why is it a cash cow? Because it's really really popular Amishman Aug 2017 #20

Is "football" code for Trump? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #17

College, semi-pro and pro players are adults, HeartachesNhangovers Aug 2017 #22

College players are students even if they are looked on as paid help, CK_John Aug 2017 #31

OK, but now you aren't talking about elimination HeartachesNhangovers Aug 2017 #35

Sorry man, but football is a multi-billion dollar per year business that isn't going anywhere. n/t Downtown Hound Aug 2017 #23

Money is spongeable. CK_John Aug 2017 #32

The game has already seriously tightened the rules Downtown Hound Aug 2017 #41

A few problems with your assessment jmowreader Aug 2017 #24

I do not believe this is true... Moostache Aug 2017 #33

Mostly agree hueymahl Aug 2017 #46

The Super Bowl is the biggest money making event in the world. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #25

Football will end when solid diagnostic tools for this kind of injury are developed... hunter Aug 2017 #26

I would probably not vote for any candidate trying to get rid of Football. JoeStuckInOH Aug 2017 #28

I never thought of it as an election issue but that could be a great CK_John Aug 2017 #34

HL Mencken 100 years ago:anyone guilty of golf serves 6 months Cicada Aug 2017 #29

This problem is bigger than football zipplewrath Aug 2017 #36

Absolutely true and it's not just contact injuries either BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #39

In defense of football hueymahl Aug 2017 #40

I don't think you understand the cadre of ambulance chasers that CK_John Aug 2017 #42

Youth contact football WILL go away obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #43

Another brilliant Happy Adjuster assertion Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #44

I don't understand? CK_John Aug 2017 #45