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CK_John

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34. I never thought of it as an election issue but that could be a great

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:40 PM

Aug 2017

election issue for a brave candidate and if it's tied in with proper medical care, parent responsibility, local school board,
school providing up to date equipment, and school processing qualified personnel.

It would also be a perfect way to announce your candidacy and take top of the pack on every local TV/Radio station.

Remember to listen and let everyone vent and ask (often) "how do we protect the children???".

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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