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BeyondGeography

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16. Me neither

Reply to Trust Buster (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 11:06 AM

Sep 2017

People should be fully acquainted with the risks though, and vested interests shouldn't be able to buy their way out of the problem of CTE. I think those are progressive notions.

The OP is wrong about where the game is headed, so the fans shouldn't worry their CTE-free heads none. But, make no mistake, the ongoing worship of American football in the face of non-refutable scientific evidence of its destructiveness will be a telling part of the tale of how this country lost its mind in the 21st century.

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IMO, it's is odd that football is on the way to the dust bin of history why [View all] CK_John Sep 2017 OP

The NFL will need to eliminate tackles, then they will be fine with CTE Not Ruth Sep 2017 #1

Kaepernick made Fox News' enemies list. Initech Sep 2017 #2

He actually threw them a life jacket BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #3

Since Hernandez only spent 3 years exboyfil Sep 2017 #5

The NFL is the most popular sport in america by a long shot. There isn't even a close second. Trust Buster Sep 2017 #4

The OP doesn't realize they will be long gone before their fantasy comes to fruition. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #6

You don't have to be anti-sports to recognize the disaster that is American football BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #7

Drinking to excess is hazardous to one's health as well . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Sep 2017 #8

The issue isn't whether the game deserves to be popular BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #13

Smoking is hazardous to your health. So is drinking, riding a bike w/o a helmet, scaling the side Trust Buster Sep 2017 #11

If watching young men inflict brain damage on each other is exciting to you BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #14

A bit dramatic don't you think ? You would have to rid the world with every sport if that were the Trust Buster Sep 2017 #15

Me neither BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #16

The market will solve this problem. If NASA can find a way to affix foam to rocket boosters that Trust Buster Sep 2017 #17

Let's hope so n/t BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #19

Bingo Trust Buster Sep 2017 #9

"football is on the way to the dust bin of history" Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #10

The poster probably never had an interest in football to begin with. Self determination is my motto Trust Buster Sep 2017 #12

Bwahahahahaha! Yeah, right after rugby, boxing, and the WWE! WinkyDink Sep 2017 #20

The NY giants have a ten year waiting list for lower level season tickets........ Old Vet Sep 2017 #22

Fantasy football alone is estimated as a 7 billion dollar industry... Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #23

Where on earth did you get the idea from? grossproffit Sep 2017 #18

I'll answer. kcr Sep 2017 #21