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In response to "Wusses -- nm" by spamlet

I'll be genuinely surprised if my grandchildren have high school football programs to be a part of. The writing is on the wall. -- nm

Posted by oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut (aka kkuphal) Oct 18 '17, 05:52

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I had a long conversation with someone. I don't know that I would have let a son play football. - spamlet Oct 18, 07:41
They absolutely will. Because $$$$$ -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:06 13
- I'm telling you that once they come up with a way to test for CTE before you're dead, football is finished. Right now people can deny deny deny -- (edited) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:17 7
  - Nah. People will still decide the risk is worth it for a shot at the big time. - znufrii Oct 18, 06:24 5
    - Again, I have a feeling this is going to shift to private organizations. I could see public high schools refusing to take that risk -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:35 1
      - We largely agree on that point. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 18, 06:43
    - there will just be lots of forms and legalese putting liability on the players and their acceptance of it -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:24 2
      - And enough parents eager to sell their kids’ futures as a “way out”. -- nm* - znufrii Oct 18, 06:25
      - (as it should, if I do something knowing it is dangerous and accept that it is on me; if someone hides the danger, on them) -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:25
  - If that's the case, then a LOT of sports are dead -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:22
- Yes and no. I could see it being dropped from your average public high school, and become the province of specialty academies - znufrii Oct 18, 06:11 2
  - sure, I guess -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 06:16 1
    - What you will see, I expect,is more contracts/waivers. Alert people to the risks, let them choose whether to take them. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:17
- I mean *boxing* still exists. We let people punch each other in the head for entertainment. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:07 1
  - Plus, the trend in combat sports is heading the opposite way. - Strongbad Oct 18, 06:11
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- Heh. As if the "old guard" is the one preventing this. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 06:05
- I could see soccer surviving with a few rule changes about head-ing the ball - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 05:54

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