Beginning of the end for college football....
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My brother in law is a sports medicine doctor specializing in concussions. His kids won't play tackle until they're 12. My son won't either no matter how badly he begs me. When we lived in TX, 6 year olds were doing two a days in August in full pads. No thanks.
Im guessing popularity has peaked for sure
(Between more parents who forbid playing at all, those starting later but already loving another sport, decreasing pro career lengths, etc etc)
I think some of the NFL's declining TV numbers is from over saturation but secondly from fans turned away from this too
college football has long been a favorite of mine
But 100+ years from now people may look back and say wtf
(Between more parents who forbid playing at all, those starting later but already loving another sport, decreasing pro career lengths, etc etc)
I think some of the NFL's declining TV numbers is from over saturation but secondly from fans turned away from this too
college football has long been a favorite of mine
But 100+ years from now people may look back and say wtf
I think we may see more flag football participation. I think the state of Illinois doesn't have school organized football until high school actually.
Nfl ratings are down because it is unwatchable. Time out or review after every little thing.
You make an excellent point.Remember when games were played in about two and a half hours,instead of four?
That's when it was a running league. Incomplete passes stop the clock WAY more in football today, both at the college AND NFL level. You want to speed up the game have a running clock except for time outs.
Too many commercials, and no Brady and Manning for the first 4 games of the season couldn't have helped.
And every other hit gets flagged for something.
I think the central issue is that the fun has been taken out. Who gives a flying frack if a guy celebrates a touchdown?
It is very frustrating that after a score they go to commercials then come back and have the kickoff which almost always goes though the end zone and then show more commercials.
Dude can't stay healthy and wasn't playing anymore when he was. It was time for him to retire. Until I read he was retiring, I didn't even know he was still playing.
