Who knows just say what ya feel
yeah actually it's funny because if you used the (non smoothed) brain you can see in my post how i address the issue arises from the helmets and pads.
hockey, you do see cte, though not as often as football because again, there isn't nearly as much *normal* head to head contact which generates the kind of brain trauma.
so actually rugby is far safer, because yeah, if you get domed you'll usually get cut and come out of the game. you do not see measured 100+ g's to the head in that sport *as often* not that it cannot occur.
motorsports has risks, but those involve crashes or straight up accidents. not a guarantee from playing the sport itself, another swing and miss.
bicycle is the same fallacy, of course accidents occur but you are equating something in football that isn't an accident; it occurs on every play, in every practice, unless you are playing flag.
and in all these sports, you will address these risks as accidental, not a guarantee. i know people don't like hearing you have brain damage, but holy crap.
yes, i know that cheerleading is the highest rated sport by injury, including severe. yes, i know rowing *kills* more people than football because of drownings. feel free to bring any other lame argument, but try to bring a fact about football not being dangerous for kids if want to eat at the big table.
I’m sorry but I failed to see where your opinion qualifies as anything more than your opinion. Clearly you never played the game past Highschool (maybe), if ever. Thanks to some of the rules that have been implemented even since ‘my time’ and a lot of it when I was playing have continued to evolve in a way that not only discourages hits to the head, but penalizes someone for them. Also the technology has evolved a whole lot thanks to studies in the early 2000s to make the game a lot safer. Now, respectfully, please hop off your soap box.
i'm not really on a soap box, i'm saying when children play football they get brain damage. if you are claiming that's not a fact, that's just plain wrong.
if you are saying you don't mind your kids getting brain damage because it's your decision, well i concede. you got me.
I think they have done a lot to improve the game and make it safer. will it ever get to a true safe point probably not .just the hazard of the game. played football, baseball, and basketball even played against old Wayman Tisdale in jr high .anyway i remember getting my bell rung a bunch playing football .now being almost 60 i have 0 short term memory did it effect me probably so. should we stop our kids from playing ball ,racing cars or bikes or even bull riding good question. where do we stop living and just stay in the house hard to say. hope it continues to get safer.
No need to take it personally. It all comes down to money.Oh yea there are some people that are big mad alright, I've been an OU fan my entire life but good lord some people take this stuff way too personal
Lincoln Riley looked around at the situation, called his stock broker and said "SELL!" when he figured the price was at its peak.
I honestly believe kids get less concussions now than 30-40y ago when I played, even though more kids are diagnosed with a concussion now simply because of concussion protocol which is needed. Not sure what your protocols were, but ours were pretty much non existent. If you were a starter, could stand up with your eyes open and you thought you could play when asked, you were back out on the field. Looking back I know I had 2 for sure and possibility 4 before the 10th grade. Crown of the helmet hits either recieved or delivered every time for me. That's just how we hit though, blindside hits and blocks.
You don't get it Karen, you have no business telling people or kids what to do with their lives. Lots of childhood activities have risks.... THAT'S the point you missed. Besides kids playing football are MUCH safer than they ever have been. You obviously never played and only have the experience of watching a few videos. Whenever you might in fact have kids, you should do so as you please, but otherwise you need to stop being just like the left and telling people what's best for them.
Yep that was it. they are trying to make it better only so much you can do without ruining the game.
