tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post5616230488512277252..comments2012-05-21T11:36:49.077-07:00Comments on Outcroppings: Time to outlaw the NFL?Outcroppings by Tony Loftishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206214307133532432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post-80044046902841580012009-12-30T09:03:26.701-08:002009-12-30T09:03:26.701-08:00Tony, I don't know where to begin with this ra...Tony, I don't know where to begin with this rant blog. Everything you just stated is known by every kid and parent that signs up to play football. I am not sure how you can blame the sport if a man that has made millions throws it away two years after he has retired. Poor life choices are not the fault of the sport. Neither is the fact that these college athletes do not get degrees.<br /><br />And by the way the NFL just this past year put in more rules to PROTECT players than any other year (i.e. no hitting QBs below the knees, no hitting a defenseless receivers, all facemasks are 15 yard penalties, no wedge blocking on kicks). The NFL has also taken the lead in trying to understand the severity of head injuries and have taken steps to ensure players sit who are experiencing post-concussion symptoms not to mention improvement of the helmets to protect the side of the head and jaw better.Anne Marie Donadionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post-66648923853392781752009-12-30T02:37:12.353-08:002009-12-30T02:37:12.353-08:00People rap and play basketball to get out the ghet...People rap and play basketball to get out the ghetto. They play football because it's fun. Furthermore banning the NFL will not stop college players from choosing to bulk up to 350 pounds. Indeed banning the NFL will make college football more attractive by placing it back at the pinnacle of sports--have we ever had an athlete bigger than George Gipp? A better solution to banning the NFL would be independent medical examinations as they have in boxing and a team weight limit--270 pound running backs? College could enforce its own rules limiting how much time a player can spend practicing but football is fun, studying is not.<br /><br />The NCAA could tie the number of scholarships available based on graduation rates but aren't inner-city men better off having had a college experience even if they don't graduate?<br /><br />Lastly, there is a huge difference between the likelihood of an inner-city youth graduating college and his suburban counter part. The blame for this cannot be laid at the feet of the NCAA.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510537350708703866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post-84520256177716644792009-12-29T08:09:16.312-08:002009-12-29T08:09:16.312-08:00Thanks for including a link to the the "Strat...Thanks for including a link to the the "Strategic Guy" blog in your blog roll.<br /><br />Interesting post. Thought you'd enjoy this "tweet" of mine (@strategicguy) from this morning. It's about the questionable practice of Texas Tech's head football coach in dealing with a player who recently suffered a concussion.<br /><br />Kudos to the James family for going public with their complaint against Texas Tech's football coach. http://bit.ly/8oXqpjMarc Hausmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654354560113862550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post-88439185993408873042009-12-28T13:22:30.901-08:002009-12-28T13:22:30.901-08:00Sorry still not outraged. Blame the parents and mo...Sorry still not outraged. Blame the parents and move on. By the way, do you want in on my superbowl pool this year?Tony Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083320209128864386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post-30025390797648981232009-12-28T12:01:09.050-08:002009-12-28T12:01:09.050-08:00Let's go with it's morally wrong to have h...Let's go with it's morally wrong to have hundreds of thousand of kids think playing football is better way out of dire straights than hitting the books. <br /><br />And it's not that people don't make money at it, it's that the people who play the sport don't make any money at it and they die early for their trouble. <br /><br />There's something wrong with that system.Outcroppings by Tony Loftishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01206214307133532432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117308557774775027.post-43015897196720210572009-12-28T11:54:24.945-08:002009-12-28T11:54:24.945-08:00And you would make this illegal on the grounds of....And you would make this illegal on the grounds of...?<br /><br />On the grounds that not everyone makes tons of money? Because it is a bad life choice? <br /><br />Would you also outlaw boxing? Would you outlaw MMA?<br /><br />How about horse racing? Did you ever see a healthy 99-year-old jockey?Tony Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083320209128864386noreply@blogger.com