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MikeWaters · 09-17-2010, 12:54 PM

as a respectable sport.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...html?eref=sihp

Archaea · 09-19-2010, 12:26 AM

More stuff like this will hasten its demise.

They continued to play even after he died. Stupid Texans.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/18/foo....html?iref=NS1

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highs...ory?id=5586415

MikeWaters · 09-19-2010, 04:23 AM

usually these sudden death incidents are because of an unrecognized heart condition (enlarged heart).

Archaea · 09-19-2010, 05:35 PM

I've read that.

Reading that the teams learned of his death and continued playing sickened me. Football more important than life in Texas.

MikeWaters · 09-20-2010, 02:27 PM

Costas had a little editorial piece during halftime of the NBC Sunday night game (Giants vs. Colts) talking about recent developments in medical knowledge, as well as recent goings on in the NFL this season, with players going back in after concussions, or demanding to be put back in. He urged caution.

In other words, he was trying to be sensitive to this new understanding, but strike a balance between our desire to be entertained and the hope that these men do not suffer ruin.

I don't know what you can do to prevent these injuries. One strategy would be to put in more rules about the viciousness of hits. Essentially, every player is a quarterback, no blows to the head whatsoever.

Another, perhaps more controversial way of handling this would be to put weight limits on the players. When you have guns who are 260lb and can run 4.5 40s, I don't care what the rules are, the collisions are going to be violent, and whether the head is hit directly or not, the G-forces will cause that brain to slosh around in that hard box, i.e. your skull.

MikeWaters · 09-20-2010, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaea

I've read that.

Reading that the teams learned of his death and continued playing sickened me. Football more important than life in Texas.

So every time a player gets carted off on a stretcher they should cancel the game? Wasn't he declared dead at the hospital?

That player's death likely had little to do with football, and a lot to do with his unfortunate physiological makeup.

Archaea · 09-20-2010, 03:26 PM

They learned about his death while the game was still in progress. No, you shouldn't stop a game because of injury, but death?

MikeWaters · 09-20-2010, 08:57 PM

One of the lessons of life. The shows goes on, whether or not we are here.

Would you expect a university football game to end under such circumstances?

Archaea · 09-20-2010, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

One of the lessons of life. The shows goes on, whether or not we are here.

Would you expect a university football game to end under such circumstances?

It would depend upon the circumstances. In high school, I would expect a silly high school game to end.

ute4ever · 09-04-2012, 06:35 PM

Here's how they do it in Texas.

Texas high school opens $60M stadium

09-17-2010, 12:54 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I've posted quite a bit about the end of football as a respectable sport. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...html?eref=sihp

09-19-2010, 12:26 AM	#2
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	More stuff like this will hasten its demise. They continued to play even after he died. Stupid Texans. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/18/foo....html?iref=NS1 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highs...ory?id=5586415 __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα Last edited by Archaea; 09-19-2010 at 12:29 AM.

09-19-2010, 05:35 PM	#4
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I've read that. Reading that the teams learned of his death and continued playing sickened me. Football more important than life in Texas. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

09-20-2010, 03:26 PM	#7
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	They learned about his death while the game was still in progress. No, you shouldn't stop a game because of injury, but death? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

09-19-2010, 04:23 AM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	usually these sudden death incidents are because of an unrecognized heart condition (enlarged heart).

09-20-2010, 02:27 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Costas had a little editorial piece during halftime of the NBC Sunday night game (Giants vs. Colts) talking about recent developments in medical knowledge, as well as recent goings on in the NFL this season, with players going back in after concussions, or demanding to be put back in. He urged caution. In other words, he was trying to be sensitive to this new understanding, but strike a balance between our desire to be entertained and the hope that these men do not suffer ruin. I don't know what you can do to prevent these injuries. One strategy would be to put in more rules about the viciousness of hits. Essentially, every player is a quarterback, no blows to the head whatsoever. Another, perhaps more controversial way of handling this would be to put weight limits on the players. When you have guns who are 260lb and can run 4.5 40s, I don't care what the rules are, the collisions are going to be violent, and whether the head is hit directly or not, the G-forces will cause that brain to slosh around in that hard box, i.e. your skull.

09-20-2010, 08:57 PM	#8
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	One of the lessons of life. The shows goes on, whether or not we are here. Would you expect a university football game to end under such circumstances?

09-04-2012, 06:35 PM	#10
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Here's how they do it in Texas. Texas high school opens $60M stadium