Bob Costas on the future of football: 'This game destroys people's brains'

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  • VeggieDog
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    • 02-21-09
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    Bob Costas on the future of football: 'This game destroys people's brains'


    Some quotes from the article:

    “The cracks in the foundation are there,” Costas said. “The day-to-day issues, as serious as they may be, they may come and go. But you cannot change the nature of the game. I certainly would not let, if I had an athletically gifted 12- or 13-year-old son, I would not let him play football.”

    “It’s not going to happen this year, and it’s not going to happen in five years or 10 years," Kornheiser said. "But Bob is right: At some point, the cultural wheel turns just a little bit, almost imperceptibly, and parents say, ‘I don’t want my kids to play.’ And then it becomes only the province of the poor, who want it for economic reasons to get up and out."

    "If they don’t find a way to make it safe, and we don’t see how they will ... the game's not going to be around. It's not."

    “But then where’s the talent pool for college? What happens to college football?” Costas continued. “The whole thing could collapse like a house of cards if people actually begin connecting the dots.”


  • jjgold
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    • 07-20-05
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    #2
    who cares

    Most of these guys from hood and would be in prison otherwise

    Football saved them
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    • 7deuceoff$uit
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      #3
      Football has gotten too big in America. People hate when things get too big. Those same people would love to see the game collapse.
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      • maggiethebestdog
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        • 12-21-13
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        #4
        It's nice to know what a non athletic f@g thinks about football
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        • tony_come
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          • 03-31-10
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          #5
          #blacklivesmatter
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          • jtoler
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            • 12-17-13
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            #6
            Another trick, you cant see it? Do you know why though. Open your eyes. How can you continue to be fooled over and over again.
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            • Sam Odom
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              • 10-30-05
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              #7
              rich white men exploiting underclass
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              • grease lightnin
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                • 10-01-12
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                #8
                One of my sons is a nationally ranked wrestler at 12 years old and coaches in our community have been after me to get him involved. He is scrappy as hell and I am sure he would do well, but he is on the small side.

                No way am I letting him play now. We will revisit depending on how things go, but I doubt he plays. Already know kids from wrestling that have concussion issues from football and he just started middle school.

                Love football but think it has peaked for sure. Only see downhill from here
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                • RudyRuetigger
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                  • 08-24-10
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                  #9
                  good

                  lets get them into Olympic competitions and dominate the world even more
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                  • Sam Odom
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                    • 10-30-05
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                    #10
                    (not joking) faze-out contact football under 9th grade as a beginning
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                    • lakerboy
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                      • 04-02-09
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by jtoler
                      Another trick, you cant see it? Do you know why though. Open your eyes. How can you continue to be fooled over and over again.
                      Jesus. Is everything okay man?
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                      • RudyRuetigger
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                        • 08-24-10
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                        #12
                        id rather watch dancing with the stars anyway

                        hell atleast you can actually see up the cheerleaders skirts
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                        • grease lightnin
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                          • 10-01-12
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by jtoler
                          Another trick, you cant see it? Do you know why though. Open your eyes. How can you continue to be fooled over and over again.
                          Timer off the fukkin reservation
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                          • RudyRuetigger
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                            • 08-24-10
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                            #14
                            greaser, no doubt keep them the f away from football
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                            • eidolon
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                              #15
                              There will always be parents that are poor and don't care
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                              • cankid
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                                • 08-22-08
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by RudyRuetigger
                                id rather watch dancing with the stars anyway

                                hell atleast you can actually see up the cheerleaders skirts
                                lol funny stuff
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                                • dlowilly
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                                  • 11-09-16
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                                  #17
                                  There has got to be a physics way around this. Maybe make them all wear cones like dogs do after surgery that absorbs and deflects contact to the head. It could be a see thru material but of course then each player would need to carry around their own squeegy
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                                  • PaperTrail07
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                                    • 08-29-08
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                                    #18
                                    wealth for generations
                                    Originally posted by jjgold
                                    who cares

                                    Most of these guys from hood and would be in prison otherwise

                                    Football saved them
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                                    • Pauulzcappin
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                                      • 04-23-10
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                                      #19
                                      why play football when you can play baseball or basketball. if you are physically gifted WHY THE FUKK would want to football?
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                                      • Sam Odom
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sam Odom

                                        rich white men exploiting underclass
                                        Originally posted by eidolon

                                        There will always be parents that are poor and don't care

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                                        • unde0087
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by lakerboy
                                          Jesus. Is everything okay man?
                                          everything is a conspiracy to this guy. I usually envision toler as one of those guys that doesn't leave his house peering out his front window, opening the blinds just enough to see through the cracks but as to not let anyone outside know he is watching them
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                                          • Pauulzcappin
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                                            • 04-23-10
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                                            #22
                                            best decision lebron made in his life was to play baskets and not football. on the court he barely gets touched and a foul is called. imagine him being a wide receiver or a tight end having to endure a shitload of contact everyday

                                            and... he gets paid more in the nba
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                                            • bonzaii
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                                              #23
                                              LOL at all the fags in this thread My god even the older generation is turning into pussies in this country.
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                                              • thomorino
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                                                • 06-01-17
                                                • 45842

                                                #24
                                                These liberals are so full of shit. They have no problem voting for the war in Iraq,no problem with companies outsourcing labor to China and Indian in sweat factories - but people can't play football knowing the risks. There is no difference between being a police officer in a high crime neighborhood for 40k a year, being a marine for 50k a year, or risking brain injury playing football for 500k a year. In a free country you give citizens information and let them make their own decisions.
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                                                • thomorino
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Sam Odom
                                                  Lmao,what is different about the police,military, coal mining jobs.There are many high risk jobs that poor people are willing to do for the money - why do you dumb fuking liberals single out football - which is the only one that actually pays real money.
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                                                  • grease lightnin
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                                                    • 10-01-12
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by bonzaii
                                                    LOL at all the fags in this thread My god even the older generation is turning into pussies in this country.

                                                    Was this directed at me?

                                                    Pussy? Do you know anything about wrestling?
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                                                    • MinnesotaFats
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                                                      • 12-18-10
                                                      • 14758

                                                      #27
                                                      The game as originally designed is fine.

                                                      It's the proliferation of passing, and the protections of receivers and qbs, that encourage those high speed reckless and monstrous collisions that do this to people.

                                                      Reinstate gameplay that discourages passing and you'll have quicker, safer games....and less hood rats.
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                                                      • jjgold
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                                                        • 07-20-05
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                                                        #28
                                                        dont play then

                                                        so simple
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                                                        • bonzaii
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by grease lightnin
                                                          Was this directed at me?

                                                          Pussy? Do you know anything about wrestling?
                                                          Wasn't directed at only you but I like how you just set your self up. Wrestling?? You mean that sport where two men grope at each other and lay on top of one another? Yea that's a real manly sport. It also doesn't pay you a cent even if your one of the best unless you got one hell of a personality to become a WWE fighter.
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                                                          • thomorino
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by bonzaii
                                                            Wasn't directed at only you but I like how you just set your self up. Wrestling?? You mean that sport were two men grope at each other and lay on top of one another? Yea that's a real manly sport. It also doesn't pay you a cent even if your one of the best unless you got one hell of a personality to become a WWE fighter or be talented enough to make transition to MMA
                                                            Lol, wrestling is very high risk sport - obviously not a real one. An enormous amount of wrestlers have died before the age of 50 - but liberals keep targeting football
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                                                            • thomorino
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by jjgold
                                                              dont play then

                                                              so simple
                                                              A, liberals feel the need to tell the working class what to do and how to think - it not enough to give grown man info and let them make decisions for themselves.
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                                                              • Cuse0323
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                                                                #32
                                                                Don't really see it completely dying unless those in charge decide to fold up shop.

                                                                Will always be athletes willing to play. The NFL is getting worse, but people will still go to CFB, and NFL games as long as they are around.

                                                                Would be nice to see more kids gets into soccer, so the US can dominate that on the world stage.
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                                                                • Sam Odom
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Cuse0323
                                                                  Would be nice to see more kids gets into soccer, so the US can dominate that on the world stage.


                                                                  Just think... If the skill position players in CFB were playing soccer since 6th grade
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                                                                  • Pauulzcappin
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                                                                    • 04-23-10
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    USA will never dominate soccer. get over yourselves, lol.

                                                                    fukking usa couldnt qualify to the world cup in the most pathetic conference that is CONCACAF
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                                                                    • bonzaii
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Sam Odom
                                                                      Just think... If the skill position players in CFB were playing soccer since 6th grade
                                                                      Im sure everyone on here would love to watch this every weekend instead


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