re: Bob Costas: Football May Soon 'Collapse Like a House of Cards'

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Bob Costas

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They'll probably never put a picture by "beta male" in the dictionary, but if they do...

Let's put it this way. Both college football and the NFL hit their zenith years ago. It's a slow downward spiral from here on out. Not as many kids playing at a young age because of the rise in popularity of soccer as well as CTE concerns. This waters down the product for both college football and the NFL. Both will be a shell of themselves in twenty years if not sooner.

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Not as many kids playing at a young age because of the rise in popularity of soccer as well as CTE concerns

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Oh stop with the soccer.

It's still a dead sport in H.S.

It's the most popular youth sport in America since the 1970s - which is true. Because kids don't have to learn shite and they just run around gang style and kick a ball. They get exercise and the coaches and parents don't have to do shite beyond serving orange slices.

But soccer isn't some post-12 year old popular sport in high school. It peaks in middle school for American youth.

Nobody is filling stadiums in Texas to watch Friday Night Soccer.

But the athletes are bigger faster and stronger

That equals harder hits and more trauma to the brain

That's dumb. The majority of players and fans want less rules regarding safety.

Helmets are not the answer. The solution is doing something that that will never do. Put weight limits on players based upon the position that they play.