What Would the End of Football Look Like? (2012)
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What Would the End of Football Look Like? (2012)
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#2To the extent that fans replace football with another sport (instead of meth or oxy), high-octane basketball is the natural substitute.
Meth or oxy? Interesting article, but I feel like it's, uh, brushing rural America in some very broad strokes.
That said, I found it interesting that it was discussing the collapse of sports TV in 2012. Just three years later I think we're inching closer and closer to that - the average cable subscription subsides ESPN when the majority of viewers don't watch it. With cable subscriptions declining, there is huge trouble ahead for ESPN, since they are tied into incredibly expensive multi-year contracts that they might find themselves unable to afford.
In totally unrelated news, ESPN shut down Grantland yesterday.
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#3To the extent that fans replace football with another sport (instead of meth or oxy), high-octane basketball is the natural substitute. Meth or oxy? Interesting article, but I feel like it's, uh, brushing rural America in some very broad strokes. That said, I found it interesting that it was discussing the collapse of sports TV in 2012. Just three years later I think we're inching closer and closer to that - the aver…
Of course, the rest of the world has a football-like sport (rugby--sorry, Australia) which suggests that there's a fair bit of demand for that general type of sport--and not just in the US. Rugby has its own issues with concussions although probably not as much as American football.
In general, I agree with the article that football isn't "too big to fail." I'm not sure lawsuits is so much the path though as kids simply not playing. That doesn't seem to be happening however.
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#4Off topic but before I knew what the article was about, the title reminded me of this:
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#5Pro players are grownups and can make their own decisions about life altering injuries. But I think we'll see the end of high school football very soon, when the lawsuits begin and school insurance steps in.
I predict we'll replace it with flag, touch, and rugby and that will be a further dig to the NFL.
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#6To the extent that fans replace football with another sport (instead of meth or oxy), high-octane basketball is the natural substitute. Meth or oxy? Interesting article, but I feel like it's, uh, brushing rural America in some very broad strokes. That said, I found it interesting that it was discussing the collapse of sports TV in 2012. Just three years later I think we're inching closer and closer to that - the aver…
Of course, the rest of the world has a football-like sport (rugby--sorry, Australia) which suggests that there's a fair bit of demand for that general type of sport--and not just in the US. Rugby has its own issues with concussions although probably not as much as American football. In general, I agree with the article that football isn't "too big to fail." I'm not sure lawsuits is so much the path though as kids sim…
What's interesting is that in Rugby you wear basically no protective gear, which is probably why it has less injuries. With a helmet and armour you feel much more invulnerable.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Of course, the rest of the world has a football-like sport (rugby--sorry, Australia) which suggests that there's a fair bit of demand for that general type of sport--and not just in the US. Rugby has its own issues with concussions although probably not as much as American football. In general, I agree with the article that football isn't "too big to fail." I'm not sure lawsuits is so much the path though as kids sim…
What's interesting is that in Rugby you wear basically no protective gear, which is probably why it has less injuries. With a helmet and armour you feel much more invulnerable.
Also tackles above the waist are forbidden. In American Football you can pretty much just throw your entire body anywhere, with unsurprising results.
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#8To the extent that fans replace football with another sport (instead of meth or oxy), high-octane basketball is the natural substitute. Meth or oxy? Interesting article, but I feel like it's, uh, brushing rural America in some very broad strokes. That said, I found it interesting that it was discussing the collapse of sports TV in 2012. Just three years later I think we're inching closer and closer to that - the aver…
Of course, the rest of the world has a football-like sport (rugby--sorry, Australia) which suggests that there's a fair bit of demand for that general type of sport--and not just in the US. Rugby has its own issues with concussions although probably not as much as American football. In general, I agree with the article that football isn't "too big to fail." I'm not sure lawsuits is so much the path though as kids sim…
I'm not sure lawsuits is so much the path though as kids simply not playing. That doesn't seem to be happening however.
True, though the broader demographic shift interests me - soccer is increasing in popularity for kids, given its popularity among hispanic populations. Presumably to the detriment of something, and I can believe it would be football.
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#9What would the end of grantland look like?
It would look like today, sadly.
http://espnmediazone.com/us/espn-statement-regarding-grantla...
I'm not really sure why Simmons needed espn to start grantland. Perhaps he was under contract. I would have read it, due to his writing, either way.
When he didn't show up to cover the Super Bowl or NBA Championships, I knew it was over.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's interesting is that in Rugby you wear basically no protective gear, which is probably why it has less injuries. With a helmet and armour you feel much more invulnerable.
Also tackles above the waist are forbidden. In American Football you can pretty much just throw your entire body anywhere, with unsurprising results.
this video disagrees with your claim about rugby:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1Mt0LdCfY