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Subject: Concussions

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Date Posted: 12:26:44 05/16/24 Thu
In reply to: Observer15 's message, "Re: The question we always ask: Why no Ivy League postseason football?" on 11:12:08 05/16/24 Thu

Concussions can be significantly reduced with the technology we already have. The padding which is attached to the outside of helmets during practice has been shown to be effective, not 100% of course, but materially.

Why don't football players wear this helmet padding during games? Simple: It doesn't look cool.

If Oregon can get 17-year-old recruits to choose Eugene over Tuscaloosa or Athens or Columbus by offering wild uniform combinations of bright yellow and green, you know that kids wanna look cool.

When will this change?

Well, the Ivies could mandate the padding for game wear. But if we act unilaterally, it would kill our recruiting. Maybe. It might even help our recruiting, but I wouldn't bet on it.

It's probably going to take a very unfortunate injury in one of the two rich conferences after which the player's family sues the university, the SEC or Big Ten and the NCAA. Once the jury accepts the plaintiff's assertion that the football program knowingly sent its players out onto the field when they had a helmet pad shown to be effective (and used every day in practice), all the conferences will get on board right quick.

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Author: sparman [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:50:40 05/16/24 Thu That sort of already happened (paralysis, not concussion) 14 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_LeGrand [ Post a Reply to This Message ]