Re: The question we always ask: Why no Ivy League postseason football? -- <h1>IVY LEAGUE SPORTS BOARD</h1>

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Subject: Re: The question we always ask: Why no Ivy League postseason football?

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Date Posted: 19:44:07 05/18/24 Sat
In reply to: IvySportsJunkie 's message, "Re: The question we always ask: Why no Ivy League postseason football?" on 13:25:20 05/17/24 Fri

I disagree with Go Green's opinion that concussions do not pose an existential threat to football, even though I do believe that Buddy Teevens ushered in so innovations that will delay the threat.

While football is succeeding mightily with fan interest, TV ratings, marketing, and all of the economics of football, the existential threat is surfacing in the form of less middle class white kids playing in high school and colleges. The facts are that their parents are guiding them toward sports with less of an injury and concussion threat.

This may not seem like a big deal financially, but I would argue that part of today's popularity of football derives from so many grown and financially-secure men that played the game as youths and in high school. As those numbers dwindle in future generations, football ratings will begin to suffer.

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