I have say that there needs to be a rule about head shots and purposeful violence that goes beyond what is required in the game. Concussion issues have to addressed to maintain the integrity of the game but in that play it almost looked like the ball carrier purposely put his head down where the tacklers head was. The tackler was going in low and could have had no idea that the ball carrier would try to smash through tim in that way. The ball carrier did get his bell rung but he was in a better position to avoid contact than the tackler.
Likely won't happen quickly but it will because parents will no longer allow their kids to play and more importantly, insurance companies will either raise rates so high that schools can't afford it. Maybe a lot of these athletes will switch to baseball and it will grow with leaps and bounds or soccer will finally get the elite athletes needed.
People will watch FB even with out elite players. Look how popular college ball is relative to the pros. There is a huge drop off in talent yet college ball is extremely popular even when OSU is playing Kent State. I remember when the NFL went on strike and they brought in replacement players. People still watched their teams.
I respectfully disagree. Yes, people follow Power 5 football. But no one follows MAC or Mountain West or any of the other minor leagues. And my recollection is that after the novelty wore off, no one watched replacement players in the NFL. And the reason the World Football League and the USFL died is the ball sucked.
Targeting is always offensive. It's just that it isn't always targeting (e.g. J. McGee).
I want to agree with you, but I don't. These are college kids, and refs are trying to look out for their welfare, even if they are flawed.
