GT98
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Football as we know it has about a ten year shelf life. I suspect some really damning medical news will come out in the next couple of years that will topple the present house of cards. Wholesale collapse, especially in the colleges.
The recent CTE studies of former NFL players (even punters!) was already pretty damning medical news.
Already, youth programs are ending due to not being able to afford the additional expense of liability insurance since a) the total cost isn't known or can be estimated and b) the duration of such claims in the future.
Ultimately, I'm not sure that this will effect college football as it just means a potentially smaller pool of players to recruit from. The bigger issue for the collegiate athletics arms' race is what happens if the TV dollars don't continue to go up or if they decline when contracts are set to be renewed.