Fixing our nation's football obsession will not be easy. From bounty systems to college kids over-celebrations, the problems are systemic. Those problems may take away a region's pride in the midst of one more rebuilding -very bad- and could take down university presidents.
Players associations have given more than lip service to addressing the issues, however, these problems are fan based. Owners understand -Pleasing the fans keep the seats filled.
When a college player receives a game ending injury, the old colleges-are-farm-teams argument is brought out. Most fail to mention the pros do not share in the collage football's money pot. The NFL could buy insurance for collage players.
Do not pretend to follow the sport. I can say I would enjoy watching a Gators, Bulldog game. The best football -I remember- is Notre Dame, Miami.
I would point to a slightly different approach: The collage team finishing first each year, loses 10 scholarships, ninth loses nine... Football gave kids with no chance of ever getting an education, a real education (loans were few back then). The actions reported by the NFL on the field would turn the game into a blood sport, not a good family image. Sports in high schools, collages are about coaching kids to be their best, it may work.
Note:
I do not cover sports. I do regularly slam the University of Miami, they worked very hard for that spot, however, too many very good football players decided not to attend college because they were offered... to play football. Those players loved the game and would positively impact our economy.
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