Letters to the Editor: Football is about brute force. Do your brain a favor and sit it out
1 week, 2 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Football is about brute force. Do your brain a favor and sit it out

LA Times  

Ohio State and Michigan football players get into a fight on the field in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 30. To the editor: Sociology professors Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva are correct about the hypocrisy of shaming college football players who get into brawls on the field. Margaret Hamilton, Portland, Ore.. To the editor: Thanks to The Times for again alerting us to the fact that the devastating statistics concerning brain damage and Parkinson’s disease among former football players have not been a deterrent to participation in the game, except for those parents who are able to dissuade their kids from playing. To the editor: Cries of hypocrisy over college football brawls — when the very sport itself is immersed in violence — run a distant second to the more obvious, “What, are you kidding me?” Considering that every player on the field is clad from head to toe in protective gear designed solely to prevent harm, I highly doubt there has ever been an injury of any sort resulting from a brawl.

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Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
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Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse

LA Times  

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Opinion: The hypocrisy of shaming college football player brawls
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LA Times  

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MAC commissioner calls for NCAA to crack down on ‘behavioral trainwreck’ in college sports after flag-planting brawls
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CNN  

CNN — The Mid-American Conference commissioner wants the NCAA to crack down on what he calls “abysmal behavior” at college sports events, which he said has shown a “lack of respect for norms and traditions.” The letter, sent on Thursday from Jon A. Steinbrecher to NCAA president Charlie Baker and shared with CNN, argued that sportsmanship and ethical conduct are …

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