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Oct 11, 2017
7:05:53pm

DirtyWater All-American

Hey, hey! He’s the GOAT. Not "one of." And he started at Michigan.

Michigan! Let’s not rewrite history here.

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My 10 year old got a concussion playing football.

DirtyWater

10/11/17 2:50pm

Whoa! Sorry to hear it. My son is nine and still plays flag because I'm afraid

NachoCougar

10/11/17 2:52pm

Those seem to be extreme cases. I am not saying their bogus, but 3-4 years?

Chester Copperpot

10/11/17 2:54pm

I have to agree w/ Chester here. I have had multiple concussions some extremely severe and others not so much

IceBlueCoug

10/11/17 2:59pm

Certainly anecdotal. But they're my anecdotes so I have to deal with them.

DirtyWater

10/11/17 3:01pm

Not going to Church for 6 months? Sounds like I'd be getting an MRI CT Scans and

Chester Copperpot

10/11/17 3:09pm

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Cougazul

10/11/17 3:12pm

Believe me. We didn't wait even a week. There was plenty of medical

DirtyWater

10/11/17 3:17pm

We've had 2 daughters with concussion issues during their teens. It's pretty scary stuff. One was from

soupie

10/11/17 2:59pm

I got a concussion in the 6th grade

wapiti

10/11/17 2:59pm

Bummer. Two things:

COACHdrn

10/11/17 3:01pm

I love flag football

DK-

10/11/17 3:05pm

Good post. I've tried to get him to play flag but its a social thing and he

DirtyWater

10/11/17 3:05pm

As someone whose parents did not allow him to play football (or bball) growing up, I can

10/12/17 4:14pm

I have to disagree here. Hitting is part of football and you can't learn that

Chester Copperpot

10/11/17 3:08pm

Not always true. Plenty of us at my high school began playing in high school

OlanchoCoug

10/11/17 3:29pm

That doesn't happen--in any of the big four sports--where I live

teancum

10/11/17 3:38pm

I'm guessing small high school in a rural area?

Chester Copperpot

10/11/17 4:28pm

2800 student high school in Las Vegas

OlanchoCoug

10/11/17 5:24pm

Stud athletes will play whenever they pick up the game, but I think its more of

DK-

10/11/17 5:42pm

Agreed, just wanted to point out that it does happen sometimes.

OlanchoCoug

10/11/17 5:44pm

Tom Brady didn't start until high school.

BYU-Ite

10/11/17 5:42pm

Dude didn't start til the NFL. What is he, 1 in a million?

Chester Copperpot

10/11/17 5:54pm

Don't know -- but he's one of the best of all time. Just pointing out that if

BYU-Ite

10/11/17 6:31pm

Hey, hey! He’s the GOAT. Not "one of." And he started at Michigan.

DirtyWater

10/11/17 7:05pm

totally disagree. if you are going to play 3 yrs, have it be 3-6th grade. not

BlueFrog

10/11/17 3:14pm

Regarding the concussion...

bluecheese

10/11/17 3:55pm

Flag football isn't concussion free either

Gigo

10/11/17 4:23pm

Our daughter sustained a concussion this summer during a soccer game

kccougar

10/11/17 3:10pm

Our daughter was told no reading, no phone for 3 days.

kccougar

10/11/17 3:58pm

Both mine had that too. The screen purge about killed them.

soupie

10/11/17 4:04pm

Maybe get a doctor’s opinion and perhaps he can see the field again sooner. If he doesn’t play

The Dude Abides

10/11/17 3:12pm

I have a friend that got a concussion in a bicycle crash. He has had a total

PharmD

10/11/17 3:14pm

sorry about your son. not good. definitely in the minority

BlueFrog

10/11/17 3:18pm

Agreed. 100%

macaroni

10/11/17 5:39pm

Sorry to hear, that sounds like a freak thing and I hope he can get feeling better. Flag may be great for him!

10/12/17 4:16pm

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