Should colleges even have football?

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Apr 18, 2019
7:03:07am

Division Bell Starter

Should colleges even have football?

This is getting some attention from sportswriters. Must be the offseason.

This is such a vital question: Should colleges even have football teams? “I want these young men to leave CU with minds that have been strengthened, not damaged,” a dissenting regent said. Great, great stuff from @powellnyt at my alma mater @CUBoulder. https://t.co/MlYIyAzVbs
— John Branch (@JohnBranchNYT) April 18, 2019

https://twitter.com/JohnBranchNYT/status/1118858529454997509

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Should colleges even have football?

4/18/19 7:03am

Sure, just not taxpayer funded.

mudpupper

4/18/19 7:06am

Probably not

Gustav

4/18/19 7:10am

football is the greatest team sport on the planet

2FarGone

4/18/19 7:14am

probably not, honestly, as much as I love it. There are too many problems with .

runnincoug

4/18/19 7:17am

I personally think the health argument is now overstated. It was clear

CSoul

4/18/19 7:42am

Probably not, but i'm sure glad they do!! Other countries don't have

Savage31

4/18/19 7:20am

Without it we need to shut down college sports or just have intramural or club

Big Tuna

4/18/19 7:28am

That's considered racist??

2FarGone

4/18/19 7:32am

No one advocated that, just pay the players that generate the money.

Big Tuna

4/18/19 7:43am

Don't they get a free education, a stipend, and free food?

2FarGone

4/18/19 7:45am

So do all of the athletes that don't generate money.

Big Tuna

4/18/19 7:48am

nobody sees racism in this, lol

Dissenter

4/18/19 8:09am

RE: nobody sees racism in this, lol

Big Tuna

4/18/19 8:12am

RE: nobody sees racism in this, lol

Big Tuna

4/18/19 8:17am

RE: nobody sees racism in this, lol

Big Tuna

4/18/19 8:17am

BYU Stanford volleyball game last week. There was one

jvquarterback

4/18/19 12:49pm

...cool?

Dissenter

4/18/19 12:51pm

Anyone with a mind to think sees racism in college athletics.

jvquarterback

4/18/19 12:58pm

lol what the freaking heck are you talking about?

Dissenter

4/18/19 1:18pm

White kids playing golf on the backs of black kids playing football.

jvquarterback

4/18/19 1:32pm

lolooloolllololol

Dissenter

4/18/19 1:41pm

^^^^ has no counterarguement. Probably had a partial scholly for gymnastics

jvquarterback

4/18/19 2:11pm

How many times have you heard a fans concern for a player leaving early

Y2k

4/18/19 7:34am

On the contrary, BYU gets excoriated on CB for having a graduation requirement

runnincoug

4/18/19 7:36am

However, take away the school name on the Jersey and no one cares anymore.

Kajdin

4/18/19 7:55am

So there seems to be this impasse; The school part gets in the way, but it's

Iki_Balam

4/18/19 7:59am

well that is because hard-core football fans have already sunk a lot of money

cwilke1

4/18/19 8:48am

That, and the fact that they were playing games in the winter

boscatar

4/18/19 9:00am

I think a couple of state U's will pull the plug and then the dominos will fall

run26

4/18/19 9:28am

It's an interesting question. The NFL would have to come up with its own minor

jkccoug

4/18/19 9:34am

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