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playthrough · Nov 12, 2018

Screwball said: ↑

For me, it is this: The writer claims to be increasingly uncomfortable with the long-term health risks posed by playing football.

"I’m wondering if I’m still making myself complicit by donating at all to a university that is willing to risk its students’ health and happiness for a share of television revenue.
The Wildcats play Iowa on Saturday. A victory would put them a step closer to the Big Ten championship game after the regular season. I’ll root for them to play safe — and lose."

If you're good enough to edit at the NYT, you're good enough to spot a logical fallacy. If you're really concerned about the health of the players, then demand the school stop fielding a football team. This proposes moral superiority on the basis of playing 12 games a year instead of 13, which makes virtually no difference in the development of injuries caused by the repetition of hits to the head.
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It's also illogical to wish for the days when you weren't very good because that included getting clobbered by Ohio State, Michigan, etc. You don't think your inferior athletes were at risk then?

BTExpress · Nov 12, 2018

Twirling Time said: ↑

Was this in the sports section or op-ed?
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Onion edition.

Tarheel316 · Nov 12, 2018

TheSportsPredictor said: ↑

I miss the Red Sox losing tradition. Baseball was much more fun when they were getting sad-sacked in the face every few years.
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Yeah and hearing Yankee fans chanting "1918" at them when they played at Yankee Stadium.

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