tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post2476376528581940397..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: BC-New Mexico State previewATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-26061797160256276442013-11-08T19:44:43.732-05:002013-11-08T19:44:43.732-05:00BC basketball looks horrible today. Way too many t...BC basketball looks horrible today. Way too many turnovers esp traveling. Can't rebound and can't defend. Also can't shoot from the line. Hanlan looks horrible too. I've been a fan of Steve from the start but this is nothing to be excited about. Bravesbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132085833230451082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-2159522424780715962013-11-08T10:25:39.392-05:002013-11-08T10:25:39.392-05:00Thanks m34b. Very insightful as usual. Thanks m34b. Very insightful as usual. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426170247468782374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-13160705819570636862013-11-08T10:17:44.955-05:002013-11-08T10:17:44.955-05:00Maybe football leagues could switch to bike helmet...Maybe football leagues could switch to bike helmets, that's PC for sure. If a player is just too mean (e.g., illegal levels of testosterone) and really smashes someone with his bike helmet (bastard!! spearing!!! ref!!!). The bike helmet will crack. The refs will see the crack and the sky will light up with yellow flags. The brute will then be promptly tossed (and made to sit alone on the bench for a time out). Everyone else will be really safe and happy.mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-25415074532728106362013-11-08T09:42:26.897-05:002013-11-08T09:42:26.897-05:00I'm pretty sure that after this game, the stat...I'm pretty sure that after this game, the state of New Mexico WILL have been blessed to host BC.BCDiscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384636765050677518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-64445245984377928972013-11-08T08:59:51.810-05:002013-11-08T08:59:51.810-05:00The idea of going back to leather helmets, or no h...The idea of going back to leather helmets, or no helmets seems to have some logic to it, but then I found this in a Time Magazine article from 2010: "Rugby, as it turns out, has plenty of problems with head injuries. According to one study, in South Africa about 14% of high school rugby players and 23% of professional and club players annually are diagnosed with concussions. Further, Michael Keating, the medical director for USA Rugby, says that a review of the scientific literature indicates that the number of incidences of concussions among rugby players and American-football players are similar. Some data suggest rugby incidence is 5% higher."<br /><br />I know nothing about rugby, but the article also mentioned how rugby rules outlaw the use of the head and shoulders and limit players to arm tackles. And yet, plenty of concussions. <br /><br />I found it surprising. Here's a link to the full article:<br /><br />(http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2027053,00.html#ixzz2k3uoVOCu)mod10aeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009617224575563986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-17987431615706988052013-11-07T19:39:39.904-05:002013-11-07T19:39:39.904-05:00I am sorry to her about Rositano as well, but appl...I am sorry to her about Rositano as well, but applaud his decision. This is a sobering topic.<br /><br />JBQ is correct about the helmet as a weapon.<br /><br />It wasn't that many years ago that the players played both ways - 45 - 50 years ago.<br /><br />When I was at BC, although the leather helmet was gone, players did not "tackle" with their heads. <br /><br />They were also much leaner - even though still big, because they had to be in better shape endurance-wise. No TV timeouts, and "mass substitutions" were not allowed.<br /><br />If revelations about long term health risks continue to mount, especially with the head injuries resulting in all sorts of negative consequences, this game might have to go backwards to survive.<br /><br />------------------------------------------<br /><br />Go BC - I hope you have an enjoyable experience in Las Cruces, NM.Big Jack Krackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202172743722727956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-14252208452690880002013-11-07T17:54:30.606-05:002013-11-07T17:54:30.606-05:00I am sorry to hear about Rositano. He was playing...I am sorry to hear about Rositano. He was playing pretty well. What does this day about the current physical state of the game? There is a university study which claims that the "leather helmet" actually protected the head better than the current monstrous extension to the head. Everyone wore leather a la Tom Harmon while his son Mark wore the newer version which has evolved even more. There is no doubt that for various reasons, the leather helmet was lots safer because you couldn't use it as a weapon. Unless, the NCAA treats this "threat to the game" as a threat, then there will be other good guys like Rositano who fall by the wayside. Football is becoming more and more like a "cage fight" and the "human cock fighting" which Senator McCain labeled Ultimate Fighting and Mixed Martial Arts. Is that where we want this to go. For the NCAA, it is all about generating money. Dr. Mark Emmert came from LSU as chancellor before Washington. The SEC is the most suspect conference of them all and Coach Saban has espoused a "super conference" where you pay the players. That is where football has gone. Tom Harmon and even Mark Harmon with the character of both are "dead and gone". In Mark's case, no one has told him yet. BC has to "take the point" as in "spear". Otherwise, there will be no more Doug Fluties, only Richie Incognitos and Ray Lewis's with his super cleaned white suit. JBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344181644293746758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-46208015841425046912013-11-07T14:49:28.286-05:002013-11-07T14:49:28.286-05:00I would sit KPL this week or at least give him the...I would sit KPL this week or at least give him the second half, if blow out.<br /><br />He is a tackling machine but banged up.<br /><br />We are in trouble in the last three if he is seriously hurt.<br /><br />This could be a game where NMST is fired up and looking to make it chippy - as mentioned their head-coach was bounced by BC. <br /><br />They could be out for blood more than a win.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-57426184224400016572013-11-07T12:14:05.894-05:002013-11-07T12:14:05.894-05:00There was a blurb in the print edition of the Wash...There was a blurb in the print edition of the Washington Post yesterday stating that Rositano had retired from football due to repeated concussions. I believe they had quotes from him.Aaahhhbuckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483686696776503839noreply@blogger.com