Soccer in the US has always been big as a kid's sport. Once you hit the teens then football takes over. They also do a better job now of training the kids to hit the right way compared to 15 years ago. In most of the games, all the players walk off the field at the end. Not that many go to the hospital as you think.

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear. Watching this I was convinced injuries would be high

@bamachine

Жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders Keep in mind, there are 900 college teams, each playing anywhere from 10-16 games per season. You were seeing hits from 30+ years of that.

@4lilnoles

Жыл бұрын

just so you know. why some of these hits are producing flags by the refs and some aren't. Most of these hits were legal back in the day. Now alot of these hits are illegal, depending on where they hit someone and if they lead with the helmut

@Plamler

Жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders this is a pretty big date range for the hits, so many of these type of hits and the field situations where these hits occurred have been banned.

@ViolentKisses87

Жыл бұрын

Yup, soccer, the sport delacate enough for 9yo girls and European men.

You were correct in your intro: many places prefer collegiate football to the NFL and college fans are generally more passionate. Since there’s only 32 NFL franchises, most places in the country only have a college team, so you’d be more attached to them than the nearest NFL team hundreds of miles/kilometers away from you. For example, the whole state of Washington (7.7 million population) has three major collegiate teams, but just the one NFL team in the Seattle Seahawks, so someone on the eastern side of the state (Washington State Cougars, AKA “Wazzu”) and someone on the western side (University of Washington Huskies) would each have a different team.

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

The passion I see in college football fans is off the charts, I’m guessing because they have a personal connection to the team (maybe that’s where they went to college)

@samosmapper9687

Жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders That’s definitely a big part of it too. The alumni, and especially the current student body are usually the fans you’ll see most going all out for their team. Most stadiums have a section where currently enrolled students can get in easier, so they often show up in large numbers

@kepetez06

Жыл бұрын

@Kabir Considers samos makes a really good point. The other big thing is the state pride. Its kind of a way for each state to flex on each other because each state has at least one big time college football program with the larger states having several. And from your reactions im sure you know theres plenty of state rivalries that go back hundreds of years. Kind of a way to settle it on the field.

@JacobNascar

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'm in Mississippi. Why would I drive 4 hours to Nashville or 6 hours to New Orleans and pay $150 for nosebleeds when I can drive 1 hour, be around my friends and their friends, pay $40 for an Ole Miss ticket mid way up, and the entire gameday Ole Miss experience is a massive party that just so happens to have a nationally televised football game happening

@samosmapper9687

Жыл бұрын

@@JacobNascar That really puts things into perspective. You can drive to see a game at half of the SEC West Division in around the same time as either NFL team. Of course that’s not universal though, as a West Virginia or Louisville fan could likely attest to.

Concussive injuries are a major issue even in youth. CTE develops later and there have been a number of substantial lawsuits won by players.

This is a compilation of 30 years, or so, of big hits. Rules changes designed to protect players have greatly reduced these kinds of hits. A good majority of these would now result in penalties and ejections. You asked what percentage of collegiate players make it to the pros. There are about 3000 high school players that earn scholarships to an FBS school yearly, and about 250 of those will get drafted by a pro team. Of that 250, about 150 will make a professional roster. Some will only last a season before they are replaced.

Remember, these are the BIGGEST hits you will see and most tackles are far less traumatic. More parents are worried about injuries and some do keep them out of "contact" sports. In addition a good number of the hits/blocks are no longer legal.

Love how many times a Florida football team makes this. Between FSU, Gators and Miami....them boyz play hard ball. Nole Nation!

@SJ-mw7sm

Жыл бұрын

The 90’s and 00’s were legit haha

@DMWolFGurL

Жыл бұрын

That's why the only in Florida series exists. xD You guys are crazy down there.

@DMWolFGurL

Жыл бұрын

Good luck, to your Noles against my Sooners this year in the Cheez-It Bowl.

@vthokielover8541

Жыл бұрын

They play dirty ball. Miami the dirtiest team in college sports and criminole nation is up there too.

Some of these hits you don't count on nowadays. Lot of targeting, blindside hits, and much more unsportsmanlike conduct calls. Some of these would be flagged in an instant. 11:28 Sounded like an excited Michael Cole moment there lol

I was at the UGA AU game with that knockout. He was face down for about 3 minutes and carried off the field. That type of hit is a straight ejection now. Then was a legal hit....

The college football season is basically September through November, with conference championship and bowl games continuing in December through the end of the year, and the national championship game a week into January.

You need to react to the biggest game in college football. The 2022 Michigan #3 vs. Ohio State #2 which was played this past Saturday.😉👍

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

I’ll do that one next week!

@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344

Жыл бұрын

I agree! I am so happy that Ohio State lost! Though I am a sad Gopher fan.

@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344

Жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders I enjoy watching Ohio State fans reacting to the defeat. I get a certain cynical joy.

@christco120

Жыл бұрын

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 as a Michigan alum I can concur. This week has been deeply, deeply gratifying

@christco120

Жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders take into account the history of the game, Michigan owned OSU for years in the 90s, won like ten straight, then OSU came back through the 2000s and dominated, both teams have a long history of high achievement, think Arsenal vs United, maybe, or Barca vs Madrid. Serious long term rivalry and hate on both sides. The two states are adjacent so there's permanent animosity. OSU fans call Michigan "the school up north" and cross out M's in things because they're little babies and it's hilarious (I am a UM grad so a bit biased), but the most recent game was amazing, almost everyone thought OSU would blow UM out at OSU's home stadium where Michigan hadn't won since 2000 despite them being ranked the #2 and #3 teams in the country. Instead, UM fucking housed them. Watch the cinematic highlights. Amazing game. Also, Michigan won despite having both of their best defensive and offensive players being out with injury and their backup running back being in a hand cast (he ran for like 250 yards and a couple of TDs anyway)

To answer your question, about 1.6-2% of all college football players across the country make it to the NFL. But you have to understand, there are tons of colleges of all different sizes. There are 129 "major" college football teams (what is called the FBS) and then just as many FCS teams (which is the next highest level) and then there a ton of division 2 and division 3 schools (smaller still) all the way down to junior colleges and NAIA. So there are about 893 colleges across the country that have football teams. Generally most of the NFL players come from FBS or FCS, with a few exceptions for the smaller colleges. Some quick math for you. There are 129 FBS teams, and 125 FCS teams. That's 254 schools just in the biggest two divisions. They are each allowed to have 85 scholarship players on their roster. So 254×85 = 21,590 players or so, in a given year. The total NFL draft for all 7 rounds, is 350. Now this doesn't account for undrafted free agents who may end up making an NFL roster, but that's pretty rare. So even taking out all the "smaller" divisions of college football played over here, even if you were good enough to get a scholarship to an FBS or FCS school and be one of their 85 scholarship players...your odds in any given year to be drafted are 350/21,590 or roughly 1.6 %

#7 for South Carolina ate that man like it was mid game snack

“Hospital pass” may be a rugby term but it fits sooo well for American football too

My nephew played for one of the best schools in college football but he had the stop after getting two concussions in a season.

The percentage of college players that makes the NFL is incredibly low. In fact, just 1.6 percent of college players will become a professional in the NFL.

You have to come in November, and around Thanksgiving. Ideally, find a host to bring to a family Thanksgiving and then football. Ohio State-Michigan, Auburn-Alabama are the two to watch

CTE takes a little while depends on the punishment any given player has taken, but I would think it possible since most play from 5 grade on.

I still remember when I was 6yo I'd be at practice where I'd cry every time I got to hitting practice where I'd get paired up with Elijah Harris (hitting practice is where you'd get down in 3-point stance, the coach would say "ready, set, go" and you'd go as fast as possible at the other person 1yd away, and whoever fell over would lose). I played from 5yo to 14yo; still have a framed photo of me at 7yo winning the championships by stopping a 2-pt conversion with a goal line tackle (Sharonville Eagles vs Lakota Tomahawks) College football goes from September through first week of December, then Basketball starts late October/ early November and ends in March, and then Baseball starts in late March/early April and goes through mid September/early October. You might be able to see a couple basketball games, but to get the college football experience I'd go mid-October to early November when all the big rivalry games are going on (but depending on where you're going I don't know if you want to sit through 3 hours outside in -5C to -15C weather) College football is way bigger than NFL for sure- in Ohio you have 2 NFL teams (Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns) which have always done terribly, so many gravitate to the 6 best college football teams which are part of the "major conferences" (Ohio State- Big 10, University of Cincinnati/UC- AAC, Toledo- MAC, Bowling Green- MAC, Ohio University- MAC, Miami Ohio- MAC). Ohio State regularly sells out it's stadium, and I remember attending a sold out Penn State vs Ohio State game at the 'Shoe with 109,000 people

I played football for two years as a teenager and the 2nd year I tore my knee up which required surgery and made me miss basketball that year which was my main sport at the time. Parents never let me play football again 😂

The crunch of the plastic comes from the shoulder pads, which have multiple parts .

A lot of these are older clips(15+yrs old) and nowadays would be Targeting which is a hit to the head or neck of a defenseless player. The one who commits the penalty is ejected and could possibly be suspended the next game if the hit happened towards the end of the game.

My son is fifteen... Like 6'5, 250... I played hoops, and I loved it... He doesn't super like sports, but I always thought maybe he'd have liked rugby...

Another good college football movie it's a comedy called NECESSARY RUFFNESS 1991 starring Scott Bacula Sinbad and Kathy ireland

My mom always said, this is a sport built for warriors

The first clip is from my fav team Florida State. The player was out for the year after the hit, with a punctured lung or something like that

The popularity of college over NFL really depends on location. There are only 32 NFL teams, so in many parts of the country you may be hundreds of miles from the nearest NFL game, while there are 131 Division 1 college teams, and they tend to be more evenly located all over the country, making it more likely that there's a top level college game within reach.

@fishy_vinny

9 ай бұрын

Fcs is also div 1 and that adds around another 130 teams

@3:33 that hit ended that guys football career

Haven’t had a chance to tell you but congrats on 70k🥳🥳🥳 I think college football is so big here because it’s just a great atmosphere all around. The tailgating, the bands, the traditions, the fans and of course the game. Going to a college football game is a great time !!! Even if you don’t like football you will enjoy yourself. Great people at these games.

@GeraldWalls

Жыл бұрын

College football is so big because the players are playing for pride and for love of the game. For pro players some of that is still true but for most it's a job and a paycheck.

92% of college football players out of a few hundred brain study developed CTE…I would know. I played college football and had 6 diagnosed concussions.

All of these hits would have been legal about 8yrs ago . New rules do not allow head/neck shots .

Let’s go!! Lol Yeah spring is not football season ur gonna miss that one..

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ll have to come back later in the year

React to College football facilities ! You would be shocked, better than professional 100s of millions of dollars in facilities.

Of those who are lucky enough to make it to college football, only 1.6% make it to the NFL. The primary reason is the players' roster, as there are only 350 positions available in the draft. Each team in the NFL has a squad of 53 players, which makes 1700 players in total.

The overall injury rate was 9.31 per 1000 athlete-exposures. Most injuries occurred during general play (17.5%), blocking (15.8%), and tackling (14.0%). Concussions (7.5%), lateral ligament complex tears (6.9%), and hamstring tears (4.7%) were the most commonly reported injuries.Jul 19, 2021 Google

I'm an old man now.. I was 156 lbs and 5 '11".. but I hit harder than anyone around me .. I was an ilb at that size

Have to react to Sean Taylor RIP he is probably in this comp

Gotta do Leonard fournette LSU career highlights! Man that dude was comparable to a freight train. He just didnt stop

There are around 1.1 million football players that compete in high schools. Only 6.5% get a chance to play in NCAA Division 1, 2, and 3. Of those who are lucky enough to make it to college football, only 1.6% make it to the NFL. The primary reason is the players’ roster, as there are only 350 positions available in the draft. Each team in the NFL has a squad of 53 players, which makes 1700 players in total. Considering this, the number of spots at the top is minimum. It’s estimated that only 1 in 1,282 high school football players gets drafted. A high school football season lasts approximately ten weeks, and there are 50-60 players per team, which means there is a 50% chance that a high school football player will never face (or play with) a future professional.

This would’ve been a even more unpopular opinion 10-20 years ago, but I’m glad most of these hits are illegal nowadays. Especially those that are completely unnecessary, like those blindside blocks where you see blockers coming back to nail a guy who’s chasing down a ball carrier. You can easily just get in the guy’s way and slow him down in that situation without giving him a full-blown concussion. That being said, in some ways game these days has probably swayed TOO much in favor of safety. In the NFL it’s a foul if your hand grazes the QBs helmet, as if you could ever give him a concussion that way. Or if you land on him too hard, as if defenders can be expected to defy gravity. And in college, guys are disqualified all the time for hard but completely legal hits quite often. There’s definitely a delicate balance between keeping the physicality that we all love and the prioritizing safety of the players, but in a game as inherently violent as this one, it’s very hard to do.

@pjkerrigan20

Жыл бұрын

I definitely agree that it’s a good thing that hits are getting safer. To respond to your second point, I think part of the problem with the implementation of targeting/illegal hitting rules is simply that they haven’t been around very long. Much like VAR in soccer, it takes time to figure out how best to make the new rules work. I’d also say I think football still has a really toxic culture around big hits, and the video Kabir is reacting to here is definitely emblematic of that. A lot of fans, especially from the older generations, still celebrate those concussion-style hits. Head injuries still aren’t treated as seriously as they should be either, with Tua Tagovailoa being a great recent example. After suffering a head injury that bad, Tua should realistically not be taking any more snaps until next season at least, but of course he came back in only a couple weeks after the horrific injury. All of this is to say, the game is definitely moving in the right direction, but sadly the culture shift is far from happening yet. I actually noticed it quite sharply when thanksgiving football was on this year. I played football for 10 years, my dad played for a similar amount of time and went on to assistant coach my youth teams, so we are both in a lot of agreement about unsafe hits. We watch the games mostly because we love the mechanics and tactics of the sport, but are critical of head injury nonchalance. But at thanksgiving, some of my southern cousins, none of whom really played much football but all of whom are fans, seemed to cheer the loudest at brutal unsafe plays. They didn’t seem to understand why my dad and I would shake our head at some plays they thought were spectacular. I know it’s just a little anecdote, but it’s definitely indicative of the bigger conflict between the older football culture and the newer one.

@Alex-kd5xc

Жыл бұрын

@@pjkerrigan20 oh yeah I used to watch Jacked Up with Chris Berman years and years ago where all the biggest hits were glorified thinking they were so exciting and now when I look back on old clips of that it makes me feel sick. Back then, a concussed player struggling to walk back to his sideline would’ve been hilarious, but now when I see those things happen I can’t help but worry for that player’s future mental and physical health. I give myself a bit of a pass since I was like 14 back then when I thought it was cool, but man I still can’t believe how barbaric our view of the game used to be.

NFL is the biggest it’s ever been. But College does gain a lot of traction that could definitely rival Nfl

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

Yeah college football has a lot of scope for growth

My brother is much skinnier than me but my parents wouldn’t let him play American football. But when I wanted to, they were more willing to let me and it’s honestly because I’m bigger. They always said to my brother that “if you go on the field, they’ll snap you like a toothpick”

My son use to play rugby at school he was head hunted by Salford reds

College football starts in late August and the season is over by the first week in December. The better bowl games begin about a week before New Years and the championship game is around the second week in January. 85% of the college football season happens in the fall. Winter is the time of sadness. It is when college football and life both end. The leaves have fallen from the trees, the ground is covered in snow and the sun is hidden behind a gray overcast sky. We go inside and spend the next 8 months dreaming and hoping about the next college football season.

only 1.2% college-level players will get drafted to the NFL

Kabir you need to watch the movie called THE PROGRAM staring Omar Epps Halle Berry and James Caan, about a fictional college 🏈 program but it's graphic came out in 1993

The point is not to tackle a player, it's to STOP the ball....period.

Its biggest in the Southern & Midwest States but really everywhere except New England region.

Roll Tide! Love the channel and thanks for all your work and time.

Watch thr ESPN 30 for 30 the U especially the first segment where it shows youth 🏈, even mommas coaching

I believe it is somewhere around 2% of college players go to the NFL

The reason I feel hits look harder in college compared to the NFL is mostly because you have the best players in the world in NFL and generally know how to keep their head on a swivel and pass/run routes much better than young college kids. That being said, some of these hits are just not even fair, like the Clowney one where he got off the line right away.

Kabir this might sound weird but… you should react to college football FIGHT SONGS first start with the southeastern conference

Injuries of the sort where someone has to be taken off the field on a stretcher are not very common. Many times when that happens, it's a precautionary measure. Rarely does an injury require hospitalization. For neck and\or head injuries there is a protocol to protect the player. In a great many of those cases the player will sometimes spend the night in a hospital for observation. If there is just one hit of this magnitude in a given game, it's a rare thing. So many things have to happen for a hit like one of these to occur. Also, many of the hits you saw are now illegal and can draw a penalty as severe as a 15 yard walk off and ejection from the game.

yeah season ends in January

A lot of these clips (judging from the video quality) are from the 80's, 90's, and the first decade of the 2,000's. A lot of those hits would be flagged today. (some were then!) Particularly anything helmet to helmet.

Love your coverage of American Football specifically college football. However I would like to see similar videos covering top tier European football. Help educate us on their traditions etc.I think MLS has steadily improved and is growing the popularity of soccer and also in quality of play. Shout out to AustinFC.

Kabir, you gotta check out Goldberg, the one he used to play in the WWE. he used to play the NFL games before the WWE.

About 1.6% of college football players make it to the NFL.

Less than 2% of college players make it to the NFL. Of those that do, less than 30% get a second contract. They can make a lot of money, but about 78% of professional athletes (not just football players) are bankrupt or in dire financial trouble just 3 years after they retire.

SOUTHERN U.S. LOOOOVES COLLEGE FOOTBALL. It’s a religion down here

Football is not a contact sport, it is a collision sport.

CTE is a definite issue. It often takes decades to develop. The sports bar I go to and watch my college team play was started by one of our former players (who was also a professional player). He committed suicide a few years after the onset of CTE. CTE appears much less common among players that didn't play past high school (although not unheard of). I'm approaching 40 years since my football career ended and despite multiple concussions, so far so good. I won't say I don't suffer arthritis and joint issues related to football injuries. However, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.

I tell people in the UK that college football is kind of like lower league football in the UK, like there are over 100 top-division college teams and all of their fans are super devoted. A lot of places don't have an NFL team anywhere near them but there may be a major university so that team will take their fandom and they'll often root for the nearest NFL team as well. Another thing to consider is that many colleges are in smaller towns so the people in the surrounding area feel a special connection to the team, again sort of like the lower leagues of English football. Like in the UK people will support Liverpool maybe, but also root for Tranmere because they live close by and know the club well. Same happens here, where people will root for their local college but also for the big school in their state, as well as their local NFL team. For example my cousin's husband played college football at tiny Albion College, located in a small town of the same name in my state, and she and her husband obviously still support Albion but they're also big University of Michigan fans, the major university here.

This is just smashmouth football. It's normal. As a cornerback I used to try and lay dudes out. But as a receiver I got knocked out for a few seconds (I think) 😆 Every football plays with pains or injuries. Sometimes you don't tell the coaching staff so you will be able to play the following week.

Roll tide! Alabama

Yeah, no College Football in the spring. If you want to watch a College Football regular season runs from September to November. Thanksgiving weekend is the last week of the regular season, except for the Army Navy game. December and early January have post-season bowl games. About 1% of college players make it to the NFL.

Less than 2% of college football players make it to the NFL. You have to keep in mind, a NFL roster only has like 53 players on it and there are only 32 teams. Most college teams have over 100 players and there are almost 900 of them. NFL games get more eyes on individual games but there are usually only about 5-6 broadcast per week, in each part of the country, whereas there are 10-12 college games broadcast each week of the season. The biggest college programs also have much bigger stadiums than in the NFL. There are 8 college stadiums with over 100k seats, the largest NFL stadium hold 82K(it is like the 20th largest stadium, college or pro).

Lets put it this way. ....there are 131 major college football teams, probably 350 if you include lower level teams...on average there are 70-95 kids playing per school(about 30,000). There are 32 NFL teams with 53 each(1,700) 5.6%

I don't understand the hype over college football. I can see it if you are at one of the colleges but the TV coverage I don't get.

Trust me everyone that plays football gets some kind of injury especially head injuries. I played all throughout high-school and took alot of hits to the head! Plus as kids we'd play full contact football in out backyard with not protection. God I miss those days!! Now that I'm turning 32 even I'm having alot of migraines and memory loss but not as bad as some other players! Not very many college players make it Of those who are lucky enough to make it to college football, only 1.6% make it to the NFL. The primary reason is the players’ roster, as there are only 350 positions available in the draft. Each team in the NFL has a squad of 53 players, which makes 1700 players in total.

I once heard the percentage of college players that make it to the NFL is around 13%. So very few. You must posses 2 things to play and exceed in this sport. Heart and kahunas.

@HyperWolf

Жыл бұрын

Kahuna… isn’t that Shaman or something similar in Hawaiian?

Check out nfl protecting teammates next

There’s two reasons I like college more apart from the atmosphere. First there are 118 Division 1 college teams so you’re going to get more spectacular plays just by numbers. Second more diversity of offense. In the pros you can’t afford to risk your qb. In college they are gone in three to four years . This means you’re more likely to have plays designed for the qb to run which makes for a more mobile game.

A lot of these were IN the "NFL" version, which was mislabeled as NFL.

Kabir Considers:. Have you ever seen the movie The Waterboy? I figure you must have already seen it since you have yet to react to it. If you have not then I know that you will love this movie. It's a hilarious coming of age movie with the background being college football. If you have already seen it just acknowledge this comment with a heart.

Love College Football because they play from the heart n play hard! Not like the over payer prima donnas in the NFL! NFL keeps adding more n more rules that won't be long before u can't touch another player!

Letsssss gooooooo

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

💪🏽😤

@VX7AK

Жыл бұрын

Yessir

Hi guyssss! Lol

Towns that have nothing else to do usually go the craziest for football.

14 & 52 @ 15:39 😂

They are not supposed to lead with their helmet when they tackle - called spearing. The sound of the hits can often be heard over the crowd...actually sickening to me. Son played 8-man football - everyone basically plays both offence and defense - in high school (super small school), and just hearing him hit or take a hit like these were very distressing to me. I was glad he never tried to play college football, but he ended up with back problems from it. These days, I don't watch football or go to football games. 1,696 NFL players, 71,060 college players, 1,093,234 high school players, as of 2021.

Crack back blocks are illegal now an it was more out of frustration Nebraska was down 49 to 10. If you also go helmet to helmet you will get ejected from the game for targeting. A little more that 1 percent get drafted but you still have to make the team

Hey can you please react to Albert Pujols' Road to 700 HR Was a Perfect Story. Its an amazing baseball video

@kabirconsiders

Жыл бұрын

I’ll put it on my list!

Percentage of College players that "Go Pro"? Well, there are roughly 130 top tier (In Football) schools, plus almost that many more again in the secondary tier... and then there are all the other schools that play at lower levels. There are 32 teams in the NFL (US Football) and 9 Team in the CFL (The Canadian Football league) during the season each NFL team has an active roster of 53 players. So, the percentage is small. Each year, about 255 players are drafted directly into the NFL. Many of these elite college players never make it to a starting position in the NFL. Some players try out directly for a team without being drafted, someone who makes it into the NFL like this is called a "walk-on", they are exceptionally rare. So, just doing the math, the percentage of college football players that end up as pros, is relatively small.

Did you catch the Michigan vs Ohio State game? A stunner in a good way!

Helmet to helmet is a hughe penalty

College football tends to be more exciting and there’s more on the line week to week than in the NFL

You need to watch "concussion" it's about the long term affects of football injuries to the brain. I used to love football but I just can't watch it anymore without cte popping up in my mind when a hard hit is made. I'm so glad my son prefers soccer.

Its not all about going pro. A 4 year college degree in the US is well over 100k. So alot of college players are o full ride scholarships to pay for their education.

I quit the NFL 12 years ago

4:54 dude, you’d love the old NFL clip of Steve Atwater lighting up Christian Okoye. I think the name of the video that had the field audio is titled “Steve Atwater smacks Christian Okoye”, this tiny free safety crushes one of the biggest and baddest running backs in the league at the time. They gave Okoye the nickname “The Nigerian Nightmare”, he was right around 6’1”, 260 pounds, and some guy 50 pounds lighter than him puts him on his ass. Everyone in the crowd went nuts when they showed the replay.

Most of these blocks are illegal now. Specifically in the pro.

All the penalties for these hits are ridiculous. It's football, I used to play, and if you can't handle the hits, play another sport. There are plenty of options, no one is forced to play football. it comes with risk, that's just the nature of the beast.

Most injuries are dumb things like sprains and tears that happen outside of contact. Guy is just running a route and tears his ACL or trying to sprint and pulls a hamstring. Go look at an NFL injury report and it will be 90% ankle, hamstring and knee injuries.

Football isn't as violent as it once was. Most of these hits are illegal now. No crack back blocks, no decapitating of receivers going over the middle. It's way safer now. Maybe a little less fun to watch

@pjkerrigan20

Жыл бұрын

I disagree about it being less fun to watch. I’m biased because I played for a long time (and was kinda an undersized kid at that, so I definitely got hit a lot!) I legitimately think the tactics of football become even better when players can’t give each other massive head trauma. The game is already getting notably faster and those little technical skills are more important now than ever. Getting rid of these types of hits is better for players obviously, but I legitimately think it’s also better for fans.

This is why Americans laugh at British "soccer" players who fall down and roll around after the slightest brush from anyone on the other team. True, we wear pads but there is a limit to the amount of force and shock that pads can absorb. And notice how much smaller the pads are today than in the older videos. Many, if not most of these older ones would be a penalty under current rules. They've really clamped down on high contact ...ie head to head, because of so many injuries. I believe they want the contact to be with the shoulder, below shoulder height of the opponent. It should be a 15 yard penalty and the person who does it gets ejected from the game.

I think the percentage of college players that go pro is around 3%

@vthokielover8541

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And that includes practice squads

Because there's so many more D1 college programs than NFL teams, and they're allowed to dress more players on game day, the amount that go pro has got to be less than 10 percent

Avoid the game. go to the tailgate party then watch the highlights at Hooters with some extra hot wings(Naked) not breaded & some pitchers with Your mates!

I always enjoy Roscoe Parrish getting hit by Stanford Samuels. Go Noles.