NFL Football season is here

[Mr Quatro]

Where is nikimcbee? Time for some football ... First game of the preseason this Thursday night ...

Check your local listing's

Thursday, August 3

Cowboys vs Cardinals
5:00 PM

[Commander Wallace]

Fall is on the way and football season is almost here. Are you ready for a rumble ? There are many questions such as, will the New England Patriots win another Superbowl ? the Patriots are heavily favored.

Oddly enough, it won't be all that long before Hockey season starts anew. It will be interesting to see how the next Olympic Hockey series fares. The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games are a year away. In a new development, current NHL players are not eligible to play in the Olympics. A work around would be those players who retire from the NHL or remained unsigned and thus eligible to compete in the Olympics. Rosters for the Canadian and American teams without NHL players will be drastically different than in years past.

Jim Paek (Korean: 백지선, Baek Chi-sun, born April 7, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who is currently the director of hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Association and head coach of the South Korean national team. Jim Paek remains remains the only Korean born player to have his name on the Stanley cup,twice, having played for the Pittsburgh Penguins when the Penguins won the cup in 1991 and 1992. Jim Paek believes he can field a competitive team for the Olympics.

All in all, there is a lot to like if you are a sports fan.

[Mr Quatro]

Time for some football ... it seems like just the other day that the best Super Bowl ever played was on TV (Feb 5th or so).

Sure this is just preseason, but as good as the NBA playoffs were this year ... I'm ready for some football.

Just a few more hours

[Skybird]

Brain-jelly-making season again.

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Brain-jelly-making season again.

IMO if you die without ever getting a little busticated then you never really lived.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Brain-jelly-making season again.

I can understand why you would make that comment. CTE or Chronic traumatic encephalopathy of the brain has been found in athletes who play sports where there is a prevalence of repeated blows to the head as in Hockey, football, boxing and other sports. It's manifestations are characterized by thinking, comprehension and memory issues and behavioral changes like chronic depression and aggression. The Pathology or neuropathological appearance are differentiated from other neurological diseases like Alzheimer's by a reduction in brain weight, associated with atrophy of the frontal and temporal cortices and medial temporal lobe.

People may not experience potential signs of CTE until years or decades after brain injuries occur. A definitive diagnosis of CTE can only be made after death, when an autopsy can reveal whether the known brain changes of CTE are present. Certainly, individuals who have suffered multiple concussions are in that high risk Category.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroni...encephalopathy

Sadly, the early signs of CTE have been found in young children who also have played football and Hockey and sports where head injuries and concussions are prevalent. Some sporting combines in the U.S have taken steps to mitigate these injuries for example by not allowing children who play soccer ( football in the U.K ) to make ball blocks with their head.

Certainly, Boxers are at high risk for CTE. Mohamad Ali ( Cassius Clay )
In 1984, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome, a disease that sometimes results from head trauma from violent physical activities such as boxing. Questions remain at to whether Ali had CTE as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali

A good friend of mine that I went to college with played Rugby and loved it. Rugby is a pretty rough and robust sport and I'm wondering if any changes are contemplated or have already been implemented in the U.K, Germany or elsewhere in light of CTE diagnosis's in the U.S . Rugby is also a cherished game in the U.K. Rugby players don't wear helmets either like most early NHL and amateur hockey players.

I think that young children who play in sports with a high degree of physical contact are most at risk and parents should know the risks so that they can make an intelligent and informed decision as to allow their children to participate in these sports. Other things could be done such as rule changes and better engineered equipment or a combination of both.

It would be interesting to see what our Subsim Members in the U.K and elsewhere feel about these Issues.

[Mr Quatro]

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia cost 1.5 billion dollars will be ready to open next month

[August]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

A good friend of mine that I went to college with played Rugby and loved it. Rugby is a pretty rough and robust sport and I'm wondering if any changes are contemplated or have already been implemented in the U.K, Germany or elsewhere in light of CTE diagnosis's in the U.S . Rugby is also a cherished game in the U.K. Rugby players don't wear helmets either like most early NHL and amateur hockey players.

Rugby, while a contact game like Hockey and Football, is played a lot differently. Hockey's concussions are mostly due to players heads impacting the ice or the boards and there's been speculation that the pads and helmets worn by modern Football players actually contribute to concussions instead of preventing them. This is because their insulation and protection promote high speed hits whereas if you took that stuff away tackles would be mostly the pull down type which are far less dangerous with regards to head injuries.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Where is nikimcbee? Time for some football ... First game of the preseason this Thursday night ...

Check your local listing's

Thursday, August 3

Cowboys vs Cardinals
5:00 PM

Wake me when the regular season starts.

[Commander Wallace]

Does anyone have thoughts, ideas or predictions on who will do well this year, including new draft picks / choices ? How about which team will win it all this year ? We all Know which team August is for.

Will the Patriots and Tom Brady repeat as Superbowl winners ?

[nikimcbee]

Who dat?
Who dat

[Mr Quatro]

LA Chargers 21 Denver 24

but it was close ... blocked field goal with only 5 seconds left to go or the game would've gone to overtime.

[gimpy117]

im just happy to see the Detroit Lie-Downs won their first game

[Mr Quatro]

Thursday Night Football

Both teams lost last week ... both teams have to win

Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals (-6) — BENGALS (Elo 63%, Cortana 66%)

[Mr Quatro]

Houston
Texans(1-1)
13

Cincinnati
Bengals(0-2)
9