OT: Will the Ivy League can football?

[shizzle787]

I realize the Yale Bowl is a pretty big deal, but, this year the conference got rid of tackling in practice:
No Tackling In Practice? Not a Problem in Ivy League Football | VICE Sports
The Ivy League tends to be very liberal and is located around here, where college football isn't seen as a big deal. As it is, the 8 schools only play 10 games a year in the FCS and are not eligible for the FCS playoffs, via their own decision. With the concerns of CTE on the horizon and a culture of pro football over college football, could you see the Ivy League canning football in the next decade?

 

[IMind]

No.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I think they will, and when they do, it will put pressure on universities that deem themselves peers to the Ivies to do the same.

 

[Vowelguy]

No way

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

I think it's very possible. They are a different breed, there's no emphasis on sports. And they certainly don't need the money!

 

[IMind]

You guys don't have a great take on the Ivies, to say there's no emphasis on sports is absurd. It's just a different kind of emphasis, and a different set of sports. They'll be playing Yale/Harvard 100 years from now. It might not look like football as we know it... but 100 years ago football was a very different game as well. I could see them instituting Rugby like rules (no tackles above the waist) or even go to a game more like "Sprint" football long before they drop it. I think you're going to see a widening of the gulf between FCS and FBS... where schools will look more like the Ivies or the Patriot league... but no... the Ivies won't drop football. I mean D3 schools like Wesleyan still play football... if CTE were really a huge problem for that level you'd see them drop it first.

 

[Vowelguy]

You would need stories of old ivy pkayers getting CTE.

FB is indeed important to the alumni, and their checkbooks.