[Leftcoast]

The EtOH at college does far more damage to young brains than head trauma.

EtOH = Ethanol poisoning/alcoholism I presume?

I guess they are both non-mission critical and voluntary activities that are part of campus life.  The difference is football is officially sanctioned, marketed and recruited by the university while alcohol consumption is monitored and discouraged albeit with limited effectiveness.  (My hypocrisy here is causing laughter among those who knew me on campus.)

I'd feel better about my fandom if I knew everything reasonably possible was being done to limit brain trauma to the modern day gladiators I cheer for each Fall weekend.  Hopefully Stanford is playing its part.

[Leftcoast]

The EtOH at college does far more damage to young brains than head trauma.

EtOH = Ethanol poisoning/alcoholism I presume?

I guess they are both non-mission critical and voluntary activities that are part of campus life.  The difference is football is officially sanctioned, marketed and recruited by the university while alcohol consumption is monitored and discouraged albeit with limited effectiveness.  (My hypocrisy here is causing laughter among those who knew me on campus.)

I'd feel better about my fandom if I knew everything reasonably possible was being done to limit brain trauma to the modern day gladiators I cheer for each Fall weekend.  Hopefully Stanford is playing its part.