And the scary thing is that conditions were better in someways for players 40-50 years ago then they are now. Bigger hits and more people playing through concussions, but also less repeated trauma and smaller players (325lbs smashing into you does a lot more damage than 250lbs). The college system also wasn't as exploitative back then.
There's probably ways to make the game safer, if players actually had some sort of consciousness and power like they do in the other major leagues (to an extent anyway), but the entire culture needs to be completley overhauled imo. Getting rid of the NCAA would be a big step.
And the scary thing is that conditions were better in someways for players 40-50 years ago then they are now. Bigger hits and more people playing through concussions, but also less repeated trauma and smaller players (325lbs smashing into you does a lot more damage than 250lbs). The college system also wasn't as exploitative back then.
There's probably ways to make the game safer, if players actually had some sort of consciousness and power like they do in the other major leagues (to an extent anyway), but the entire culture needs to be completley overhauled imo. Getting rid of the NCAA would be a big step.