Purdue=ACL University

[Spence]

Donovan, all those suggestions do make sense, without destroying the integrity of the game. Undoubtedly, they would probably reduce the number of injuries, but football, by nature, is a violent game. And I still believe the athletes getting bigger and faster will still contribute to a large number of injuries in this game.

I agree. Those are common sense suggestions.

[RazorHawk]

Violent/Physical = semantics. Probably the same thing.

[donovan]

Violent/Physical = semantics. Probably the same thing.

Not by my definition, but that of course is the argument for more and more physicality without regards to those that are being abused.

[Spence]

I think the difference between violent and physical would be intent. Spearing is violent. Taking out a guy's knee is violent. Pulling your head up, wrapping, and driving a guy into the ground hard is a physical tackle. No one is likely to get hurt from that kind of hit. The NCAA has so many rules built to protect the head, but more guy's football careers are probably ended because of knee injury and there aren't many rules protecting the knees.

[billybud]

it is, more often than not, linemen who tear ACL.s...no tackling, spearing etc...it is just pushing hard against the turf and twisting while receiving force from other angles.