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Old 05-12-2016, 01:23 AM   #8414
dawgfan
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Originally Posted by BishopMVP View Post
I think college football dying is a lot more likely a scenario. Whether because of increased lawsuits/drying up youth numbers due to brain damage worries, or more likely because the courts (or Congress) finally step in and effectively force the NFL to pay for and create it's own minor league system that is no longer officially tied to colleges. Or with the advances in technology maybe the current college model where large groups of students live in/near a central location becomes anachronistic.

I don't think any of that's likely by 2050, but I'd say that's slightly more realistic and likely to happen before the stagnant demographics of the rust belt or global warming starts playing a role
Exactly. My point being, the Big Ten is safe for a long time.
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