Texas Tech v. Texas.

Playing tonight.  I'm for Tech.  Let you know how it turns out.

Did you forget you made this thread, Quill?

27-23 to Texas Tech.

Meh it’s college football.

Original Quill wrote:Playing tonight.  I'm for Tech.  Let you know how it turns out.

That's an odd pick for you. I would think you would be a bigger supporter of the team from Austin, not Lubbock.

Me and my princess watched that game at a local watering hole. She didn't give a shit, but I always pull for the team playing the tea sips.

Is that "Football" where men dress up in 100 pounds of padding in case they get a bruise?

nicko wrote:
Is that "Football"   where men dress up in 100 pounds of padding in case they get a bruise?

Not to worry, nicko...

England's through to the Rugby League "world" cup grand final..

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-world-cup-kangaroos-skipper-cameron-smith-tipped-to-win-golden-boot/news-story/8a9fbaa37d3b52f0436682d2bce2f879

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/aaron-woods-calls-on-former-tiger-teammate-keith-galloway-for-medical-advice/news-story/2635d510016e26ff6f244e9d6a51473c

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/world-cup/rlwc-pressure-gauge-why-josh-hodgsons-busted-knee-opens-door-for-poms-fairytale-finish/news-story/f2c93e5285df01d9e944d4cd77fc9b8b

Then there's always the (real) Football World Cup in Russia next year.

nicko wrote:Is that "Football"   where men dress up in 100 pounds of padding in case they get a bruise?

Brain damage was diagnosed in 87 percent of donated brains of 202 football players, including all but one of 111 brains of National Football League athletes.

This new study, published today in the journal JAMA, is the latest linking dangerous head injuries to football, though the authors note that the true risk may be lower than the results suggest.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is the term for brain damage that occurs after repeated blunt impact, like head tackles in football. Previous research has shown that CTE is linked to — among other things — memory loss, depression, and dementia, and in recent years it has become a point of controversy within football.

In today’s study scientists examined the brains of 202 former football players to see if they showed the physiological signs of CTE. They also talked to relatives to gather more information about the players, like whether they were known to have suffered head trauma in the past, and their athletic records.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16025146/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-football-cognition-health

Any other sports causing these type brain injuries?

Boxing !

nicko wrote:Boxing !

OK. So American football is on par with boxing in terms of violence. I'll buy that.

eddie wrote:Did you forget you made this thread, Quill?

S'cuse. I've been out celebrating at the pub. Um...yeahhh...Tech.

Maddog wrote:

Original Quill wrote:Playing tonight.  I'm for Tech.  Let you know how it turns out.

That's an odd pick for you. I would think you would be a bigger supporter of the team from Austin, not Lubbock.

Me and my princess watched that game at a local watering hole. She didn't give a shit, but I always pull for the team playing the tea sips.  

Not fond of any team that chooses 'traffic-cone-orange' as a team color.  





But I do like Austin.