Football in Trouble?

[Ryantology]

As much as I love sports, there is a point where we should promote academia first and if you want to encourage your children to become involved in athletics they should consider sustainable sports. (American) Football isn't something that you can do your whole life. When are you going to have a whole bunch of pads, 22 people and a field? It pretty much ends for 95% of people after high school and then those people get fat and unhealthy. I honestly think that soccer is a big factor why Europe is in better shape than America. (Aside from the obvious diet reasons as well.)

I don't really like the idea of athletic (read: not fitness) programs in schools. The salary of a university's coaching staffs alone could pay for a great many scholarships for people who are attempting to become something more important to the world than highly-paid entertainers.