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#1
General football / Helmets and concussions ...
November 07, 2011, 05:15:25 PM
For what it may be worth: the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio's version of Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, has done a study that claims leather helmets are just as good as modern plastic ones in preventing concussions.
Go to http://www.uni-watch.com and scroll down to Uni Watch News Ticker,  the first item.

If true, bring back the "leatherheads," I say.  It would be nice to see Princeton, Michigan State, and Michigan, e.g., in the original versions of the winged helmet. :)
#2
Today's New York Times sports section, under "Sports Briefing," has a squib from the Associated Press saying that research "showing a lag in the academic performance of Division III athletes has caught the N.C.A.A.'s attention." A review (by the College Sports Project) of the first-year academic records of 88 of D3's "most selective" universities shows that male athletes on average had worse grades than the overall student body.

The NCAA will consider possible action at its forthcoming annual meeting next month in Atlanta.
#3
General football / Aztec Bowl roster ...
November 20, 2007, 04:51:01 PM
Is it available yet? I've not seen it on either the Aztec Bowl or AFCA site.