Actually, each and every one of Oregon's 10 full-time football coaches knows about those same risks from personal experience. Each one played high school and college football, and probably youth football, too; each was subjected to practices and standards that would be considered much more barbaric and dangerous from his playing days when compared to what occurs now. Each is a testament to the obvious, that not everyone who plays the game ends up damaged for life.

In fact, rare is the football coach who did not play the game himself. In Oregon's case, each of these 10 individuals now earns, when incentives are factored in, more than the president of the United States. You can argue about misplaced priorities, but from a practical standpoint the average Oregon football player could do a lot worse during his post-playing career than to follow in the footsteps of his college coaches.

Females suffer brain injuries playing sports, too. Have you noticed? Do you care?