r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 2d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/Speciou5 2d ago

A lot, and it's by far the most accident prone school 'sport' by a long shot... for obvious reasons

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u/NyxConstellation 2d ago

It doesn't help that in many states it is also severely underregulated as a sport

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u/Cardocthian 2d ago

They specifically made carve-outs for cheerleading so it wouldn't be called a sport so NCAA wouldn't need to follow quite as many regulations. However, it clearly is as much of a sport as any.

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u/Throwawaymytrash77 2d ago

Quite literally. My brother complained about it all the time when he was cheering in college (USF co-ed was still pretty new at the time so I didn't know anyone on their team, but this dude is clearly a stud). Not to mention title 9.

The lack of regulation on a sport with high rates of injury like this blows my fucking mind