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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by dragonwriter on Thursday October 23, 2014 @01:57PM (#8499644)
> It's simply a numbers game and I rate Football rather highly as it's actively enjoyed by a large number of people.

The question wasn't whether it was actively enjoyed by a large number of people, but whether it was "an academic activity".

The idea that was is an "academic activity" is defined by how widely enjoyed the activity is probably only defensible with a very unusual definition of "academic".

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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by Retric on Thursday October 23, 2014 @03:30PM (#8500214)
My point is not to defend it as an academic activity, but to measure the impact.

"Game theory" is clearly an academic activity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory

The study of football at a deeper level is a subset of that, but it covers a fairly wide area. From which plays to call in offence vs defense. Cost benefit of risking a player injury in a low win percentage game. Which players to sign etc. (Or even just the math around fantasy football.)

I mean just because your covering a specific WWI battle does not mean your doing something else and not studding history.

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