I'm not saying there would be no unexpected results or unintended consequences of shuttering the NFL, but on the other hand you can't argue that Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier failed to think things through.

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Heck, just getting rid of fantasy football probably saves American companies hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

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To the extent that fans replace football with another sport (instead of meth or oxy), high-octane basketball is the natural substitute.