Intro by John Huss:
I mentioned earlier that Will Carroll would be joining us to add coverage on NCAA Football injuries. To kick things off, here are a few words of introduction from Will along with a reprint of a previous article that applies to this wonderful game of football.
Forward by Will Carroll:
When I began doing this, I was following a passion to learn more about baseball. I knew that the doctors and Athletic Trainers were working hard, but no one paid attention. Injuries were “part of the game” I was told. People were happy with vague information and “four to six weeks” coachspeak . I wasn’t and it’s not just baseball, it’s sports. While I’m primarily a baseball guy, an injury is an injury. I played high school football – and managed to get injured a lot. Concussions? Been there. Dislocated fingers? Been there, screaming. ACL tear? No, but I thought I did once. I have had turf toe and damn, it hurts.
Football is a game of inches, someone said, but the modern game is one of information. If you’re watching the game, playing the game, coaching the game, or even playing the fantasy game – the person who can do the best job of processing the most information will win. Teams have doctors and trainers to help keep them healthy, spending millions of dollars to try to bring players back. Or watching them waste away on a redshirt or the collegiate equivalent of the DL . It’s not dollars lost in the NCAA, but let’s face it, it is. I’ll be your medical staff, helping you understand the biggest, most important injuries around the game.
I wrote this piece for the first Pro Football Prospectus a few years back and while it’s focused on the pro game, it holds true for the collegiate game as well. Hell is the same on scholarships, I guess.
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