Is it fair to question the S&C Program?

[Skiblets]

We’ve seen injuries before but this has to be more than bad luck no?

 

[ZooCougar]

We’ve seen injuries before but this has to be more than bad luck no?

No. Look at how small these guys are.

 

[Sportsman5]

We’ve seen injuries before but this has to be more than bad luck no?

The reason it stands out as unusual is because our top players are all hurt. If 4 backups get injured, then you would barely notice.

 

[Hoophound]

I’d call it bad luck. It has to be to have all of our injuries hit our best players. Just the curse.

 

[jdb50]

No. Robersons injury nothing related to training. Knee twisted while being tackled. Marion with broken collar bone no. Ross with broken foot bone for the second year in a row. No. Maybe drink more milk. Brewton with broken finger in pre-game warmup then broken elbow in game. No. Got milk? McCarthy with a calf issue? Maybe. We do have a lot of smaller players that get a lot of reps. That may be part of it.

 

[Patman]

S&C doesn't guarantee against all the forces and awkward positions athletes find themselves in. That being said, it appears so far our defense and lines are holding up. Maybe they aren't and I just don't know enough?

 

[ZooCougar]

No. Robersons injury nothing related to training. Knee twisted while being tackled. Marion with broken collar bone no. Ross with broken foot bone for the second year in a row. No. Maybe drink more milk. Brewton with broken finger in pre-game warmup then broken elbow in game. No. Got milk? McCarthy with a calf issue? Maybe. We do have a lot of smaller players that get a lot of reps. That may be part of it.

Need more Vitamin D.

Too soon?

 

[Kolumbo]

Not saying this is the reason but if the Freshman squad keeps playing the Varsities, e.g. the Michigans of the world, something's gotta give.

 

[John]

The buy-game sacrificial lamb route is unfortunately a fact of life until we get to a real conference, and those games put us in a dangerous postion in regard to potential injuries.

 

[Bongo Fury]

I don’t know that people are more likely to get hurt any more playing a better team? To be more competitive I’m sure they probably know that they need to get better.

 

[UConnJim]

The buy-game sacrificial lamb route is unfortunately a fact of life until we get to a real conference, and those games put us in a dangerous postion in regard to potential injuries.

Except their injury problems are not tied to the Michigan game:

Ross - preseason practice
McFadden - preseason practice
Roberson - Utah St.
Marion - Utah St.
Houston - pre-Syracuse game
Brewton - Syracuse
McCarthy - Syracuse
Carter - Michigan

The unfortunate problem for UConn is that the injury problem has been with the offensive skill players which has resulted in a sluggish offense. Look at what UConn has lost so far:

QB #1
WR #1, #2, and #3 (Drayton suspended)
RB #1, #2, #3
K #1

And, UConn is a pretty young team so the depth was not there. Somehow, with the above losses, some people expect a much better offense.

 

[wheelerdog]

As a basketball guy this is reminiscent of 16-17, but worse. At least the basketball team still had Purvis and Adams. These poor guys are cursed.

 

[DoctorWho85]

This is just bad timing. S&C I think is fine it just happened all at once unfortunately.

 

[Stinger92860]

Need a full time Yoga instructor who can teach a flexibility revolution.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Need a full time Yoga instructor who can teach a flexibility revolution.

A few years ago Diamond Dallas Page went to a Temple practice to show them some of his yoga. It surely didn't hurt them.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Very Diacoian.

 

[CL82]

Very Diacoian.

Diaco: “I’ll tell you what, yoga is big right now. We could invite women to come and take yoga classes with the team. It’s expanding the market, right? I’ve got a whole bucket of great ideas like that I keep in a box that’s lock with a key that’s known only to me. That way when I talk about the ideas I can say that I’m thinking outside the box.”

Benedict:

 

[noeynox]

A few years ago Diamond Dallas Page went to a Temple practice to show them some of his yoga. It surely didn't hurt them.

DDP Yoga.