You guys do know that any contact between player and coaching staff from the exit meeting of spring practice to the opening day of fall camp is an expressly noted NCAA violation?
The staff mishandled? WTF???
McCummings had access to all the same trainers and training regimen that every other athlete on this roster had from end of spring camp til weigh in day last week.
You guys will just find anything to bitch and complain about. The player is out with an injury. The funny thing, is that as much as the player contributed in the past 2 seasons, instead of focusing on how different our roster is, and how this player going down, would have been catastrophic at this point last year or a 2 years ago, it's really, almost no impact at all right now on our roster. And is really going to be a true test for the player, as to where his future lies, and I hope he embraces it, overcomes it, and is better off in the long run because of it. That's just one way to look at the situation.
I don't know who it was that was posting how psyched they were for the season lately. Positive energy. It feels god damn good that the season is up and running, and the positive outlook around here, seems to have lasted all of about 48 hours.
This is not day camp at the YMCA. We are gearing up to play Maryland, Michigan, Louisville, et. al.
Those of you that do have an inkling of medical knowledge, and an ounce of knowledge as to what goes into this sport, I believe know exactly what happened here. When you play football at the highest level of intensity and competition that there is, people get hurt and injured, and if you're not conditioned, it happens more often, and worse. It's part of the game.
The reality, is that if McCummings were in shape, and blew out an acchilles tendon, the red flags would go way up that he was juicing. But that's not the case.
Riding a bike to get in shape? Should have given him a special conditioning plan apart from the rest of the team? 4 weeks from opening day???? Showing up to training camp as a scholarship athlete, with the schedule we've got coming, and the coaching staff should put you on the bike, to get in shape? - while the rest of team is repping in practice.....? F(CK that.
The kid showed up out of shape, was asked to perform as a scholarship athlete, in activities that he most certainly did in the past (I cannot believe what I read here - the guy was a primary runner on offense) and almost immediately blew out a tendon. If I had a dime for every time something like that happens in football, especially for the gym warriors and juicers that don't condition right and natural, at any level of football, I'd be able to pay for the new scoreboard. It's actually more common for juicers to get an injury like this, but it's pretty safe to say that wasn't the case with this player.
I guarantee there are posters around here, that are just lying around and waiting to suck off the energy around here, at the first hint of any adversity in this season. I'm tired of it. Energy suckers. Check you later.
