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MCL strain, out 1-2 weeks, not great news. No word on Wunderlich.
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Would a better strength and conditioning program reduce injuries that seem to pile up against Ole Miss?
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AJ got hit both low and high - strength program wouldn't have prevented that. That low shot, he took a helmet to the knee.
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Yes and the POS, #1, the linebacker was also called for two personal foul penalties, after that hit. I appreciate the fact that he is a linebacker and I wish we had a linebacker that could cover and hit folks with the same enthusiasm as that guy did. However, I think he was trying to put AJ out of the game. He knew AJ had not caught the pass and followed through with the hit. A J was airborne and vulnerable. The guy took the shot at AJ's knee and thigh area. He accomplished what he was trying to do.
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MD nailed it. That guy was on a mission for sure.
Catfish injuries happen. It is a very violent full contact sport played at high speeds where guys are essentially throwing their bodies at each other. If anything a S&C coach only speeds up the contact by adding strength and speed to our players. I have no issues with our S&C coach. I think he's a good one. What we are missing is what other guys have posted previously and that is a Wobble type coach that will make our kids tough. We have some, quite a few as it turns out, that don't like to hit people. Those kids should have been ferreted out a couple of years ago but yet they remain. So we have a group of kids who are averse to contact and easily injured. No S&C coach can address that. They do well in the weight room. What you need is a coach that will demand them to be men and gtfo.