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[BWilk55]

18 minutes ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Uniform pants have officially become tight shorts.

 

Especially at the positions where mobility is key. Does a punter have need for thigh or knee pads?

[Sirhornsalot]

3 hours ago, BWilk55 said:

Especially at the positions where mobility is key. Does a punter have need for thigh or knee pads?

With 11 men on the other side trying to hit his legs? Seriously?

 

[BWilk55]

15 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

With 11 men on the other side trying to hit his legs? Seriously?

 

Yes...

I think we've had this discussion before but how many injuries do knee pads really help prevent? knee injuries in most sports, football included, are ligament injuries from hyperextension, not impact related.

[Sirhornsalot]

3 hours ago, BWilk55 said:

Yes...

I think we've had this discussion before but how many injuries do knee pads really help prevent? knee injuries in most sports, football included, are ligament injuries from hyperextension, not impact related.

I'm probably never going to be in favor of less protection in football. I believe you're a doctor, no? Or in the medical field? I would be surprised to see a doctor in favor of less protection but these are crazy times we're in.

Knees get hurt all the time. Why we wouldn't want to protect them is beyond me. Impact related is just one way of messing up a knee. There are many.

The game has become more physical, not less.

 

[TFloss32]

[BWilk55]

2 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

I'm probably never going to be in favor of less protection in football. I believe you're a doctor, no? Or in the medical field? I would be surprised to see a doctor in favor of less protection but these are crazy times we're in.

Knees get hurt all the time. Why we wouldn't want to protect them is beyond me. Impact related is just one way of messing up a knee. There are many.

The game has become more physical, not less.

 

It seems intuitive that more padding would mean less injuries - I'm just not sure that is true. Look at pics of football players these days, hardly anyone has any cushion over their knees. Some have knee pads but they are often riding above the knee and not over it. Thigh pads and hip pads are still there but much more sleek and streamlined then even what I played in. If there were more major injuries occurring because of this I believe you'd see training staffs and coaches moving back to bulkier padding.

The real change in protection seems to be the full knee braces on every single linemen. That's the common injury in the trenches and obviously the one you really want to avoid. 

[Coot]

I continue to wonder why players wear those padded helmet shells in practice but not in games. If they provide protection against concussion in practice it seems logical they would provide the same protection in games. Somebody please help me understand this.

[BWilk55]

13 minutes ago, Coot said:

I continue to wonder why players wear those padded helmet shells in practice but not in games. If they provide protection against concussion in practice it seems logical they would provide the same protection in games. Somebody please help me understand this.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32140546/guardian-caps-soft-shelled-football-helmet-covers-effective-limiting-head-injuries

https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/03/28/padded-helmet-cover-shows-little-protection-for-football-players/

Jury is still out if they are actually helping...will definitely take a while to know about benefits for CTE as that is something that only becomes clear years later opposed to concussion that happens in the moment.

[TFloss32]

Rumors were true.

[Big Daddy Cane]

7 hours ago, TFloss32 said:

Rumors were true.

FAU must have a better NIL package than Nebraska... lol

[Sunkist]

2 minutes ago, Big Daddy Cane said:

FAU must have a better NIL package than Nebraska... lol

And more talent on their roster than Nebraska and Texas!

[Basis Points]

y'all are forgetting that the coach at FAU is Mr. Tom Herman.

 

[texbound]

1 hour ago, Basis Points said:

y'all are forgetting that the coach at FAU is Mr. Tom Herman.

 

Thompson missed the pee charts and burnt toast.

[TFloss32]

[Sirhornsalot]

Grand Valley State?

[texbound]

56 minutes ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Grand Valley State?

I'm hearing word out of College Station that he is already a biletnikoff award semi-finalist.

[TFloss32]

[TFloss32]

[TFloss32]

[oldhorn2]

cannot envision a universe where a player would actually want to play for Tom Herman...

[TFloss32]

3 hours ago, oldhorn2 said:

cannot envision a universe where a player would actually want to play for Tom Herman...

It was likely his only chance to continue playing D1.

[General Hooker]

6 hours ago, TFloss32 said:

Since Marshall considers WVU its hated rival, that's a major FU to his former team.

[North Texas Golfer]

15 hours ago, oldhorn2 said:

cannot envision a universe where a player would actually want to play for Tom Herman...

You mean the same Tom Herman that has a winning percentage of 71% with a record of 54-22 and has never had a losing season in 6 years as a head coach and taken his team to a bowl game in every season that he has been a head coach?

That Tom Herman?

[oldhorn2]

Yep....that Tom Herman

[Sirhornsalot]

4 hours ago, North Texas Golfer said:

You mean the same Tom Herman that has a winning percentage of 71% with a record of 54-22 and has never had a losing season in 6 years as a head coach and taken his team to a bowl game in every season that he has been a head coach?

That Tom Herman?

Yes, that Tom Herman. If you find another Tom Herman anywhere out there, it is not the person in question.

Tom Herman got fired, I suppose because of all the success he had here. lol

Maybe it was because we always ended up in the Alamo Bowl and maybe some people don't consider that success. Maybe it was because he sucked against ou. Maybe it was because he had the personality of a fresh dog turd. Maybe it was taunting an opposing team's QB late in the 4th. 

I swear I can't put my finger on it.