I agree he should come out, but that’s a football decision, not a “caring about player safety” decision. Unless something about his injury increases risk to him personally, it’s just as important to keep his backup safe as it is him. If Ty Storey is less mobile & will also “get killed” you’re making a decision for the team success, not “player safety.” From that standpoint, the walk-on sitting on the bench is just as important as a Heisman trophy candidate.
Neastarkie I love lots of the stuff you bring to the board, We’ll just disagree here, AA is/has been getting the crap beat out of him for most of the year. Time to sit him unless we want Storey going agaianst Florida, LSU Moo St and Missouri and the biowl game if there is one
Why do you say we disagree? Unless you can tell me why AA is at greater risk than his backup for injury–therefore making it a “player safety” issue–it’s only a tactical decision. So far I’ve seen people say we should keep him out because his health is important to the team’s success. I agree with that; he shouldn’t play for THAT reason. Perhaps you believe AA is more vulnerable than Ty is. If so, say so, but so far you’ve just repeated that we should sit him because we don’t want him replaced by Ty Storey.
That’s my view, too. He should’ve come out because we had no chance to win & his health is vital to our chances to win. But CBB’s decision wasn’t due to callousness to safety.
We had same discussion when Brandon Allen played Missouri in 2014. Answer then was he was ok to play and he was the best we had. Things are still same now, except we do not have an Austin Allen to put into the game at this time.