Question: What is the concussion protocol for hurt players?
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I don't know nothing about this, but I assume there's a process they have to follow through NCAA and SEC.
They must be symptoms free for 24-48 hours before they can return to sports. So Since we played yesterday at 11am, Can they be cleared to practice by Tuesday or Wednesday? I believe you need to practice by Wednesday in order to play against Tennessee. So my guess? I don't think Meadow will play against Tennessee. Jam is unlikely to play but anything can happen.
I don't know nothing about this, but I assume there's a process they have to follow through NCAA and SEC.
They must be symptoms free for 24-48 hours before they can return to sports. So Since we played yesterday at 11am, Can they be cleared to practice by Tuesday or Wednesday? I believe you need to practice by Wednesday in order to play against Tennessee. So my guess? I don't think Meadow will play against Tennessee. Jam is unlikely to play but anything can happen.
He looked like he’d been run over by an elephant when they dragged him to the locker room.
I can’t imagine he will be able to play this weekend.
Yeah. I doubt either play Saturday. Concussions suck. I have had one. It took a couple of weeks before I passed concussion protocol
I doubt Meadows and Jam play this weekend. Concussions normally take longer than a week to pass.
If they do in fact clear the protocol, still unlikely they will play.
I hope he doesn’t for his health.
a year ago, last July . I slipped walking down the side steps on my porch and landed flat on my back. Never hit my head, but was in intense back pain. Went to the hospital, given medicine and released. No head trauma. Weeks later I was dizzy all the time , had trouble with balance, had headaches. This went on for months as I was put through all kinds of tests With no positive results. I thought I would never feel like myself ever again. I was actually losing the will to keep going. I then was referred to a neurologist in December. She diagnosed me with post concussion syndrome from my brain hitting the inside of my skull. I was treated for it and fairly quickly got back to being me . In March of this year I stopped seeing her.
I can imagine how they feel taking a direct hit like that to your head. From my personal experience I hope they take the time to heal their brain, however long that takes and don’t just rush back To playing.
I’ve had two concussions.
One from hitting my head on an old astroturf field and one from a bad car accident.
And my brain was like scrambled eggs for a week after each.
It‘s a serious injury.
Same for me.
One from a Car Accident and One from a bad fall where I severely sprained an ankle and fell from a height and the ground knocked me out.
I saw blinking star bursts all over my field of vision both times and was disoriented for a long time.
Took weeks to start feeling somewhat normal again but I think both did some lasting damage.
We definitely don’t want to rush anyone back to the field.
I think players rush back to playing way too soon. For example, the Oklahoma QB who broke a finger. Was it really in the best interest of his long term health to put screws in his finger and have him back on the field 2 weeks later? Same goes for Tua. Should he really have gotten tightrope surgery to come back asap? Not to mention his concussions. I think a lot of quality-of-life decisions like that are made for shortsighted reasons.
I hope they get AK Dear up to speed.
In the old days, I would call players soft that just had their bell rung. Today, I realize there are greater things for players than playing a game for my enjoyment.
Twice playing HS ball, I saw flashes of light after a big hit , they gave me smelling salts to clear my head. As they used to say, ‘He’s Ok, He just had his bell rung.’ . We know better today.
In the old days, I would call players soft that just had their bell rung. Today, I realize there are greater things for players than playing a game for my enjoyment.
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This makes me feel somewhat "guilty" in that I am supporting a sport that is highly dangerous to the participants. If we all quit watching would they quit playing?
