Question: What is the concussion protocol for hurt players?

[Tide&True]

I know Meadows and Jam were hurt against Missouri. Can they play against Tennessee?

 

[JustNeedMe81]

SSI_ConcussionSafetyProtocolChecklist.pdf

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.

 

[davefrat]

SSI_ConcussionSafetyProtocolChecklist.pdf

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.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

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

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I doubt Meadows and Jam play this weekend. Concussions normally take longer than a week to pass.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

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.

 

[bamaga]

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.

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.

 

[davefrat]

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.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

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.

 

[RammerJammer14]

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 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.

 

[bamaga]

I hope they get AK Dear up to speed.

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.

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.

 

[Padreruf]

I hope they get AK Dear up to speed.

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.

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?

 

[Tideflyer]

If they do in fact clear the protocol, still unlikely they will play.

Regardless of protocols, I’m not sure at all that it would be safe and in their best interests. Football and the human body are not compatible.

 

[Tideflyer]

I hope they get AK Dear up to speed.

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.

CTE is a real thing. And that’s with the advances in headgear technology. Just so much more mass moving so much faster to boot.

 

[Tideflyer]

I hope they get AK Dear up to speed.

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.

People flocked to see gladiators.

 

[CB4]

Both of my concussions were sports related. First when I was about 15 years old playing basketball. A guy went up for a rebound over the top of me, and the point of his elbow came down right on the top of my head. I didn’t lose consciousness, but I “saw stars” for several minutes afterwards, along with a “humming” in my head. I bounced back pretty quickly from that.
The second happened as a senior in high school as a catcher..I got absolutely destroyed by a runner coming home on a play at the plate. His helmet hit me square under the chin. I was out cold for almost a full minute. I had periods of dizziness, nausea and headaches for weeks after that.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Both of my concussions were sports related. First when I was about 15 years old playing basketball. A guy went up for a rebound over the top of me, and the point of his elbow came down right on the top of my head. I didn’t lose consciousness, but I “saw stars” for several minutes afterwards, along with a “humming” in my head. I bounced back pretty quickly from that.
The second happened as a senior in high school as a catcher..I got absolutely destroyed by a runner coming home on a play at the plate. His helmet hit me square under the chin. I was out cold for almost a full minute. I had periods of dizziness, nausea and headaches for weeks after that.

Mine was from a bicycle accident. FYI, if you need surgery for other injuries, they will not do it until you pass concussion protocol. My accident was on June 21, 2016. I did not pass until July 31. They finally did the surgery August 8, 2016 . So it took over a month for them to feel safe to put me out to do surgery .

 

[CB4]

CTE is a real thing. And that’s with the advances in headgear technology. Just so much more mass moving so much faster to boot.

Which it what drives me crazy about this continuing pervasive notion that somehow “headhunting” in sports is perfectly okay. I don’t give a rip if it is with the defined “crown” of the helmet or a forearm or a shoulder. There are enough incidental hits that happen in the course of a game…unintentional and without malice. You cannot tell me that some of the shoulder hits and blows to the head delivered by something “other than the crown of the helmet” are not deliberate. I’m sure there are coaches out there teaching “how to target without getting called for targeting”.

But the number of people that call themselves “fans” that revel in things that are clearly intentional, malicious and dangerous crap is absolutely mind boggling. No one wants to see the game turned into “two hand touch”, and I appreciate solid, hard hitting football as much as the next guy. However, you cannot tell me some of the stuff that is happening every week is “purely” incidental. And the number of people that I saw on social media reveling in the hits that Jam and Meadows took Saturday sickens me to the core.

 

[92tide]

Which it what drives me crazy about this continuing pervasive notion that somehow “headhunting” in sports is perfectly okay. I don’t give a rip if it is with the defined “crown” of the helmet or a forearm or a shoulder. There are enough incidental hits that happen in the course of a game…unintentional and without malice. You cannot tell me that some of the shoulder hits and blows to the head deliver by something “other than the crown of the helmet” are not deliberate. I’m sure there are coaches out there teaching “how to target without getting called for targeting”.

But the number of people that call themselves “fans” that revel in things that are clearly intentional, malicious and dangerous crap is absolutely mind boggling. No one wants to see the game turned into “two hand touch”, and I appreciate solid, hard hitting football as much as the next guy. However, you cannot tell me some of the stuff that is happening every week is “purely” incidental. And the number of people that I saw on social media reveling in the hits that Jam and Meadows took Saturday sickens me to the core.

i am in agreement that hits like this should no longer be allowed

 

[CB4]

i am in agreement that hits like this should no longer be allowed

The thing is with the targeting rule, the NCAA pinned itself into a corner by trying to define to the nth degree. Defenseless versus a runner. Indicators like lowering of the pads, upward thrust, launching, crown of the helmet, etc.. You and I can be the most casual fans and see stuff that clearly operates on the fringe of the rules, things that are intentional, deliberate and dangerous to all players involved. We don’t need a bazillion “indicators” for us to interpret “intent”.

In 1964, a Supreme Court justice, when ruling on an obscenity case stated (paraphrased) “I can’t define hard core pornography but I know it when I see it…”

Most any fan can interpret the intent of someone on these hits in the very same way.