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So, what is it with UGA and knee injuries?

Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:31 pm
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
56470 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:31 pm
This list is just for the last couple of years

Chubb
Gurley
Marshall
Conley
Murray
Mitchell (more than once)
Scott-Wesley

There are probably more, but those are the memorable ones.

I'm sure a lot of people have noticed this, so what is the prevailing opinion? Training? Bad luck? The train track curse thingy?
Posted by GatorsGonnaGata
Member since Jan 2014
229 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:32 pm to
Richt has lost control of the teams knees
Posted by HurricaneTiger
Coral Gables, FL
Member since Jan 2014
3028 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:33 pm to
quote:

So, what is it with UGA and knee injuries?


The problem's called a Mark Richt
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38248 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:37 pm to
S&C probably.
Posted by bedlamite
Galveston, Texas
Member since Dec 2014
257 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:39 pm to
This is what happens when you only have one playmaker on your team each year.

They get used to much and run a greater risk of injury.
Posted by SavageOrangeJug
Member since Oct 2005
19758 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:40 pm to
Karma!

Those dirty shots they take at other teams putting players out for the season.

It comes back as bad karma and bites them on the arse.
Posted by NGATiger
Member since Dec 2013
3044 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 10:41 pm to
Its one of two things. S&C or just plain out bad luck. I'd believe either one.
Posted by djsdawg
Member since Apr 2015
33059 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 11:07 pm to
very bad luck
Posted by Tigerdev
Member since Feb 2013
12287 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 11:29 pm to
Ever heard of Karma ? We have our whole offense and title hope standing on two knees right now. Not to mention the dude is a saint.
Posted by GeauxToBed
Covington, LA
Member since Mar 2015
6113 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 11:41 pm to
quote:

Bad luck?
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
14590 posts
Posted on 10/14/15 at 11:57 pm to
Gotta be the strength and conditioning.
Posted by northalabamacracker
Glasgow
Member since Sep 2011
6466 posts
Posted on 10/15/15 at 12:32 am to
A lot of it has to do with playing UTk and their history of going after opponents knees and trying to hurt players.
Posted by Datbayoubengal
Port City
Member since Sep 2009
26707 posts
Posted on 10/15/15 at 3:03 am to
It's crazy though.

Crowell, Gurley, Marshall, Chubb (i knew it was coming at some point, but didn't think it would be that bad). While Crowell wasn't out of commission, he was injury prone as well.

All I can say is that Michel better guard his body.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79325 posts
Posted on 10/15/15 at 8:36 am to
Quite simply, stars don't reach their potential at UGA. I don't blame UGA for it, but it just seems like things never fully align. Not always injuries (Gurley).

Granted, that happens most places to some extent. There is a reason why the elite class of player is pretty small (we'll see if Fournette gets there, for example). But it does seem that things go awry more often at UGA.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37750 posts
Posted on 10/15/15 at 11:02 am to
quote:

Chubb
Gurley
Marshall
Conley
Murray
Mitchell (more than once)
Scott-Wesley


All of those versus the knee choppers in Kneeland?
Posted by OKtiger
Tulsa, OK
Member since Nov 2014
8595 posts
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:45 pm to
LINK

Pretty interesting read. My dad was a freshman for the 1980 championship. He said he went twice to the tracks for a game. Said it was awesome.

Long live the track people curse!
Posted by northalabamacracker
Glasgow
Member since Sep 2011
6466 posts
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:46 pm to
They usually happen against UTk for some reason.
Posted by DingLeeBerry
Member since Oct 2014
10902 posts
Posted on 10/17/15 at 6:23 am to
I was talking about this with someone the other day. Maybe it's just perception, but it seems like every year UGA has a great running back. He gets hurt. The backup comes in and looks like a world beater, then gets hurt the next season when he gets to be the featured back.
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