LPD Players playing in college

**1inStripes** · May 16th, 2008, 09:22 PM

One guy I grew up with I gained a lot of respect for after my last game at RC. He was a sophomore and started all year at corner, and started the playoff game at HB because are starting RHB didn't play due to a bum ankle, but he could have played. Craig broke the bone just behind his thumb in the first half, taped it up at halftime and didn't miss a play the whole game. I played against Appy in the 74-12 game on an ankle that had every ligament stretched to the max. I practiced, and played all week with what looked like a walking boot. Tape on the inside of the shoe, and tape on the outside. On Monday before, I couldn't even reverse pivot to make a handoff to the right. I also had shoulder issues where the bicep muscle would pop out of and back into the groove its runs through in your shoulder.

I for the most part played with a lot of guys who would play through anything. But, there were a couple who had to leave the game for a hangnail. You shouldn't even step foot on a football field if thats the case.

**sup-rbeast** · May 16th, 2008, 09:32 PM

I'm afraid ur preachin to the choir Stripes....Nowdays mommies and daddies come to the school to have a talk with the coach if jr. got a bruise the day before. The problem lies there moreso than the kids IMO cuz they have been babied all their lives.

**1inStripes** · May 16th, 2008, 09:53 PM

You are definitely right, and I know you've experienced it. It sort of makes me glad I haven't finished my degree yet and started coaching.

**UTVols2** · May 16th, 2008, 10:24 PM

One of my favorite stories when I played was against Clintwood in 96.... The game that at the end of regulation was 0-0. Anyway, Holly Jones was playing MLB at the time and I was playing OLB. He got his helmet knocked off during the play but never stopped and went in for the tackle with no helmet. He came up out of the pile with a dislocated jaw and he couldn't talk. He ran off to the sideline and the trainers wanted to take him to the hospital and he said hell no. He went over to a another person standing on the sideline that he knew would do it and told him to hit him as hard as he could in the jaw to knock it back in place and he did. Threw his helmet on and went back in, missed one play.

Do you think some of the kids these days would do that, I don't think so.

**imported_blue52** · May 16th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Man, we arent THAT bad haha. I played last year with a seperated shoulder and this year only missed three weeks with a broken collarbone and the other shoulder seperated.

**Ironlung** · May 16th, 2008, 10:22 PM

For every one of "you" there are 20 of "them".

**imported_blue52** · May 16th, 2008, 10:25 PM

I didnt know it was that bad, we didnt get away with that stuff.

**Ironlung** · May 16th, 2008, 10:27 PM

You actually probably played with a lower number of "those" than most kids today. You're one of Tom's last. You were taught how to play the right way.