🏈 I know the answer. Do you? Did Philon have surgery on his knee? Has it been scoped?

[TerryP]

The only reason I bring this up now is because the story has died down, a little. I'm assuming some have had time to think about this a little more on top of just reading one or two articles plus a few opinions on message forums.

Let's have a hypothetical look at a what if...

Let's assume the knee hasn't been scoped and hasn't had any surgical repair. Does one individual deserve the same opportunity as another if he's not as physically capable to contribute to a physical sport?

 

[bamagirl917]

no..

 

[ElephantStomp]

Nope, I don't think so. Football is a physical sport and therefore you have to take the people that can best help you physically

 

[XXL TideFan]

When I first heard of the injury, I thought that the smart thing would be to gray shirt.

 

[UAgrad93]

I posted a similar answer in response to Justin Taylor signing with UK. Take the grayshirt, get knee 100% then enroll in 2013. Get your panties in a bunch, rush to get on campus, damage knee worse, miss your freshman year due to injury and burn your redshirt or take medical.

 

[TerryP]

I posted a similar answer in response to Justin Taylor signing with UK. Take the grayshirt, get knee 100% then enroll in 2013. Get your panties in a bunch, rush to get on campus, damage knee worse, miss your freshman year due to injury and burn your redshirt or take medical.

I don't know if Justin has had his knee examined: do you?

I know Philon hasn't had his knee scoped so the extent of the damage is unknown. Due to that, we also know he hasn't had surgery.

I'm left wondering why it wasn't done.

I'm left with the thought, "who did they expect to take care of his knee? Was it the plan to wait until he enrolled in college and then pay for those medical cost with the schools' dime?"

 

[LBS]

I have not follow his recruitment closely but much here does not make sense to me.

If the University has not done an examination on the knee, how would it know enough to change the plan so greatly that the player commits to Arkansas? Do universities do full-up physical exams fo prospects like they do in the Pros? Did the family have the exam and then self-report the findings to the Univeristy?

Second, if the knee was injured during practice/play, why would the knee not be cleaned up. I thought at first of money, but these days the waterboy has to show proof of insurance or buy one of those manditory policies schools force upon players. Insurance should have covered it.

Third, if Bama wanted the player, the cost of a surgery would not have stopped them...unless they could not by law fix a pre-existing condition. That might explain it, but then there are the first two issues above that have to be addressed before #3 comes into play.

 

[TerryP]

Caveat: Some of the following is how I see it today.

I have not follow his recruitment closely but much here does not make sense to me.

If the University has not done an examination on the knee, how would it know enough to change the plan so greatly that the player commits to Arkansas? Do universities do full-up physical exams fo prospects like they do in the Pros? Did the family have the exam and then self-report the findings to the Univeristy?

The plans weren't changed "so greatly." If I knew he was looking at the possibility of a gray shirt two weeks before NSD and I heard that from some people I know down there how the hell could he not have known? The plan proceeded down a path we knew was there, we didn't know if we'd end up taking it or not.

I don't believe it is within the rules, recruiting, to have players undergo medical exams before they are enrolled. I'm sure it would be looked at as an extra benefit.

We don't know the story of the exam, or if it even happened. We do know that the knee has not been scoped and he hasn't had any medical treatment.

Second, if the knee was injured during practice/play, why would the knee not be cleaned up. I thought at first of money, but these days the waterboy has to show proof of insurance or buy one of those manditory policies schools force upon players. Insurance should have covered it.

I've mentioned the same. I don't know how insurance and injuries work with high school programs. I'd have to ask around to find out.

Third, if Bama wanted the player, the cost of a surgery would not have stopped them...unless they could not by law fix a pre-existing condition. That might explain it, but then there are the first two issues above that have to be addressed before #3 comes into play.

We've had players come in and have surgery their redshirt year. Quite a few over the last few years. We've also had players have their surgeries before they arrived on campus and continue their rehab under the University's direction. Dre' is an example of the later. Pretty sure Matchett had his surgery in August after arriving in the summer. That was a high school injury never repaired...might have the wrong player there.

 

[XXL TideFan]

I'm left with the thought, "who did they expect to take care of his knee? Was it the plan to wait until he enrolled in college and then pay for those medical cost with the schools' dime?"

That is what bothers me the most. What parent (I have children) would not get their child taken care of? Gives me a bad impression of the family environment.

 

[UAgrad93]

I don't know if Justin has had his knee examined: do you?

I know Philon hasn't had his knee scoped so the extent of the damage is unknown. Due to that, we also know he hasn't had surgery.

I'm left wondering why it wasn't done.

I'm left with the thought, "who did they expect to take care of his knee? Was it the plan to wait until he enrolled in college and then pay for those medical cost with the schools' dime?"

I don't know the answer as to whether Justin had his knee scoped or not. As far as getting the knee taken care of, it is the parents' expense or their insurance or the school insurance that they are encouraged to get for a minimal cost.