Here's another way to handle an injury situation ...

Shmuley

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From the University of Alabama Media Relations Department:

ALABAMA ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Alabama Football

Mark Ingram to Miss San Jose State Game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The following is a statement from Alabama head coach Nick Saban concerning running back Mark Ingram:

“Mark Ingram sustained a left knee injury late in Monday’s practice. It was a situation where everyone involved thought it would be better to take care of now, so he would not have any issues with it later in the season.

“Mark had an arthroscopic procedure this morning with Dr. Cain and Dr. Andrews and it was successful. We have full confidence in our medical staff and we know the doctors and athletic trainers will do an outstanding job in taking care of Mark and assisting him in his rehab.

“Mark will definitely be out for this week’s game against San Jose State and we will manage this on a week to week basis beyond this week. We will make every decision in the future based on what’s best for Mark and his career as we consult with Dr. Cain and Dr. Andrews on his progress. This is not an injury that will affect Mark’s future ability to make a full recovery in a relatively short time frame.”
 

Shmuley

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about the demise of their secondary. "Oh nos !11!1!1!1 We're gonna suck on defanse!1!11!1"

That MFer is setting everyone up.
 

slickdawg

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Ingram better watch out, Saban will cut his scholarship i he's not on the field producing.
 

Shining Beacon

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Judging by the prediction thread, the MSU game versus Memphis this weekend should be about similar to Bama versus SJSU--so why is the cloak & dagger necessary in Starkville?
 

8dog

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this is nothing new. Its just the way he handles things.

And I don't think Mullen participated in the prediction thread. Maybe he did, but I don't think I saw his username in there.
 

fishwater99

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This seems to me like the better way to handle injury issues, but with Mullen it makes for an interesting day on message boards.
Mullen is our coach and he obviously will handle the media as he sees fit, like it or not.
I just think it is better to go ahead put it out there, it's less of a distraction for our players.