I knew better than to do my predictions before August....

[Coach34]

"Tennessee fifth-year senior receiver <font color="#225FB2">Austin Rogers</font> suffered a serious knee injury Friday during voluntary workouts and the initial diagnosis was a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which would cause him to miss the 2009 season."

I still maintain if you lose players to serious knee injuries during summer workouts, you are doing something wrong....</p>

</p>

 

[patdog]

My guess is what they were doing was more like a full-scale practice than a summer workout.

 

[graddawg]

I still maintain if you lose players to serious knee injuries during summer workouts, you are doing something wrong....

I think that is taking it a bit far. We all saw Josh Riddell tear his on a roll out pass without a defender within 5 yards of him. Riddell's injury could have easily happened in summer throwing drills.

 

[Coach34]

also lost a RB that had a real good Spring....losing probably your best WR and a promising TB to knee injuries in the summer is preventable and shouldnt happen but maybe once every 5 years or more instead of almost every season</p>

 

[maroonmania]

last year when he tore up his knee.

 

[ScoobaDawg]

anddd they fired their S&C not too long into the spring I believe because he didn't want to do some of the things the stuff was pushing for.
Who knows what Crazzy Eddie and the oher wild boyz are upto in knoxville.

 

[bulldogbaja]

I still maintain if you lose players to serious knee injuries during summer workouts, you are doing something wrong....

You might want to curb a little of your enthusiasm about our new coach then, cuz I'm pretty sure Florida set a national record last year for number of star players suffering knee injuries pre-season. Something like 5 starters.

 

[GloryDawg]

"Tennessee fifth-year senior receiver <font color="#225FB2">Austin Rogers</font> suffered a serious knee injury Friday during voluntary workouts and the initial diagnosis was a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which would cause him to miss the 2009 season."

I still maintain if you lose players to serious knee injuries during summer workouts, you are doing something wrong....</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Excuse me while I become over whelm with grief that Tenn lost a player.</p>

 

[GloryDawg]

If ok'd by the NCAA he could be a 6th year senior next year. Make me think of that guy who played basketball for us a few years ago, what was his name?

 

[BriantheDawg]

.

 

[GloryDawg]

Yeap that's him.

 

[Henry Kissinger]

i didn't know andy kennedy was an assistant coach up there?

 

[Coach34]

I still maintain if you lose players to serious knee injuries during summer workouts, you are doing something wrong....

You might want to curb a little of your enthusiasm about our new coach then, cuz I'm pretty sure Florida set a national record last year for number of star players suffering knee injuries pre-season. Something like 5 starters.

he is the one doing S&C

 

[MSUCostanza]

All 12 years he was at State.

 

[beachbumdawg]

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Matt Balis has been named the head strength and conditioning coach at Mississippi State pending approval by the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning, the athletic department announced Tuesday. He will coordinate the strength and conditioning programs for each of the Bulldogs' 15 varsity sports. <br class=""> <br class=""> <font color="#CC0000">Balis comes to Starkville from the University of Virginia, where he served two years as the strength and conditioning coach for the Cavaliers football program. <br class=""></font> <br class=""> "I strongly believe that Matt Balis is the best strength coach in the country," head football coach Dan Mullen said. "His work with both Florida's national championship team in 2006 and Utah's 12-0 season in 2004 shows his experience in creating championship-winning programs." <br class=""> <br class=""> Prior to his stint in Charlottesville, Balis previously served as the assistant director of strength and conditioning at Florida in 2005 and 2006. He was responsible for assisting the director of strength and conditioning with daily operations of the Gators' facility. He also assisted with coordination of the entire strength program, including coaching in the weight room, speed development and conditioning. The Florida football team completed the 2006 season with a 13-1 record and won the Southeastern Conference Championship and the BCS National Championship. <br class=""> <br class=""> Before joining the staff at Florida, Balis worked two years in the strength and conditioning program at the University of Utah. He was the director of strength and conditioning for the entire 16-sport program in 2004-05. Balis was directly in charge of designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball and volleyball. The football team completed the 2004 season with an overall record of 12-0 and won the Fiesta Bowl. He served as assistant strength coach at Utah in 2003-04. <br class=""> <br class=""> Balis was also an assistant strength coach at Houston for two years and before moving to the college level, he was an assistant football coach and worked in the area of strength and conditioning at Wheaton (Ill.) Warrenville South High School for two years and at Wheaton (Ill.) North High School for three years. He also taught physical education at the elementary school level during that five-year period. <br class=""> <br class=""> Balis earned a bachelor's degree in education from Northern Illinois University in 1996 and a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from Aurora University in 2001. <br class=""> <br class=""> Balis is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCC), and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and a certified strength and conditioning coach.</p>

 

[Coach34]

I think Taite was at State longer than Far-vuh played for the Packers</p>

 

[Emanonion]

when he broke his leg. It was nasty and right in front of me.