The results of the MRI on Donald Buckram's knee won't be known until Thursday morning, but undoubtedly some will be casting blame long before that.
They shouldn't. This was just a fluke happenstance, something that occasionally happens even in a non-tackling drill. The drill Buckram was participating in was the type of work any tailback needs to go through to get ready to play a game, the type of drill every player in America does many times on a typical Wednesday practice.
Throughout the fall every reasonable precaution was taken to protect the team's most valuable asset. Sometimes even that isn't enough.
CRRRRRRRRRAP! This will be like the Jeremy Jones injury a few years back. It will become an excuse for the team to suck and play horribly. UTEP always gives up when one thing goes wrong... I guess there goes the season.
Posted by: Carlo | 09/01/2010 at 09:25 PM
Carlo,
Give the team some credit. It could also become a rallying point for the team if he's out for more than a game.
Posted by: Bill | 09/02/2010 at 09:28 AM
sigh........let's just hope Kris Adam's can pick up the slack and give us a running chance in the air. Better yet, let's just hope Amy stays healthy as well......BETTER YET, let's just hope this injury isn't serious.
this team is CURSED!!!
Posted by: Joe | 09/02/2010 at 10:12 AM
Carlo and Joe
Take a chill pill and drink some of the Lithium laced EP water. One player does not make the team. The rest of guys will take up the slack and the show must go on.
Posted by: Alamo Miner | 09/02/2010 at 10:40 AM
When it comes to UTEP, one player always seems to make the team.... this pattern gets repeated every time (Felix, Amy, Jones) once those guys got hurt a promising season went down the toilet. I wish they would break down that mental barrier.
Posted by: Joe | 09/05/2010 at 09:33 AM