Injury reports: Yes or No?

[IronOre]

I guess so you can follow the team like a normal fan, but I do know most small college admins/SIDs want the fans to buy the tickets, but not pay attention to what's really going on. When I was growing up, I knew who all the injured players were and no one died, got sued, etc. Jeez, I guess WOU should just throw the white flag up to UO and OSU, just say, "We don't care."

Seriously, two years ago HALF the men's hoop team was out and they never mentioned it until the season was over. I thought grades and criminality first (well, one might have been criminality), coach on a hot seat, no indication anyone was injured, just this mystery why 4 of 5 starters weren't playing. So yeah, they want the fans to NOT pay attention, buy the tickets, buy the gear, shut up, ignore everything ... and actually, travel to OSU games since we don't care.

Regarding this week, WOU QB2 is very good, so there's that. Usually not the case in Monmouth. I guess if QB1, QB2, and QB3 all broke their legs, it should be a complete mystery and fans should be in the dark.

I think it was better back in the days when there were actual reporters covering the smaller teams that would ask about injured players when interviewing coaches after games. That doesn't happen so much anymore.

[tsull]

I think it was better back in the days when there were actual reporters covering the smaller teams that would ask about injured players when interviewing coaches after games. That doesn't happen so much anymore.

Agree, and no one looked at it as a bad thing, just that a player was injured and it was good information for the fans, who like to be informed.

I think fans can be categorized into:
1. Fans who don't know about the sport and just want something to do.
2. Fans who cheer for their school no matter what, but don't care about the intricacies of the game/roster/coaching.
3. Fans who want to know in-depth about teams/coaches/roster/school culture.

I'm obviously at No. 3 but I'd guess there are more in the first two categories, and nothing wrong with that.

[ASUPops]

Of course I do. I have to let ASUPops know every year who the SR4 guru is. LOL.

Too bad I am not playing this year. I bet you are good at Fantasy Football too!! LMAO 7070707

[ASUPops]

Your point is valid - Two LSC quarterbacks are injured and possibly out, and all I could find is what I posted about the Angelo State quarterback in another thread about a calf injury. And believe me - I do a lot of digging and have gotten good at knowing who covers which team. I've even had incidences here where I'll only hear about an injury from a forum user who has an in with the program and they'll message me, sometimes in confidence.

Unfortunately I have seen this a lot, especially at lower levels. There isn't a real incentive for athletic departments to communicate these issues to the public, so they don't. Some athletics departments may not have the staff for it as well. You even see it with some smaller D1 schools too. I posted it in another thread last week - my alma mater's athletic department has gone from being extremely active with communication to doing barely the minimum after making the move to D1...I think it should be the opposite! As you mentioned, there may be privacy concerns and possible issues with sharing of student information (as a teacher, I'm told to be really careful with what I share and to who I share it with), but I can't tell you if that relates to sports injuries since I teach at a college that doesn't have athletics.

You certainly can call the HC and ask. I believe many will gladly speak with you. Have you tried?