If he has broken ribs, not only is it very painful, but there is a danger of puncturing a lung, or even the liver. The treatment is time (about 6 weeks) and pain medication.
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For someone to imply otherwise is dumb. We've all heard stories over the past couple years of coaches at some schools pushing for injured players to play against the doctor's recommendation. As you wrote, the doc has the final word......
What is certain is that Franklin won't tell us even a bit about it.
Meh, I tend to disagree. Our "business" pays Franklin's salary, I mean, we are the clients of the football team no? Its fine, he doesn't have to be crazy specific, but yeah, fans and boosters should know if he our starting qb is hurt long termIt’s really none of our busines.
Paging Dr. Scott Lynch MD.Gotta be ribs. You could tell he had a bulky wrap under the t shirt
Doesn't look like a concussion. He's walking the sidelines. Ribs?
If nothing is broken or torn, he needed to be out there. That's what leaders do when the team needs you. I'm sick over this loss. We were far better than Iowa. They won on an injury. Sux!
Can’t you see that the only fool in this discussion is you, the person who is accusing Clifford so not being tough enough and enough of a leader to play despite his injury. How embarrassing for you.Chill. No need to act a fool. What I said stands. Yes, the Medical staff makes the call but if tests reveal no significant injury, do you really think they tell him he can't go out there and play in th he biggest game of the year?
Definitely left shoulderMy guess is a partial dislocation of his non throwing shoulder. Second is concision.
Wow. I did not know we had so many medical experts on this board. I have learned so much from reading this thread.
Wow. I did not know we had so many medical experts on this board. I have learned so much from reading this thread.
Why would be possibly not want to come back? He was having a big game. It’s one thing to not come back if you’re playing bad, but he was rolling.I'm leaving the thread/post up because I'm gonna own what I said. Truth is nobody knows what type of injury Clifford has and I know I'm not alone in thinking that a) the hit didn't look that bad. b) Clifford didn't look like a guy that wouldn't return when going to the locker room and c) he didn't have any obvious signs of a serious injury while on the sideline in the 2nd half.
I'm frustrated by the loss because we would have blown them out if Clifford hadn't gotten hurt. I'm also frustrated by not knowing what caused Clifford to leave the game.
You may be right about the spleen. When he was going off to the locker room they had a shot of him rubbing his lower right back area.It's definitely nothing to do with his shoulders or arms. At one point in 4th QTR, they showed Clifford on sideline with his fingers interlocked and hands behind his head (with both elbows staight out to side) - in the classic "frustration" pose. Absolutely no way it's any kind of problem in his shoulders or collar bone - no way. Could be a bruised spleen (can't be ruptured spleen as he would have gone straight to hospital). Still say it's almost certainly his ribs - either bruised or broken.
You may be right about the spleen. When he was going off to the locker room they had a shot of him rubbing his lower right back area.
Except the spleen is on the LEFT side(assuming no situs inversus).You may be right about the spleen. When he was going off to the locker room they had a shot of him rubbing his lower right back area.
He simply felt overwhelmed, it happens.
Could be bruised plus referred pain? We won’t know because info won’t be releasedExcept the spleen is on the LEFT side(assuming no situs inversus).
Except the spleen is on the LEFT side(assuming no situs inversus).
I had the secrecy bs of injuries as wellfranklins lack of transparency on why guys aren’t playing annoys me as much, if not more, than some of his X’s and O’s gaffes
How do you figure that? Thank God this isn't the policy of everyone, It's basically why crews have sideline reporting..It’s really none of our busines.
Could be but unless that guy spoke to the doctor you'll never know she's just making you guess notThe one article said his arm was the problem.
Wow. I did not know we had so many medical experts on this board. I have learned so much from reading this thread.
Wow. I did not know we had so many medical experts on this board. I have learned so much from reading this thread.
Great points. And oh by the way, thank you for adding even more speculation. I mean, absent of real facts, that’s what we do here… we speculate.Everything stated here is pure conjecture. Unless there is a statement from Franklin or the team physician as to the nature of the injury, then everything else is a guess. As far a a bruised kidney (renal contusion) is concerned, that diagnosis would need a CT scan to confirm and I doubt the stadium facility at Iowa has one. Sure, if Clifford had blood in his urine (hematuria) when he went into the locker room, then a renal contusion would be a consideration, but I doubt we would have seen him on the sideline afterwards. So there goes that theory.
It should be a bad injury for him to miss the rest of that game. Look how Texas A&M QB played when he could barely walk. Clifford didn't appear to be in pain on the sidelines in the second half, but you can't make a judgment based on that.Doesn't look like a concussion. He's walking the sidelines. Ribs?
If nothing is broken or torn, he needed to be out there. That's what leaders do when the team needs you. I'm sick over this loss. We were far better than Iowa. They won on an injury. Sux!
idiotDoesn't look like a concussion. He's walking the sidelines. Ribs?
If nothing is broken or torn, he needed to be out there. That's what leaders do when the team needs you. I'm sick over this loss. We were far better than Iowa. They won on an injury. Sux!
His throwing arm has been heavily wrapped after games since the nova game.His throwing arm had some wrapping on it.
I didn’t add to the speculation. The bruised kidney was raised by someone else above. I was attempting to show why that was not a likely scenario considering what little facts there are. QB hurt, goes into the locker room and then seen later walking the sidelines.Great points. And oh by the way, thank you for adding even more speculation. I mean, absent of real facts, that’s what we do here… we speculate.
Yea pretty much.Chill. No need to act a fool. What I said stands. Yes, the Medical staff makes the call but if tests reveal no significant injury, do you really think they tell him he can't go out there and play in th he biggest game of the year?
When a 300 pound guy falls on you, it’s never soft. I know of a work comp claim where a guy fell off a step ladder into grass and landed wrong, broke his back and is paralyzed for life. Should have been a “soft” landing situation, but his body hit the wrong way.Here’s what I think and I may be wrong. Since the tackle was textbook, clean and on the soft side, Clifford may have come into the Iowa game with an injury from a previous game.