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Yes Times have changed, but injuries don’t change that is one thing that is constant in any sport you play! Yes these injured players not being able to go is dissapointing, but we have to go with what we have. Better to be hurt or injured now then later on when the season begins or at the most crucial part of the season!

Robert S. on 04/14/2011 (9:13 pm)

Dan,
I’ve been waiting on that Joseph Byrd question since your live blog about 2 months ago?  Glad someone else is curious.

jabba on 04/04/2011 (1:56 am)

Note to Coach Grobe, Stop throwing your players under the bus and coach better. You won’t change coordinators in spite of their demonstrated incompetence, you make no effort to communicate with anyone on the sidelines or upstairs during the game, but you blame the players after each loss or disappointing practice. The Jim Grobe of the past two years is not the Jim Grobe of the first eight. Coach, stop throwing your players under the bus and coach better. Coach like you care, the way you did the first eight years and not like a paycheck collector, the way you have over the last two.

Andy on 04/03/2011 (12:05 pm)

It would be great to see an article about the conditioning program.  It seems that Wake players are getting injured in recent seasons more than other ACC teams.  Is it the formations they use (i.e. Option), the fact that they’re often going against bigger players (though not true in practice), or are they being incorrectly prepared?  Is there not a good balance of strength and flexibility training?  There’s an implication that Wake players are “soft,” though I can’t believe their mental toughness is really different from other ACC players.  It all leaves me wondering how well they are prepared physically.  Looking forward to a safe, healthy football season!

Ali on 04/03/2011 (9:02 am)

I’m with Grobie all the way on this one! If a guy is hurt and can’t go….fine. If he’s just sore, he better get his butt on the field! We need a perfectly conditioned ballclub ready to go in September. Grobie needs to get tough! I’m ready for the best, most solid club we can have come game time! The softies can go play powder puff ball. Those who want to play for the Deacs, better get their butts on the field!

Ken Green on 04/02/2011 (6:06 pm)

It was high school football, yes, but it was still football.  We played hard and tough for kids, and everyone played with bruises, sore shoulders, broken teeth (no face guards).  I’d broken my nose four times & coach said I could not play without a face guard.  So I got a leather helmet & used brads to attach a kind of face mask.  The half-back separated his sternum on Tuesday our senior year, and played on Friday.  It IS a different world.  Every boy on the team stayed a bit sore all season.  That was the way it was. Our quarterback and one half-back got four years at Richmond U.  I played baseball at Wake.  Wouldn’t trade the broken front teeth, broken nose, and hamstrings for anything!

Lee Anglin on 04/02/2011 (11:41 am)

This is worrisome.  Lovell Jackson injured his hamstring first practice last fall and didn’t make much impact all year.  We are going to need everybody to be tough and to act like they know what they are doing if we are going to be less embarrassed this season.

DannyB on 04/02/2011 (8:37 am)

I am glad to see Coach Grobe getting in front of the toughness problem early this year.  We all know what a problem it was last year. 

Dan, since you are on the subject of football, whatever happened to Joseph Byrd?  Did he ever enroll at Wake after committing last year?

John Sanders on 04/01/2011 (11:22 pm)