Well, let me tell ya, this Notre Dame football team, they got more troubles than a hen with one leg. Seems like every time ya turn around, another one of them boys is gettin’ hurt. I ain’t no doctor, mind ya, but even I can see somethin’ ain’t right.
Injuries Everywhere! They’re droppin’ like flies, them poor boys. Heard tell five starters is out for the whole season! Five! That’s enough to make ya spit. There’s this Morrison boy, hurt his hip. Then there’s Botelho and Traore, both messed up their knees. Poor Craig boy, his knee’s gone too. And Jagusah, that big fella, hurt his shoulder. Shoulder, knee, hip… sounds like a whole lotta hurtin’ goin’ on.
Now, this fella Freeman, he’s the coach, ya see. He talks and talks at them press get-togethers. Says this and says that, but the boys keep gettin’ hurt. He says they gonna play this Indiana team in somethin’ called the “College Football Playoff”. Sounds fancy, but I dunno if they got enough healthy boys to even make a game of it.
They was supposed to play last weekend, but they didn’t. Guess they needed the time off to try and piece them boys back together. But a shoulder ain’t gonna fix itself overnight, ya know? And a knee, well, that’s even worse. Heard tell they gotta wait till December 20th to play again. That’s a long time to sit around and worry.
- Morrison – hip
- Botelho – knee
- Craig – knee
- Jagusah – shoulder
- Traore – knee
That Love fella, he scored a touchdown, they say. Ran it right in there, all one yard of it. Good for him, I say. At least somebody’s doin’ somethin’ right. But one touchdown ain’t gonna win ya a game if all your other fellas is sittin’ on the bench with ice packs strapped to ’em.
This “College Football Playoff” thing, it’s supposed to be a big deal. But what’s the point if your best players ain’t healthy enough to play? Makes ya wonder if them boys is trainin’ right, or if they just got bad luck. Maybe they need to eat more greens or somethin’. That’s what my old man always said, “Eat your greens, and you’ll be strong as an ox.”
Notre Dame football injury – that’s what they’re talkin’ about on the radio. Every time ya turn it on, it’s another injury report. It’s enough to make ya wanna switch to the preachin’ channel, even if the preachin’ ain’t always the most excitin’ thing to listen to.
This Virginia team, they was supposed to play Notre Dame a while back. Don’t know if they dodged a bullet or not, considerin’ all them injuries. Maybe they was secretly happy they didn’t have to face a full-strength Notre Dame team. Or maybe they was just disappointed, who knows? These young fellas, they’re hard to figure sometimes.
Heard tell they playin’ this Indiana game on a Friday night. Friday night! Who ever heard of playin’ football on a Friday? That’s when ya go to the fish fry or sit on the porch and listen to the crickets. But I guess these city folk do things different. They probably got lights and everything. Still, seems kinda strange to me.
And that coach, Freeman, he’s always talkin’ ‘bout “updatin’ the injuries”. Well, update this, coach: get them boys healthy! That’s the only update I care about. I ain’t interested in hearin’ about who’s got a boo-boo on their pinky toe. I wanna hear about who’s gonna be runnin’ the ball and catchin’ the passes.
Notre Dame football injuries is a big problem. No gettin’ around that. They gotta figure out how to keep them boys on the field, or they ain’t gonna win nothin’. And that’s the truth, plain and simple. You can’t win a fight with half your army laid up in the hospital tent.
So, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. Maybe they’ll get lucky and some of them boys will heal up quick. Maybe they’ll find some new fellas who can play. Or maybe they’ll just keep gettin’ hurt and have a miserable season. Like I said, it’s hard to say. But one thing’s for sure: them Notre Dame boys got a whole lotta hurtin’ to overcome if they wanna be any good this year.
