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Injuries are part of the game of football. Admittedly, there is concern when you lose your starting defensive end and a starter and emerging reserve at linebacker but it could be, and has been a lot worse in prior years.

With starting defensive end Sarge McCoy out, Aaron Bellazin stepped in and leads the team in sacks and tackles for loss. The losses of Phillips and Polk have been buoyed by the emergence of Derek Akunne. They were already trying to find ways to get him on the field more often. So it's not that we have been totally devastated at this point. The good news is that McCoy and Phillips should be back in the next couple of games.

Remember just a couple of years back when by this time we had lost our starting quarterback and center for the season? Of course, don't think about our ending record but at least we have a little better depth now. There, doesn't that feel better?

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I still say our year will be next year, ie, our inaugural year in CUSA, but I know we will all still take Dave Campbells Texas Football magazines writer's prediction that the Mean Green will be a bowl team this year.

Coach Mac has said he came into Denton without the ususal stock-pile of players on scholarships and these injuries will prove all that much quicker than had he had the full contingent of players on 'ships. If only we could stay healthy with just the occasional nagging injuries that our players only miss 1 or 2 games but I know that is just not in our hands. We do not need our players missing the entire season like we had happen one recent season in great abundance.

GMG!

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I'll certainly miss Phillips and Sarge this game, but they're coming back soon, and it may work out better down the road getting Bellazine and Akkune some heavy minutes. Hope Polk gets another year, and I sure hope that we can be unusually healthy from here on out.

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The quality of opponent doesn't really correlate to injuries. I mean, just this year, we had one against LSU, and 2 against Texas Southern. I mean, I'd rather not play the LSUs of the world, but that has more to do with wins and losses than injuries.

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