When Cade got hurt in fall practice, it sucked because I knew how much the season hinged on him, especially the offense. But he still played and when he got hurt for good it just finished what we already knew. So it was kind of a soft let down and I felt bad for KF and BF because of all the heat they have taken and that was it.
When Lachey got hurt that sucked too, but atleast we had another good TE.
When All got hurt, it was more like, wow, who are we going to throw to now? But by that time the offense was so bad anyway it was like what can it hurt?
When any of the RB's have been hurt it sucks but atleast we have multiples. Same for the online.
But Cooper is different. It makes me incredibly sad. Sad to not see him in an Iowa uniform again. Sad because he probably won't win any of those awards that he is deserving of. Sad because he won't get to play in a championship game. And Sad because he was the one difference maker that we had, the one player we had that was better than everyone else. Can he win a game by himself? No, of course not, but he would try.
I love all the players on this team because they all have played their guts out in the face of adversity. But Cooper was different and no matter what happens the rest of the season it won't be the same. To me.
When Lachey got hurt that sucked too, but atleast we had another good TE.
When All got hurt, it was more like, wow, who are we going to throw to now? But by that time the offense was so bad anyway it was like what can it hurt?
When any of the RB's have been hurt it sucks but atleast we have multiples. Same for the online.
But Cooper is different. It makes me incredibly sad. Sad to not see him in an Iowa uniform again. Sad because he probably won't win any of those awards that he is deserving of. Sad because he won't get to play in a championship game. And Sad because he was the one difference maker that we had, the one player we had that was better than everyone else. Can he win a game by himself? No, of course not, but he would try.
I love all the players on this team because they all have played their guts out in the face of adversity. But Cooper was different and no matter what happens the rest of the season it won't be the same. To me.