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11 PM WESH-2 news reports several players are speaking out anonymously that the coaches were definitely at fault here.

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[KoRn]

"The UCF players, who asked for anonymity because they fear retribution from football coaches, said Plancher's final practice was more intense than the basic conditioning workout described by UCF officials."

That's irrelevant. This guy obviously had some unknown health problem.

[Fox_Mulder77]

I don’t see how the coaches were at fault.
And if they are found to be at fault then all sports should be outlawed, because the description of what happened is the description of every single workout for every major sport both male and female on the college level, as well as the high school level, and worst on a professional level.

[montomike]

How do you think he would have done at Marine Corp Boot Camp?

[endthematrix]

I'm reminded of Wanderlei Silva “The Axe Murderer” who trains with a mask to reduce his oxygen intake. And how Sumo are pushed in training until they drop and lose face.

[jch10]

Sounds like Sickle Cell Trait to me.

Sorry for this athlete’s death. Not the coaches fault either...

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All four players recall that O'Leary said to Plancher, "That's a bunch of [expletive] out of you, son," in the huddle.

wow.....just wow

[Husker8877]

At the risk of sounding like the old ex-jock that I am....

OH MY GOD!

Football players at every level in every town, city, county and state in this great country have been doing drills like this in intense heat for many many years, and coaches push them farther than the players ever could by themselves.

That’s football. The players know it.

OK, here I go: When I was a player, coaches didn’t allow us to have water during practice—we had to tough it out. That’s the way it was. Practiced twice a day, full-contact, in 100+ degree weather, 100% humidity in the middle of august, Lincoln Nebraska. NO water til after practice. NO rest stops. NO breaks to catch our breath.

That’s just the way it was. These guys, as tremendous athletes as they are now (far better than we ever were) have no idea how tough it was 30 years ago. I know I can’t imagine how tough the guys in the 40’s and 50’s had it compared to us!

We’re a country of namby-pambys. (I think that’s a word, but if it isn’t, it means P*SSIES!!!)

[VeniVidiVici]

Three problems with blaming the coaches:

1. Planchard was a Florida boy. No acclimatizing needed here
2. Temperature that day was 68 degrees. I wouldn’t be surprised if some had jackets on
3. It’s been over a month and the cause of death has not been determined. I don’t even think they’ve given a *preliminary* cause of death has been issued

[SeaHawkFan]

O’Leary will keep his job only for as long as the school can maintain a position that the football staff did noting wrong. This will only br in an attempt to minimize legal liability. When they finally come to the point where liability can no longer be denied, they will cut him and his staff loose.

O’Leary will never get another coaching job at any level.