[CardinalSagehen]

Before we get too high and mighty let us remember that this could happen anywhere, even at Stanford.  I would like to think that the priorities handed down from up high are different, and the culture, from the top down makes it less likely, but let's remember that Durkin was once one of our own, was well regarded by the fan base, and I know a few people who at one point thought that over the long run Durkin was the branch of the Harbaugh coaching tree most likely to find the highest levels of success, with at least hushed suggestions that maybe we would have been better off with Durkin than Shaw.

BC

I agree - I believe Harbaugh's camps when Durkin was around were similar in many respects, but perhaps without the level of psychological torture. Forcing the overweight kid to eat candy bars while watching his teammates work out - that's just sadistic.  It's a strange perversion of the Harbaugh tactic of rewarding the winners of the drill with the right to do another lap/set, while the losers watch.  

There are also two stories here.  One is the tone at the top that allowed this to happen, but the other is an absolute disaster in medical care.  McNair was not physically or mentally in control of himself, as observed by many players.  It was 80 degrees and humid in Maryland.  The protocol, with 100% success rate if applied promptly, is to take the person's temperature and immerse them in cold water BEFORE even thinking about transporting them.  They basically admitted yesterday that they did none of this. It's incredibly sad.  

I hope other programs, including Stanford, are training/re-training their staff and players about heatstroke.

[CardinalSagehen]

Before we get too high and mighty let us remember that this could happen anywhere, even at Stanford.  I would like to think that the priorities handed down from up high are different, and the culture, from the top down makes it less likely, but let's remember that Durkin was once one of our own, was well regarded by the fan base, and I know a few people who at one point thought that over the long run Durkin was the branch of the Harbaugh coaching tree most likely to find the highest levels of success, with at least hushed suggestions that maybe we would have been better off with Durkin than Shaw.

BC

I agree - I believe Harbaugh's camps when Durkin was around were similar in many respects, but perhaps without the level of psychological torture. Forcing the overweight kid to eat candy bars while watching his teammates work out - that's just sadistic.  It's a strange perversion of the Harbaugh tactic of rewarding the winners of the drill with the right to do another lap/set, while the losers watch.  

There are also two stories here.  One is the tone at the top that allowed this to happen, but the other is an absolute disaster in medical care.  McNair was not physically or mentally in control of himself, as observed by many players.  It was 80 degrees and humid in Maryland.  The protocol, with 100% success rate if applied promptly, is to take the person's temperature and immerse them in cold water BEFORE even thinking about transporting them.  They basically admitted yesterday that they did none of this. It's incredibly sad.  

I hope other programs, including Stanford, are training/re-training their staff and players about heatstroke.