why the injury #narrative triggers me (besides the fact that i find the persistently growing casualty count funny) and i think could even be a potential accountability issue (maybe even a slight blind spot). and they only seemed to start after mike elko departed:
2017: injuries are the problem!
https://mooresvilletribune.com/sports/college/wake-forest-s-injuries-put-defense-on-hold/article_880a37a8-1204-5c8e-abd6-6a938ed6eaa3.html
2018: injuries are the problem! (granted we did fire our DC mid-season)
https://247sports.com/college/wake-...Revisiting-Season-Ending-Injuries--125444656/
2019: injuries are the problem!
https://journalnow.com/sports/colle...cle_6b802135-64ee-56ab-989f-4778b14a5c50.html (props to conor for calling out the recurring nature of this a couple years ago, and clawson does discuss it a bit)
2020: injuries are the problem!
https://journalnow.com/sports/colle...cle_1f74e566-ea4e-11ea-9949-57a2009a6578.html
2021:
we will have great depth injuries are the problem!
on one hand it does feel silly to complain given how well we are playing, on the other hand it would really suck if just a mediocre defense could have made this an even more historic season than it might end up being.