Opinions....thoughts

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

According to the trainer at Texas Tech, he claimed what the coach did was acceptable (after the coach was fired). So he did have some medical backing, but maybe not enough to get medical support from a doctor or even a specialist.

Peace

I must have read a different statement. What I read said (paraphrasing now), while it most likely did not cause any harm to the player, it is not accepted medical practice.

Just checked, it was the treating physician:

Phy told university officials in his affidavit that James "may not have been harmed," but he "considered this practice inappropriate, and a deviation from the medical standard of care."

Final edit. Looks like the trainer wasn't exactly on board, either.

According to his affidavit, taken by representatives of the university on Dec. 21 and signed on Jan. 1, trainer Steve Pincock did not agree with the treatment and said he knew of no other player ever being placed in a similar room.