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[QUOTE="LeMoyneCuse, post: 2999994, member: 158"]
I have no ties to Tucker and have no inside knowledge of the team. I just find bitterness toward a guy doing his job to be pointless, especially when there's no evidence that Jake Pickard's issues have anything to do with the team physician.

The [URL='http://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/athletics-health-care-administration-best-practices-0']NCAA states[/URL] that Team Physicians have final authority over a player's ability to play, and these decisions need to be made with the athlete's health in mind first and foremost. So even though a player says they can go, it doesn't necessarily mean the team doctor should allow it.

The NCAA in the same guidelines states that a structure needs to be in place to allow team physicians to have final say. The NCAA mandates it. And it makes sense - if any doctor could have final say, you could get 18th opinions that would let a guy play.

Yes, Tucker is a GP, not a specialist. But that doesn't mean he's clueless when it comes to head injuries or knee injuries or heart issues. While specialized knowledge comes into play, any GP can see if something's still not right - it's what they're trained to do.

What really bothers me and why I fight so hard on this issue is the idea that somehow this guy is a bad actor or incompetent. Medicine is a judgement call, and just because a handful of guys have been disqualified over the years, it doesn't make him a bad doctor.
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