No insider information on this. The reality is we’re going to have to wait and hear the details before really forming any opinion.
There’s no problem if a coach asks about a player, why they can’t play, and asking how long they think they will be out etc. That’s part of being a coach. It’s not pressuring the med staff.
Now pushing to change treatments to telling kids not to see the doc is another story. We will have to wait for details there. But let’s face it, surgeons aren’t exactly a group of shrinking violets. Then tend to be pretty brash and outspoken and aren’t going to be bullied by a football coach.
The claim he lost business when the athletic teams were removed from him is just silly. Even PSU fans forgot all about this. There certainly weren’t a bunch of patients in Harrisburg/ Hershey staying away from him because of his lawsuit against PSU. That’s just silly.
Wanting a med staff in town to deal with health issues of students is just logical. Depending on a doc 100 miles away was crazy and he has no real argument there IMO.