So after the Colorado game in which Falk was injured and carted off on a head-board. The game in which he seemed to be unconscious on the field… After the game CML was asked about the injury and his direct quote was Falk was, "healthy as can be." CML went on quite a tirade when an out of town reporter pressed the issue. He went off… But one of the last things he said during that press conference was in regards to when the decision between Falk and Bender would take place. CML stated in a very pissed off demeanor, "27 seconds before kick-off."
So that is just one example. There are video interviews from his first year, if you'd like to look them up, where he had similar comments about injuries, as the "healthy as can be" variety. He was asked quite a bit the first 2 years of his tenure at WSU. Same kind of answers.
When it comes to injuries, don't believe our coach, in any way. Not even on the kind of injury, as was aptly pointed out when Halliday broke his leg… or ankle… or whatever. CML didn't even know where the bone was in Halliday's… body. He's not to be believed on the 1) kind of injury (unless obvious like Halliday but even then he got it wrong), the 2) timeline for return or 3) even if the player is injured. That's the only real point.
Do I believe CML is lying? I guess in the literal sense, yes. He outright lies about injuries. But I don't believe he ever considers himself believable, either. He doesn't want to be believed. That's why he stated Falk was "healthy as can be".
Falks sister is more convincing than CML. CML knows it. Everyone knows it but Ed. By the way, in that tirade after Colorado, CML states,
The idiocy of asking me about injuries goes even several layers deeper when you consider the fact I have virtually no input on it. The doctors handle it.
Just my input.