There have been injuries like Dick losing Low, or Raveling losing Guy Williams, but nothing like what happening to Smith.
Also while at Columbia, St Marie's, San Fran or San Diego, Smith didn't have a lot of injuries at his previous coaching stops, like he has had at WSU.
Maybe the lack of injuries in past by both WSU, and Smith at previous coaching stops, is catching up, in that maybe according to law of averages, maybe WSU, Smith are due some injuries.
I don't know, and it's just speculation.
But Smith, WSU have been TORMENTED by LOTS of injuries, seemingly more so then other College's, coaches.
And despite that WSU, and Smith have still been ok, good, etc, despite that, altho not as ok, good, etc, as would like to be, should be, etc.
Still a lot of colleges, coaches, would have done a heck of a lot worse, if they had had WSU's, Smith's injuries, so because of that, because Smith has done ok, despite the injuries, that's a sign of a good coach.