It turns out when referee Bert Smith collapsed during the USC-Gonzaga game, it probably saved his life.
Smith told the Indianapolis Star that Dr. Katie Trammell insisted on running tests that eventually detected a blood clot in his lung.
“She sits down next to the bed,” Smith said, “and she says: ‘I saw your fall tonight. Something doesn’t add up. I want to know why you fell.’ She checked a few things out, came back in, and took me through the car wash. Just a lot of tests. And they found out.
“She said: ‘I got the answer to the question. You went down because you had a blood clot in your lung.’”
Smith was put on blood thinners and two days later, the clot was discharged.
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
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Wazzu coach joining the fun…
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Jake says this has been chronic and ongoing…
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Okay, Scott! You wanted attention and drama? You got it!
[Pudly: The link you provided contains the most unintentionally condescending comment on Helton’s USC football program I’ve ever read — outside of what Owns writes twice a day. There’s actually a sentence declaring something like, “this would REALLY be a story if it happened at a school with highly recruited players!” WTF?!]…….
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Before we go overboard on Clay Travis’ continuation of this story, it should be mentioned that he and petros have a working relationship through their radio network often appearing on each other’s programs. So the attitude Travis exhibits is more than likely rooted in petros’ own prejudices.
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Condescension is better than blind bozo obsequiousness.
#Thanks Enright
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The guy was in shape and ran a 4.6 forty. This is a brilliant idea by Helton. It solves the homeless problem and adds a new avenue for recruiting. #claysolvingworldproblems
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Blood clots are no joke. I know people who have had serious problems with them. I am glad he is doing better.
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Nice job, Dr. Trammell.
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Watching Mr. Smith fall back without protecting himself is chilling.
Indeed great detective work by Dr. Trammell!
Everyday heroes–all of ’em.
Pulmonary Emboli continue to be a major cause of death in America–last I checked about 750,000 per year despite aggressive use of anti-coagulants by American Doctors and PAs/NPs. Silent killers.
For us old guys (and the women we love), learn a little bit about this common killer (more deadly than COVID) and discuss your risk with your primary care provider (or cardiologist).
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The blood clot was discharged? I’ve never been discharged with anything they took out.
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I noticed that as well. I guess we can’t deny any longer that we need to pony up for a few $$ for a copy editor for Scottie.
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My theory: Scott does it on purpose —to increase the ‘fun’ factor. InsideUSC is like exchanging emails with your informed nextdoor neighbor — assuming, that is, your nextdoor neighbor had it out for USC.
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There are 3rd graders all over looking to add to their 401Ks
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There’s no reason to drag tebow into this….
#PoorGuy’sDoingTheBestHeCanInDifficultCircumstances…
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Scottie could pay Mr. Tinfoil with some conspiracy theory NASA comic books.
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Can I do the illustrations?
#I’veAlreadyDoneSomeExploratoryWork…
#…FeaturingCarolAndClay….
#[IThinkDavidLynchMightBeInterestedInMovieRights]…
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Not a well-written sentence, but that’s why we’re here!
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