And i get all that about being lied to and all but I'm just not a fan of quitting. Also it's not just the coach, there's a room full of teammates too.
They both should be pissed. A running back has X number of hits in his body, and this is why Bama keeps getting great RBs, they know they are not going to carry the ball 30 times a game and be a broken down horse when they get to the NFL.
I can't help but recall a quote from the manual of life, Star Wars, "Who is more foolish, the fool or the fool that follows him?"