"at least he had the opportunity to run down the field inside Bryant-Denny Stadium in front of nearly 80,000 fans"
I think we forget this part sometimes. The game might not seem to matter much, it might be spring, or it might be a blowout of an FCS team or something. But there are Alabama players, some of whom are walk-ons, who will only ever get to play under those circumstances. I'm happy that we're able to reward their contributions to the team by being there and cheering them on.
I wish him a speedy and full recovery and fortunately that sounds like a real possibility.