Hoke: Peppers has ankle injury, will play next week
Via every single person on Twitter. I'm sure this has been posted in the Jabrill updates thread 5 or 6 threads down, but no need to have to skip past 60+ replies to find it.
This news is the ribbon on top of as close to a perfect first game as we could hope for. Great performances all around, and major injury free.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 4:07 PM ^
Called it in the other thread below.
Ya, ya, "cool story bro"
August 30th, 2014 at 4:07 PM ^
Ebola virus!
August 30th, 2014 at 4:08 PM ^
August 30th, 2014 at 4:09 PM ^
He defeated the Ebola virus in 45 minutes - that's a man. Especially Ebola of the ankle, a particulary virulent strain.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:09 PM ^
and..... breathe
August 30th, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
Interesting. I would like to know how he injured his ankle because on the only play that appeared to injury him, he was blocked at the knee.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:12 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
August 30th, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
Thank. God.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:14 PM ^
Maybe MGOBLOG should donate those snowflakes to keep the swelling down. The kid is a baller. I hope he recovers quickly and if not, give him all the steroids and HGH they can to get him 100% so he can knock the snot out of Notre Lame next week.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:16 PM ^
People seem to really enjoy your posts
August 30th, 2014 at 5:05 PM ^
He's lying.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
I'm not sure whether my anger is reasonable or not, though. Cut blocks are fine, but Peppers was looking the other way and the play was already dying if not dead.
Edit: falling awkwardly is what does it for ankles.
And you should trust me, because I play a doctor in this one post on mgoblog.
August 30th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 6:00 PM ^
Asshole minor league player........."Let's take out that hot shit freshman"...........I just don't know.
August 30th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^
It was a run of the mill cut block and the play was headed that way if it wasn't for our good DL/LB play. The receiver has his back to the play so he can't see what's going on, it's his assignment to cut Peppers. Peppers needs to be more alert and protect himself in that situation, this won't be the last time someone tries to cut block him.
August 30th, 2014 at 7:33 PM ^
There's not much to dispute if I can't. I understand what a cut block is, but I disagree with it being a standard one.
Plus, if Peppers isn't injured, who cares, right?
August 30th, 2014 at 4:33 PM ^
My reaction to the news that he will play.
August 30th, 2014 at 5:59 PM ^
Lord Jesus I pray that this is not a serious or lingering injury.
The kid looked awfully good when he was in the game........he seemed to be in complete control of his game. Was the block that gave him the boo-boo a clip?
August 30th, 2014 at 4:35 PM ^
August 30th, 2014 at 4:35 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 4:44 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 4:42 PM ^
until a day or two following the injury.
August 30th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^
in the Boo-Boo Report.
Then, will be back at it next week in SB, bringing the pain.
August 30th, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^
Although ankles injuries do manifest their true severity after another day or two, the fact is it can't be that severe. With a massive ankle sprain, a person isn't able to even walk or put pressure on it at all pretty much instantaneously. He would've needed help off the field and wouldn't have been trying to run out there for another punt return.
So unless something happened more severe off-screen later on, my bet is this is a relatively minor "boo boo" in Hokespeak, and he'll be on the field for ND, just as Hoke said in the presser.
August 30th, 2014 at 9:00 PM ^
Having had three grade three sprains, manifestation was immediate as was immobility.
August 30th, 2014 at 10:19 PM ^
I've injured my ankle twice and been able to keep playing on it, only to have it swell up and bruise seriously enough to go to the doctor later, in one case a day later, in another case three days later.
That said, I think Peppers is probably going to be ready to go next week. Hoke seems pretty confident and many ankle injuries heal quickly IME.
August 30th, 2014 at 6:36 PM ^
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August 30th, 2014 at 7:02 PM ^
August 30th, 2014 at 7:01 PM ^
We may crack the top 25 once we knock out the Irish!
August 30th, 2014 at 7:11 PM ^
We played like a Top 25 team today. Without looking at what anyone else did, just knowing where Michigan was, who they played today, etc. I'd say we should be #23-25 going into next week.
August 30th, 2014 at 7:16 PM ^
No Top 25 team has lost so far that wasn't playing a Top 25 team. And some of the games had the lower ranked team, like Texas A&M, winning.
When looking at the remaining games, I don't see anyone in the top 25 losing to a team outside of the top 25 this week.
August 30th, 2014 at 7:40 PM ^
I'm confused. Hoke's disinterest in accuracy when describing injuries is well-established. I'm not saying Peppers isn't fine, I'm just confused why we think Hoke saying he's fine means he's fine.
August 30th, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
August 30th, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^
Go Blue!!!!
August 30th, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^
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