Shane Morris Out For Season?
Most of us knew that he was battling mono, but the reports were that he was playing through it (as he did against Brother Rice). Today Kyle Meinke reports (via a Freep Article) that Shane Morris's coach is pessimistic regarding Morris's ability to play for the rest of his senior season. Per his coach
“He won’t play this week," De La Salle coach Paul Verska told the Free Press, “and really, I’m not counting on him coming back the rest of the year."
Link: http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2012/09/report_shane_morris_m…
Tough break for the future Wolverine, but assuming his bout with mono is as rough as most this seems like the right decision for his long-term health and career. A tough break after he put so much effort into getting ready for the season and all the 7-on-7s.
Here's to hoping his coach is wrong, and Shane M. makes a speedier-than-expected recovery.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:11 PM ^
He was hospitalized recently because of the mono. Sucks for him on about 12 different levels.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:12 PM ^
Best wishes to the young man. An illness like that can really send anyone for a loop, no matter their physical fitness. Hopefully he will use the time to support his team, learn Michigan's offense, recover physically and mentally, and enjoy his senior year in high school. I really do wish he could graduate early, seeing as Michigan really does not have a clearly defined starter for next year.
~Herm
September 19th, 2012 at 5:15 PM ^
and enjoy his senior year in high school.
Herm isn't that what got him in this predicament in the first place.
I doubt Mono would end his season tho but, it could I guess worst case scenario.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:15 PM ^
is striking in high school too?
September 19th, 2012 at 3:25 PM ^
September 19th, 2012 at 5:22 PM ^
of hating going on in there.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:19 PM ^
panic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 19th, 2012 at 3:22 PM ^
Shane drops his 5th star, arrives to Michigan extra hungry for football and in need of a little extra weight training. That's about the wrost of it.
Get well, Shane!
September 19th, 2012 at 3:27 PM ^
He'll also be spending a lot of time on MGoBlog.
September 19th, 2012 at 5:54 PM ^
And let's be honest, the kid is going to be getting plenty of ass next year.
Better him get mono out of the way now than later.
September 19th, 2012 at 6:23 PM ^
Infinite might be the appropriate quantity of ass he'll be getting. He might have already conquered the graduating class at UM already.
September 19th, 2012 at 7:02 PM ^
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September 19th, 2012 at 9:20 PM ^
^ what I came here to say
September 20th, 2012 at 1:22 PM ^
He's getting plenty of ass THIS year (before the mono, of course).
September 19th, 2012 at 3:24 PM ^
during the end of the summer camp season.
He'd better rest up. If you push it too hard while recovering from mono, you can get chronic fatigue syndrome-like symptoms for quite some time.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:49 PM ^
With all of the Elite 11 camps, Nike camps, Adidas camps, The Opening, Gridiron Kings, etc, Shane had a ridiculously busy spring and summer. Hope he takes it easy and gets some rest.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:24 PM ^
If true, I feel bad that he has to miss his senior season. But at this point he probably just needs to rest in order to kick it and concentrate on finishing high school. On the bright side, he won't have to worry about some devestating injury. And missing two more months of running for his life shouldn't hurt his development too much
September 19th, 2012 at 3:26 PM ^
Don't some cases of mono include inflamed internal organs? I seem to remember some friends in high school having to temporary quit all sports so that various things wouldn't rupture and explode and stuff after they got mono. Sitting out for football season might not be such a bad idea.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:34 PM ^
Actually, before his last game according to the article I read, the doctor gave him to OK to try and play because his spleen was not inflammed. He gave it a shot but had to leave in the 2nd quarter because of exhaustion. Can't doubt the kids heart for sure.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:35 PM ^
MGoLawyers everywhere, but where the hell are the MGoDoctors?
September 19th, 2012 at 4:08 PM ^
I am no doctor, but here is some information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_mononucleosis
yes, he must rest so his spleen does not rupture.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:21 PM ^
I'm actually relieved he's not trying to play. I was probably walking around with it for a month or so just thinking I was overdoing things and so "merely" exhausted. By the time I was diagnosed, I was having fevers spiking to much higher than usual with mono and couldn't even lift the phone book to call the hospital and check my test results. Even had a bone marrow sample because of an anemia that could have meant leukemia, but was (fortunately) only related to the mono. I flew home to let the folks take care of me and for a couple weeks couldn't even hold a paperback (or my eyes) open to read in bed. It was probably another six months before I was back to normal.
But eventually I was. And if Shane takes care of himself he will be too.
And that'll teach me for thinking the mono my frosh roommate had only meant a convenient two-week vacation from school.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:19 PM ^
I'm not a doctor, but I play one in MGoMovies . . .
September 19th, 2012 at 4:22 PM ^
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
September 19th, 2012 at 6:13 PM ^
most cases of mono resolve withing two weeks and the patient will make a complete recovery-however i have seen severe complications that resulted in permanent disability. in one instance, a young man had encephalitic (brain) involvement and his neuro exam was like that of a stroke patient; the second involved a young medical student who suffered permanent damage to her autonomic nervous system so that she could not stand without losing consciousnessness-she remains disabled to this day.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:41 PM ^
You're right - the risks of injury when suffering from mono go beyond the obvious ones of being a step or two slow when people are trying to tackle you with authority. One's spleen can swell during bouts of mono, leading to an increased risk of a ruptured spleen.
But let's be careful that we're not overgeneralizing about enlarged organs being a liability. Bobby Layne often called his hardened liver his secret weapon. He used to use it as an extra blocker on passing plays, and as a lead blocker on keepers. (It's a fact - I read it on the internet!)
And Reggie Nelson has gained a lot of positive buzz due to one of his organs being reportedly "inflammed" - a fact of which fans of EDSBS's Fulmer Cup are well-aware. Yeah - I went there.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:39 PM ^
That is correct. Mono is most often associated with splenomegaly (an enlarged/inflamed spleen) and contact sports usually must be avoided due to the risk of splenic rupture.
Best wishes for a quick recovery! I've had a bout with a lingering virus and know how debilitating this can be.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:26 PM ^
Wish Shane a speed recovery, sucks to have to go through this his senior year. With all the focus on recruiting, its easy to forget that there is a lot than can happen before a player suits up and takes the field for Michigan. Wish him well,and I hope this doesn't effect his development as a QB. Missing a year can be really rough for a QB, but I hope he comes back 100%
September 19th, 2012 at 3:27 PM ^
But but but but but but but butt butt butt
He'll be fine, Can't wait until you get to A2 young Mr. Morris.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:29 PM ^
Poor kid. All the hard work he did in the off season, and now he can't play his senior season of HS football. Darn shame. I hope he recovers soon enough to play a couple games and maybe compete in an all star game.
If he had to contract Mono, it should have been in January, after his HS football career was over.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:33 PM ^
Mono has done this before. In '01-'02 MIke Cammalleri was having a Hobey-candidate type season (Minnesota D Jordan Leopold wound up winning it that year) when he contracted Mono right after World Juniors. He played in a rather discouraging home split against Bowling Green and then sat for two months; Michigan hockey fans, nervously eying the already tenuous pairwise position of the team, worried that the NCAA tournament streak was over.
The team didn't lose a CCHA game again. Cammo was fine--he came back for the playoffs and beat LSSU in the first round pretty much single-handedly (Michigan did lose the first game), then scored both goals in the semi-final OT win over Ohio State.
Tough break for Shane, but he'll be able to get back on his feet soon and start getting ready for Michigan.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:10 PM ^
Junior Hemingway caught an diving TD catch in the Utah game and was gone for the rest of the season because of mono.
September 19th, 2012 at 6:44 PM ^
But then I refuse to believe that season ever happened anyway.
September 20th, 2012 at 9:34 AM ^
He was a 5-star OL when he committed to Michigan, and came down with mono at the start of his freshman year. He probably would have redshirted no matter what, but the mono (and I think a shoulder injury too) guaranteed it.
I hope either Bellomy or Devin Gardner pan out as a decent starter next year, because no matter how good a QB Shane is at this stage, the odds are against him coming in as a true freshman and stepping into the starting QB spot right away. He won't be an early enrollee, and it's conceivable that with the mono now, it might be next summer or even fall before his strength and playing weight are 100% back to normal.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:34 PM ^
Really tough break for him, but looking on the bright side, at least he won't get injured which was a real possibility with that OL of his. Can Al start going over the play book with him (after he signs his LOI I'm assuming).
September 19th, 2012 at 4:54 PM ^
I would probably look at film from games Al coached while at Auburn and San Deigo State to get a real good feel of the offense. I hope he don't waste time studying Michigan right now.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:41 PM ^
Better that this happens now rather than next year, in the unlikely event that he's called on to be the starting qb in week 1. That truly would have been a disaster.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:05 PM ^
Verska was my coach in high school for a year (back when he coached for AA Huron), and he's not one to let you sit out a game if he has a choice about it. He's definitely one of those coaches that is more in the mold of Jon Voight in Varsity Blues (of course toned done a lot by actually being likeable outside of practice/games and without the statue and championships). So in essence, if Paul Verska isn't expecting someone back for the rest of the year, well then you can bet he ain't playing the rest of the way.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:39 PM ^
You’re a Huron guy? Sweet – so am I – class of 1991. I was no athlete though – suffice it to say that two of me wouldn’t equal a walk-on safety. But I did take Physical Fitness my senior year second semester for my gym requirement, and Coach Verska taught the class. It was basically a way for him to do spring training with the football team, as I was the only non football player in the class. He and the rest of the team were all really cool and I had a moment of glory during a scrimmage where I caught a deflected hot read over the middle and broke my glasses for my troubles.
(I humbly await the board's 'cool story bros')
Also - were you part of the Huron team that made it to the state finals in 98 or 99 or whenever it was? If so I took my little brother (or not so little; he was the crew team capt. :P ) to watch you guys at the Silverdome!
September 19th, 2012 at 5:08 PM ^
@kehnonymous there is a reply button
September 19th, 2012 at 4:51 PM ^
I knew a kid that died on the football field not knowing he had mono. One decent hit, 2 minutes later he was completely blue in the face. Hope it's taken serious and he doesn't return or return to soon.
September 19th, 2012 at 5:00 PM ^
Out for the year due to Mono? Geez!! You'd think he's batting AIDS...
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September 19th, 2012 at 5:07 PM ^
if he doesnt play for the rest of the year why not transfer schools so he can EE?
September 19th, 2012 at 7:47 PM ^
September 19th, 2012 at 5:52 PM ^
Having mono completely sucks the life out of you. My buddy had it, and almost died of liver failure or something like that. So, yeah, Shane needs to take all the time he can to recouperate.
And honestly, he isn't going to show something to us this year we didn't already know, especially with the team around him. I wish Borges could just give him the playbook now.
September 19th, 2012 at 6:05 PM ^
Sometimes benign and you don't know you have it. Sometimes really severe requiring hospitalization and prolonged treatment over weeks and months.
Realistically, even if he were only out a few weeks there will be a significant loss of conditioning and it would take at least a couple more weeks to get into shape after that. So you'd be looking at maybe 6 weeks before he comes back and the season will be over then.
Long term, there should be no issues and I'm sure Shane will be back in the travel circuit again working on his game. It is a real shame for him as I'm sure he wants to play and I hope he feels better soon.
September 19th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
That's really tough on Shane, I am sure, and not just the mono but the fact that he's a competitor and I am sure this is a disappointment. Still, far better to take it easy and get tons of rest than risk something worse in a game situation. Get well soon, Shane!