Tate Injury

say it was a shoulder but doesn't appear to be separated.

I noticed that when I rewatched the 4th qtr again this morning. He was also wincing multiple times on the sideline before that incident.

Just curious, but where did u hear this? I actually heard that it was separated and that he would be out this week, but I'm very much hoping I'm wrong.

TWJ does what he wants.

It reminded me of Henne against Illinois and Sparty in '07.

He should be fine, probably feels worse today and may sit out in practice tomorrow just to heal it up. If his bruise was enough to have him sit out next week he wouldn't of went in for the last drive when we ran the clockout.

Yeah, they'll prepare for Sheridan with extra rest and a kegger on Friday night to celebrate.

Wouldn't they do this anyway?

video find

Forcier's a tough kid but he's not real big. Let's hope he can make it through the Big Ten season in one piece. No question he's the "guts and glue" of this team.

That was some grade A acting.

Adrenaline can do wonderful things.

I don't think Forcier is badly hurt, but I don't think he was faking it, either (except when he collapsed on the field, which he admitted was an attempt to give Denard a chance to warm up).

No way that was acting, the second video tells us that - he couldn't toss the football to the ref with that arm. He was overprotective or he was in too much pain. Either way - not good. I think he is likely more injured rather than less.

But, if we dont have Tate for MSU, we might be ok. It might even be a good thing. We need 2 qbs we can win with, and putting a whole game primarily in Denard's hands is what he needs. It might hurt us for the MSU game, hell it may even cost us the game, but it will only help us later in the season for more difficult tests. I don't feel too bad about a Denard/Sheriden combo for next week, leading to an improved Tate/Denard combo for the rest of the season.

Saying the guy "hit" him is a stretch. He patted him on the shoulder.

that went shooting past Denard was not a bad snap. It was belt high and a little the side, but Denard just missed it.

i definitely noticed this as well. that sucker was nearly knocked away, when odoms had quite a bit of separation. i guess we'll find out, but we may be seeing the return of the suicidal kitten next week. DRob is not equipped yet to manage an entire game, no matter how fast he is.

Tate Forcier, quarterback. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Tate Forcier will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.

No need for a bacta tank. A Jedi healing trance should do the trick.

Thanks for sharing!

What can the athlete do?

* Rest and apply ice in the early stage
* Immobilise the shoulder in a sling to ease pain by taking the weight off the arm
* See a Sports Injury Specialist or Doctor

Should we add a fourth bullet point?

* Go out to the club!

This was the one thing I didn't want to hear, that it was worse than we thought. Thanks for the heads up

The pass to Odoms may not offer much insight toward next week. Often, an athlete can still perform to some degree immediately after a sprain, before it becomes badly swollen. After it swells, it can be awhile before the athlete regains regular mobility.

Thanks for sharing. This is actually better than I thought. I had heard from someone else on the team that it was separated. Obviously this is less serious than that, and its better than the alternative.

Well as long as he kept off the mechanical bull...

But the problem with that is that MSU's defense is most vulnerable in the secondary. Their front seven is about average, and might perform well against our revamped OL. It's their pass coverage that's bad. We have to challenge them downfield.

likes the taste of Dilithium.