Bash Riprock

I thought they had given it away with the 4th down call in OT....but the D did a great job yesterday. Was happy for the team and especially Minshew. He took some serious hits during the game....tough dude.

or the return of Bob Avellini at QB!!

continued throwing the football with a massive lead?

Yes the team was very good....But Russ Yeast was special. I will never forget his 5 TD performance against Cathedral an Irish squad that was stacked as well with D1 players. Russ Yeast won the Gatorade Player of the Year that season for the state of Indiana. Had an excellent college career at both Louisville and Kansas State and as Grover mentioned, playing on Sunday's with the Rams. Incredible young man, earning both his bachelor's and master's degrees during his college playing days.

Not the first time for substandard band direction......

I may be wrong, but given Kelly's job, guessing he will remain in the protocol longer before he clears. Head banging every play....

Very solid predictions here....well done. I think UGA is playing UAB...not USF. Questions I have this week.... Will Rutgers play Michigan tougher than most people think? How real is their improvement this season? Will Bama's O start its improvement this week? How real is Ole Miss? Bama and LSU back to back weeks. Sam Hartman vs OSU's D and their pass rushers will be a treat to watch. (not really a question) Is Michael Penix well on his way to getting an invite to NYC at the end of the season as a finalist?

Colorado lost a playmaker and was fortunate against Colorado State......tough game against the Ducks

I was thinking the same thing….

wonder if the kids bowling are more prone for serious achilles injuries???

Guessing at 40, the decay of a tendon didn’t start at game time. His was also a contact injury as well

How old is Aaron Rodgers?? Shocking to think we are prone to more health-related risks as we age. Tendons may fatigue more and easier with age?.......but we like simple, so lets blame the the turf, forgetting the fact that many other athletes on a variety of surfaces tear their achilles......definitely the sole cause and we must change to grass to prevent this injury potential!!!! https://michiganfoot.com/blog/item/459-why-are-achilles-tendon-ruptures-more-likely-with-age.html Achilles tendon ruptures have become increasingly common in recent years, and are seen particularly often as a sports-related injury. It is most common in men in their 40s and 50s due to the wear and tear on the tendon that occurs naturally with age. As we age, blood flow to the Achilles tendon decreases and stiffness increases, thereby raising the risk of injury. Participating in strenuous running, jumping, and agility activities can lead to an Achilles tendon rupture if preventive measures such as wearing the appropriate footwear and increasing intensity and duration of physical activity slowly are not taken. https://frederickquirantedpm.com/blog/item/167-aging-and-the-achilles-tendon.html It is common for the Achilles tendon to become weak as the aging process occurs, or if medical conditions such as diabetes or arthritis exist . From this study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23386750/ Average age was 46.4 years with 310 (76%) ruptures diagnosed and managed acutely (less than 4 weeks), whereas 96 (24%) were chronic (more than 4 weeks since the injury). Other sports may have this injury more than football? No way! Results: Sporting activity was responsible for 275 ruptures (68%). This was higher in patients younger than 55 years of age (77%) than those older than 55 years (42%). Basketball was the most commonly involved sport, accounting for 132 ruptures (48% of sports ruptures, 32% of all ruptures), followed by tennis in 52 ruptures (13%, 9%), and football in 32 ruptures (12%, 8%). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545059/ In conclusion, this study begins to define the role of aging in Achilles tendon biomechanics and ankle function in order to better understand the heightened injury risk in an increasingly active middle aged population. Specifically, we utilized a highly controlled animal model to investigate how Achilles tendon mechanical, structural, and functional properties vary from young to old age through a battery of in vivo and ex vivo assays. Key deficits in tendon material properties with increasing age were identified, which may help explain the increased rupture incidence of the middle aged population, especially when considered in tandem with the functional impairments detected in this study. Macroscale differences in tendon organization and composition were not observed, suggesting that other factors are primarily responsible for age-related deterioration of tendon mechanical strength. https://www.njfoot.com/blog/item/88-middle-aged-men-more-prone-to-achilles-tendon-injury-compared-to-women Middle-aged men, both pro-athletes and recreational, seem to suffer from Achilles tendon injuries more often than any other age group or gender. While the tendon is designed to stretch and absorb the impact of running, walking and jumping, these injuries may occur more often since men will go on to jump, run, or walk higher and faster than their bodies may permit.

BUGP......

I know I have personally seen people tear their achilles playing pickup basketball. Definitely not on turf. I bet one could research some pretty decent achilles injuries suffered by Euro soccer players...on grass. A 40 year old tears his achilles during a contact play and people are acting surprised blaming the surface??

Had to put a plug in for Russ Yeast, former Center Grove standout….great week 1

interesting timeline............ https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/09/12/a-timeline-of-events-that-led-to-title-ix-complaint-suspension-of-michigan-state-football-mel-tucker/70825789007/ The 36 min phone call at 12:39am on April 28th, 2022 is interesting. Not only Tucker's "self-pleasure" actions, but why would anyone pick up the phone at that time and then converse for that long? The actual complaint filed Dec 2022?

I don't know much about Harvest Prep. Looked it up and its just SE of Columbus. 3.5 hour drive for them. Ugh.

Kind of like this guy..........

Toad…😆

BD may absolutely be the best team in the state. They look good. Basing it on “transitive property”….😆 Thank goodness we don’t decide champs on margins of victory against a common opponent at different times during a season….

STC and Donnie B…never disappoint!!!

I agree....the Buffs have a pretty darn tough schedule......maybe the only game they can rest him is Colorado State? Zona?

I know this if off topic, but Muda's name of this thread made me think about this GID legendary member.......

Thanks. Forgot about the Dwenger game

You and I agree on some of your points and disagree on others in regards to Doyel. A few years back, he left sports to talk about a Civil War memorial being moved out of Garfield Park. The memorial was for Confederate dead that lost their lives while in a Union prison camp here in Indy. I am not about arguing for or against the removal. But Doyel jumped in with his policial views and made statements (to include about his own family ancestory) that was flat out generalizing and stereotyping people on one one side of the spectrum that were misguided and in some cases historically incorrect. I know what a columnist is....and I also know that one should attempt to balance their personal views and be largely accurate when they make statements in support of their positions. I have seem him miss that boat time and time again on social media, and he doesn't care....he has a view and others be damned if they don't agree. He's caustic and will argue to win no matter the facts or the costs. I will never buy an edition of the IndyStar while he's employed.