[Husker] Montee Ball

[Scott Stewart]

If he has had two concussions in the past couple months that is not a good
thing.

The risk of him playing is dependent on two things in my opinion a) the
severity of the concussions, and b) the expertise of the medical staff.

Generally, teams should do a baseline neuro eval prior to the season, then
what you want to see to allow a player to that baseline level on the tasks
before you let them return. When the player returns to baseline, it is felt
that the brain has recovered from the injury. In this case, it could be put
forward that Ball's preseason testing would be low from the previous head
injury. Also players know this is how it works and have been known to
"tank" the preseason testing so they can return quicker.

Regardless, IMHO it is unlikely that Ball completes the season without
another concussion. I hope they are keeping a close eye on him.

Scott

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> > . . . has reportedly been cleared to play tomorrow. If he truly had a
> > concussion last week, and a concussion a couple months ago, doesn't this
> > seem a bit risky? I've not seen any official confirmation that he had a
> > concussion either time. Has anyone else?
>
> Here's what ESPN said yesterday:
>
>    Badgers coach Bret Bielema told local reporters Thursday that Ball is
> "cleared 100 percent
>    full-go." As long as nothing changes in the next 48 hours, he'll play
> against the Huskers.
>    The concussion is Ball's second in as many months after he was attacked
> by a group of men
>    Aug. 1 in downtown Madison. Bielema said the second concussion wasn't
> as severe as the first,
>    and Ball vowed to play earlier this week.
>
> The 'As long as nothing changes' part sounds like he's still being watched
> closely.
>
> Personally, I'd rather have Wisconsin as healthy as possible, so that
> there aren't any
> excuses in Madison should they lose big, as most people seem to be
> predicting.
>
> I think the Nebraska-Wisconsin rivalry could turn out to be bigger than
> the Nebraska-Iowa
> rivalry over time.  Maybe they should call it the 'Butter Vs Beef' game?
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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