[gatortalk] Re: Would you play Tebow at LSU or make him rest?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:36:00 -0700

Kind of like those road side sobriety tests.  And the time I almost blurted out "I can't do this when I sober" 
 
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Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Would you play Tebow at LSU or make him rest?
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, September 30, 2009 11:23 am
To: [email protected]

Well, I'm no doctor like you, I only know what I read. Meyer himself did a test with Tebow where he had to stand on one foot with his eyes closed. Is that "how do you feel?"
And, that was only one test.
You might make Tebow sit out against LSU. You may have pulled a Heisman candidate in the 3rd quarter of an away SEC game, but the man who is paid millions to make the right decision left him in the game. I'll mention your name to Jeremy Foley next time he calls, but I sorta think he'll stay with Meyer.
I'm kinda happy about that.
I'm not trying to start a fight with you, John, but the doctors and coaches are doing the right thing. They don't consult with sportswriters or Monday morning quarterbacks. That's why they're in the position they're in.
If they say Tebow's good to go next Saturday, I have complete condidence he is.
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From: John Vega
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:08:27 -0400
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Would you play Tebow at LSU or make him rest?

On Sep 29, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Oliver Barry wrote:

That’s exactly what Meyer is doing.  Nor are the doctors leaving it up to Tebow to tell them he’s ok.  There are specific tests that can easily determine if he has recovered sufficiently to play in 2 weeks. 

I disagree with this. Other than MR Spectroscopy (which is hardly an exact science) there is nothing about a concussion that a CT or MR will be able to show you other than an intracranial bleed, which has already been ruled out.

The other tests are along the lines of "How do you feel?" "Have you experienced any headaches?" and "Do you feel drowsy?" They are not very exact procedures, are capable of being shaded by person answering, and there is a lot of concurrent causation of the symptoms (including the flu, which we know that TT has), leading to unclear decisions.

BTW, was anyone as mad as I was TT sat in the cart in the tunnel for a good 10 minutes or more waiting on the ambulance? If he had had an intracranial bleed, that time could have meant the difference between life and death.

-Zeb






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