Post-Tournament Links
Posted by kj on Thursday, April 9th, 2009
- Lucious, Allen break bones
Talk about a game going as badly as it possibly could have. On a positive note, my sense is that a broken bone doesn’t involve major rehab. (Hat tip: MooTheKow.) - Spartans can find motivation in loss to Tar Heels
Draymond Green: Leader. (Hat tip: Jason.) - 2009-10 Insanely Too Early Rankings
Consensus: MSU is #3, behind Kansas and Syracuse. - Tom Izzo says assistants deserve head-coaching jobs
Might Mark Montgomery or Dwayne Stephens move up/out? - 2009 Spring Preview Series – Michigan State Spartans
Football, anyone?
Updates:
- USA bid committee identifies 70 venues as potential World Cup sites
Futbol, anyone? (Spartan Stadium is on the list of potential venues.)
At least one reader (Mark in DC) thinks recovering from a broken bone in your foot/ankle can potentially be as complicated as an ACL injury. Anyone else have information on this topic?
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Benon 09 Apr 2009 at 12:37 pm 1[soccer geek mode] Don’t hold your breath on Spartan Stadium holding a World Cup match. It doesn’t have anything to do with FIFA not wanting to hold matches in the Lansing megalopolis (ha); rather, I think it’s a problem with the facility itself. Part of the reason why the Stadium is such a great place to watch a football game is because the seats are so close to the field — there’s far less sideline room than there is in almost any other major college stadium. The problem is that a soccer pitch is wider than a football field — a regulation college field is about 53 yards wide, and a World Cup pitch has to be 60 yards wide, minimum — normally, it’s closer to 65 or 70. There’s just not the room to do that at Spartan Stadium and still have room for sidelines, advertising boards, and for players not to slam into the retaining walls whenever they chase after a ball heading into touch. I just don’t see it happening. (It’d be freaking amazing, however.)
Our turfgrass program was able to install real grass at the Silverdome in ‘94 — I see no reason why they wouldn’t be able to do the same at Ford Field this time around.
kjon 09 Apr 2009 at 12:46 pm 2Yeah, it surprised me that we were even on the list. Maybe they’re putting the possibility out there to try get a few stadiums to make renovations that would allow for the wider field?
It would be beyond awesome, though. I love college basketball, but there is simply no sporting event comparable to the World Cup.
Benon 09 Apr 2009 at 12:52 pm 3I get the sense that the list is basically intended as a shock-and-awe type of deal: no other country/region in the world can match the sheer number of large-capacity stadiums we have here. USA Soccer wants FIFA to swoon over how many different venues in which they could sell 80k+ tickets.
kjon 09 Apr 2009 at 2:23 pm 4That makes sense. Here’s hoping they swoon.
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Mark in DCon 09 Apr 2009 at 3:04 pm 5I think if it is just a break that they could be back in the 8 weeks stated in the news reports. Hopefully that is all it is in both cases. If there is soft tissue damage (such as a ligament tear or tendon tear) I think 8 weeks would be extremely optimistic. My condition is tendonitis and plantar fasciitis, which can take a year or more to heal completely. Anyone familiar with the Lions players (Kevin Jones for one) who had lisfranc surgery to repair a ligament in their feet knows that it takes a lot longer to come back from that than from ACL surgery. Hopefully there aren’t any complicating factors and they just need the bones to heal.
Another World Cup for the USA already? Seems like only yesterday I went to a match at the Silverdome (Sweden vs Russia if memory serves). It surprises me that they would consider giving it to the US again already, but they do like to rotate to different continents. Plus it gives the Europeans a reason to complain (that we don’t deserve it because we aren’t a soccer nation) and they are happiest when they have something to gripe about. I would think if Canada showed serious interest they would get it since it’s been a while, if ever, since they hosted. And if Brazil keeps improving economically I could see them being a strong candidate – it has been awhile since South America hosted one, and a world cup in Brazil would be one hell of a party.
kjon 09 Apr 2009 at 3:07 pm 6Brazil’s booked for 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup
Thanks for the expanded injury analysis, Mark. Hopefully both guys can be back on the court by mid-summer. Lucious, in particular, needs all the time playing against D1-level talent as possible, given the expanded role he’ll have next season.
Ground Zero East Lansingon 09 Apr 2009 at 3:20 pm 7Being a cross country runner for several years, I can say that tendinitis and plantar faschitis are typically overuse injuries, and those need several weeks of flat out rest to heal, and can still be touchy after that. It’s similar to a stress fracture in that sense.
However, for a broken bone, once it’s healed, it’s usually ready to go. I expect Luscious and Allen to be ready to go full strength in early June.
Mark in DCon 09 Apr 2009 at 4:00 pm 8Well then I guess there will be one hell of a party in 2014.
Ground Zero East Lansingon 09 Apr 2009 at 5:25 pm 9Other Spartan News: Jack Newman, a MSU junior, just finished the 1st round in the Masters at Even par. He had the MSU polo, the Sparty driver topper and everything. Good for him.
Seeron 10 Apr 2009 at 12:15 am 10On too early preseason rankings: I wonder if those rankings have changed now that most of Syracuse has gone pro.