Ugh.

At this point I'm almost over it. Just sit them and let's play with what we've got, for better or worse. Get them healthy so Ohio can make a big run in 2017-18.

And I hate saying that because Mike Laster is having such a good season I feel like he deserves to go out a champion. Hopefully the squad makes some magic come March.

I completely agree about the grad transfer. With Holtmann doing well already at OSU and Jason being from Johnstown which isn't too far from C-Bus I could completely see Jason having another two years of awesomeness for us starting next year and using his grad transfer year to go to the Buckeyes. He would be a very good Big 10 swing man.

But...I also could see him being a fantastic Bobcat and wanting to finish what he started last year as an up-and-comer in the league. Pair him with Nathan Springs and they could have two years of tremendous inside play!!! Toss in three years with Kirk running the point with him and he would probably want to stay. I think Jaaron just didn't want to play 40 minutes a game anymore and be "the guy." Jason won't have that problem.

As far as what had been relayed to the public, it was my understanding that the stress fracture was fine, but then he sustained a completely different injury in practice one day. That injury was less significant, but enough to sit him out given the circumstances of the old injury plus the new. I could be completely wrong, but that's how interpreted it.

I agree, this would be a good problem to confront down the road. Also, I believe that Carter, having played with Jaaron, may see the drawbacks just as much (if not more so) than the benefits. If his senior season at OHIO means that he dominates the league like no other, that bodes well for his future.

Maybe its me,but it seems that there is a lot more information about injuries in football the basketball.

The less significant injury coupled with the fact the stress fracture may not have been 100% to begin with is keeping him out. That's what I've understood to be the case based on Arkley's reporting, info from here, SP's show, etc.

When I say the stress fracture "is fine" I meant it was well enough for him to play, which we did see a little bit of him. But if you add another injury on top of a leg that may not be 100%, then I get the reason for holding him out, whether that 2nd injury is as severe or not.

Think about it this way: if you have a stress fracture in your right leg which is about 80% healed, then you get a sprained ankle, hurt a knee or whatever in your left leg, you're going to put pressure on that right leg to perform. So maybe it's not the best idea to put pressure back on that right leg again so soon.

IMO, they're holding out hope that he's able to play this year, which is why they haven't said either way what they are going to do.

Saul talked about it a lot in the latest coaches show if you get a chance to listen to the on-demand.

The addage is 2 portions of metatarsals (foot bones) in the same room will heal. We always boot them anyway as I prefer to control forces on a non displaced fragment and we know it will heal quicker like 3-4 weeks vs the 6 to 12 most orthos quote. Bones are not like steel beams they are more bendable and flexible like a green twig. Healed on X ray (radiographic union) means we no longer see a fracture line but there is a great deal of boney callus that still has to continue to heal and subsequently be remodeled. That happens over the next 12 to 18 months. In our athletes we do not want a lot of boney callus and deposition of a matrix on the bone (like adhering a patch on an innertube). That indicates motion during healing and the ensuing bone matrix is haphazard and then must be replaced and go through a remodeling period. The game in a tibial stress fracture is to immobilize and keep tibias non weight bearing during healing. We like to Keep athletes engaged with alternative activity like upper body lifting, cardio in the deep end of the pool using a wet vest or buoancy belt and get them ready. BEFORE returning to activity the abnormal structure and biomechanics, training errors, equipment (shoes), dietary intake and a myriad of possible causes need to be addressed. If they are not they will end up like CG with multiple fractures or the original will never heal correctly i.e. Sam Bowie

I have no comment on the current situation since I have not talked to the athletes or the docs. I only know what my mentors taught me...I was able to catch up with one of them 30 years hence last september at a National SportsmMed meeting. He is still excited and teaching/lecturing. We discussed stress fractures and concepts at length. His son ran Cross at Notre Dame so we spent an evening talking not only about conditions but the state of medicine as it relates to NCAA programs and the care of athletes. Fascinating stuff. I think the best guys with the most knowledge rarely get to see the athletes for a myriad of reasons.