[CardinalSagehen]

We play ND this week?  At ND?  With Lamson at QB and no Ford?

I don't think it makes much of a difference in the result, but barring a setback this week, we will likely have Daniels at QB. He was fully suited up and available for emergency duty vs. VaTech. We can infer that he had a lower ankle sprain that has recovered nicely. TT was quite confident in his availability in today's presser.

TT also said that Ford has a chance to play this week, which is surprising and dubious to me. TT was more optimistic than when he claimed that Jay Green was "questionable" last week, which was a straight-up lie to gain a competitive advantage. If I'm reading the tea leaves correctly, Ford won't play this week but he's not done for the season (e.g., Achilles rupture or bone fracture) as I had feared.

Okay, I missed it. What happened to Ford?

This play below happened. He was pounding the turf in pain and needed two guys to carry him off the field without putting any weight on the leg. The awkwardness of the play, the way he planted his foot, and the aftermath had me worried. The most upsetting part is that it occurred in garbage time with less than a minute to go (although I don’t blame TT for keeping him in.) If he’s lucky, it’s just a painful but not terribly severe ankle sprain.

https://youtu.be/hICjPUbytkw?t=7094

[CardinalSagehen]

We play ND this week?  At ND?  With Lamson at QB and no Ford?

I don't think it makes much of a difference in the result, but barring a setback this week, we will likely have Daniels at QB. He was fully suited up and available for emergency duty vs. VaTech. We can infer that he had a lower ankle sprain that has recovered nicely. TT was quite confident in his availability in today's presser.

TT also said that Ford has a chance to play this week, which is surprising and dubious to me. TT was more optimistic than when he claimed that Jay Green was "questionable" last week, which was a straight-up lie to gain a competitive advantage. If I'm reading the tea leaves correctly, Ford won't play this week but he's not done for the season (e.g., Achilles rupture or bone fracture) as I had feared.

Okay, I missed it. What happened to Ford?

This play below happened. He was pounding the turf in pain and needed two guys to carry him off the field without putting any weight on the leg. The awkwardness of the play, the way he planted his foot, and the aftermath had me worried. The most upsetting part is that it occurred in garbage time with less than a minute to go (although I don’t blame TT for keeping him in.) If he’s lucky, it’s just a painful but not terribly severe ankle sprain.

https://youtu.be/hICjPUbytkw?t=7094