9/5 News & Notes - Scheelhaase is at practice and looks healthy

[Dan]

Loren Tate reports that @scheelhaase2 is at practice this morning and looks healthy.

http://twitter.com/wdws1400

[AHSIllini32]

(points to the sky) Thank God!

[quhawks12]

[Dan]

Scheelhaase much improved today. Still some stiffness in ankle but movement was better. 3 days until kickoff. #illini

http://twitter.com/JohnSupinie

[Dan]

ASU football assistant coaches going up against former employer when Illinois visits

[Ron] West and Chip Long, both on Zook's staff for two years, landed on Graham's first staff at ASU, where in their second game Saturday they'll be going against their former employer.

"We had a good team last year," said West, the outside-linebackers coach at Illinois. "It's just we didn't get it done to what they wanted there, so that's why I'm here. The opportunity to coach at Arizona State is a great one, something I've always wanted to do. And being with Coach Graham again."

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/...-illinois.html

[WesterveltVictoryCigar]

[Kramer116]

Sky point.

I don't think I was really ever worried Scheelhaase would not be playing Saturday night.

[Sure Shot]

I just hope this doesn't mean he's running as well as Loren Tate...

[illinidarrin]

This is good news.

[CaptainHindsight]

NS must have gotten to the super secret German blood transfusion that Urlacher may or may not have had. :laugh:

Can flightstar verify??????

[combes]

Originally Posted by Sure Shot

I just hope this doesn't mean he's running as well as Loren Tate...

As I have mentioned before, Tate can still run. Not like he used to, but for an 80 year old to be running at all is pretty amazing.

But we all hope that NS runs a bit better than Loren.

[Symmooth]

Originally Posted by Kramer116

Sky point.

I don't think I was really ever worried Scheelhaase would not be playing Saturday night.

I'd like to see Osei start the game, split time with ROT, and save NS for the second half only if we need him, which we probably will or not play him at all and just take the loss.

This game is not important enough to risk NS re-injuring his ankle, making it a season long hindrance, IMO.

[PeoriaSteve]

Originally Posted by Symmooth

I'd like to see Osei start the game, split time with ROT, and save NS for the second half only if we need him, which we probably will or not play him at all and just take the loss.

This game is not important enough to risk NS re-injuring his ankle, making it a season long hindrance, IMO.

:rolleyes: This is football. Playing hurt is part of the game, especially if we're talking about a sprained ankle. BTW is your comment real or trollish?

[DrewD007]

Originally Posted by PeoriaSteve

:rolleyes: This is football. Playing hurt is part of the game, especially if we're talking about a sprained ankle. BTW is your comment real or trollish?

Yeah, Nate can play this week and then sit out Charleston Southern if need be.

[doubled]

Originally Posted by PeoriaSteve

:rolleyes: This is football. Playing hurt is part of the game, especially if we're talking about a sprained ankle. BTW is your comment real or trollish?

I completely agree. But I have confidence the coaching staff will make the right decision.

[RyanK]

I think we all owe the big Man above a quick word...

...and maybe a quick thanks to our outstanding trainers!

[GilThorpe]

players want to play, even if not 100%, which they seldom ever are once the season starts. Every one has heard the story of Wally Pipp not feeling good and letting a young Lou Gehrig play for him, and Lou kept playing for 12 years or so

[BexleyIllini]

While its great to know that Nate should be available, I still think the heat and time zone changes give ASU 2 distinct advantages. I hope TB and staff know how to deal with us, otherwise it could be a late, frustrating evening.

[plogli]

No doubt, this is good news -- would love to see Nate out there on Saturday.

That said, it is in no way worth risking his long-term health over a non-conference game. Goal has to be to have Nate 100% against PSU on 9/29. If he re-injures it Sat night, everybody's going to be pointing the finger at Beckman.

Zook didn't have the stones to pull injured guys' jerseys out of their lockers in his tenure. Good coaches make the tough call.

It was stupid to play Nate hurt against Western Michigan last year. I think back to 2009 when Regis turned his ankle against Mizzou and for some inexplicable reason was back on the field against Illinois State the next week. Guy never got healthy, he lost millions by slipping in the draft and the season was a debacle.

[IlliniKat91]

Originally Posted by DrewD007

Yeah, Nate can play this week and then sit out Charleston Southern if need be.

This x10000. ASU is a bigger game than Charleston Southern... I'd rather have Nate out there for this game and rest him for CS, where I'd feel better about our chances with O'Toole or Osei taking the reigns for a game.

[Kramer116]

Originally Posted by IlliniKat91

This x10000. ASU is a bigger game than Charleston Southern... I'd rather have Nate out there for this game and rest him for CS, where I'd feel better about our chances with O'Toole or Osei taking the reigns for a game.

I was thinking the same.

[mattcoldagelli]

[GROUP HIGH FIVES EVERYONE]

[Juice]

Great news

[LubbockIlliniFan]

while I don't think ASU is as good as last year, we will still need all hands on deck especailly being a road night game, and since we beat them last year there will be some payback wanted I'm sure.

[Dan]

Decision on Scheelhaase to be made tomorrow. Practiced today, but Beckman did say O'Toole & Osei were in an even battle to be starter, FWIW.

Not clear, though, if "Starter" battle between Osei and O'Toole meant who'd start IF Scheelhaase can't play. We'll find out tomorrow.

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