I believe the first injury report of the week comes out on Wednesday. Cignetti has already publicly claimed AJ Harris is day-to-day, which tells me he will likely play/try to play and also tells me Cignetti isn't going to share much info about the litany of injuries we seemed to suffer vs Minnesota.
All of that said, what's your take on Hoover's official status on this injury report?
Google tells me questionable means 50% chance to play. Probable means 75% chance. I assume that means could play percentage, not will play percentage.
'Probable' , is my guess as to how he will be listed. Possibly as questionable.
But I think 'questionable' will mean he isn't starting, 'probable' will mean he is but still give USC two guys to prepare for.
@openwheel if those percentages are true, I think he'll be questionable. That way you're hoping they'll spend their time preparing for 2 different QBs.
Yeah, if he is probable, then he is also probable to start. If he is questionable, then he is questionable to start. I don't think he is likely to start therefore, I think coach will put him at questionable. He didn't want UM to prepare for a hurt Hoover so he kept his QB off the injury report. We know teams are going to force us to pass the ball until we prove we can do it so we must get a guy in there that can keep the opposing team honest so we can go back to running the ball.
Other than "out" (unlikely), I'm not sure Hoover's listed status on any of the availability reports this week, prior to Saturday, means much if anything.
When asked about Hoover's status yesterday, CCC replied "we'll see how the week plays out and we'll see who we trot out there." He's clearly not going to tip his hand.
I’d guess questionable.
Probable and Doubtful tip his hand. Though I guess thise could be bluffs lol.
I'm not sure Cig has been playing it straight with the injury report all year, so listing him as Probable but not planning to play him would not shock me in the least.I’d guess questionable.
Probable and Doubtful tip his hand. Though I guess thise could be bluffs lol.
I'm not sure Cig has been playing it straight with the injury report all year, so listing him as Probable but not planning to play him would not shock me in the least.I’d guess questionable.
Probable and Doubtful tip his hand. Though I guess thise could be bluffs lol.
Perhaps.
It is an availability report. Not an injury report. It makes it easier to play some games with it. An injured guy could be “available” etc.
It comes out Wednesday at 8 pm. Also don't confuse an availability report to injury report (I believe the OP does). I would predict he'll be questionable.
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Listed...I'm gonna guess "probable"... for tonight's availability report.
But logistically... I think Hoover is pretty obviously hurt, and likely needs rest to heal up. So I suspect Wilson is getting all the work with the 1's, in practice, since the Minny game. Both to allow Hoover to heal up, but also to get Wilson more up to speed with reps. But if Hoover rallies, health wise, over the next few days, and Cig, Shanahan, and Hoover, all think he's more healthy than he has been the last few weeks, I bet he starts. And Wilson will have been told, since right after the Minny game, that whenever Hoover gets healthy, he'll be the starting quarterback. But until then, Wilson is the man, and they need him to be ready and be his best. And I'm sure Wilson would be perfectly fine with that.
Speaking of Hoover... Does he have another year of eligibility? With the new 5 year rule, or no?
Whatever makes them prepare for both.
Speaking of Hoover... Does he have another year of eligibility? With the new 5 year rule, or no?
would you like him to have another year of eligibility? I'm not sure he was the answer to the QB position that the staff envisioned.
@hurryinghoosiers Hard to tell. I'm not sure he's really been healthy all season long. I think... next year, I'd like to have a QB that uses his legs just a little bit more regularly. As I suspect the surrounding cast around the QB, next year, won't be quite as good as it is this year... so we'll need a QB that can make plays on his own with his legs, a little bit more... I would guess.
It was just a thought that hadn't hit me before. I think the answer is no, he had a redshirt year, so he's already exhausted his 5th year. But with all this stuff, I'm never really certain on it.
He was a freshman in 2022, so this is it for him.@hurryinghoosiers Hard to tell. I'm not sure he's really been healthy all season long. I think... next year, I'd like to have a QB that uses his legs just a little bit more regularly. As I suspect the surrounding cast around the QB, next year, won't be quite as good as it is this year... so we'll need a QB that can make plays on his own with his legs, a little bit more... I would guess.
It was just a thought that hadn't hit me before. I think the answer is no, he had a redshirt year, so he's already exhausted his 5th year. But with all this stuff, I'm never really certain on it.