GrandpaHawk
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Is there a possibility that he could play in a bowl or playoff game.We could really use him.
Drew Ott ?
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HawkleberryFinn
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He tore his ACL--he'll be lucky to be practicing in NFL spring camps. That said, we really miss him.
BigD
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Is there no chance of him getting a chance to play another year due to medical hardship?
RushTogether
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Mademyaccount4u
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I believe there was another thread about this. If I remember correctly he does not qualify as he had played in too many games, percentage wise.
Fryowa
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That is correct.
SpiderRico
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Which just pi$$es me off to no end that he wasted a year in 2012 when we were 4-8.
MileHighHawkeye
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When I tore my ACL my Doc told me I could ski again the next year but it take it easy. I did take it easy at first but at one time i skied too hard and aggraveted it. He then scolded me severely and told me I couldn't ski for three weeks. It takes almost a year for it to fully heal and then muscle memory has to be regained. Adrian Peterson was a great anomoly.
MoseSchrute
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Yep, we sure could use him badly now. As for him, I hope he gets a chance in the NFL.
hawkfan340
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Without Drew we probably lose to Wisconsin and this whole dream never happens. He made a season's worth of impact in just a few games.
MoseSchrute
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I bet he really, really, really wanted to play 9 days from now....
hawkjunkie
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He played in 3 snaps in one game in returning from his first injury. Otherwise he would be eligible. There is till a chance for a waiver.
It would benefit him greatly if he cannot go for NFL Preseason campaign to get that redshirt and play again next.
Wish will still had him. Press on the QB, we certainly need.
ColumbusHawk
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Three criteria have to be met for a player to receive a medical waiver. The player must have been injured in the first-half of the season. Second, the player must have participated in no more than thirty percent of the teams scheduled games. Finally, the injury must be season ending.
Many people do not understand the thirty percent requirement. Thirty percent of twelve is 3.60. However, the NCAA rounds up to the nearest whole number (four). Therefore, if Ott played in only four games, he did not play in more than thirty percent of Iowa's scheduled games.
Casey388
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Does this number change if we end up playing in 14 or 15 games this year? Or does it only go off of regular season games?
ColumbusHawk
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No, regularly scheduled games!
Fryowa
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And he also had 24/7, unlimited access to the best surgeons and sports rehab teams money can buy. Whereas you and I would maybe have PT once a day for an hour or so and still work our normal jobs and daily life, he had an entire year with nothing else to do other than rehab that knee multiple times a day, and could rest it as much as needed. His doctors can do unlimited MRIs to monitor it, etc., the sky's the limit.
I had the same injury and surgery Jared Allen had on his torn labrum, and to see him playing DE at the NFL level just a few months later was mind blowing to me. Don't get me wrong, those guys are absolute beasts and I'm not in any way comparable to them, but between their athletic ability and the intensity of their rehab they can do things that mortals like the rest of us can't.
The difference in this case being that Drew Ott doesn't have millions of dollars and a team of physicians looking after him constantly.
