Northwestern Press Conference After Wildcat/Ball State Game - Pat Fitzgerald

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- Fitzgerald said he thinks Kyle Queiro has a broken arm. Queiro was seen on the sidelines with a full-arm cast in the second half. Fitzgerald said he would "be out a while."

- Fitzgerald on Godwin Igwebuike: "He got taken out by the medical staff... you can pretty much deduce why."

- Fitzgerald said there was no thought to replacing Thorson at halftime.

- Fitzgerald: "Our guys have been sky high to play Stanford and Duke, and I obviously didn't do a good enough job getting them to the same place [tonight]. I thought we had good emotion all week, and I thought we came out of the tunnel ready to go, but we obviously didn't execute that way."

- Fitzgerald: "Our defense was on the field way too long."

- There was a lot of "next man up" talk. Traveon Henry said it's kind of tough personally to see two of his defensive backfield mates go down with injuries, but said that "in the heat of the game, you kind of just have to move on." Henry praised Terrance Brown's play in relief of Igwebuike and Queiro.

- Fitzgerald: "We didn't have to make a whole heck of a lot of adjustments" at halftime. "We just had to go out and play."
 

The spongy ground and thick grass in Evanston, and their habit of keeping it quite long-ish has paid off occasionally - slowing down the opposition leading to some upsets, but you have to wonder if it's worth it for the Wildcats. Injuries (especially of the twisted knee and ankle type) have really done a number on them the past few seasons.

Really wish this wasn't already going to be a battle of the walking wounded, but hopefully both teams can come out of next week without any additional bangups.
 

In general grass would be preferable to turf for lessening the chance of ankle and knee injuries right? It's just the poor quality of their natural turf that is the problem?
 

MrGopher said:
The spongy ground and thick grass in Evanston, and their habit of keeping it quite long-ish has paid off occasionally - slowing down the opposition leading to some upsets, but you have to wonder if it's worth it for the Wildcats. Injuries (especially of the twisted knee and ankle type) have really done a number on them the past few seasons.

Really wish this wasn't already going to be a battle of the walking wounded, but hopefully both teams can come out of next week without any additional bangups.
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Long grass causes knee and ankle injuries?
 

Admit it Pat, your guys are spending too much time in the library.
 




WorkingMyTailOff said:
In general grass would be preferable to turf for lessening the chance of ankle and knee injuries right? It's just the poor quality of their natural turf that is the problem?
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Today's quality of artificial surfaces can be safer than natural surfaces. If maintained properly, they are more consistent. Long soft grass can make it more difficult to "give" when rolled up on or when cutting. Natural surfaces do tend to be easier on the athletes muscles and lead to less fatigue.
 




MrGopher said:
The spongy ground and thick grass in Evanston, and their habit of keeping it quite long-ish has paid off occasionally - slowing down the opposition leading to some upsets, but you have to wonder if it's worth it for the Wildcats. Injuries (especially of the twisted knee and ankle type) have really done a number on them the past few seasons.

Really wish this wasn't already going to be a battle of the walking wounded, but hopefully both teams can come out of next week without any additional bangups.
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The myth of horrible Ryan Field continues. Meanwhile, NU wins awards for having the best grass field in college football.
 

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