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Not deadset on anything, just don't believe that surgery rules out a fracture. If he plays against Michigan State we'll have our answer but I fully expect this to drag into the week of Michigan and then get more clarity once the bye week starts.

It's not possible to break your fingertip and lose the nail in the process?

I never said he wasn't out multiple weeks, just responding to the idea that you couldn't throw or continue playing with a broken thumb. Swelling doesn't set in immediately.

Who is they? The only thing IU has said publicly in regards to Rourke's injury is that he's out indefinitely.

Raiders Aidan O'Connell finished his series last Sunday with a broken thumb that was just surgically repaired and completed two passes before being pulled.

Yes which could potentially end up being huge.

Who has been lying to us? I haven't seen anyone give a specific diagnosis other than he suffered a generic "thumb injury". The only thing I've seen publicly is that he had successful surgery yesterday and the early prognosis is better than expected ie a possible return against Michigan State.

I would be shocked if we see him before Ohio State.

Depending on the severity of the fracture, it's a 3-6 week recovery.

You can absolutely bleed from a bone fracture. I've experienced it first hand. No clue if his thumb is broken or not but I don't believe having surgery would rule out a potential break or fracture. If he plays against Michigan State it probably wasn't a fracture, but I'll believe it when I see it.

That just isn't true.

Really? I would think surgery indicates that there was at least some type of fracture. To what degree who knows but just seems odd that he would be ruled out immediately Sunday morning without any type of break.

IU 35 Washington 17

Will it though? I’d go as far as to say there’s a world where 4/5 starting spots are already secured next year: Rice, Carlyle, Tucker, and Reneau. You need a starting big (which seems to be Woodson’s niche), another 4/5 type big who can play 20-25 mpg off the bench and then 1-2 depth pieces to compliment Cupps, Newton, and Sisley. God forbid Goode gets a 5th year.

Of course high school recruiting still matters. But losing out on Braylon Mullins is far from the end of the world. In fact, I’m not sure it’s even worth losing sleep over. IU missed out on their top 3 targets last year and arguably ended up coming out much better because of it.