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Irving's Surgery Successful

Some good news from the N&O this morning:

N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving's surgery was successful and went as expected on Sunday after he suffered a broken leg and collapsed lung in a car crash early Sunday morning, school sports information director Annabelle Myers said Monday morning.

More details about the accident are here.  It sounds like Irving may have dozed off briefly,  overcorrected when he caught himself going off the highway, and ended up in some trees.

Now that we know that he's going to be okay, and that his surgery went well, the question is: what's his timetable?  The two months his leg is going to need in order to heal will take us right up to the opener, and then he starts the process of getting himself back in playing shape.  While discussing the injury on Pack Pride Radio, James Henderson said he thought the best-case scenario was a mid-season return.  That's pretty much what I figured when I first read about the extent of his injuries, not that I speak with any sort of authority on the subject.

At least the program is in a better position to go on without his services than it was a year ago, in terms of the LB personnel on hand.  It's also nice to know that we've got an offense that, for the first time in a while, is going to be able to score enough points to cover for the defense when necessary.  Besides, if we all panic now, where's that leave us when the inevitable setbacks occur in fall camp?

Get well, Nate.  I miss you already.

 

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So now that the surgery is successful...

… is it too early or crass to ask what the hell Nate was doing out driving at 440am? I’m assuming he hadn’t woken up EARLY & was on his way to work out or something… so what the hell?!?!?

It never ceases to amaze me when kids like this make incredibly bad, life-altering decisions because they somehow feel invincible. And it’s a good reminder that, through it all, they’re still kids.

by wolfonthehill on Jun 29, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Benefit of the doubt on this one...

Maybe he wanted to spend the weekend with his family in Wallace and had an early morning 6am off season workout with some of his teammates on Sunday morning. Maybe he was heading back to school to work on a summer school paper on Sunday for a Monday class… who knows. Good luck Nate!

by Core on Jun 29, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good luck, Nate

Irving was one of my favorite players to watch last year. Hope he’s back on the field back to being a badass in 11 of your 12 games in 2009.

I remember something similar happening to an Oklahoma player in the early 2000s. Safety named Michael Thompson. Accident happened in May 2001 and he missed that season, but came back in 2002 and was a big contributor to the team in 2002 and 2003.

Hopefully Irving can do the same thing.

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by furrer4heisman on Jun 29, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope the same scenario plays out in 2010.

by YANCSSB on Jul 1, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We really need him

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by raysfan81 on Jun 30, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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