Concussion Research

Because I'm bored and unemployed, I spent some time reviewing some case studies on concussions. Here's what I read.

--There are ratings for conussions, but they usually fall into one of 2 catagories. Simple or Complex. There is really no way to catagorize them until the person is fully healed because they're labeled according to the length of time it takes to full recovery. But even the simple concussions take 7-10 days to heal.

--Of the 10 case studies I read, 7 had lingering symptoms at 6 weeks after the injury. These symptoms were severe headaches, nausea, dizziness, and lethargy. 2 of the case studies still had severe symptoms 6 months after the injury.

--The biggest risk to returning to activity too soon is brain swelling. Another smack on the noggin, and the injured could become comatose or even die.

--One of the key factors in determining the severity of a concussion is LOC(loss of consciousness). The reason I bring the LOC up is because we know he was knocked out. The other factors are, loss of memory, severe headaches, dizziness, and confusion. Only the people closest to Tebow know if he has those symptoms.

--Based on what I read and what I saw from Tebow, I'd say he will not play, and he may in fact miss another game or even 2.

If you all remember last year, Hatch suffered a mild conussion against Auburn, and did not return to play until the Gator game 2 weeks later. He didn't take nearly the shot that Tebow took.


I've been saying this for a few days now, I'll say it again. Tim Tebow will not start in Saturdays Game.

Urban Meyer knows it, but has made it a "Game-Time" decision in an effort to create confusion in the LSU coaching staff.