Allison

[Huskerpapa]

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/womens-basketball/nebraska-womens-basketball-fears-allison-weidner-suffered-another-season-ending-injury/article_a4d5fcf0-31da-5712-91ce-bcd66c7466e6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

[Bugeaters1]

39 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/womens-basketball/nebraska-womens-basketball-fears-allison-weidner-suffered-another-season-ending-injury/article_a4d5fcf0-31da-5712-91ce-bcd66c7466e6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Some of us can't read this.

[Huskerpapa]

It is a short article from LJS confirming Allison is out for the year with a knee injury suffered in practice.

[All About the Corn]

I think Allison should just call it a career. 

[Huskerpapa]

Allison will go through a myriad of emotions and then have conversations with many people (doctors, specialists, family, friends, teammates, psychologists, and so forth).  She will make decisions, question those decisions and change her decision; perhaps multiple times.  

 

Personally, I think she will fight to come back unless the injury is so bad, it simply cannot happen.  But ultimately it will be Allison who makes the final decision. 

 

I will NEVER leverage hindsight with a decision that was made about recovery.  Yet I do wonder why a decision to go without a sleeve or brace on one or both of her knees was made.  Perhaps neither would help.  I don't know, it simply is heart breaking. 

[Neb Nets]

Ugh  Heartbreaking. Like I said after Potts’ knee injury ended her season, it’s like we’re cursed or something. 

[Neb Nets]

1 hour ago, All About the Corn said:

I think Allison should just call it a career. 

Maybe so. We’ve seen this before - a talented player who loves the game and has the determination to play, but fate and the Universe just don’t cooperate and their promising careers are cut short. (Taylor Kissinger comes to mind)

[B-town hoopsfan]

You wonder what 4 years of her and markowski woulda looked like. 

[Neb Nets]

1 hour ago, B-town hoopsfan said:

You wonder what 4 years of her and markowski woulda looked like. 

And we were robbed of what the potent inside combination of Markowski/Potts woulda looked like this season 

[Cazzie22]

She seemed to love the idea proving a small school girl could compete.  It’s very sad for her.  The ten left need to rededicate themselves and step up their game.

[KarlHessEatMy....]

I would think Allison would want to give it up.

 

But I have had 4 knee surgeries from the age of 16 to 27.. Twice from Football, Once from Basketball and Once from Volleyball. My doctor told me you would never be a runner and more than likely will need a whole new knee soon. 

 

I listened to him until I turned 30 and then I was like there is no way I am going to be that person. I got into the gym and trained even harder on my lower body and started taking care of myself a lot better. 2 years later I started running half marathons and now at 36 I am still playing volleyball competitively.. I do think its a mind over matter thing for someone if they truly want to keep it going. I honestly feel stronger and healthier than I ever did in college. 

 

I hope she takes her time and truly decides what is best for her. I am here for the support if she wants to keep going. 

[Nails]

This is where the coaching decision to not use all of our scholarships may start to come into play. We know we are down to 10 at best for the rest of the year. Any game to game injuries or a flu bug will just about wipe us out. TCU had that happen last year when they were in the top 25 and they had to forfeit a game and then add three walkons in the middle of the season.