Bytor said

Just found out that Rusty will not be making the trip.

He is scheduled to have his shoulder operated on on Friday and if he elects to have the procedure done, then it would be VERY unlikely he would be in shape to travel with the team.

FAU said Thursday Rusty Smith won't have surgery on left shoulder

Jab979 said

Bytor said

Just found out that Rusty will not be making the trip.

He is scheduled to have his shoulder operated on on Friday and if he elects to have the procedure done, then it would be VERY unlikely he would be in shape to travel with the team.

FAU said Thursday Rusty Smith won't have surgery on left shoulder

Yeah, found out after I posted that.

Jab979 said

AlexFAU06 said

It's hard to vote at this point.
I know Kooi is a 6'7" guy, but I don't know what brings to the field.
Same thing for Graham. 6'6" QB, but I don't know what he is capable of.
How old are these guys?
Are both freshmen?
One thing is for sure, One of them needs to start to develop because Van Camp will be here for only 1 more year and FAU needs to recruit a new QB in 2010.
Good luck owls against UAB.

Kooi and Wilbert are both Red Shirt Sophomores. I believe Kooi is from Florida, and Wilbert is from California. Don't really know much about either of them other than that

Kooi and Wilbert are red shirt freshmen

Jab979 said

FAU said Thursday Rusty Smith won't have surgery on left shoulder

So will he be traveling with the team this weekend or not?

I've been told Rusty is not making the trip.
They usually don't take players with them that won't be playing.
The only way Jason Harmon made trips last season is that he was on the equipment staff (and worked is butt off, by the way).
Since Rusty's arm is still in a sling, he couldn't make it that way.
He'll be at practices and home games, but I don't expect to see him at Troy unless he goes up on his own.
/ ted

Ted said

I've been told Rusty is not making the trip.
They usually don't take players with them that won't be playing.
The only way Jason Harmon made trips last season is that he was on the equipment staff (and worked is butt off, by the way).
Since Rusty's arm is still in a sling, he couldn't make it that way.
He'll be at practices and home games, but I don't expect to see him at Troy unless he goes up on his own.
/ ted

Man ill bet thats going to drive him nuts.

I hope he goes to where the students are going to watch the game. That would be awsome if he showed up there and rooted the team on.

I'd like to see him on the sidelines going around getting people motivated and giving tips to JVC.

Anybody making the trip?

I'll be there.

Owlando said

Now that JVC is at the helm, this brings up two questions:

1) Will Rusty still be on the sidelines for both home and away games (moral support)?

2) Will the new backup see playing time during the 2nd and/or 4th quarter, like JVC got when Rusty was #1?

I think we'll see one of them in the 2nd quarter