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The freshman RB is going to get his redshirt back on, so he'll have a full four years playing for the Ponies. His ankle is sprained worse than originally thought.

<small>[ 10-02-2003, 05:05 PM: Message edited by: PonyFan ]</small>

Damn, I was really looking forward to seeing him play, after all I've read about him. Oh well, I'll see him next year, either in El Paso or at a Conference USA game!

If Massey's as good as everyone seems to think, this is the right move. All the stories I read suggest that the Ponies are at least a year away, and if that's the case, it's better to have all your horses mature a little bit.

well, maybe it was meant to be that he'd redshirt. I would have still rather seen him play and help us get something going. One real positive is that Massey will still have 3 years left after Foy Munlin graduates after next season. Supposedly Munlin is tearing it up in practice as a xfer from Tech.

True - I keep hearing that Munlin and Massey both have run right through the first-team defense.
Hope Massey heals up quickly.

How has Massey reacted to the redshirt-playing-injured-redshirt chain of events?

I, for one, am thrilled that Massey's getting his redshirt back. I peeked into practice a couple of weeks ago (before the OSU game) and let me tell you, this kid can really run. He's strong as a bull, and he hits the holes so fast! The QB doesn't have to turn around and take three steps to hand off - Massey's already there, and going full speed ahead.

I guess Massey is football's version of Bryan Hopkins -- a truly special talent we won't fully appreciate until his second (and first healthy) year at SMU. Great move, coaches.

I was for redshirting him, then when he played I was glad, and now I'm a little relieved the redshirt's back on. Just means we get 4 more years of Massey after this one, and I like that a lot.

Four years is vital.

Is nobody else concerned that Calvin Watkins reported in the DMN that Massey has ligament damage in his ankle? Doesn't sound like we're talking about a little sprain here, folks. This could be serious, right? Or is there such thing as "minimal" ligament damage?

I noticed that Massey was fully dressed out for the UTEP game and that wouldn't be so if he had more than an ankle strain.