Will we see Simpson and/or Livers for UM on Saturday at MSG?

[RU848789]

Sounds like Simpson's suspension is possibly open-ended, as per this quote from Howard:

"We have to further look at this thing deeper and deeper and see what we're going to do moving forward," he said. Asked for clarification on the duration of Simpson's suspension, Howard said, "After the Nebraska game we will reevaluate it and see. As of right now, he will not be with us tomorrow."

And Livers looks to be questionable with some confusion on whether he has a new injury or simply reinjured the groin that kept him out for a month or so (see the part in bold). While I'd prefer to beat a full-strength UM, I won't cry if they're missing 1-2 of their best guys.

This is problematic for a team already without Livers, who returned on Saturday after a month-long absence only to get hurt again. There was uncertainty over Livers’ exact injury. Many speculated it was his left groin, again, but a team spokesperson said that was not the case, that it was more of a hip issue. A quote from Livers, in a story posted to Michigan’s official athletics website, saying it was the “same injury” was removed after it was published. (Add that to the list of issues for this program right now.)

“Day to day,” Howard said on Monday when asked if Livers would play against Nebraska. “That’s all I can tell you. He’s getting better.” He gave a similar response when asked about the nature of the injury.

https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/20...ichigan-after-zavier-simpsons-suspension.html

 

[scarlet4life]

When he fell and got reinjured it appeared to me like he grabbed his groin. Sure looked like he hurt the groin again

 

[whofrewdatmataRU13]

Groin is the worst lingering injury there is

 

[LOU-RU85]

I had a groin injury my jr year in HS. It lingered all season because I didn’t rest it enough. It can really effect your game.

 

[BellyFullOfWhiteDogCrap]

Groin injures in hoops are like hamstring injures in football.

 

[Scangg]

It's impossible to play defense with a groin injury

 

[jersey07080]

In the history of RU bball everyone comes back for the RU game.

 

[hinson32]

Simpson will play and Livers won’t. This is only a guess.

 

[xkiesterx]

My guess is neither plays. Seems like the Simpson suspension might be significant and Livers re-injuring that groin makes me think he might be done for the year.

 

[RURM85]

Articles I read yesterday morning stated Simpson's suspension was for 1 game (Nebraska game).

 

[RU848789]

Saw this on the Michigan Insider with Tim McCormick: "Question: Assuming no Livers until the end of February, where does this team finish out record-wise and what is LIvers' draft stock? Is there a benefit for him returning for his senior year?" Not sure if that's a premium site or not (it came up from a Google search). Just the fact that this question was asked tells me there's a decent chance he reinjured the groin and will not play on Saturday. And Howard hasn't yet said if the Simpson suspension is over. They did win against NE at home last night without either, so they're still more than capable of beating us, but obviously not having one or both of these guys will make that harder for them.