Valencia situation detail should be made public tomorrow or fri latest. tough news for short term...

Valencia situation detail should be made public tomorrow or fri latest. tough news for short term but better news for long term #rctid

Via @MerritPaulson.

My guess is that this means Valencia won't be playing this year, but that he will continue to be a part of the squad going forward. Just a guess though.

Still have no idea what the problem is/was.

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Sounds right to me.

Hopefully he can power through it…whatever it is.

by zaggy on Feb 1, 2026 10:35 AM PST reply actions

Merritt has spoken positively about finding a way to make it work.

If the medical staff could turn Dike around in 5 months I have hope they have a good plan for whatever ails Valencia.

Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.

by Kejsare on Feb 1, 2026 10:43 AM PST reply actions

well, he said it

sports can be a cruel, cruel bitch sometimes

by vitaminx on Feb 1, 2026 11:04 AM PST reply actions

uh

I read this as….. We have to let his contract go… but it means we will have more money and more options in the long run…. But what do I know.

RCTID

by Mammothpdx on Feb 1, 2026 11:14 AM PST reply actions

It can be read that way too, but I'm going off his statements to Extra Time Radio too

Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.

by Kejsare on Feb 1, 2026 12:28 PM PST up reply actions

That makes his "better news for the long term" seem kind of harsh, though.

Oklahoma State will beat LSU in the National Title game by more than 7 points.

by No Pity on Feb 1, 2026 12:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

I took it as:

We found something medically which has gone under the radar and needs to be fixed now… so it sucks right now, but he will come back perfectly healthy and ready to go in the long term.

by Kazper on Feb 1, 2026 2:22 PM PST up reply actions

Me too

Didn’t the same situation happen with Nagbe last year? They figured out he’d been playing with a sports hernia since college or something? I feel like it’s a similar situation.

"I'm not blind, I'm deaf, I'm halfway to a ref!" (Well technically I'm 1/3rd of the way since I can properly call offsides, but that doesn't sound as catchy..)

by Half-Ref on Feb 1, 2026 2:28 PM PST up reply actions