UCLA @ Hawaii: Night 1

[bigfan]

Does mean Hawaii` could be a serious FF contender?

[StuffU]

Given their season so far, I feel they ARE serious Final Four contenders. The real sign will be how they handle BYU for those two matches in Hawaii. If Hawaii can get a win against BYU with Cala, there will be no doubt that they are contenders.

[mikesmith]

That is a shame for Dennis. Nice kid, outstanding Volleyball player.

[kolohekeiki]

sexy said:

i was hoping wilton would just sit bender out for the rest of the season and try and get a medical redshirt for bender and just use the other players such as kalima and carney to serve -- but maybe bender doesnt want to try for a medical redshirt and wants to use his senior season to be a serving specialist - oy

bender already has used up his redshirt year...it is highly doubtful that he would have gotten another year

[sexy]

kolohekeiki said:

sexy said:

i was hoping wilton would just sit bender out for the rest of the season and try and get a medical redshirt for bender and just use the other players such as kalima and carney to serve -- but maybe bender doesnt want to try for a medical redshirt and wants to use his senior season to be a serving specialist - oy

bender already has used up his redshirt year...it is highly doubtful that he would have gotten another year

but in the matt bender thread it seems he can still qualify for a medical redshirt

[roy]

sexy said:

but in the matt bender thread it seems he can still qualify for a medical redshirt

Not really. He can apply but it is very, very unlikely that he will get it. A medical redshirt after a player has already taken their redshirt year is very rare. I am not sure of the exact languange and rules that apply to the second redshirt year, but in almost all cases I have seen, the player needs to be so severly injuried that they are almost incapable of playing for the entire season. For Bender, we know that isn't the case. His injury took him out for a few weeks, but didn't do enough to warrent to be a season ending injury.

He could have taken the chance, but he would need to apply after the season was over (or he could apply now, but an answer probably wont come until after the season is over). If he did apply, I feel he would have been denied and his UH career would be over and he wouldn't have seen the court at all during his senior year. On top of that, I am sure if his matches in the fall count as using his senior season. If a player participates in a match during fall exhibition, he cannot use a redshirt year. Bender did participate in fall exhibition matches and that might also have prevented him from using it.

[sexy]

roy said:

sexy said:

but in the matt bender thread it seems he can still qualify for a medical redshirt

Not really. He can apply but it is very, very unlikely that he will get it. A medical redshirt after a player has already taken their redshirt year is very rare. I am not sure of the exact languange and rules that apply to the second redshirt year, but in almost all cases I have seen, the player needs to be so severly injuried that they are almost incapable of playing for the entire season. For Bender, we know that isn't the case. His injury took him out for a few weeks, but didn't do enough to warrent to be a season ending injury.

He could have taken the chance, but he would need to apply after the season was over (or he could apply now, but an answer probably wont come until after the season is over). If he did apply, I feel he would have been denied and his UH career would be over and he wouldn't have seen the court at all during his senior year. On top of that, I am sure if his matches in the fall count as using his senior season. If a player participates in a match during fall exhibition, he cannot use a redshirt year. Bender did participate in fall exhibition matches and that might also have prevented him from using it.

then i guess bender will be hawaiis serving specialist if that for the rest of the season