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Post by baytree on Oct 1, 2024 9:50:57 GMT -5
Unless she has a season ending injury, she can't redshirt this year bc she played in matches. Like you, I'm surprised that she hasn't played much. Are you sure that's correct? I initially thought that... but then there's the whole UNVL situation going on, where the starting quarterback led the Rebels to a 3-0 record and then said he was redshirting the rest of the season because they reneged on a verbal deal. So I think at some point the redshirt rules changed? As vbfan4everr said, they changed for football a few years ago. IIRC players can play in four games in FB and this year they changed the rule so that postseason play does not count so you can play that too. They've talked about having some version of that for other sports too but, so far, it's just for football. In other sports, if you play in one match, you burn your season (except for exhibition matches and medical hardships) |
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Post by manyshaped on Oct 1, 2024 10:19:09 GMT -5
Are you sure that's correct? I initially thought that... but then there's the whole UNVL situation going on, where the starting quarterback led the Rebels to a 3-0 record and then said he was redshirting the rest of the season because they reneged on a verbal deal. So I think at some point the redshirt rules changed? As vbfan4everr said, they changed for football a few years ago. IIRC players can play in four games in FB and this year they changed the rule so that postseason play does not count so you can play that too. They've talked about having some version of that for other sports too but, so far, it's just for football. In other sports, if you play in one match, you burn your season (except for exhibition matches and medical hardships) didn't this happen to faumuina at usc in 2022? when she had to play in the tournament b/c tuaniga went down and burned her redshirt? trojansc |
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Post by trojansc on Oct 1, 2024 11:30:36 GMT -5
As vbfan4everr said, they changed for football a few years ago. IIRC players can play in four games in FB and this year they changed the rule so that postseason play does not count so you can play that too. They've talked about having some version of that for other sports too but, so far, it's just for football. In other sports, if you play in one match, you burn your season (except for exhibition matches and medical hardships) didn't this happen to faumuina at usc in 2022? when she had to play in the tournament b/c tuaniga went down and burned her redshirt? trojanscYep. |
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Post by Word on Oct 1, 2024 12:02:00 GMT -5
Pringle often seems to react slow to get to a ball. Then she makes a dramatic dive to the floor when moving sooner would make the play easier. When I watched Cawa play on her club team I expected she would be a starting DS for Stanford her freshman year. Apparently Pringle is playing better in practice. Cawa was a decorated prep player. In 2023 she was captain of her high school team which MaxPreps ranked #1 in the country. She was on the Under Armour All America team. Word, would you care to give an opinion about whether Cawa has the skill this season for a Stanford starting DS position? Harvey is more comfortable hitting on the left side than the right side. On the right the positioning of her approach is not at an optimal level. Sometimes she is under the ball, sometimes too far to the left or right of the ball. Maybe she will improve as the season goes on. I hope Hambly finds a solution in 2025 for the right side and lets Harvey compete for OH although that's unlikely. I would say you are correct in your assessment. Hambly being loyal to a senior seems to be whats happening. The calendar just changed to October so I would preach patience for now as Hambly will slowly make changes as changes are needed. None of us are in the practice gym though, although some kids step up differently in games than others. I expect Cawa to get some run sooner or later. |
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Oct 1, 2024 14:18:29 GMT -5
Are you sure that's correct? I initially thought that... but then there's the whole UNVL situation going on, where the starting quarterback led the Rebels to a 3-0 record and then said he was redshirting the rest of the season because they reneged on a verbal deal. So I think at some point the redshirt rules changed? As vbfan4everr said, they changed for football a few years ago. IIRC players can play in four games in FB and this year they changed the rule so that postseason play does not count so you can play that too. They've talked about having some version of that for other sports too but, so far, it's just for football. In other sports, if you play in one match, you burn your season (except for exhibition matches and medical hardships) Thanks for clarifying! I wasn't sure if it was just a football thing. Really dumb to just do it for one sport and not the rest. |
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Post by hammer on Oct 1, 2024 14:38:20 GMT -5
As vbfan4everr said, they changed for football a few years ago. IIRC players can play in four games in FB and this year they changed the rule so that postseason play does not count so you can play that too. They've talked about having some version of that for other sports too but, so far, it's just for football. In other sports, if you play in one match, you burn your season (except for exhibition matches and medical hardships) Thanks for clarifying! I wasn't sure if it was just a football thing. Really dumb to just do it for one sport and not the rest. Yeah, something should be done. At least allow some play in the pre-conference schedule. Or maybe set a limit on the number of sets played throughout the season. |
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Post by baytree on Oct 1, 2024 14:38:58 GMT -5
As vbfan4everr said, they changed for football a few years ago. IIRC players can play in four games in FB and this year they changed the rule so that postseason play does not count so you can play that too. They've talked about having some version of that for other sports too but, so far, it's just for football. In other sports, if you play in one match, you burn your season (except for exhibition matches and medical hardships) Thanks for clarifying! I wasn't sure if it was just a football thing. Really dumb to just do it for one sport and not the rest. I agree. They should extend it to all sports. It's especially aggravating in situations like Faumuina's where she sat out all season bc she wanted to redshirt but then Tuaniga couldn't play so the team needed her. But I think anyone should be able to decide to redshirt after a couple of matches. Players still only have five years to complete four seasons so I don't see the downside as long as they kept the number of matches you could play in small. |
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Post by leland99 on Oct 1, 2024 17:41:28 GMT -5
Why isn't Hambly using Cawa?
Is she injured? Are Pringle and Beaven better than her? Is he red shirting her?
Unless she has a season ending injury, she can't redshirt this year bc she played in matches. Like you, I'm surprised that she hasn't played much.
So what's Hambly's strategy? It's hard to see how they can make it to the FF this year. Their best chance was last year...but he couldn't seem to elevate them when the going got rough.
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Post by baytree on Oct 1, 2024 20:06:37 GMT -5
Unless she has a season ending injury, she can't redshirt this year bc she played in matches. Like you, I'm surprised that she hasn't played much.
So what's Hambly's strategy? It's hard to see how they can make it to the FF this year. Their best chance was last year...but he couldn't seem to elevate them when the going got rough.
They have a lot to work on if they want to make the Final Four. Passing, floor defense, blocking, better hitting. (E.g., we hit .0.144 against Louisville. Ignoring Miner, only Kurt hit over .200. She hit 273. The two next best hitters hit .125. We hit .100 against Nebraska and, ignoring Miner, only Andrew hit over 0.70. Louisville hit 0.248, Nebraska hit 0.263)
I've never seen this team as a FF team but I think they have a chance. They're in a fairly large group of teams below Pitt and Nebraska. They're young (Andrew, Kurt, Cawa and Yu's first season, Harvey's first season as a starter, Francis's first healthy season, Pringle and Beaven are playing more) and motivated. All of them are probably focused, hard workers, and fast learners. After Pitt and Nebraska, all the teams have noticeable weaknesses. E.g. the commentator for the Louisville match spent a fair amount of time talking about the poor passing (in general) of both teams. We need to improve more than most of the other teams in that group and get somewhat lucky in our matchups if we want to make the FF.
eta parenthetical explaining what I meant by young
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Post by VBallLife on Oct 1, 2024 21:03:39 GMT -5
Unless she has a season ending injury, she can't redshirt this year bc she played in matches. Like you, I'm surprised that she hasn't played much. Are you sure that's correct? I initially thought that... but then there's the whole UNVL situation going on, where the starting quarterback led the Rebels to a 3-0 record and then said he was redshirting the rest of the season because they reneged on a verbal deal. So I think at some point the redshirt rules changed? Only football. They are looking at all sports starting in 2025 |
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Post by setterdump on Oct 2, 2024 16:02:59 GMT -5
Any updates on Sarah Hickman? Rumored she start the recruiting process with Stanford. According to this news article, Sarah Hickman is committed to Stanford. thebuzzmagazines.com/articles/2024/09/sportzbuzz-october-2024At the chalk talk before the Kentucky match, Hambly made it sound like he expects Blyashov to play this season but not imminently. He mentioned the possibility of using her as a DS before she's ready to hit. He also acknowledged Beaven's passing struggles but insinuated that the other players on the bench were not passing any better than her in practice. |
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Post by leland99 on Oct 2, 2024 18:08:48 GMT -5
Any updates on Sarah Hickman? Rumored she start the recruiting process with Stanford. According to this news article, Sarah Hickman is committed to Stanford. thebuzzmagazines.com/articles/2024/09/sportzbuzz-october-2024At the chalk talk before the Kentucky match, Hambly made it sound like he expects Blyashov to play this season but not imminently. He mentioned the possibility of using her as a DS before she's ready to hit. He also acknowledged Beaven's passing struggles but insinuated that the other players on the bench were not passing any better than her in practice.
Good news about Hickman. What's her ranking?
About the current DS's. If Cawa is no worse than Beaven, why not try Cawa out. Cawa is the better investment given she's a freshman. Beaven only has 2.5 more months with the team.
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Post by hammer on Oct 2, 2024 18:29:25 GMT -5
According to this news article, Sarah Hickman is committed to Stanford. thebuzzmagazines.com/articles/2024/09/sportzbuzz-october-2024At the chalk talk before the Kentucky match, Hambly made it sound like he expects Blyashov to play this season but not imminently. He mentioned the possibility of using her as a DS before she's ready to hit. He also acknowledged Beaven's passing struggles but insinuated that the other players on the bench were not passing any better than her in practice. Good news about Hickman. What's her ranking? About the current DS's. If Cawa is no worse than Beaven, why not try Cawa out. Cawa is the better investment given she's a freshman. Beaven only has 2.5 more months with the team.
I've seen her ranked as high as #10 in the 2026 class. Left handed OPPs who are 6'5" don't come along too often. I like her blocking technique in the videos I've seen. As an attacker she'll be decent to good projecting to the collegiate level. You know how it goes ... it all depends upon training/development and a lot of that will happen at Stanford. |
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Post by fromonhigh on Oct 4, 2024 15:26:32 GMT -5
Does the volleyball team have the same option as football to lower the acceptance parameters for student-athlete acceptance? I believe my son in law called it the pink versus white application or acceptance letter.
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Post by setterdump on Oct 5, 2024 10:00:13 GMT -5
This article lists Simone Roslon 5-10 OH/DS from Mira Costa (also same Surfside club team as Kaci Demaria) as committed to Stanford for indoor in 2026. With Spencer Etzler also coming in next year, I'm glad Hambly is recruiting more DS players given our weakness this year. Demaria and Joy Udoye are also average passers so I don't see them as 6-rotation players in college initially. I'm guessing Blyashov (if healthy) will be our 6-rotation OH once Rubin leaves but she can be a shaky passer too. For those who've seen Etzler play, do we think she's ready to step in as starting libero from Day 1 next year post-Oglivie? My understanding is that she didn't start at libero for her club team (granted they had a ton of DS talent). The other options are Cawa and Pringle who don't inspire a ton of confidence right now. We've been pretty spoiled with Oglivie/Hentz for the last 9 years. I'm really curious if Stanford is also recruiting Kaitlyn Nguyen for 2026- a top libero recruit and high academic kid who is still uncommitted I believe. www.cifstate.org/sports/girls_volleyball/notebook/9.20.24 |
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