has anyone heard anything lately about whether we are going to redshirt him or is he going to be ready to play soon?

1/23/2006 4:30:46 PM

i hope he can be redshirted, cuz he played 5 games already

1/23/2006 4:36:20 PM

still has the same stress fractures

probably won't play anymore this year, which sucks b/c he is gonna have to be a solid contributor next year

1/23/2006 4:40:34 PM

so is he eligible for a redshirt?

1/23/2006 4:42:44 PM

herb said today in the press conference that he is not pushing for a redshirt right now.

he has continued to improve but still has not practiced

1/23/2006 4:47:23 PM

well i mean..if he is eiligible for a redshirt..shouldnt we go ahead and do it considering he hasnt even started practicing yet?? it just seems to make sense to do that

1/23/2006 4:52:14 PM

he can have a medical redshirt if he doesn't play anymore

1/23/2006 4:53:48 PM

maybe herb wants to use him later in the season when his stress fractures are 'better'

1/23/2006 5:03:51 PM

well i mean..how ready will he be by then? he hasnt played against anyone legitimate

1/23/2006 5:06:14 PM

perhaps he will add third string depth to our bench

1/23/2006 5:08:07 PM

It really sucks for Costner that he hasn't gotten better because you know he was probably looking forward to our game with Seton Hall more than any other this season.

1/23/2006 5:20:53 PM

i'd say redshirt him, his bench presence now isn't as crucial as having him for 4 full years is

1/23/2006 7:08:04 PM

until someone else gets injured.

1/23/2006 7:18:27 PM

you can redshirt later in the year or even after the season i think

1/23/2006 9:25:06 PM

I would reshirt if I was him. Wouln't want to waste a year of elgibility.

1/23/2006 10:28:01 PM

Yeah, there's no rule that you have to "declare" a redshirt beforehand. You just don't play. The only question is whether he'd be eligible for a medical redshirt after playing 5 games.

1/23/2006 10:29:27 PM

didnt evtimov receive a medical redshirt after playing a similar number of games?

1/23/2006 10:33:29 PM

^No, he was hurt in an exhibition game. Levi Watkins played a little bit his Sophomore year and didn't get one so Im not sure if Brandon can or not.

1/23/2006 10:38:53 PM

Quote :

"In Division I, a student-athlete can apply for a hardship waiver if a season-ending injury or illness occurs in the first half of the season. The student-athlete, however, must not have participated in more than two contests or dates of competition or 20 percent (whichever is greater) of the institution's scheduled contests."

hardship waiver is the actual term that everyone refers to as a medical redshirt

1/23/2006 11:06:45 PM

so 20% is good as long as we play 25 games or more. so we should be fine?

1/23/2006 11:09:41 PM

Word i heard close to the program is that Herb is shootin for redshirts for both Costner and Fells.

1/23/2006 11:53:32 PM

Its a shame, in games with foul trouble costner would be nice.

1/24/2006 12:03:26 AM

why isen't fells getting more PT...hes looked pretty good when hes been in the games that I've been to.

1/24/2006 12:14:45 AM

no he didn't

but he is getting the cameron bennerman treatment. Amazing athlete sidelined by shitty defense

[Edited on January 24, 2006 at 12:18 AM. Reason : sdff]

1/24/2006 12:17:44 AM

I have a feeling that he's following the footsteps of Levi Watkins...
hoping the injury is not too bad

1/24/2006 12:18:45 AM

i wish herb could be getting more playing time for fells

i can't wait to see how costner and fells develop for next year

i think both of them have alot of potential i hope we take advantage of it

1/24/2006 12:19:59 AM

geez..if we could get away with redshirting both of them...then we will be looking real good for down the road

1/24/2006 10:44:11 AM

lol.

The team has chemistry right now.

Don't fuck with it.

1/24/2006 11:02:20 AM

Quote :

"Word i heard close to the program is that Herb is shootin for redshirts for both Costner and Fells."

How could Fells be redshirted? He's not injured is he? You can only be redshirted if you don't participate in any competition for the season...that is of course different for a medical redshirt (as quoted above)

1/24/2006 12:45:47 PM

^^^^Yeah, I'm more worried about him transferring.

1/24/2006 12:48:31 PM

Fells cannot be redshirted.

http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/eligibility-recruiting/faqs/eligibility_seasons.html

1/24/2006 1:04:19 PM

Maybe Herb knows something we dont about Fells. It could be just a big conspiracy to keep him under the radar for next season, and when nobody expects him to do shit, he's going to tear it up

1/24/2006 2:17:29 PM

We are playing well right now.

I'd be more worried about Ced leaving than the others.

1/25/2006 1:19:57 AM

no way Ced leaves after this season.....wait a min (J Powell)

1/25/2006 12:31:32 PM

Quote :

"Yeah, I'm more worried about him transferring."

Why?

If you look at him on the sidelines, he looks pretty happy at the moment.

And he will definitely get minutes next year.

1/25/2006 12:37:06 PM

Powell was not happy here, everyone knew that

not heard anything similar about Ced, he seems to like Herb/NCSU/Fans/School

1/25/2006 12:52:22 PM

I have no inside knowledge.

But Fells would eb stupid to transfer, there are talented upperclassmen above him. Train, get better and wait. Next year he will be coming off the bench, the following year he should start. It is a no pressure situation similar to Grants. Get used to the system, get some playing time in and not get in "trouble" for mistakes.

1/25/2006 1:03:12 PM

If I played the 5 in college, and was thinking about turning pro early, I would make sure I put up 20 and 10 on most nights in college. That is unless you want to take the Powell route, or develop a jump shot that forces the defender to extend.

1/25/2006 1:04:35 PM

Quote :

"lol. The team has chemistry right now. Don't fuck with it."

I disagree, the State back court has not been productive in a couple of key games and a guy like courtney would have provided an energetic spark (think Brackman last year) for the team. Fells is an athletic freak with exceptional passing skills.

1/25/2006 2:35:57 PM

i guess Cam and Engin's last game doesn't count as production?

1/25/2006 2:38:46 PM

Quote :

"the State back court has not been productive in a couple of key games"

1/25/2006 3:11:26 PM

The team chemistry is great, and NC State is off to really great start, don't get me wrong.

But it does seem worth a try, maybee he will be worked in slowly, maybee not. State has one of the most solid backcourts in the country, so i am sure that fells gets the idea.

1/25/2006 3:50:23 PM

I wouldnt mind seeing Fells in a real game just to see if there is something special there. maybe tonight?

But I have to think Herb knows what he is doing with the kid. If he cant play D, he really cant play for us.

1/25/2006 3:52:16 PM

update on Costner on 680am

1/25/2006 6:44:25 PM

Fells is an awesome offensive player


He can't play a lick of defense


As soon as he learns, he'll get his minutes.


He knows this

1/25/2006 6:57:13 PM