Recent content by 4EverAGopher

I am going to find it interesting how the ranking of our future Gophers compare to their production this upcoming season. Granted, not everyone plays up to their ranking. Then there are players like Julia Hanson who came out of nowhere and surprised a lot of people. I was just looking at...

IMO, this is not a real surprise, if KCook is the Head Coach for the U19 Team. Minatee had a decent amount of playing time when she was on the team. However, for whatever reason she continues to struggle during matches for the Gophers. Will she have a breakout season in 2025 for the Gophers...

If there is a thread already started, please let me know. https://www.startribune.com/major-league-volleyball-is-coming-to-minnesota/601207068

The Non-Con schedule does favor a positive result for this upcoming Gopher season. Breaking it down, this team doesn't have all that much STARTING experience.... 1 - MOST EXPERIENCE- Hanson, Acevedo (still room for improvement), Wucherer (but she is questionable to play this season and if she...

Sure that played a huge role in many top players decision to come here. But I do believe we are now seeing the big difference in these two coaches. Up until now KCook not making any big move is saying a lot and not in a good way. He has to start now because Minnesota is no longer "A DRAW"...

This program was much better with Piper as our pitching coach and focusing only on that aspect of the sport for the Gopher program.

I don't believe you have to become an all-star portal hound like a few of these programs are known to be. Hugh never did and he certainly took us a lot further than we have gone under KCook. Doesn't a Head Coach have to be able to present a good case for the program he/she is over in order to...

When Piper was our pitching coach and outside of the obvious 3 top pitchers under her, what kind of growth did all the other pitchers see? Is there anyone who has that information and would like to share it? I'm curious to know if fans feel Schwartz has reached her potential or is there still...

This will sound harsh to many Gopher Volleyball fans but the departure of Engeman, and word is Schnichels too, is opening up IMO scholarship money for two much needed IMPACT portal players to join the Gopher roster this fall. Both these players, as I understand are outstanding human beings, who...

RECRUITING OVERALL REALLY NEEDS TO IMPROVE - I just feel there are way too many question marks heading into the Fall. Passing is still OK and IMO not going to improve that much, if it does. Hitting % - not sure where that is going to come from for improvement. Without Hanson...don't want to...

Nothing to do with our Spring Schedule but I couldn't resist this link. It appears everybody on the Wisconsin volleyball team had a smile on their face, after the match at the Kauai High School vs Hawaii, the other day, except one player in the back row. Also, I want to mention that their Opp...

I haven't been to any matches this Spring. I have been reading Gopherhole posts and those on Volleytalk Proboards. I have felt that the overall expectations for this year's Volleyball team have been way too high. This weekend we saw better teams and I for one am not suprised by what I have...

Is there an opening next season in Iowa at his weight? How about Penn State? We all know the offers will be coming from other programs, if they haven't already.

I do fine his retirement timing a little interesting. He has had the present underclassmen starters, while losing many many top recruits to the portal, for three years. Overall on paper his top recruiting classes should have won a Championship, but they haven't. This program, as many would...

His top four recruits for 2025, if I remember correctly, are all ranked in the top 25. No OH/Opps were among those.....However, he did recruit another MB. IMO if we don't follow suit with the likes of Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Penn State, we will find ourselves further down in the BIG...