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I will say that all these players' situations are unique. I know that. I wouldn't want to make a blanket statement about them. But hard passes on Hudson and Chicoine.

Hudson is a one year player. Shopping for a championship. No thanks. We are better than that. That is Badger ball. If this changes, I am no longer a Gopher fan. The only player who was only going to play one year was Aloweye and she played two. We also had to replace Booth (don't get me started...

I don't cheer for the uniform and I don't cheer for STARTERS who jump ship unless there's a darn good reason for it. So you're OK with bringing in transfers over your recruits? What are we, Badger fans?

We don't need any more OHs, especially not ones with dubious character.

Tough, tough job

My lineup: Stella setting Hanson and Wenaas on the outside, Wucherer if healthy Landfair on the right (always thought that would be her best position -- will she play there in 2025 for the Huskers?) Booth and Minatee in the middle Choboy as libero Z as primary DS (but do they have her if they...

And this all started with a comparison to Babcock. But it's all OK. I said it was controversial. I've been wrong before and will be again. It's just my opinion, as a 35-year fan of Gopher volleyball and volleyball in general.

Want a list? Jackson, Berg, Dedecker, Branagh, Bauer, SSS, Hart, Nelson, Gentil, Peniata, Wilhite, Harms, Gibbemeyer, VanderWell, Pittman, Martin ... the list goes on and on. All of them had their flaws, mind you, but they were not overrated. Again, THAT is my argument. Samedy was not as good...

It does. It's part of my statement. The most overrated AA. Not the most overrated player. She was good, sometimes great. But she was inconsistent and had a terrible final year. Her pro career backs me up on this, I think. Now, maybe it was the setting, but I don't think so. We have had so many...

Controversial opinion. Samedy was the most overrated AA ever to play for the Gophers AND she hurt the development of other players. Not her fault. But making her the focus of the offense did not work, imo.

Minnesota's problems went way beyond Landfair, but I'm not sure she would have made them competitive. Now add Landfair, Booth, Chaboy and Wenaas and maybe. IF they wanted to be here. It does mean you probably don't have Grote and Aloweye, and Hanson doesn't get to shine. Which is a good thought...

Love the decision to go with the endline view but why the hell can't the director get the crane out of the way? It's simple. If the crane is in the shot, use the crane shot instead.

In short, Santa sucks. ;)

Oh, no doubt there's a new reality. I just don't happen to like it. And it doesn't get at the central issue: What exactly are we cheering for? Sure, you can say the same about pro sports, but THAT'S A MAJOR FLAW IN PRO SPORTS. It's that the owners think we will cheer for the uniform. And...

I find the portal talk fascinating. Why do people support specific volleyball programs (aside from proximity)? Are we just cheering for a uniform and it doesn't matter who wears it? Or does the uniform magically transform a player into one worth cheering for? I am not interested in mercenaries...

Comparing MSU and Minnesota situations is not fair. Cook inherited a hell of a lot more than Johnson did.

I like KK a lot, but with all due respect, what has she done (so far) to warrant a head coaching job? Not to mention that MSU is a bad job (right now). I sure wouldn't want to be put in a position of building a team in today's B1G. Good luck with that.

Both programs are corrupt. I want Minnesita to be better but I wouldn't be able to support a program like either of those. Honestly, I think I'm done with the sport. All college sports. Too bad I still have to pay for them.

Sure would be nice for a female to win, even if I don't want any of the 4 teams to win.

One can hope they screw up the chemistry like Texas did. This year anyhow.