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I know for a fact teams went after Barnes before she decided to transfer. And that was BEFORE the portal became a huge thing. It's an ethical failure on both sides of the transaction. And it has to make you wonder how much you can count on them AND how much of the problem with the previous team...

It's one thing to go after players after they are in the portal. It's another to go after them before. I have my suspicions about players who commit simultaneously with their entrance. See Carter Booth. And, yes, I hate the portal. The Gophers need a backup setter (not a starting setter). That...

SMU already poaching.

They had a good run with DeDecker, followed by Branagh and Busse. Then it was middles -- Hagen, Nelson, Gibbmeyer, Dixon. Although it's VERY hard for a middle to carry a team. Dieter, Wittman, Love all fell short for various reasons. Harms. Then Santana. Then Wilhite. Then Hart. All four took a...

Yes. They hired the wrong guy imo. But now we'll see if he can build a program at a major. He had Carlston to thank for OU success. Marquette's success came from Bond, although Ryan was there a long time and maintained it.

No other details anywhere? That was all I could find too.

And right on cue, Alexis Stucky to Penn State. Sure would like to see what would happen if they and Wisconsin had to rely on their own recruits. I don't think it would be pretty.

Wisconsin winning is a major buzzkill. That program is not on the up and up.

No tears here for Huskers and ex-Gophers.

KC looked like a strong hire, but two people I was hoping for were Slabe or Morrison. In retrospect, damn.

Different NCAA bracket, but Concordia plays for their 10th national championship (today, I think). No one on the roster over 5'11" -- and a division that hasn't been ruined by money. Too bad it's on ESPN+.

It's not very full when the other teams play the first match at the Pav. Not sure they've ever had the other two teams play the second match.

Mainly because there are now 18 teams (or is it 25?) in the B1G. But, yes, 25 seems excessive, even if Nebraska gets 7-8 of them.

I should hope they can beat a team with lesser talent than they have on THEIR HOME FLOOR. Man, the bar is barely off the floor, isn't it? Don't get blown out by Pitt. Then we'll talk.

I see 29-1 in Round One matches and ... boom! ... Sacramento State pops into my head.

1 hitting error. Don't see that very often.

And what a favorable schedule! Penn State, UCLA, USC, all at home! And home matches with Wisconsin and Purdue. They beat Indiana on the road. I give them that. But the only other road match (without a reciprocal home match) against a team above .500 was Michigan and they embarrassed themselves...

Top 10 is a reasonable expectation, especially this season. I give them a pass for the injuries. I don't give them a pass for not being competitive v Wisconsin and for losing to Michigan, UCLA and Oregon (also not competitive in those matches). USC at home after being up 2-1?

Not only is my glass half empty, there's crud floating in it

I've already run out of patience, but if this team isn't seriously in contention for 2nd in the B1G next year? There needs to be a change. OR an acceptance that the expectations for Gopher volleyball need to be more like that of Gopher football.