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Oddly enough, I don't think it was the frosh (playing due to injuries) that fell short this season. Hanson was very good but not the 1st team AA we needed her to be (and her ball control was not good). Swenson (not really a frosh) needed to be an elite setter. Was this too high of an...

I get this, but Michigan, Oregon and UCLA should not have been losses. That's 15. USC and Purdue matches were definitely winnable. So that's Nebraska and Wisconsin x2 (although I'm not sure why they couldn't be more competitive with the Badgers. They had a very easy schedule and went 12-8. Yes...

https://ncaastats.figstats.net/volleyball-rpi.cgi Can't say anything really jumps out at me here, other than how weak 12-16 are. And that Minnesota is probably the weakest of those five. But I can't see the case for anyone else 17 and below either. UTEP? With only ONE top 25 match, which they...

No. 10. Just seemed like 1. Gophers scored 53 points and 14 were Badger service errors. Add the 10 hitting errors and, well, you aren't going to be very competitive when you only score 29 points in 3 sets.

One hitting error?? It made no difference but how the hell did the refs miss that illegal set by the Badger libero? Meredith did too.

Michigan, UCLA and USC at home were bad losses. Getting reverse swept by Purdue, also not great. Loss at Oregon not good. Anyhow, losing in Madison and at Purdue were excusable. Maybe two more? But, seriously, 15-5 should have been the floor. I like that they are playing better and a win...

I really think they should have gone no worse than 17-3, even with all the players injured. And 19-1 was a real possibility. The conference is really, really down this year. I think the tournament will expose that -- although it could be that the entire country is down this year, save for one team.

Just for some perspective, they were 13-7 last year (a win over the Badgers matches that), and 12-8 in 2023. Before that, 15-5, 15-5, 15-2, 17-3, 19-1, 15-5, 17-3, etc. "12 or more B1G" (which means no more than 13) is a very low bar for this program.

Sunderlund and Marlowe, back when beach volleyball was a TV thing.

I watched. I really like the progress Kinney is making. (And the progress Gilk had already made.)

I'm so old I remember when "sizzle your pits" was an expression.

Can't remember the last time they weren't on the road for Thanksgiving. Usually Penn State. But I can barely remember what I had for lunch these days.

So win the last two and they are a lock to host?

I'd argue that teams are coming back to the pack as much as teams are "rising." Nebraska seems to be the only legitimate top 10 team in the B1G this year. Certainly in relation to past years, but we're damned close to it being true literally.

Hoecke joins next year, as well as Crosson and Kraft.

Unfortunately, they are now showing it.

Unless B+ has decided they can't be bothered.

Aren't they in major trouble if they need an OH in addition to Wucherer, Acevedo, Kinney and Crosson? They need another opposite for depth and a backup setter. Otherwise, their roster for 2026 looks fine. I'd argue they are probably OK on the right with their OH depth too. Now, if the players...

What we REALLY have to hope is that other programs don't end up stealing the players the U develops. Like Barnes and Booth.

Not going to happen. Sorry. Not the final 4 anyhow. They would have to go all-in on the Penn State/Kentucky/Wisconsin/Pitt, etc. model and they will not (and good for them!). Plus they have to compete against the teams with even better recruits, like Nebraska, Stanford and Texas. Seriously...