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This has to be the earliest by a landslide that the Gophers have had their roster updated for the upcoming season - even if just for the short spring season of practice games. The omission of Kasey is certainly interesting. Is she stepping away or moving on to a different job? Is Hugh opting...

It's really hard to nail a likely top 4 down until the rosters are set in stone. There's still a lot of player movement to be had. Transfers in and out, players opting for the extra year or passing on it, etc. Purdue and Illinois may also be in the mix. Obviously, Nebraska looks like the...

It is definitely Hilley. She was (I believe) the #1 ranked setter in her recruiting class for a reason. Wiscy fans are fooling themselves if they think Hammill or Ashburn will be at her level. But either player should be good enough to keep Wisconsin in the Big Ten top 4 or 5 at the worst...

If you are going to "what if", then you also have to remove the extra covid year players from all the competition as well. Those opponents wouldn't be as good either. And with no Samedy and Miyabe, then perhaps Hugh now has an extra scholarship year for Rollins and she stays. Crowl doesn't...

Ya know, it sorta feels like the Gophers just lost to a Badger team with 6 returning starters from a Final Four team - 5 of which are now super seniors who would have normally used up their eligibility already. Yes, oh, the embarrassment! The Badgers' clear advantage at the setter and middle...

Also today if you didn't see it:

Possibly national player of the year too? Let's hope the Gophers don't have to make the Final Four for that to happen.

Unfortunately, volleyball recruiting gets very little attention compared to basketball and football. There is only about one notable volleyball recruiting website and there is little free information.

Ugh. Up 2-1 against Penn State, but hitting so poorly. Wenaas .129, Miyabe .120, Samedy .196. Some bad unforced errors in set 3 too. Hard to see them not losing this in 5 if the offense doesn't terminate better. Never had a doubt they wouldn't win! :D

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Gophers have a new commit. A 6'1" Middle Blocker.

#1 recruiting classes definitely do not guarantee greatness. Look at Nebraska this season. They don't look any better than the Gophers in the back half of their conference schedule. And they have something like 9 players who were top ten recruits in their classes. A mix of veterans and...

Someone on Volleytalk said she has an abdominal injury. If that's true, those can be very slow to heal. She must still be injured or you would think that Hugh would have tried her today at some point given the poor hitting percentages of Miyabe and Wenaas.

Big, big win for the Gophers. They really needed this one as they still have 4 games against ranked teams and a tough Illinois squad in the final 8 matches. Good thing Wenaas decided to not coast tonight and played with more than her usual "just doing enough to retain my scholarship" demeanor...

Wisconsin is a lock for the Final Four. I like how Wisconsin doesn't recruit high school liberos and defensive specialists anymore. They just let other schools train their liberos in for a few years before they poach them. :sneaky: Nebraska, on the other hand.....Even before this match, I...

Does the volleyball RPI model differ from the basketball RPI that has basically been scrapped from use?

"Miyabe falls into the...." So what? Are you saying you knew Miyabe would become a leader this season after she hit .116 last season and barely played? You said we weren't seeing anyone from the roster from last season come along to be a leader. And now you call Miyabe a leader. Yet have...

Come on, pal. Don't you realize these boards are only for pants pissing, whining, and doom and gloom predictions? :cool: Hey, I'm frustrated too. I like winning all the time. It's fun. Are the Gophers going to win the Big Ten this year? Nope. Are the Gophers going to make the Final Four...

We aren't? Wenaas and Miyabe are giving us nothing more than they did last season? No improvement in their games? No victories resulting from very good performances by these two at all this year?

Nope. I wasn't even going to respond to you but this was just too much to pass up. Pre-planned responses now to things you assume I might say? Seriously? LOL! Please tell me more! I want to know what I'm speaking about in this conversation you are apparently having with me in your head...

The predictable response I expected from you. I've seen enough of your posts. Yes, every tournament run is aided by some degree of luck. So.....couldn't one say that every past Final Four team "lucked" their way to get there by some degree or another then? "Avoiding injuries at a minimum...