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I used to respect Sheffield. I really find it hard to now.

And, as always, it should go without saying that these are opinions. I do not pretend I am an expert. Volleyball history, terminology and rules maybe -- and only relatively speaking. But that's about it. I respectfully disagree in the post above.

Totally disagree. If you have a DS who is BETTER than your front row player, sure. But using a DS who is less talented or evenly talented is absurd. Wucherer has the talent to be a great defensive player, similar to Wenaas. Not only that, she seems to have the competitive fire which needs to be...

Probably the biggest takeaway was that being a good teammate was the most important thing a player could be -- that trust in one another is vital. BUT the overall theme of the book was that not everyone is going to win, to be the champion and that there are more important things involved in...

Pretty funny they don't mention Booth.

Where is Jess Robinson going?

I sure hope Wucherer is playing 6 rotations this year. She's too good to be a 3 ro player, imo.

Choboy wasn't showboating. That criticism was ridiculous. Choboy was just what this team needed imo, but c'est la vie. As for Booth, I read Hugh's book and it sure seems like nothing he wrote about made an impression on her. Also c'est la vie. (That's French for Go Gophres.)

I think it's a mistake to assume coaches (in this case Kelsay, Barber, Cook and Munoz) specialize. Sure, there may be a focus, but I would bet there's a lot of overlap. Which is part of the reason I don't understand why ALL credit for the middles is being thrown at Mendes. I would also assume...

Debbie Downer here, maybe, but the Gophers need to replace: Wenaas Booth Choboy (or CC) Kilkelly Not to mention middle depth with Gros and Husemann. At this point I don't see how we can reasonably expect the 2023 team to even be as good as the 2022 team.

I find it interesting that the assumption is that Pedro is solely responsible for Carter's improvement. Especially since I'm willing to bet none of us witnessed any of the day-to-day coaching at the U.

I have the same problem with these kinds of transfers as I do with the NBA players who go chasing titles rather than working to make their own team better. I mean, take a look in the mirror, guys!

Hey, I'm not arguing about whether he won a national championship or not (obviously). What I'm saying is his record -- including 15 win B1G seasons in each year after SSS left -- does not back up the claim his style did not work. If you believe a national championship is the only measure of...

My two takeaways (other than being impressed with her side of the dialogue): 1) Sounds like she knows now it was a mistake not to inform her teammates and coaches first, since the news got out so fast. 2) I think she still doesn't appreciate just how much she improved in the Gopher program...

Hmmm. Don't think this helped with the disrespect, but whatever. Well-spoken young woman, however. Best of luck to her.

OK. Tough crowd. But fwiw, including a 277-74 record: Hugh McCutcheon's 11 Seasons at Minnesota: Eight-straight NCAA Sweet 16-or-better tournament finishes 10 NCAA Tournament selections 2015, 2016 and 2019 NCAA Final Four appearances 2015 and 2018 Big Ten Champions 2015 and 2018 Big Ten Coach...

Sorry, but under what possible metric can one conclude Hugh "never got it to work here"?