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I've always enjoyed watching volleyball but, in the past, you'd only ever find it on TV during the Olympics. The Big Ten Network putting it on TV regularly is what got me hooked on following the Gophers. My current enthusiasm for the program has not waned despite the coaching change and last...

I'd say doubtful. Wisconsin would have to lose out and miss the tournament for Gard's job to even be up for discussion. The Badgers could go 1-5 from here and they are still probably in with the strength of their Marquette and Virginia wins, I'm guessing. I think Wisconsin only loses Wahl...

Not weird at all. Gabby Gonzalez played for Ohio State for 4 years before heading to Oregon for her final year. Murr played with Gonzalez. Looks like the players would rather pull for Oregon than their big ten rivals. Nothing odd about that. Why would you want to see your rivals achieve...

All I can guess is that Cook made his decisions over who plays back row and who doesn't by what he saw in practice every day. But it does seem odd that Cook never seemingly subbed Landfair out in the back row even once. Did he ever? I can't remember. On another note, I see some gossip on...

Storr and Blackwell were very good pick ups for the Badgers. A hot 3-point shooting Wisconsin looks like it can beat anyone. Let's hope we see the rotten-shooting Wisconsin team that lost to Tennessee and Providence re-emerge. How many recent years has Izzo's team been hyped up, ranked in the...

In hindsight, now that I've had time to digest the entire season, I think some people had too high of expectations for this season. The Gophers went from a tied for 3rd finish in 2022 to a 5th place Big Ten finish in 2023. A 2022 Sweet 16 loss to a 2023 second round loss. The subtraction of...

I think it's a major mistake to wish a player of Landfair's caliber gone. Look at all the matches in her 3 plus years where she has led the Gophers with 15 kills or 20 kills or more and hit over .300. And not just against weak competition. I mean, Big Ten Player of the Year once! If a person...

Need one or two middles and two defensive specialists/liberos. Already have a setter coming in to compete with Shaffmaster. I think a couple of back row players to sub out our OH's would already drastically improve this team....provided they pass better than our OH's, of course.

Seemed like a poor first contact more often than not on Creighton's serves. Then an out-of-system offense where all the Gophers could muster was a weak easily-defended tip or roll shot. Also, longer rallies where the Gophers would never get a single good attack and Creighton would win the...

Getting to watch the volleyball tourney is a nice little perk for having Disney Plus for my son. It's probably the only time of the year I even turn ESPN+ on. The committee was pretty generous in letting Florida host the first couple of rounds. They were only 10-8 since Stuckey, their star...

With the Big Ten not looking particularly strong this year, Wisconsin should easily finish top 3 or 4 in the conference with their typical consistent play and defensive effort. Poor 3 point shooting and injuries may be the only thing to derail them. As for Marquette, I will never buy into any...

This Gopher team is headed nowhere. If they make the tournament, it will likely be a first or second round exit. Just too many errors. Any player serving tough is guaranteed to follow up an ace with a service error. How bad are Gray and the Turkish import in practice that we almost never see...

I learned long ago to never mock Wisconsin before the game is actually over, especially when they are playing a crummy team like Ohio State. This was a predictable closer finish. I mean, Ohio State couldn't even beat the Gophers! :D Fantastic to see the Badgers lose because they dug such a...

Excellent. I'm 0-3 now on overly confident, positive Badger predictions in 3 critical games. My work here is done. :cool: This has to kill their tournament hopes now barring a miracle BT tournament run, right? Right? Right?

Not so fast, my friend! Wiscy can still finish 10-10 with 2 victories this week. All they have to do is outplay an overrated Purdue team in the final minute here and they are in the tournament. And there is zero chance they will lose to the Gophers, right? Completely zero. Wiscy will be...

I was playing games with my son after dinner and just loosely following on my phone. I am very grateful now that my parents just happened to tape the game tonight because my mom "had a good feeling about this one." :)

Don't anyone get their hopes up thinking Wiscy is going to miss the tournament this year. All the Badgers have to do is outplay a mediocre Michigan team here in the last 2 minutes here, beat a giant cupcake on the road, and they are guaranteed a 10-10 conference record. And they will probably...

Ah, just to clarify....are we talking guitars now or shooting guards and wide receivers? :LOL:

I was never implying or meant to imply they shouldn't let him out. Just pointing to the fact that Evans was probably the primary reason for any sort of optimism for next year. Interesting that you single out my post but say nothing about the others who are actually posting "screw the kid, make...

If they let Evans out of his LOI, Johnson is a dead man walking for sure (if he wasn't already before this.) Can somebody show me ANY coach from ANY power conference in the last 40 years who was (1-19) in conference play in his second season at a school and then went on to become an exceptional...