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Post by huskervbfan on May 10, 2007 17:22:13 GMT -5
When Pete Waite was commenting about the number of teams in the final four who went on overseas trip, it got me wondering how often the winner did go on one the summer before. I believe you can only make a trip like this every four years. I know the two most recent years Nebraska won the National Championship, they had gone. Can you guys help fill in the blanks on who else has and where they went? I'll fill in the table below as more info comes in. Year | NCAA Winner | Destination
| | 2006 | Nebraska | Japan/China | | 2005 | Washington | No trip | | 2004 | Stanford | | | 2003 | USC | Puerto Rico | | 2002 | USC | | | 2001 | Stanford | | | 2000 | Nebraska | China | | 1999 | Penn State | | | 1998 | Long Beach State | | | 1997 | Stanford | | | 1996 | Stanford | | | 1995 | Nebraska | No trip |
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Post by Ye Olde Dawg on May 10, 2007 18:26:55 GMT -5
2005: Washington -- no trip. They did a trip to China the next summer.
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Post by roofed! on May 10, 2007 20:39:44 GMT -5
USC went to Puerto Rico in spring 2003.
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Post by PierreAmi on May 10, 2007 21:48:18 GMT -5
The 2001 should-have-been-winners Long Beach State team toured Germany or the Czech Republic (I think) the previous summer.
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Post by roofed! on May 10, 2007 22:37:01 GMT -5
The 2001 should-have-been-winners Long Beach State team toured Germany or the Czech Republic (I think) the previous summer. What happened to that Long Beach team? ;D Whatever it was, it must have been very traumatic for Long Beach since they were never the same ever since. Pity! |
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Post by Tiruray2004 on May 11, 2007 0:01:53 GMT -5
You don't have to go overseas to win a championship. Just ask Stanford with their 6.
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Post by beachman on May 11, 2007 0:51:14 GMT -5
Overseas trips are just junkets.......recruiting tools that all top programs today must use.....keeping up with the Joneses is expensive.....  And as correctly pointed out, rarely reap immediate rewards with a National Championship...LBS went to Japan in 1997---lost in the semi-finals.....won in 98....Went to Europe in 2001, lost in finals.....neither team won a championship but both were in the FF-----not bad I think |
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Post by huskervbfan on May 11, 2007 8:52:25 GMT -5
You don't have to go overseas to win a championship. Just ask Stanford with their 6. Has Stanford ever gone on an overseas trip? |
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Post by saywho on May 11, 2007 10:32:16 GMT -5
You don't have to go overseas to win a championship. Just ask Stanford with their 6. Has Stanford ever gone on an overseas trip? Last summer they went to Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovenia. |
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Post by tailwind on May 11, 2007 18:19:52 GMT -5
not necessarily...so many teams have recruited from overseas, it often gives these girls families and friends a chance to actually see them play
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And as correctly pointed out, rarely reap immediate rewards with a National Championship...LBS went to Japan in 1997---lost in the semi-finals.....won in 98....Went to Europe in 2001, lost in finals.....neither team won a championship but both were in the FF-----not bad I think 