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Post by vbnerd on Jan 9, 2020 21:14:17 GMT -5
Revisiting this as Shepardson is leaving SJSU and headed to USF. Will she release any USF athletes? SJSU finished 2019 with a record of 5-13 conference and 10-19 overall. Well USF graduated 3, a Senior, a RS Jr and a true JR on senior night. Only 1 of these played much, their 6 rotation starting OH. That leaves them with just 3-4 decent hitters that have shown they can play at this level. So yeah, I'm guessing a few may not be coming back next year. The real question is will there be mass turnover, or just a few. If that collection of players had proven that they could play at this level, together, then they wouldn't be 1-15 in conference, and the coach would not have been let go. Now, if they pick 1-2 players each from the freshman-sophomore classes they can start to balance the classes out.
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Post by Mocha on Jan 10, 2020 11:25:00 GMT -5
Why was a coach that went 10-19 last season USF's best choice?
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Post by trollhunter on Jan 10, 2020 12:06:43 GMT -5
Well USF graduated 3, a Senior, a RS Jr and a true JR on senior night. Only 1 of these played much, their 6 rotation starting OH. That leaves them with just 3-4 decent hitters that have shown they can play at this level. So yeah, I'm guessing a few may not be coming back next year. The real question is will there be mass turnover, or just a few. If that collection of players had proven that they could play at this level, together, then they wouldn't be 1-15 in conference, and the coach would not have been let go. Now, if they pick 1-2 players each from the freshman-sophomore classes they can start to balance the classes out. That is kind of what I expect and was trying to say in my post
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Post by jcvball22 on Jan 10, 2020 12:20:28 GMT -5
Why was a coach that went 10-19 last season USF's best choice? 1. She's an alum. 2. While I don't love her methods, she has improved the programs she has worked with 3. Unclear who else applied/who else they reached out to
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Post by bayarea on Jan 10, 2020 12:42:13 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see who SJSU finds to replace the Shephardsons...
Aaron was not only the assistant indoor coach, but was the head beach volleyball coach. SJSU has had some success in beach with their international and graduate players. They were 11-12 last season.
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Post by sultanofswat on Jan 10, 2020 13:14:08 GMT -5
Why was a coach that went 10-19 last season USF's best choice? 1. She's an alum. 2. While I don't love her methods, she has improved the programs she has worked with 3. Unclear who else applied/who else they reached out to As for question #3, it was rumored at convention that Geoff Carlston (Ohio State) was the hire. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but I’m guessing he had to at least have some conversations with them for that to come about. If it was him or them that said no, someone else may know better. I also have it on pretty good sourcing that Steven McRoberts (Ole Miss) had applied or at least got past an initial email, etc. If both of them were serious about the job, I would imagine that USF was very intent on hiring a female candidate.
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Post by volleynerdmw on Jan 10, 2020 13:16:09 GMT -5
1. She's an alum. 2. While I don't love her methods, she has improved the programs she has worked with 3. Unclear who else applied/who else they reached out to As for question #3, it was rumored at convention that Geoff Carlston (Ohio State) was the hire. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but I’m guessing he had to at least have some conversations with them for that to come about. If it was him or them that said no, someone else may know better. I also have it on pretty good sourcing that Steven McRoberts (Ole Miss) had applied or at least got past an initial email, etc. If both of them were serious about the job, I would imagine that USF was very intent on hiring a female candidate. I would have thought Linda Hampton-Keith would have applied but maybe it was too late in the game.
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Post by jcvball22 on Jan 10, 2020 13:17:02 GMT -5
1. She's an alum. 2. While I don't love her methods, she has improved the programs she has worked with 3. Unclear who else applied/who else they reached out to As for question #3, it was rumored at convention that Geoff Carlston (Ohio State) was the hire. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but I’m guessing he had to at least have some conversations with them for that to come about. If it was him or them that said no, someone else may know better. I also have it on pretty good sourcing that Steven McRoberts (Ole Miss) had applied or at least got past an initial email, etc. If both of them were serious about the job, I would imagine that USF was very intent on hiring a female candidate. Very likely. Or at least not a coach recently fired for lack of performance.
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Post by volleynerdmw on Jan 10, 2020 13:19:31 GMT -5
As for question #3, it was rumored at convention that Geoff Carlston (Ohio State) was the hire. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but I’m guessing he had to at least have some conversations with them for that to come about. If it was him or them that said no, someone else may know better. I also have it on pretty good sourcing that Steven McRoberts (Ole Miss) had applied or at least got past an initial email, etc. If both of them were serious about the job, I would imagine that USF was very intent on hiring a female candidate. Very likely. Or at least not a coach recently fired for lack of performance. agreed but at least she had a winning record.
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Post by volleynerdmw on Jan 10, 2020 13:22:36 GMT -5
Just realized that not only was Jolene and her husband on staff but the Recruiting coordinator and the volunteer assistant were married as well at SJSU. Wow... interesting dynamic no doubt
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Post by sultanofswat on Jan 10, 2020 14:14:39 GMT -5
As for question #3, it was rumored at convention that Geoff Carlston (Ohio State) was the hire. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but I’m guessing he had to at least have some conversations with them for that to come about. If it was him or them that said no, someone else may know better. I also have it on pretty good sourcing that Steven McRoberts (Ole Miss) had applied or at least got past an initial email, etc. If both of them were serious about the job, I would imagine that USF was very intent on hiring a female candidate. Very likely. Or at least not a coach recently fired for lack of performance. Possibly. They were both, obviously, in much more competitive leagues in their recent jobs. That being said, they both have performed extremely well at mid-major programs prior to tOSU and Ole Miss.
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Post by bigfan on Jan 10, 2020 14:15:34 GMT -5
Why was a coach that went 10-19 last season USF's best choice? You would think that USF would at least talk to a Stanford assistant coach about taking this job.
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Post by dunninla3 on Jan 10, 2020 15:49:45 GMT -5
Why was a coach that went 10-19 last season USF's best choice? 1. She's an alum. 2. While I don't love her methods, she has improved the programs she has worked with3. Unclear who else applied/who else they reached out to This thread made me curious to understand the results of the Sheparson's "house cleaning", "slash and burn", whatever you call firing most of the returning players upon taking the job. Prior Coach: 2012: 13-16 2013: 8-21 Shepardsons: 2014: 4-27 2015: 13-18 2016: 12-18 2017: 17-12 2018: 16-11 2019: 10-19 6 yr. total: 72-105 Was this really an improvement, considering the measures taken in 2014 with grant in aid non-renewals? Was the pain worth it? Did the AD expect a losing record over the six years? Will she employ the same house cleaning methods at USF?
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Post by jcvball22 on Jan 10, 2020 16:27:22 GMT -5
1. She's an alum. 2. While I don't love her methods, she has improved the programs she has worked with3. Unclear who else applied/who else they reached out to This thread made me curious to understand the results of the Sheparson's "house cleaning", "slash and burn", whatever you call firing most of the returning players upon taking the job. Prior Coach: 2012: 13-16 2013: 8-21 Shepardsons: 2014: 4-27 2015: 13-18 2016: 12-18 2017: 17-12 2018: 16-11 2019: 10-19 6 yr. total: 72-105 Was this really an improvement, considering the measures taken in 2014 with grant in aid non-renewals? Was the pain worth it? Did the AD expect a losing record over the six years? Will she employ the same house cleaning methods at USF? Two above .500 seasons in a row hadn't been achieved there in a while. I am not a huge fan, but I can also understand an AD seeing an alum coaching somewhere, with an improving record at both places she coached and thinking it might be worth a shot.
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Post by eazy on Jan 10, 2020 16:49:57 GMT -5
This thread made me curious to understand the results of the Sheparson's "house cleaning", "slash and burn", whatever you call firing most of the returning players upon taking the job. Prior Coach: 2012: 13-16 2013: 8-21 Shepardsons: 2014: 4-27 2015: 13-18 2016: 12-18 2017: 17-12 2018: 16-11 2019: 10-19 6 yr. total: 72-105 Was this really an improvement, considering the measures taken in 2014 with grant in aid non-renewals? Was the pain worth it? Did the AD expect a losing record over the six years? Will she employ the same house cleaning methods at USF? Two above .500 seasons in a row hadn't been achieved there in a while. I am not a huge fan, but I can also understand an AD seeing an alum coaching somewhere, with an improving record at both places she coached and thinking it might be worth a shot. I'd like to see roughly 2008-2011 records but not enough to look them up. 2 years with a positive record in the middle of 4 years of a worse record than 2012 does not seem like much of an improving record. She's an alum, sure, but she's an alum with an ugly record in terms of winning and player relations.
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