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Post by sportsfun on Sept 6, 2014 22:25:18 GMT -5
PSU has been fantastically successful the last few years, but people forget that Rose took about 30 years to get to two championships. Sometimes things just work out- there are several really excellent coaches out there. " 'I had three scholarships and I was competing with people that had 12 scholarships. So the fact that I had 25 percent of what they had to offer, they had 75 percent more opportunities to make a mistake and not be saddled with a mistake. I couldn't make a mistake. So I had to recruit differently.' Penn State officials increased the complement of scholarships for volleyball Rose said, when the University joined the Big Ten in 1991." www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/competitions.php?type=Writing&year=2012&id=19To think that Russ Rose wasn't even competing on an equal playing field with the powers of the sport for a long time makes it even more amazing that he has build what he has. This article was exceedingly informative. Thank you!
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Post by lionsfan on Sept 6, 2014 22:29:49 GMT -5
This article was exceedingly informative. Thank you!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 22:41:27 GMT -5
Is there someplace to watch (stanford vs penn state) match online?
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Post by Stanlifornia on Sept 6, 2014 22:53:25 GMT -5
My delayed scattered takeaway from the match:
-Scored $5 GA tickets at the box. I guess I still look like a student. -Inky, Hancock, Frantti, and Boukather all stood out. -It was apparent during hitting lines just how much more athletic Penn State was compared to Stanford. I imagine that's probably what a Texas hitting line looks like. Bounce, after bounce, after bounce. Washington & Reed, though received no playing time, were incredible during warm-ups. -I think Bugg could still set Inky more. Not sure what her hesitance is when it comes to setting Inky. I get that you have to keep blockers guessing, but really unless they prove that they can consistently stop her or slow her down, keep feeding the beast.
Happy the Card got the W, but I'd hate to run into this Penn State team come tourney time.
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Post by baywatcher on Sept 7, 2014 1:45:16 GMT -5
Wonder if Penn State will get a early season rematch next year, or perhaps at Illinois?
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Post by Sbilo on Sept 7, 2014 4:48:42 GMT -5
Hancock is the one making Penn State a very good team. Her athleticism, setting and over-all talent is just at the top. I don't know if Penn State will be as good with another setter but Hancock is the real deal. She is a strong contender for this year's NPOY.
For sure, Penn State will be a strong contender for the NC again this year. Reloading isn't a problem for them for sure.
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Post by lionsfan on Sept 7, 2014 7:38:06 GMT -5
Wonder if Penn State will get a early season rematch next year, or perhaps at Illinois? My guess is next year at Illinois or PSU to alternate; match-ups will be the same every year, so yes to an early season rematch
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 9:21:31 GMT -5
Wonder if Penn State will get a early season rematch next year, or perhaps at Illinois? Matchups won't change for 4 years, just location
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Post by knowname on Sept 7, 2014 9:58:19 GMT -5
Someone mentioned that Boukather looked surprised too often and I'm assuming the poster meant surprised at her own performance. She is shocking the hell out of most of us and she might be surprising herself a bit in the process. Bugg has clearly worked on her connection to the RS because it's noticeably improved so far. It was frustratingly lacking at times last season. Bugg is a perfectionist and she'll do the work to clean up the rest. I suspect she gets in her head too much at times because she set uncharacteristically bad during practice the week leading up the PSU game last season and then we all saw how she set the actual game. Was it my imagination or did anyone else notice that at least Howard took several harder swings last night? I'm not saying it panned out but she seemed to be swinging harder or maybe I was just wiling it to be so. Burgess now has three games under her belt with only 1 BA against Nebraska. The predominant question I have is, what is up with Russ Rose? Love or hate him, he strikes me as a coach that squeezes every ounce of potential from every player. Many hate him because he beats our collective teams so often but when trying to look at it more objectively, what are people's opinions on why that man wins so much? Yes, he gets great recruits but that's based on the program he built. What are the characteristics that set this man apart from most other coaches? I will reserve my observations for those of you with far more knowledge and who have watched his coaching abilities far more often. PSU has been fantastically successful the last few years, but people forget that Rose took about 30 years to get to two championships. Sometimes things just work out- there are several really excellent coaches out there. Delete. My point was made by multiple posters after my reply to the OP.
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 17, 2014 0:39:44 GMT -5
So I decided to get an early week volleyball fix, and rewatch the PSU-Stanford match. I attended in person, so never had to listen to the mindless chitter chatter of the commentators. If I had a dollar for every time someone mentioned how talented Whitney was because she was hitting high balls on the pins, yet she played MB in the rotation, I'd be rich. SHE HIT THE HIGH BALLS ON THE PINS BECAUSE SHE CAN'T HIT 1's, BACK 1's AND 31's!!!
Anyway.....one thing the blabber mouths said that caught my interest was that apparently Ali Frantti wrote a letter to Rose saying that she wanted to be a PSU lion....she was in the 7th grade. Obviously at that time PSU was a premier program, but it certainly wasn't the dominating program it is today. Now, I'm not sure if in Frantti's case the PSU letter was one of many to various schools, but on some level, she chose PSU before PSU chose her (I'm assuming). So that got me thinking, how often is the "fight for recruits" real? Obviously I'm talking about the more blue chips players...but we certainly have many players who seemingly make up their mind of where they are going for various reasons, and other schools don't really stand a chance. Like Carlini's story about. So then my question is whether or not coaching staffs can take full credit for some of these recruits? For example, should Cook be praised for landing top talent Molly Haggerty in 2016, when in reality she just happens to come with the family package? Obviously this doesn't change anything, and players will go to schools for whatever reasons they choose to, but I wonder just how much of a fight there really is to be had for some of these players.
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Post by GoUCLA on Sept 17, 2014 1:18:53 GMT -5
So I decided to get an early week volleyball fix, and rewatch the PSU-Stanford match. I attended in person, so never had to listen to the mindless chitter chatter of the commentators. If I had a dollar for every time someone mentioned how talented Whitney was because she was hitting high balls on the pins, yet she played MB in the rotation, I'd be rich. SHE HIT THE HIGH BALLS ON THE PINS BECAUSE SHE CAN'T HIT 1's, BACK 1's AND 31's!!! Anyway.....one thing the blabber mouths said that caught my interest was that apparently Ali Frantti wrote a letter to Rose saying that she wanted to be a PSU lion....she was in the 7th grade. Obviously at that time PSU was a premier program, but it certainly wasn't the dominating program it is today. Now, I'm not sure if in Frantti's case the PSU letter was one of many to various schools, but on some level, she chose PSU before PSU chose her (I'm assuming). So that got me thinking, how often is the "fight for recruits" real? Obviously I'm talking about the more blue chips players...but we certainly have many players who seemingly make up their mind of where they are going for various reasons, and other schools don't really stand a chance. Like Carlini's story about. So then my question is whether or not coaching staffs can take full credit for some of these recruits? For example, should Cook be praised for landing top talent Molly Haggerty in 2016, when in reality she just happens to come with the family package? Obviously this doesn't change anything, and players will go to schools for whatever reasons they choose to, but I wonder just how much of a fight there really is to be had for some of these players. I saw an interview Haleigh Washington did on youtube as well where she talked about PSU being her top choice for a few years before she committed to them. I'm curious too about this topic. I'm sure it also happens a lot where players end up going to the school where their parent(s) went. I'm pretty sure Kelly Reeves was committed to UCLA at birth.
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Post by jsn112 on Sept 17, 2014 8:20:31 GMT -5
So I decided to get an early week volleyball fix, and rewatch the PSU-Stanford match. I attended in person, so never had to listen to the mindless chitter chatter of the commentators. If I had a dollar for every time someone mentioned how talented Whitney was because she was hitting high balls on the pins, yet she played MB in the rotation, I'd be rich. SHE HIT THE HIGH BALLS ON THE PINS BECAUSE SHE CAN'T HIT 1's, BACK 1's AND 31's!!! Anyway.....one thing the blabber mouths said that caught my interest was that apparently Ali Frantti wrote a letter to Rose saying that she wanted to be a PSU lion....she was in the 7th grade. Obviously at that time PSU was a premier program, but it certainly wasn't the dominating program it is today. Now, I'm not sure if in Frantti's case the PSU letter was one of many to various schools, but on some level, she chose PSU before PSU chose her (I'm assuming). So that got me thinking, how often is the "fight for recruits" real? Obviously I'm talking about the more blue chips players...but we certainly have many players who seemingly make up their mind of where they are going for various reasons, and other schools don't really stand a chance. Like Carlini's story about. So then my question is whether or not coaching staffs can take full credit for some of these recruits? For example, should Cook be praised for landing top talent Molly Haggerty in 2016, when in reality she just happens to come with the family package? Obviously this doesn't change anything, and players will go to schools for whatever reasons they choose to, but I wonder just how much of a fight there really is to be had for some of these players. How rich can you be? The only time it has ever mentioned is in the Stanford/PSU match, and this is her first year to really get any meaningful playing time. And she is really an OH, not a MB. All PSU fans knew that, so of course she's not going to be used to hitting the 1's. Sorry to burst your bubble, but you may only make 5 bucks (# of times referenced) -- good enough just to get a coffee and a doughnut.
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Post by NittanyVolley on Sept 17, 2014 8:55:42 GMT -5
Anyway.....one thing the blabber mouths said that caught my interest was that apparently Ali Frantti wrote a letter to Rose saying that she wanted to be a PSU lion....she was in the 7th grade. Obviously at that time PSU was a premier program, but it certainly wasn't the dominating program it is today. Frantti wrote that letter in 2008. I'd say Penn State was pretty dominating in 2008.
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Post by midnightblue on Sept 17, 2014 9:09:49 GMT -5
Cynthia Barboza wrote a very similar letter to Denise Corlette when she was a kid.
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Post by Stanlifornia on Sept 17, 2014 9:16:27 GMT -5
Bugg liked Kehoe a lot right? Interesting point to bring up ay, might merit it's own thread.
I did see that video where Washington asked her Dad what school was good at Vball and he said Penn State and that was basically it. Ugh... couldn't have said Stanford eh?
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