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ACC 2015
Dec 23, 2014 16:44:06 GMT -5
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Post by wishinwestcoastvb on Dec 23, 2014 16:44:06 GMT -5
Blab averaged 1.99 kills per set and hit .140.. McClendon and Jenkings both brought in over 3 kills per set and hit .209 and .259. McClendon and Jenkins don't have high hitting percentages but they hit higher and bring in more kills than Blab. Good news for Louisville in 2016. They have Melanie McHenry coming in. She is 6'2" and bombs! and they also have Megan Sloan a 6'1" RS that plays on Munciana Samurai
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Post by chancelucky on Mar 6, 2015 15:40:34 GMT -5
How does 2015 look now? Notre Dame and Clemson have new coaches. UNC, FSU, and Duke get mentioned frquently as contenders for the coming season and there's been a lot of talk about Louisville for next year.
What are prospects for Va. Tech, Pitt, Miami? Any guesses on Notre Dame and Clemson and the impact of new ownership. A lot of the schools have coaches who've been there less than 4 years.
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Post by janiejoe on Mar 6, 2015 15:52:34 GMT -5
I would expect the coaching change at Notre Dame to have an immediate impact. Even without the opportunity to bring in his own recruits, I anticipate Jim to bring up the level of volleyball and coaching. I'm not advocating that they'll win the conference without taking some time to bring in new recruits and rebuild, but I am a strong believer in pedigree and experience at a top level of volleyball. As for Clemson, I don't believe that the level of volleyball in the Southland Conference can compete at the next level, so we'll see what the new coaches can bring. Not optimistic.... I'm much more impressed with the WVU hire.
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Post by Not Me on Mar 6, 2015 17:28:38 GMT -5
I would expect the coaching change at Notre Dame to have an immediate impact. Even without the opportunity to bring in his own recruits, I anticipate Jim to bring up the level of volleyball and coaching. I'm not advocating that they'll win the conference without taking some time to bring in new recruits and rebuild, but I am a strong believer in pedigree and experience at a top level of volleyball. As for Clemson, I don't believe that the level of volleyball in the Southland Conference can compete at the next level, so we'll see what the new coaches can bring. Not optimistic.... I'm much more impressed with the WVU hire. You way over estimate the talent that ND has. Obviously you have a greater belief in the coach over the talent. Don't expect either team to be near the middle of the conference in 2015 and that has nothing to do with the coaching.
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Post by janiejoe on Mar 6, 2015 17:34:09 GMT -5
I would expect the coaching change at Notre Dame to have an immediate impact. Even without the opportunity to bring in his own recruits, I anticipate Jim to bring up the level of volleyball and coaching. I'm not advocating that they'll win the conference without taking some time to bring in new recruits and rebuild, but I am a strong believer in pedigree and experience at a top level of volleyball. As for Clemson, I don't believe that the level of volleyball in the Southland Conference can compete at the next level, so we'll see what the new coaches can bring. Not optimistic.... I'm much more impressed with the WVU hire. You way over estimate the talent that ND has. Obviously you have a greater belief in the coach over the talent. Don't expect either team to be near the middle of the conference in 2015 and that has nothing to do with the coaching. You need talent, no question. I also believe that stronger coaching can make a big impact on developing talent. Like I said originally, they won't skyrocket to the top of the conference, but I strongly believe that Jim is talented and can be impactful immediately.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Mar 6, 2015 17:42:38 GMT -5
I would expect the coaching change at Notre Dame to have an immediate impact. Even without the opportunity to bring in his own recruits, I anticipate Jim to bring up the level of volleyball and coaching. I'm not advocating that they'll win the conference without taking some time to bring in new recruits and rebuild, but I am a strong believer in pedigree and experience at a top level of volleyball. As for Clemson, I don't believe that the level of volleyball in the Southland Conference can compete at the next level, so we'll see what the new coaches can bring. Not optimistic.... I'm much more impressed with the WVU hire. You way over estimate the talent that ND has. Obviously you have a greater belief in the coach over the talent. Don't expect either team to be near the middle of the conference in 2015 and that has nothing to do with the coaching. Getting Notre Dame to the middle of the conference means overtaking Syracuse, BC, NC State, Wake, Georgia Tech, Clemson. If one of those teams overperforms, you have Pitt and V-Tech who had good years but will likely take a step back losing 4-5 starters each (Also, how good is Miami without Leaf and their middles?). Notre Dame's talent isn't that bad - good setter from Vision and some ball control players - why is the middle of the conference seen as unreachable? They're a long way from the top, but that's not the ask here.
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Post by claw on Mar 7, 2015 10:31:19 GMT -5
Getting to the middle of the ACC is not a big challenge for an excellent coach with tremendous available resources.
ACC coaches I've talked with expect Notre Dame to get to that level soon. No one is scared of Clemson. Time will tell if Clemson is being underestimated.
Clemson has good program support but did not put significant resources into pursuing a new head coach. This is why they were turned down by their top choices. Time will tell if this was a good move or a bad move for the program.
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Post by chancelucky on Mar 8, 2015 12:41:07 GMT -5
In some ways, the "What will be the Mclaughlin impact at Notre Dame" has become the story of the conference for 2015 over questions like "Will UNC and FSU stay in the top ten?"
It'll be interesting to see how Miami handles not having Leaf. In a way, 2015 is as big a test for Gandera as it is for Mclaughlin. It's a test year for a few coaches in the conference. Virginia, North Carolina State (Bunn got very quick results, but the team fell back last year for various reasons), Georgia Tech, Wake.
Pitt's year would have looked a lot different had they not lost in 5 to both UNC and FSU.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 8, 2015 15:25:44 GMT -5
I know UNC plays Michigan, Michigan State, USC and Stanford, though the trick to scheduling is that you have to beat some of the teams you schedule. I don't think it helps that much to schedule a bunch of tough schools and lose to all of them. One reason BYU didn't get ranked is that although they had Colorado State and Washington on their pre-season schedule, they lost both matches. UNC is playing Wisconsin and Minnesota in the 2015 preconference, replacing Notre Dame in the B1G/ACC Challenge, which is in Louisville this year.
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Post by chancelucky on Mar 8, 2015 17:09:53 GMT -5
BYU was ranked, I think they just weren't seeded in the tournament. On the other hand UNC might do quite well with those teams. They did beat 3 of them last year (yes, I know everyone now says they were having off years).
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Post by vbprisoner on Mar 8, 2015 17:16:23 GMT -5
Does anyone that is a Miami fan know if Alexis Morning will be playing in 2015 or is she graduating and moving on? She was pre-season ALL-ACC Middle before sitting out last year and she would help them if she returned.
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Post by chancelucky on Mar 9, 2015 8:03:22 GMT -5
She appears to still be on the roster. That usually means she's still part of the program.
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Post by vbnerd on Mar 9, 2015 8:27:11 GMT -5
I would expect the coaching change at Notre Dame to have an immediate impact. Even without the opportunity to bring in his own recruits, I anticipate Jim to bring up the level of volleyball and coaching. I'm not advocating that they'll win the conference without taking some time to bring in new recruits and rebuild, but I am a strong believer in pedigree and experience at a top level of volleyball. As for Clemson, I don't believe that the level of volleyball in the Southland Conference can compete at the next level, so we'll see what the new coaches can bring. Not optimistic.... I'm much more impressed with the WVU hire. Let's not pretend that Debbie Brown and Craig Bere didn't know anything about volleyball. My understanding isn't that the coaching staff got dumber in 2006, but that ND didn't adapt as the recruiting landscape changed and they were working with substandard parts. This isn't Wisconsin where they had talent and the failure was largely in the team culture. There is some of that any place they are losing but to my knowledge there is no Lauren Carlini or Courtney Thompson at Notre Dame. Honestly, I don't know the Notre Dame players so I could be wrong, but my impression is that asking McLaughlin to finish 4-5 in the ACC with that crew is akin to putting Jeff Gordon in a '83 Chevy Nova and asking him to win a NASCAR race. He'll get the most out of that dang Nova but the Nova isn't going to get the most out of him.
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Post by vbnerd on Mar 9, 2015 8:38:39 GMT -5
I would expect the coaching change at Notre Dame to have an immediate impact. Even without the opportunity to bring in his own recruits, I anticipate Jim to bring up the level of volleyball and coaching. I'm not advocating that they'll win the conference without taking some time to bring in new recruits and rebuild, but I am a strong believer in pedigree and experience at a top level of volleyball. As for Clemson, I don't believe that the level of volleyball in the Southland Conference can compete at the next level, so we'll see what the new coaches can bring. Not optimistic.... I'm much more impressed with the WVU hire. Let's not pretend that Debbie Brown and Craig Bere didn't know anything about volleyball. My understanding isn't that the coaching staff got dumber in 2006, but that ND didn't adapt as the recruiting landscape changed and they were working with substandard parts. This isn't Wisconsin where they had talent and the failure was largely in the team culture. There is some of that any place they are losing but to my knowledge there is no Lauren Carlini or Courtney Thompson at Notre Dame. Honestly, I don't know the Notre Dame players so I could be wrong, but my impression is that asking McLaughlin to finish 4-5 in the ACC with that crew is akin to putting Jeff Gordon in a '83 Chevy Nova and asking him to win a NASCAR race. He'll get the most out of that dang Nova but the Nova isn't going to get the most out of him.
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Post by chancelucky on Mar 13, 2015 10:03:38 GMT -5
Even though Notre Dame wasn't in the ACC back then, recruiting in the ACC has changed dramatically over the last few years. There are teams that won the conference 10 years ago which might struggle to make the top 4-5 now.
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