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Post by ballvolley on Feb 9, 2024 20:50:03 GMT -5
Northwestern has THREE very talented setters and only 10 players on roster currently. I don’t see the coach making cuts with a thin roster and look forward to the competition in the setting position. Agree they are deep and talented at setting, but they need some extra power at the pins and some serious MB talent/depth. The 2025 class is really strong — assuming they all stay committed (and I think they will) wonder if he’ll try to add any to the class if there are still B1G caliber players uncommitted. We’ll see what the spring portal provides — last year it brought them Chinn and Husemann.
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Post by samvb on Feb 9, 2024 22:10:48 GMT -5
Northwestern has THREE very talented setters and only 10 players on roster currently. I don’t see the coach making cuts with a thin roster and look forward to the competition in the setting position. Agree they are deep and talented at setting, but they need some extra power at the pins and some serious MB talent/depth. The 2025 class is really strong — assuming they all stay committed (and I think they will) wonder if he’ll try to add any to the class if there are still B1G caliber players uncommitted. We’ll see what the spring portal provides — last year it brought them Chinn and Husemann. I think Sangiacomo was also announced in the spring. She ended up being their go to pin.
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Post by ballvolley on Feb 11, 2024 14:29:28 GMT -5
Any intel on incoming OH Ava Pratt? Seems pretty physical and highly rated, but is she coming off an injury from last club season?
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Post by vballfreak808 on Feb 27, 2024 15:05:17 GMT -5
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Post by trojansc on Feb 27, 2024 16:02:57 GMT -5
ooooo I think NW can make some moves in this new B1G.
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Feb 27, 2024 19:51:45 GMT -5
ooooo I think NW can make some moves in this new B1G. What do you mean, specifically?
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Post by kevinmalone on Feb 28, 2024 9:40:27 GMT -5
ooooo I think NW can make some moves in this new B1G 10 Really? You should be worried about where your Trojans fit in the new Big 10. NW is a bottom feeder and always has been. For 30 + years every has been saying they could be like Stanford. Well it has not happened and will never happen
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Post by volleyguy on Feb 28, 2024 10:20:10 GMT -5
ooooo I think NW can make some moves in this new B1G 10 Really? You should be worried about where your Trojans fit in the new Big 10. NW is a bottom feeder and always has been. For 30 + years every has been saying they could be like Stanford. Well it has not happened and will never happen Elevating the nerdy technical coordinator to the assistant coach position is such a proven winning strategy (sarcasm alert).
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Post by trojansc on Feb 28, 2024 16:16:56 GMT -5
ooooo I think NW can make some moves in this new B1G 10 Really? You should be worried about where your Trojans fit in the new Big 10. NW is a bottom feeder and always has been. For 30 + years every has been saying they could be like Stanford. Well it has not happened and will never happen I've never heard anyone say they could be like Stanford. Sure, hearing they could be better, but, Stanford is the top of the top in women's volleyball. Northwestern.. can't even remember them being in a sweet 16. I could be wrong. As far as Women of Troy -- my expectations have been low since they canned Mick, and we can't even make it to a regional since then. Making the tournament doesn't even seem like a guarantee (and yes, I know, someone will tell me the recruits/etc. looks great). But.. I'll believe it when I see it. We are not the same program we were pre-2017, but maybe the shift to the B1G will change that, or, this is just the new us. Anyway, my comment is also just trying to prop up two former USC coaches who were there when USC was very successful.
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Post by vb on Feb 29, 2024 20:28:55 GMT -5
Wrong asst coach. Wrong head coach. Wrong roster. And when they do get the right recruit, they transfer out. Hopefully they don’t continue being a perennial bottom feeder. With all the Chicagoland talent, you would think that would be an easy recruiting situation.
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Post by tablealgebra on Mar 1, 2024 13:15:55 GMT -5
Wrong asst coach. Wrong head coach. Wrong roster. And when they do get the right recruit, they transfer out. Hopefully they don’t continue being a perennial bottom feeder. With all the Chicagoland talent, you would think that would be an easy recruiting situation. Is this serious analysis? First of all, no justification of any of that, just a bunch of manifestation - "if I say this firmly then it will be true". Second, the Chicagoland/easy recruiting statement is flat-out wrong. Northwestern has not for a long time, if ever, been a regional university, either in their student body or in their sports programs. Other than the north shore, no part of Chicagoland has the majority of their sports fans rooting for Northwestern. Mainly because Northwestern is actually so hard to get to - take that university out of Evanston and put it in Schaumburg and its attendance would go up by 25% in all sports, local stars would be more likely to attend and their sports programs would be much stronger.
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Post by vbcoltrane on Mar 1, 2024 14:06:41 GMT -5
Wrong asst coach. Wrong head coach. Wrong roster. And when they do get the right recruit, they transfer out. Hopefully they don’t continue being a perennial bottom feeder. With all the Chicagoland talent, you would think that would be an easy recruiting situation. Is this serious analysis? First of all, no justification of any of that, just a bunch of manifestation - "if I say this firmly then it will be true". Second, the Chicagoland/easy recruiting statement is flat-out wrong. Northwestern has not for a long time, if ever, been a regional university, either in their student body or in their sports programs. Other than the north shore, no part of Chicagoland has the majority of their sports fans rooting for Northwestern. Mainly because Northwestern is actually so hard to get to - take that university out of Evanston and put it in Schaumburg and its attendance would go up by 25% in all sports, local stars would be more likely to attend and their sports programs would be much stronger.I agree with most of this. Northwestern is hard to get to which can prevent people from attending. But, I'm not sure the location really affects the student-athlete side. The main draw is the quality of the education, and the lake is a draw for many students. So if a Chicago area athlete is interested in NU, I'm not sure the location is a deal breaker. I think the big mistake is that people assume that Northwestern "belongs to Chicagoland" because it's in Chicagoland, and (agreeing with you) that's never really been the case. Chicagoland is filled with fans and graduates from lots of different Big 10 schools. Illinois is much more "Chicago's Big 10 team" than Northwestern. Wisconsin has more fans and graduates in the Chicago area than Northwestern Michigan too. Possibly other schools too. Northwestern is significantly smaller and more "national," with its graduates disbursing broadly after graduation. There IS a local fanbase, but it's not huge and (again agreeing with you) because it's not a regional university, I don't think it gets a ton of general fans with no ties to the university.
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Post by dizzydean on Mar 1, 2024 14:07:08 GMT -5
Wrong asst coach. Wrong head coach. Wrong roster. And when they do get the right recruit, they transfer out. Hopefully they don’t continue being a perennial bottom feeder. With all the Chicagoland talent, you would think that would be an easy recruiting situation. Who is the right head coach, and did NW have any reasonably chance of getting them? Of being willing to pay them to come?
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Post by tablealgebra on Mar 1, 2024 14:18:46 GMT -5
... Northwestern is significantly smaller and more "national' with its graduates disbursing broadly after graduation. There IS a local fanbase, but it's not huge and (again agreeing with you) because it's not a regional university, I don't think it gets a ton of general fans with no ties to the university. Right on. This is why NU has the worst football attendance in the Big Ten but still travels well to bowl games.
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Post by ballvolley on Mar 2, 2024 17:05:44 GMT -5
Wrong asst coach. Wrong head coach. Wrong roster. And when they do get the right recruit, they transfer out. Hopefully they don’t continue being a perennial bottom feeder. With all the Chicagoland talent, you would think that would be an easy recruiting situation. Who is the right head coach, and did NW have any reasonably chance of getting them? Of being willing to pay them to come? I think the hiring of Davis was viewed as strong given his success on the men’s side. He also hired Erin Virtue who was deeply involved with team USA, which in theory could have been a draw for top talent. However, she split her time between USA and NWU and it had a negative effect. And pretty quickly Davis showed that the women’s game was a struggle for him. I think Nollan has the potential to do great things. He took GCU to the tournament and has a long history of recruiting success at USC, which has some similarities to NWU (private, strong academics). How he leverages the portal and develops the current players is key. Under Davis a high potential Randorf languished, so hopefully Nollan can get her back to her all-freshman impact. The comment that players transfer out is just wrong. TTA taking her 5th year at Wisconsin is not indicative of a retention issue; it happens everywhere and the vast majority who go to NWU get their degree. If they leave the team it’s typically medical related.
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