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Post by hammer on Aug 19, 2024 15:12:23 GMT -5
Jackson is a tremendous athlete, but I doubt she gets up as high as Skinner, who is absolutely a world-class volleyball athlete (and a heck of a player of course). I think that the people following the college players this summer pretty well agreed that the pro-readiness rankings of current NCAA players goes something like this: 1. Madi Skinner 2. Sarah Franklin 3. Lexi Rodriguez (could switch Sarah and Lexi easily) 4. Sophie Fisher 5. everyone else Point is, Nebraska's starter-level depth and lack of question marks is impressive; Madi Skinner is more impressive. After watching NORCECA Final Six, I think the gap for Sarah and Lexi going pro is not so big. I agree there isn't anyone currently at Nebraska bringing the firepower that Madi is. Yeah, but one of these days a Nebraska superstar will avail themselves. I mean, with all the highly ranked athletes they are recruiting, the gold has to arrive in the pan at some point. |
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Post by eotexas5 on Aug 19, 2024 15:27:54 GMT -5
tbh I was surprised as well only because that has never really been Madi's storyline while in college but I'm sure now ESPN will have a field day with that one Wait what? A huge part of Skinner’s game has been her point of contact, particularly the past two years as she’s grown to develop a confidence and comfort level. But even as a freshman I remember a swing of her just hitting right over Fields lol. Not so much her hitting over blockers but rather the data point of her touch and how it compares to Vargas, arguably one of the best players in the world. |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Aug 19, 2024 15:34:09 GMT -5
FSU ranked that high. That's the one team I didn't have in. Just out. Curious why ya'll think they will be that good. Audrey Koenig, Taylor Head, Khori Louis Yeah, I definitely forgot to include FSU. For some reason, I thought they lost some more talent to transfer portal/graduation, but it was really just Robey. Adding Taylor Head was big. I can’t imagine they’re not in my top 25 next week, especially if they beat Georgia. |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Aug 19, 2024 15:51:57 GMT -5
Kinda surprised that VT voted Texas as #1, given that we lose 3 starters and Nebraska returns all theirs not like the nc was a close battle That's kinda my point... we aren't fielding the NC team |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Aug 19, 2024 16:03:09 GMT -5
Audrey Koenig, Taylor Head, Khori Louis Yeah, I definitely forgot to include FSU. For some reason, I thought they lost some more talent to transfer portal/graduation, but it was really just Robey. Adding Taylor Head was big. I can’t imagine they’re not in my top 25 next week, especially if they beat Georgia. I think people forgot how good Head was being caught up in Gillen (which, understandable) |
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Post by tomclen on Aug 19, 2024 16:15:31 GMT -5
Washington State getting a vote is hilarious As a Washington fan I'm all good with UW not getting any votes. That's sensible. But putting a Washington State vote in there is some serious salt in the wound %*$#e. |
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Post by hookem1 on Aug 19, 2024 16:17:36 GMT -5
not like the nc was a close battle That's kinda my point... we aren't fielding the NC team It’s the championship bump, pretty predictable result. Nebraska has a better returning roster, but Texas having just beat them for the title has a huge impact even though it technically shouldn’t since the team is different. |
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Post by NYCHusker on Aug 19, 2024 16:52:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I definitely forgot to include FSU. For some reason, I thought they lost some more talent to transfer portal/graduation, but it was really just Robey. Adding Taylor Head was big. I can’t imagine they’re not in my top 25 next week, especially if they beat Georgia. I think people forgot how good Head was being caught up in Gillen (which, understandable) It's a really good get for FSU. They've got a shot at making some real noise this year. |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Aug 19, 2024 16:54:21 GMT -5
I think people forgot how good Head was being caught up in Gillen (which, understandable) It's a really good get for FSU. They've got a shot at making some real noise this year. if they would’ve kept Robey, I would no joke have them preseason top 10 |
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Post by gohuskervolleyball on Aug 19, 2024 17:07:05 GMT -5
It's a really good get for FSU. They've got a shot at making some real noise this year. if they would’ve kept Robey, I would no joke have them preseason top 10 I had them at 15 🫣 |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Aug 19, 2024 17:09:47 GMT -5
if they would’ve kept Robey, I would no joke have them preseason top 10 I had them at 15 🫣 I’m pretty sure I had them around there too. the ncaa revolves around outsides and they have two studs who THRIVE in ball control/defense which is so insanely rare lol |
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Post by tablealgebra on Aug 19, 2024 18:43:54 GMT -5
Jackson is a tremendous athlete, but I doubt she gets up as high as Skinner, who is absolutely a world-class volleyball athlete (and a heck of a player of course). I think that the people following the college players this summer pretty well agreed that the pro-readiness rankings of current NCAA players goes something like this: 1. Madi Skinner 2. Sarah Franklin 3. Lexi Rodriguez (could switch Sarah and Lexi easily) 4. Sophie Fisher 5. everyone else Point is, Nebraska's starter-level depth and lack of question marks is impressive; Madi Skinner is more impressive. After watching NORCECA Final Six, I think the gap for Sarah and Lexi going pro is not so big. I agree there isn't anyone currently at Nebraska bringing the firepower that Madi is. I think Franklin, Rodriguez and Fischer (my bad for spelling above) are all ready to go pro. Madi is ready to make a big impact in the pros. To be fair, Beason was probably #5 though I'm not sure there would be consensus on that - probably because people wanted Babcock to start even though Beason was more ready for the moment. Objectively speaking, I do think this Nebraska team is very, very talented, but I also think that the relative weakness of the top of the B1G last year and Nebraska's surprise at Stanford when they outserved them by a crazy margin fueled a storyline which over-inflated how good people perceived them to be. That being said, in the tournament Nebraska smashed Pitt in the semis and dispatched Arkansas by a decent margin and maybe that's not appreciated enough. Anyway, if Nebraska fans choose to be unhappy (I'm not saying that's what is happening btw) about getting half the 1st place votes, minus 1, and one third place vote from a Badger fan, then whatever. In these polls we really should treat a 1% or smaller difference in total points as a virtual tie and I think that would be a fair assessment of the two teams. |
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Post by jwvolley on Aug 19, 2024 19:08:28 GMT -5
Good ole over-inflated Nebraska with their sixth best setter in the B1G
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Post by volleyball303 on Aug 19, 2024 19:18:01 GMT -5
I don't think anybody's arguing Skinner is the best player in college volleyball lolll. As far as verticals go tho, I remember a few months ago Allick and Jackson were in a video and asked about their verticals, to which Becca said that Andi added 3 extra inches to her vertical as of back then compared to last season. And to think that could perhaps not even be her peak? Not to say she's jumping higher than Skinner but it's definitely not outrageous to say their hops and athleticism in that department is on the same level. The VNL had a clip this summer that detailed the highest touches of all athletes currently playing and Vargas was #1 at 10'8 and Madi was #2 at 10'6 There are many professional players touching over 10’6. Where did you see this? |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Aug 19, 2024 19:27:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I definitely forgot to include FSU. For some reason, I thought they lost some more talent to transfer portal/graduation, but it was really just Robey. Adding Taylor Head was big. I can’t imagine they’re not in my top 25 next week, especially if they beat Georgia. I think people forgot how good Head was being caught up in Gillen (which, understandable) I thought they were getting Head to replace Koenig, not in addition to her… and with Louis, that’s 3 very good options of offense. If they still had Robey, they’d very much be a top 15 team. |
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