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Post by beachman on Aug 29, 2006 21:21:05 GMT -5
Think Griffin would transfer again? Can you even do that? Jen Bowman did it, from Northern Illinois to LBSU to Minnesota (I'm not positive if the first two are right). I want to say that you must sit out a year after your second transfer, but I could be wrong about that. Jen Bowman also sat a year when she went back. You can not transfer 3 times to D-1 schools without sitting a year after your second transfer
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Post by Husker_fan_in_VA on Aug 29, 2006 21:43:36 GMT -5
Great start but sloppy finish. The digs just kept getting more and more elusive as the match went on for Nebraska. Pav had a kinda rough night but her serves look much better from last year. Stalls put away most of the balls that were set to her. Larson's serve is very strong. Not a bad first match! I am glad I finally got to see a regular season game in the coliseum. There is nothing like it. I over heard one of the San Diego players talking about it as she was walking out.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Aug 29, 2006 22:53:58 GMT -5
If Griffin was a junior and transfered, doesn't she loose a year of eligibility? Not just sit out, but loose one year?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2006 22:56:31 GMT -5
She has not lost a year of eligibility. MSU gave her her release anyhow.
But it doesn't matter for the 2nd transfer -- not that she would. She'll have a role to play with the Huskers.
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Post by hoosierman on Aug 29, 2006 23:01:56 GMT -5
If Holloway stays healthy, that role looks to be leader of cheers on the bench. I can't really see her consistenly coming in exclusively in a defensive role.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2006 23:05:01 GMT -5
Since she plays sub-par defense, I'd agree with that. But Holloway staying healthy is only part of it. Having Maggie allows Cook to sub Holloway out for a blocker/attacker -- an option he might not have without her.
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Post by hoosierman on Aug 29, 2006 23:09:52 GMT -5
True, and that option would mean that he would probably be subbing in one of two freshman, Cooper or Bartek, both of whom are not listed as OPPs. To whom then Cook would probably say, "Okay. Stand there, and then jump." Repeat.
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Post by holidayhusker on Aug 29, 2006 23:22:30 GMT -5
Well....it was not pretty. Holloway is going to be the next great setter at NU. Larson was impressive. Pavan is notorious for her slow starts but still was sluggish. I think what bothered me the most is how uninspired they played. This is where they will miss Houghtelling a great deal. Leadership The only one that seemed on fire at all times was Holloway. To compete with the big girls they have alot of work to do.
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Post by Ye Olde Dawg on Aug 30, 2006 1:04:10 GMT -5
Well....it was not pretty. Holloway is going to be the next great setter at NU. Larson was impressive. Pavan is notorious for her slow starts but still was sluggish. I think what bothered me the most is how uninspired they played. This is where they will miss Houghtelling a great deal. Leadership The only one that seemed on fire at all times was Holloway. To compete with the big girls they have alot of work to do. I think I see a glass that's half full. Who better to lead than the one who's running the offense?
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Post by VBCOACH on Aug 30, 2006 1:32:22 GMT -5
I think what bothered me the most is how uninspired they played. That'a a scary observation, especially coming from a Nebraska fan. Wasn't this similar to the problem that caused John Cook to call a time-out after the second point of last years championship match? I'm too tired at this time of the night (morning) to look it up on the other thread, but didn't John call that time-out because "their heads weren't in it" or they weren't ready to play" or something similar? Weren't we discussing if John Cook was a great coach in another thread? (Boy, am I tired. I can't remember anything.) Maybe that's what's missing, the ability to teach mental toughness...to motivate the team? Good night.
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Post by itsallaboutme on Aug 30, 2006 6:18:22 GMT -5
I think Cook's record speaks for itself. Yes, mayby they should have won a title in the last 2 years but given his overall record and that fact he has won title when no one thought the could with such a young team in 2000. The fact if he has a much better record over the last 10 years then some of the coaches that are so highly thought of by many in this forum
Now, back to the match. Mancuso was really bad and I hope it was just an off night for her. She played better as a freshman them she did tonight. BusBooms digging was very good but her passing was not and that hurt our middle attack. When the pass was good Stalls dominated the middle.
This is a team that should NOT be ranked in the top 5 at this time. They have a very long way to go. The loss of HOughtelling was HUGH.
They could be great by Dec but they are going to lose several matches this year. It would not surprise me if LBS beats them this weekend. Which sucks because I can't stand them.
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Post by lilred on Aug 30, 2006 6:31:45 GMT -5
I don't think we need to be pushing the panic button yet. (if you're a Nebraska fan, for non-Nebraska fans the same button could be referred to as the "woo hoo button") It was a typical first match of the year type of game experienced by a team with a different line up and different players taking on different roles, because of a major injury and two key senior losses.
Most of the assessments I would agree with, but to to think they are going to lose "several" matches based off of one match would be a bit premature. If that's the logic, then we have to assume (from other threads analyzing various top teams) that all the "serious contenders" will lose several matches including Hawaii (2 five set matches at home against Pepperdine), Stanford (an uninspiring match against UCSB), Penn St. (a five set win against LSU), and Washington (a less than stellar performance against Ohio)
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Post by lilred on Aug 30, 2006 6:43:27 GMT -5
I think Cook's record speaks for itself. Yes, mayby they should have won a title in the last 2 years but given his overall record and that fact he has won title when no one thought the could with such a young team in 2000. The fact if he has a much better record over the last 10 years then some of the coaches that are so highly thought of by many in this forum. In my opinion the only team that should have won a national title since 2000 is the 2001 team. It is still arguably the best Nebraska team. The returning POY in the most important role on the team as a setter in Cepero Future National Team member and a POY candidate in her own right in Metcalf. 2/3 top blockers in the country (statistically) in Holmquist and Kropp A top 10 LS in Pilakowski. As always we were missing the gifted DS. And we were up a million match points in both of the first sets. That's what you call choking. 2004 team was a young team and came up against the only team that could match up physically. That team just also happened to be the two time defending National Team 2005 Washington was just simply the better team. We could have played better for sure, but not so sure the outcome would have been different. At minimum with both teams playing at their best, it would have been a coin flip.
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Post by itsallaboutme on Aug 30, 2006 7:57:29 GMT -5
This from the San Diego site.
"The two teams then traded points back and forth, but the momentum swung back to Nebraska after the two questionable calls that cost USD two valuable points. The first call that went against USD was an apparent kill by Carlson, who had a nicely placed ball on what appeared to be the inside of the court. But the official called the ball out, much to the dislike of the Toreros players and coaching staff, giving Nebraska a 24-18 edge. Then Nebraska had an apparent attack error as the ball was clearly out of bounds and it appeared as though no USD player had touched the ball, however the officials claimed a Torero player did touch the ball, thus moving the score to 26-18. The Cornhuskers then scored the final six points of the game to win."
Yes, they did touch the one ball as it was right in front of me. Secondly, there were a few "very questionable" calls that went against NU. Third, you got beat by a better team.
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Post by holidayhusker on Aug 30, 2006 8:27:39 GMT -5
Well....it was not pretty. Holloway is going to be the next great setter at NU. Larson was impressive. Pavan is notorious for her slow starts but still was sluggish. I think what bothered me the most is how uninspired they played. This is where they will miss Houghtelling a great deal. Leadership The only one that seemed on fire at all times was Holloway. To compete with the big girls they have alot of work to do. I think I see a glass that's half full. Who better to lead than the one who's running the offense? I agree....LOL ..I didn't say the season was over!!! The truth is that the big red has work and yes,........ I do think they will develop into a great team. Holloway"s energy, and athleticism reminds me of Nepo.
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