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Post by hipsterfilth on Aug 1, 2024 11:23:48 GMT -5
Dunning did a lot of silly things, but the idea that he'd recruit Plummer as a setter and even entertain the idea of sidelining Gray for her discredits his knowledge of the game way too much for my liking. The man is eccentric, not insane.
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Post by jcvball22 on Aug 1, 2024 12:44:27 GMT -5
Yeah I HIGHLY doubt that. In sure she was considered for both but no way that’s accurate lol She was a setter for her club team, Tstreet, and was recruited as a setter. She was absolutely NOT recruited as a setter. She did set for her club team, but that was never her projected position in college and certainly not what she was recruited for.
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Post by johnbar on Aug 1, 2024 13:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by liberosetter101 on Aug 1, 2024 15:48:18 GMT -5
I predict third lol Sami pre season all ACC? 🤔
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Post by mediawatcher on Aug 1, 2024 22:21:26 GMT -5
ACC? Really!
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Post by setterdump on Aug 6, 2024 12:32:14 GMT -5
I hope Stanford is also looking at Kayla Nwabueze, 6-2 MB out of Legacy/Michigan. I suspect there could be some mutual interest there. She could be the dynamic middle we need after losing out on Harvey. Ella Andrews 6-4 MB from the same Legacy club team could also be someone to keep an eye on but may be looking to stay in Big Ten country. I guess the longer these athletes stay uncommitted the better for Stanford... Here are quotes from the most recent VBadrenaline article re: Legacy MB teammates Kayla Nwabueze and Ella Andrews. "Ella Andrews feeling very excited for her Fall. I spent several minutes talking with Legacy 2026 MB this week as she stuck around Vegas to watch her little sister play. Andrews moved ahead of all others for our Top PPV among MB with 289. She said that academics are very important to her and now more than ever, so she really wants to focus on her grades and schoolwork this Fall along with her high school team. The Legacy middle is quiet on social media so don’t expect to hear anything for a long time, but she has had a great year and was many staffs choice for #1 position in the class." ‍"I was also asked about Andrews’ teammate Kayla Nwabueze several times in Vegas. From everything I have been told she is an extremely high academic athlete and I would at IVY League for Kayla and thus a late, late announcement." I have no inside knowledge about Stanford's wishlist for 2026 nor am I privy to Stanford's scholarship situation but both Nwabeuze and Andrews seem like the type of high caliber student athletes that Stanford would normally be interested in and vice versa. Maybe taking Sayer and Dunkle in 2025 will preclude Stanford from going after them but I think Nwabueza/Andrews are the better MB prospects. Kayla Nwabueze just committed to Harvard. #1 MB and #3 overall on PrepDig and one of the best athletes in the class (reminds me of Janet Okogbaa/Tami Alade). I have to think Hambly didn't pursue her strongly, otherwise hard to see how Stanford wouldn't have been in the driver's seat from an academics + volleyball perspective. With the scholarship limit increase to 18 starting next year, I assume this wasn't a limiting factor. On another note, there's been a slurry of '26 Ivy League VB recruits committing "to the application process". Why doesn't Hambly allow his recruits to also do this? Seems like it's happening more and more for other Stanford sports.
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Post by jwvolley on Aug 6, 2024 13:14:50 GMT -5
Here are quotes from the most recent VBadrenaline article re: Legacy MB teammates Kayla Nwabueze and Ella Andrews. "Ella Andrews feeling very excited for her Fall. I spent several minutes talking with Legacy 2026 MB this week as she stuck around Vegas to watch her little sister play. Andrews moved ahead of all others for our Top PPV among MB with 289. She said that academics are very important to her and now more than ever, so she really wants to focus on her grades and schoolwork this Fall along with her high school team. The Legacy middle is quiet on social media so don’t expect to hear anything for a long time, but she has had a great year and was many staffs choice for #1 position in the class." ‍"I was also asked about Andrews’ teammate Kayla Nwabueze several times in Vegas. From everything I have been told she is an extremely high academic athlete and I would at IVY League for Kayla and thus a late, late announcement." I have no inside knowledge about Stanford's wishlist for 2026 nor am I privy to Stanford's scholarship situation but both Nwabeuze and Andrews seem like the type of high caliber student athletes that Stanford would normally be interested in and vice versa. Maybe taking Sayer and Dunkle in 2025 will preclude Stanford from going after them but I think Nwabueza/Andrews are the better MB prospects. Kayla Nwabueze just committed to Harvard. #1 MB and #3 overall on PrepDig and one of the best athletes in the class (reminds me of Janet Okogbaa/Tami Alade). I have to think Hambly didn't pursue her strongly, otherwise hard to see how Stanford wouldn't have been in the driver's seat from an academics + volleyball perspective. With the scholarship limit increase to 18 starting next year, I assume this wasn't a limiting factor. On another note, there's been a slurry of '26 Ivy League VB recruits committing "to the application process". Why doesn't Hambly allow his recruits to also do this? Seems like it's happening more and more for other Stanford sports. I heard a while ago that her club counterpart is the one likely to Stanford
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Post by paloalto on Aug 6, 2024 17:38:20 GMT -5
Darn about Nwabueze but I believe Stanford was never near the top of her list. Stanford needs to find some elite MBs in the near future. In one ranking I saw Dunkle at #80 and Sayer at #51. That's ok I guess but unlikely to get Stanford to a final four unless they vastly over perform what "experts" have seen thus far.
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Post by stanfordvb on Aug 6, 2024 22:22:11 GMT -5
Darn about Nwabueze but I believe Stanford was never near the top of her list. Stanford needs to find some elite MBs in the near future. In one ranking I saw Dunkle at #80 and Sayer at #51. That's ok I guess but unlikely to get Stanford to a final four unless they vastly over perform what "experts" have seen thus far. eh... nwokolo and monks from pitt weren't super highly ranked recruits. Neither were Stevenson and Tillman for Louisville in 2021 (or cresse and pk currently)
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Post by Sbilo on Aug 7, 2024 2:46:13 GMT -5
Right…just sharing my thoughts. Just from a spectator’s POV.
I’m one of the biggest Stanford fans in this board and while I don’t know her personally or have met in person, Plummer looked so unfriendly yesterday after their match vs Poland. We were doing photos, high fives and hi’s and hello’s with everyone - literally everyone on Team USA and Plummer just ran away so quick and did not even bother. She could just be tired, or whatever but the other fans who were standing next to me said the same thing. Meanwhile, Morgan Hentz, was also in the arena and is the friendliest ever.
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Post by ShaneM2005 on Aug 7, 2024 10:25:57 GMT -5
Right…just sharing my thoughts. Just from a spectator’s POV. I’m one of the biggest Stanford fans in this board and while I don’t know her personally or have met in person, Plummer looked so unfriendly yesterday after their match vs Poland. We were doing photos, high fives and hi’s and hello’s with everyone - literally everyone on Team USA and Plummer just ran away so quick and did not even bother. She could just be tired, or whatever but the other fans who were standing next to me said the same thing. Meanwhile, Morgan Hentz, was also in the arena and is the friendliest ever. Plummer is one of the most gracious players you'll ever meet. Don't come here with that nonsense.
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Aug 7, 2024 11:46:10 GMT -5
Right…just sharing my thoughts. Just from a spectator’s POV. I’m one of the biggest Stanford fans in this board and while I don’t know her personally or have met in person, Plummer looked so unfriendly yesterday after their match vs Poland. We were doing photos, high fives and hi’s and hello’s with everyone - literally everyone on Team USA and Plummer just ran away so quick and did not even bother. She could just be tired, or whatever but the other fans who were standing next to me said the same thing. Meanwhile, Morgan Hentz, was also in the arena and is the friendliest ever. She probably needed to use the bathroom or something....
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Post by Sbilo on Aug 7, 2024 13:19:38 GMT -5
Right…just sharing my thoughts. Just from a spectator’s POV. I’m one of the biggest Stanford fans in this board and while I don’t know her personally or have met in person, Plummer looked so unfriendly yesterday after their match vs Poland. We were doing photos, high fives and hi’s and hello’s with everyone - literally everyone on Team USA and Plummer just ran away so quick and did not even bother. She could just be tired, or whatever but the other fans who were standing next to me said the same thing. Meanwhile, Morgan Hentz, was also in the arena and is the friendliest ever. Plummer is one of the most gracious players you'll ever meet. Don't come here with that nonsense. Lol sweetie, reading comprehension please. “While I don’t know her personally or have met her in person”.
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Post by Sbilo on Aug 7, 2024 13:20:01 GMT -5
Right…just sharing my thoughts. Just from a spectator’s POV. I’m one of the biggest Stanford fans in this board and while I don’t know her personally or have met in person, Plummer looked so unfriendly yesterday after their match vs Poland. We were doing photos, high fives and hi’s and hello’s with everyone - literally everyone on Team USA and Plummer just ran away so quick and did not even bother. She could just be tired, or whatever but the other fans who were standing next to me said the same thing. Meanwhile, Morgan Hentz, was also in the arena and is the friendliest ever. She probably needed to use the bathroom or something.... Probably.
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Post by ShaneM2005 on Aug 8, 2024 5:45:33 GMT -5
Plummer is one of the most gracious players you'll ever meet. Don't come here with that nonsense. Lol sweetie, reading comprehension please. “While I don’t know her personally or have met her in person”. So what was your intention with that post? Something positive or productive? Here's a word for your reading comprehension test - gaslighting.
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