|
Post by johnbar on Oct 7, 2015 23:32:07 GMT -5
I got the October issue of Volleyball Magazine which has their "NCAA Preview", including their preseason top 64. Here's their top 12:
1. Florida 2. Florida St 3. Nebraska 4. Penn St 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Louisville 8. Arizona St 9. Ohio St 10. Stanford 11. Washington 12. Illinois
Florida State #2? Oklahoma #5???
|
|
|
Post by deacondive on Oct 7, 2015 23:36:38 GMT -5
Somebody is clueless...yikes
|
|
|
Post by Disc808 on Oct 8, 2015 0:13:18 GMT -5
I got the October issue of Volleyball Magazine which has their "NCAA Preview", including their preseason top 64. Here's their top 12: 1. Florida 2. Florida St 3. Nebraska 4. Penn St 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Louisville 8. Arizona St 9. Ohio St 10. Stanford 11. Washington 12. Illinois Florida State #2? Oklahoma #5??? Also Louisville is a weird pick
|
|
|
Post by volleyfan24 on Oct 8, 2015 0:39:22 GMT -5
I got the October issue of Volleyball Magazine which has their "NCAA Preview", including their preseason top 64. Here's their top 12: 1. Florida 2. Florida St 3. Nebraska 4. Penn St 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Louisville 8. Arizona St 9. Ohio St 10. Stanford 11. Washington 12. Illinois Florida State #2? Oklahoma #5??? I'm assuming you cancelled your subscription after this %*$# show of a list and pre season rankings what the hell almost half the season is over.
|
|
|
Post by SuperSpike on Oct 8, 2015 0:54:35 GMT -5
I got the October issue of Volleyball Magazine which has their "NCAA Preview", including their preseason top 64. Here's their top 12: 1. Florida 2. Florida St 3. Nebraska 4. Penn St 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Louisville 8. Arizona St 9. Ohio St 10. Stanford 11. Washington 12. Illinois Florida State #2? Oklahoma #5??? That made for a good laugh.
|
|
|
Post by Cruz'n on Oct 8, 2015 3:15:09 GMT -5
If this were just merely a Sports Magazine, I could say "ok, they don't have any knowledgeable volleyballers on their staff." But volleyball is the ONLY sport in this magazine. Wow, they are really clueless. Are they headquartered in Brazil or Italy or Russia or somewhere? is their focus international only? Or high school? They certainly know nothing about college volleyball.
|
|
|
Post by vballwatcher12 on Oct 8, 2015 6:45:33 GMT -5
Oklahoma #5!!!!! Maybe #5 in the big 12.
|
|
|
Post by bigfanofbigfan on Oct 8, 2015 7:35:48 GMT -5
Well, on paper, Oklahoma returns a lot of the same players from last year, I think. And most of us think Florida was very good earlier this season. But I agree, a ridiculous ranking, I bet it was made in august and just published in oct, lol
|
|
|
Post by mervynpumpkinhead on Oct 8, 2015 8:45:15 GMT -5
It's sad that the only volleyball magazine out there has been so irrelevant for so many years.
|
|
|
Post by Freeman on Oct 8, 2015 9:23:12 GMT -5
It's sad that the only volleyball magazine out there has been so irrelevant for so many years. Volleyball Mag has been a joke for almost a decade. I'm not convinced its anyone's fault, but all print media is spiraling downward and I am guessing the ability to fund quality volleyball journalism just isn't there. It explains their lack of coverage, the supoosed West Coast bias, and this comical preseason listing... in October. I am hopeful that as the sport rises in popularity, some level of media is able to rise with it, I just don't know what that is yet.
|
|
|
Post by tomclen on Oct 8, 2015 9:31:09 GMT -5
It's an advertising vehicle. Owned by a company called Madavor Media.
Their other publications are "Figure Skating"; "Bird Watching"; "Jazz Times" and "The Writer." They also have what they call a "wellness division" of publications which includes "Arthritis Self-Management"; "Diabetes Self-Management"; "Gluten Free Living" and "Practical Diabetology" which is targeted at health-care professionals.
Seems like a company that focuses on niche categories and then probably sells targeted advertisements.
There is this info on the "about us" page of the Volleyball Magazine website:
|
|
|
Post by bigfan on Oct 8, 2015 9:48:21 GMT -5
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 10:53:44 GMT -5
I got the October issue of Volleyball Magazine which has their "NCAA Preview", including their preseason top 64. Here's their top 12: 1. Florida 2. Florida St 3. Nebraska 4. Penn St 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Louisville 8. Arizona St 9. Ohio St 10. Stanford 11. Washington 12. Illinois Florida State #2? Oklahoma #5??? Also Louisville is a weird pick Not since they hired Alyssa D'Errico.
|
|
|
Post by cardinalvolleyball on Oct 8, 2015 10:58:33 GMT -5
Also Louisville is a weird pick Not since they hired Alyssa D'Errico. Is your last name D'Errico?? That is the only way you can possibly justify Louisville as the 7th team in the country!
|
|
|
Post by bigfanofbigfan on Oct 8, 2015 11:42:01 GMT -5
We should revisit all pre-season rankings once the season is over, wouldn't that be fun?
|
|