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Post by Northern lights on Mar 2, 2016 15:25:15 GMT -5
When he spoke in 2014 at this gathering, did he make the same observation, about Stanford being almost impossible to beat out when it comes to wanting someone.
Does this mean Stanford had no interest in Franti and Washington.
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Post by volleyguy on Mar 2, 2016 15:39:55 GMT -5
At the Utah tournament, Russ stated that he'd lost out on his last six top recruits. And the schools that he specifically mentioned as being hard to recruit against were Stanford, Texas and USC. He also seemed a little depressed.
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Post by MTC on Mar 2, 2016 15:52:23 GMT -5
Russ tells it like it. I am still hoping Thayer Hall would join the Lions. She has know-how and a lot of ability from what I have heard.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 15:57:04 GMT -5
At the Utah tournament, Russ stated that he'd lost out on his last six top recruits. And the schools that he specifically mentioned as being hard to recruit against were Stanford, Texas and USC. He also seemed a little depressed. He lost Lexi sun to Texas, who else?
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Post by Reach on Mar 2, 2016 15:57:34 GMT -5
It's pretty much over for Penn State. They should probably close up Shop and fire Rose. Also we should lock this thread. What a waste of time taking about the losers of Penn State.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 16:03:08 GMT -5
It's pretty much over for Penn State. They should probably close up Shop and fire Rose. Also we should lock this thread. What a waste of time taking about the losers of Penn State. Haha. Yep. That's what most people are making it sound like. They have white comming this year and Hampton in 2018. Their Libero position looks great for next 8 years hopefully. Blossom comming in 2018 as a top setter in class. Just need some hitters. Sure they will figure it out or they might have to lose the vb program at psu. Lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 16:07:01 GMT -5
Two highly rated Liberos comming in back to back and a top ranked setter. All they need to do is slow down on the ds and recruit more hitters. The middles look fine also. So really it's not that bad.
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Post by MTC on Mar 2, 2016 16:10:31 GMT -5
We really have hit bottom when Reach comes in with his snarky comments. Time to take a vacation.
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Post by volleyguy on Mar 2, 2016 16:30:15 GMT -5
At the Utah tournament, Russ stated that he'd lost out on his last six top recruits. And the schools that he specifically mentioned as being hard to recruit against were Stanford, Texas and USC. He also seemed a little depressed. He lost Lexi sun to Texas, who else? After he said it, I wasn't going to ask him for a specific run-down of the recruits he lost, you boof.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Mar 2, 2016 17:05:50 GMT -5
We really have hit bottom when Reach comes in with his snarky comments. Time to take a vacation. You're suggesting Reach took it to rock bottom??? At least he wasn't serious.
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Post by curiousvolleyballdad on Mar 2, 2016 17:07:13 GMT -5
There are some really good talent still out there that has not committed. The problem is when you have set the standard it's not up to everyone else to get there it is up to you to maintain/keep that standard. Penn State is not down and out yet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 18:42:12 GMT -5
At the Utah tournament, Russ stated that he'd lost out on his last six top recruits. And the schools that he specifically mentioned as being hard to recruit against were Stanford, Texas and USC. He also seemed a little depressed. May have been. Or may have been jet-lagged or otherwise tired. Or perhaps had a premonition about this thread
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Post by jagdpanther on Mar 2, 2016 21:05:13 GMT -5
Get this info from a well known poster in BWI: "Russ spoke to the PSU Naples Alumni Association yesterday. His third straight year. Russ loves the warm weather. He is a humorous speaker and always give out good info. He was not surprised that we finished 4th in the conference last year. Usually, you can see where a handful of mistakes have lead to a loss. He is not optimistic going into next year. He thinks he has a lot of talent but many lack the game know-how. Hard work has always been what has won for him in the past and that will continue. He lost his top three recruits to Stanford for next year. He is essentially done with 2017 and 2018 recruiting . Most top recruits are spotted years in advance and commit very early. He explained that like FB and BB, VB recruits can not sign a letter of intent until close to their graduation date but,in all of his years of recruiting, he has only had one de-commitment. Wish football was a bit more like this! Stanford is almost impossible to beat out when they want some one. Unlike FB and BB, transfers can play immediately. The Big Ten will be tough again this year with Nebraska and Minnesota returning strong teams. We will like the new libero. Russ has a 23 year old son who was just hired as an asst coach at Arizona State. Women's scholarships (12 allowed) can not be broken up. Men's volleyball scholarships are limited to 4 1/2 and can they can get a half, quarter, etc). Many former PSU women and men VB players will be on the international teams representing the US." Recruiting for 2016 and 2017 just did not seem right. I know we had limited schollies, but man. Seems like we're missing on a lot. We're loading up on Middles, though...
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Post by dorothymantooth on Mar 3, 2016 10:47:48 GMT -5
Get this info from a well known poster in BWI: "Russ spoke to the PSU Naples Alumni Association yesterday. His third straight year. Russ loves the warm weather. He is a humorous speaker and always give out good info. He was not surprised that we finished 4th in the conference last year. Usually, you can see where a handful of mistakes have lead to a loss. He is not optimistic going into next year. He thinks he has a lot of talent but many lack the game know-how. Hard work has always been what has won for him in the past and that will continue. He lost his top three recruits to Stanford for next year. He is essentially done with 2017 and 2018 recruiting . Most top recruits are spotted years in advance and commit very early. He explained that like FB and BB, VB recruits can not sign a letter of intent until close to their graduation date but,in all of his years of recruiting, he has only had one de-commitment. Wish football was a bit more like this! Stanford is almost impossible to beat out when they want some one. Unlike FB and BB, transfers can play immediately. The Big Ten will be tough again this year with Nebraska and Minnesota returning strong teams. We will like the new libero. Russ has a 23 year old son who was just hired as an asst coach at Arizona State. Women's scholarships (12 allowed) can not be broken up. Men's volleyball scholarships are limited to 4 1/2 and can they can get a half, quarter, etc). Many former PSU women and men VB players will be on the international teams representing the US." Recruiting for 2016 and 2017 just did not seem right. I know we had limited schollies, but man. Seems like we're missing on a lot. We're loading up on Middles, though... At their level the margins are incredibly thin in terms of recruiting. There may only be 7-10 kids out there who can actually make you better. With so many more good programs, if you miss out on those, you are going to take a hit. While hard work has always been their calling card, talent is still the greatest determiner of success. The best programs are ALL going to work hard. Great programs are consistently in the hunt, and in the years they have the talent, they win. PSU fits that bill as well as anyone.
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Post by curiousvolleyballdad on Mar 3, 2016 10:54:24 GMT -5
Get this info from a well known poster in BWI: "Russ spoke to the PSU Naples Alumni Association yesterday. His third straight year. Russ loves the warm weather. He is a humorous speaker and always give out good info. He was not surprised that we finished 4th in the conference last year. Usually, you can see where a handful of mistakes have lead to a loss. He is not optimistic going into next year. He thinks he has a lot of talent but many lack the game know-how. Hard work has always been what has won for him in the past and that will continue. He lost his top three recruits to Stanford for next year. He is essentially done with 2017 and 2018 recruiting . Most top recruits are spotted years in advance and commit very early. He explained that like FB and BB, VB recruits can not sign a letter of intent until close to their graduation date but,in all of his years of recruiting, he has only had one de-commitment. Wish football was a bit more like this! Stanford is almost impossible to beat out when they want some one. Unlike FB and BB, transfers can play immediately. The Big Ten will be tough again this year with Nebraska and Minnesota returning strong teams. We will like the new libero. Russ has a 23 year old son who was just hired as an asst coach at Arizona State. Women's scholarships (12 allowed) can not be broken up. Men's volleyball scholarships are limited to 4 1/2 and can they can get a half, quarter, etc). Many former PSU women and men VB players will be on the international teams representing the US." Recruiting for 2016 and 2017 just did not seem right. I know we had limited schollies, but man. Seems like we're missing on a lot. We're loading up on Middles, though... It just seems like the big OH have more options. Waiting to see where the others go.
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