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Post by azvb on Nov 15, 2017 10:19:47 GMT -5
I'll be curious too see if the Corbelli's will survive again at A&M . . . 25 years in Aggie land, 2 years removed from region and conference COY and only the 2nd losing season in 7 years. Wasn't last year a senior-heavy team? I think she writes her own ticket out of town when she is ready. Same was said about Elaine Michaelis....... |
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Post by urkillinmesmalls on Nov 15, 2017 10:27:53 GMT -5
I'll be curious too see if the Corbelli's will survive again at A&M . . . I doubt it. They were probably expecting their 2015 Player of the Year, Aiple, to be back for her last season so they scheduled tough this year. They had by far the toughest schedule in the nation. Still no way they reach .500 and become tournament eligible, but if they were .500, they'd probably move up in the RPI and make the tournament again this year. |
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Post by southie on Nov 15, 2017 10:33:43 GMT -5
I'll be curious too see if the Corbelli's will survive again at A&M . . . I doubt it. They were probably expecting their 2015 Player of the Year, Aiple, to be back for her last season so they scheduled tough this year. They had by far the toughest schedule in the nation. Still no way they reach .500 and become tournament eligible, but if they were .500, they'd probably move up in the RPI and make the tournament again this year. I'm sure Texas, Stanford, PSU, and Wisconsin had A&M on their schedules expecting the Aggies to have a better season. Will they likely make the tourney next year? Same personnel as this year for the most part, but lose a couple of starters, I think. Not sure if they have any difference-makers coming in for 2018? |
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Post by oldman on Nov 15, 2017 10:49:07 GMT -5
My understanding is no, always a possible, but this may have been a Memphiesqe kind of thing sans tobacco. (obscure old school reference, you newbies will have to do your research). |
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Post by sizzlincatfish on Nov 15, 2017 11:50:31 GMT -5
My understanding is no, always a possible, but this may have been a Memphiesqe kind of thing sans tobacco. (obscure old school reference, you newbies will have to do your research). |
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Post by Phaedrus on Nov 15, 2017 12:57:53 GMT -5
My understanding is no, always a possible, but this may have been a Memphiesqe kind of thing sans tobacco. (obscure old school reference, you newbies will have to do your research). My favorite story! I even know one of the kids that got caught! |
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Post by vbnerd on Nov 15, 2017 13:51:47 GMT -5
I'll be curious too see if the Corbelli's will survive again at A&M . . . I doubt it. They were probably expecting their 2015 Player of the Year, Aiple, to be back for her last season so they scheduled tough this year. They had by far the toughest schedule in the nation. Still no way they reach .500 and become tournament eligible, but if they were .500, they'd probably move up in the RPI and make the tournament again this year. So you are saying if they won more they'd make the tournament... and then the coaches would get to keep their job. Honestly, you could say that about 90% of the coaches mentioned on this thread  The interesting question is how this ties in with the football decision. If they fire Kevin Sumlin and need to come up with his $10 million buyout, plus the money owed to anyone on staff, the AD may be too busy to worry about volleyball. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 15, 2017 14:00:17 GMT -5
Hasn't A&M been to the tourney like 5 years running? And is one of the top programs in the SEC that won it 2 years ago? Corbelli's not on the hot seat. They've benefitted greatly from switching to a more manageable conference.
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Post by dman on Nov 15, 2017 14:20:13 GMT -5
Hasn't A&M been to the tourney like 5 years running? And is one of the top programs in the SEC that won it 2 years ago? Corbelli's not on the hot seat. They've benefitted greatly from switching to a more manageable conference. Don't knock the SEC, C4....it's a conference on the way up! .....of course, not on the level of the AAC but may be able to compete with them soon!  |
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Post by southie on Nov 15, 2017 14:26:42 GMT -5
Hasn't A&M been to the tourney like 5 years running? And is one of the top programs in the SEC that won it 2 years ago? Corbelli's not on the hot seat. They've benefitted greatly from switching to a more manageable conference. And, they've been passed by Kentucky's program as second best in the SEC. Looks like LSU is back on track, too. Georgia and Auburn seem to be up-and-comers. If Corbelli isn't recruiting on par with those programs, they will get passed over. As I said, I'll be happy the longer she stays there; she poses no threat to Texas in the immediate future. |
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Post by vbnerd on Nov 15, 2017 15:58:51 GMT -5
Hasn't A&M been to the tourney like 5 years running? And is one of the top programs in the SEC that won it 2 years ago? Corbelli's not on the hot seat. They've benefitted greatly from switching to a more manageable conference. And, they've been passed by Kentucky's program as second best in the SEC. Looks like LSU is back on track, too. Georgia and Auburn seem to be up-and-comers. If Corbelli isn't recruiting on par with those programs, they will get passed over. As I said, I'll be happy the longer she stays there; she poses no threat to Texas in the immediate future. And that's really the argument here. It's not that they've performed poorly, it's that at a major state university in the state of texas, shouldn't she have accomplished more? She and her assistant are north of 60, they've never made a final four, they graduate 3 of their top 7 and their were swepted by Arkansas and Ole Miss, smaller schools who have smaller athletics budgets and inferior recruiting bases in the sport of volleyball. They could get back to the NCAA tournament but really, if you are A&M, a new coaching staff should get them to the NCAA tournament and then some. They deserve the chance to continue but they have a relatively new AD who owes them nothing so I won't be surprised either way. |
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Post by southie on Nov 15, 2017 16:11:54 GMT -5
And, they've been passed by Kentucky's program as second best in the SEC. Looks like LSU is back on track, too. Georgia and Auburn seem to be up-and-comers. If Corbelli isn't recruiting on par with those programs, they will get passed over. As I said, I'll be happy the longer she stays there; she poses no threat to Texas in the immediate future. And that's really the argument here. It's not that they've performed poorly, it's that at a major state university in the state of texas, shouldn't she have accomplished more? She and her assistant are north of 60, they've never made a final four, they graduate 3 of their top 7 and their were swepted by Arkansas and Ole Miss, smaller schools who have smaller athletics budgets and inferior recruiting bases in the sport of volleyball. They could get back to the NCAA tournament but really, if you are A&M, a new coaching staff should get them to the NCAA tournament and then some. They deserve the chance to continue but they have a relatively new AD who owes them nothing so I won't be surprised either way. Exactly. A&M had their most successful post-seasons when Jim Moore was driving the Texas program into the ground. As soon as Jerritt Elliott arrived at Texas, it didn't take him long to overtake Corbelli's program as the best in the state. Shortly after that, he made Texas into a national power again. A&M has the same in-state recruiting base as Texas, but has not capitalized. Look at all the elite players in Texas who have headed to Kansas, OU, LSU, etc. over the last decade instead of deciding to play for Corbelli. Does anyone expect that to change based on one SEC championship two seasons ago? |
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Post by Phaedrus on Nov 15, 2017 16:47:39 GMT -5
And that's really the argument here. It's not that they've performed poorly, it's that at a major state university in the state of texas, shouldn't she have accomplished more? She and her assistant are north of 60, they've never made a final four, they graduate 3 of their top 7 and their were swepted by Arkansas and Ole Miss, smaller schools who have smaller athletics budgets and inferior recruiting bases in the sport of volleyball. They could get back to the NCAA tournament but really, if you are A&M, a new coaching staff should get them to the NCAA tournament and then some. They deserve the chance to continue but they have a relatively new AD who owes them nothing so I won't be surprised either way. Exactly. A&M had their most successful post-seasons when Jim Moore was driving the Texas program into the ground. As soon as Jerritt Elliott arrived at Texas, it didn't take him long to overtake Corbelli's program as the best in the state. Shortly after that, he made Texas into a national power again. A&M has the same in-state recruiting base as Texas, but has not capitalized. Look at all the elite players in Texas who have headed to Kansas, OU, LSU, etc. over the last decade instead of deciding to play for Corbelli. Does anyone expect that to change based on one SEC championship two seasons ago? You assume that the TAMU athletics gives a flipping crap about women's volleyball. Just don't get in trouble and graduate everyone with honors to offset the football and men's basketball GPAs. |
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Post by southie on Nov 15, 2017 16:57:19 GMT -5
Exactly. A&M had their most successful post-seasons when Jim Moore was driving the Texas program into the ground. As soon as Jerritt Elliott arrived at Texas, it didn't take him long to overtake Corbelli's program as the best in the state. Shortly after that, he made Texas into a national power again. A&M has the same in-state recruiting base as Texas, but has not capitalized. Look at all the elite players in Texas who have headed to Kansas, OU, LSU, etc. over the last decade instead of deciding to play for Corbelli. Does anyone expect that to change based on one SEC championship two seasons ago? You assume that the TAMU athletics gives a flipping crap about women's volleyball. Just don't get in trouble and graduate everyone with honors to offset the football and men's basketball GPAs. They cared enough to bid on a regional for 2005, I believe, and get it. But, they didn't get to play in it as the host school. |
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Post by hammer on Nov 15, 2017 17:41:06 GMT -5
Hasn't A&M been to the tourney like 5 years running? And is one of the top programs in the SEC that won it 2 years ago? Corbelli's not on the hot seat. They've benefitted greatly from switching to a more manageable conference. Don't knock the SEC, C4....it's a conference on the way up! .....of course, not on the level of the AAC but may be able to compete with them soon! Yeah, that's pretty much spot on. The Corbelli's are comfortable in the SEC and TAMU. A move to AAC would totally put the spotlight on them, and they would have to perform at the highest level. |
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