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Post by craftylefty on Sept 21, 2021 20:25:50 GMT -5
You never know. Erica Handley left Syracuse where she was the #1 setter to come to Minnesota (and back home - Lakeville) to basically not play for three years. Good point - anyone know of any setters from MN who either aren’t starting or are just on a bad team? Those names might be thrown around for potential transfers. Coming home is a good draw especially if they might be looking at Grad school as we have some good programs. I still think Izzy Ashburn would be the perfect candidate, but extremely unlikely to happen. Seems happy at WI.
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Post by hrothgar on Sept 21, 2021 20:53:21 GMT -5
I'm a Gophers VB season ticket holder & follow team results closely, but I'm not at all deeply knowledgeable about the sport. What confuses me is that Gophers fans really badly want a nat'l title. Reading the posts on VT about MN's recruits puzzles me, however. What is the cumulative message? 1) that the coaches' recruiting is heading toward that nat'l title? or 2) that the recruiting is failing at attracting the needed talent? Pardon me for being dense perhaps, but I seem to miss whatever the dominant message is. Any enlightenment?
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Post by mnsports255 on Sept 21, 2021 21:20:22 GMT -5
I'm a Gophers VB season ticket holder & follow team results closely, but I'm not at all deeply knowledgeable about the sport. What confuses me is that Gophers fans really badly want a nat'l title. Reading the posts on VT about MN's recruits puzzles me, however. What is the cumulative message? 1) that the coaches' recruiting is heading toward that nat'l title? or 2) that the recruiting is failing at attracting the needed talent? Pardon me for being dense perhaps, but I seem to miss whatever the dominant message is. Any enlightenment? I don’t speak for everyone and others can certainly chime in but the Gophers cumulative recruiting efforts for classes 2020/2023 thus far tops just about every program in the country hold for maybe Nebraska and Texas, and probably on par with Stanford and Wisconsin. It would be nice (and some may say necessary) to nab a few more top flight middles & setter. Especially if they want to take that next step and contend for / try to win a national championship. I think as of now the staff, program, facilities, current players, and committed recruits have them lined up to contend for final fours on a consistent basis just as it has the past handful of years.
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Post by clob on Sept 21, 2021 21:39:25 GMT -5
I'm a Gophers VB season ticket holder & follow team results closely, but I'm not at all deeply knowledgeable about the sport. What confuses me is that Gophers fans really badly want a nat'l title. Reading the posts on VT about MN's recruits puzzles me, however. What is the cumulative message? 1) that the coaches' recruiting is heading toward that nat'l title? or 2) that the recruiting is failing at attracting the needed talent? Pardon me for being dense perhaps, but I seem to miss whatever the dominant message is. Any enlightenment?
I think I can come up a response which is much more concise than others.
"There are a lot of people here with WAY too much time on their hands."
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Sept 21, 2021 22:06:48 GMT -5
I'm a Gophers VB season ticket holder & follow team results closely, but I'm not at all deeply knowledgeable about the sport. What confuses me is that Gophers fans really badly want a nat'l title. Reading the posts on VT about MN's recruits puzzles me, however. What is the cumulative message? 1) that the coaches' recruiting is heading toward that nat'l title? or 2) that the recruiting is failing at attracting the needed talent? Pardon me for being dense perhaps, but I seem to miss whatever the dominant message is. Any enlightenment? I just see general excitement about volleyball's future. The players are getting better and better and Minnesota is continuing to recruit these players too. I don't think "Gopher fans" are necessarily into following recruiting which is why this is a separate thread from Minnesota 2021 which is about this year. Some people are just want to enjoy this years season - most people I know, in fact. I have quite a bit of extra time due to retirement and therefore follow the team's recruiting. I am also starting to follow x-gophers playing over seas and for team USA.
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Post by gophsstudent on Sept 21, 2021 23:26:46 GMT -5
I'm a Gophers VB season ticket holder & follow team results closely, but I'm not at all deeply knowledgeable about the sport. What confuses me is that Gophers fans really badly want a nat'l title. Reading the posts on VT about MN's recruits puzzles me, however. What is the cumulative message? 1) that the coaches' recruiting is heading toward that nat'l title? or 2) that the recruiting is failing at attracting the needed talent? Pardon me for being dense perhaps, but I seem to miss whatever the dominant message is. Any enlightenment? I don’t speak for everyone and others can certainly chime in but the Gophers cumulative recruiting efforts for classes 2020/2023 thus far tops just about every program in the country hold for maybe Nebraska and Texas, and probably on par with Stanford and Wisconsin. It would be nice (and some may say necessary) to nab a few more top flight middles & setter. Especially if they want to take that next step and contend for / try to win a national championship. I think as of now the staff, program, facilities, current players, and committed recruits have them lined up to contend for final fours on a consistent basis just as it has the past handful of years. Is Schnichels really that high of a 2023 recruit? I know Laney Choboy will probably be one of the best liberos in the country but isn’t Schnichels the only other 23 so far? I think 2022 will be really good too. Or I know Wucherer and Booth are both highly regarded. Not as sure about Julia Hanson shes undersized
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Post by gophervbfan on Sept 22, 2021 0:08:47 GMT -5
Choboy was libero in the USA-Thailand 18U match today and Wucherer played 6 rotation OH. Both looked really good. Choboy is listed at 5'3". The Gophers haven't had a small libero for many years. Lawmaster was 5'5" from 10 years ago but off the top of my head you have to go way back. Choboy looked really good today and moves really well. Her coverage on blocks was outstanding. Wucherer was extremely solid. Both will be major contributors. Choboy and Wucherer celebrating together in the picture. Attachments:
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Sept 22, 2021 1:09:45 GMT -5
I don’t speak for everyone and others can certainly chime in but the Gophers cumulative recruiting efforts for classes 2020/2023 thus far tops just about every program in the country hold for maybe Nebraska and Texas, and probably on par with Stanford and Wisconsin. It would be nice (and some may say necessary) to nab a few more top flight middles & setter. Especially if they want to take that next step and contend for / try to win a national championship. I think as of now the staff, program, facilities, current players, and committed recruits have them lined up to contend for final fours on a consistent basis just as it has the past handful of years. Is Schnichels really that high of a 2023 recruit? I know Laney Choboy will probably be one of the best liberos in the country but isn’t Schnichels the only other 23 so far? I think 2022 will be really good too. Or I know Wucherer and Booth are both highly regarded. Not as sure about Julia Hanson shes undersized Both local girls are the real deal. imo Schnichels is a looming presence and I'm pretty sure Hanson has a higher contact point when she hits the ball and hits it much harder. Hanson's back row play has greatly improved every year. Hugh says hard work in practice will be rewarded on the court (or something to that effect). It's going to be interesting to see who gets on the court next year!
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 22, 2021 4:04:19 GMT -5
Who goes where at the pin when Wucherer gets on campus?
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Post by gophsstudent on Sept 22, 2021 7:16:19 GMT -5
Who goes where at the pin when Wucherer gets on campus? Probably Landfair to the right?
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Post by sptimes2 on Sept 30, 2021 13:06:38 GMT -5
Wucherer named one of top 2 outsides at FIVB U18 championships.
Certainly a great sign!
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Sept 30, 2021 13:11:28 GMT -5
You never know. Erica Handley left Syracuse where she was the #1 setter to come to Minnesota (and back home - Lakeville) to basically not play for three years. Good point - anyone know of any setters from MN who either aren’t starting or are just on a bad team? Those names might be thrown around for potential transfers. Coming home is a good draw especially if they might be looking at Grad school as we have some good programs. Kennedi Orr?
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Post by snickers on Sept 30, 2021 13:35:58 GMT -5
Wucherer named one of top 2 outsides at FIVB U18 championships. Certainly a great sign! She's really good. A Jordan Larson type, in my opinion.
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Sept 30, 2021 16:25:17 GMT -5
Good point - anyone know of any setters from MN who either aren’t starting or are just on a bad team? Those names might be thrown around for potential transfers. Coming home is a good draw especially if they might be looking at Grad school as we have some good programs. Kennedi Orr? I think part of the criteria was that she was on a bad team. She's barely had any minutes on the court at Nebraska and you think she'd be ready to come home? Stranger things have happened. Other than not being 6'3" I'm not convinced there are any areas where Shaff is better than Orr. Obviously my biased opinion and I'm not saying Shaff isn't a good setter. I just think Orr is better.
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Post by spikerthemovie on Sept 30, 2021 16:57:39 GMT -5
I think part of the criteria was that she was on a bad team. She's barely had any minutes on the court at Nebraska and you think she'd be ready to come home? Stranger things have happened. Other than not being 6'3" I'm not convinced there are any areas where Shaff is better than Orr. Obviously my biased opinion and I'm not saying Shaff isn't a good setter. I just think Orr is better. You know what's definitely better about Shaffmaster? She wants to be a Gopher.
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