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Post by GoGophs on Oct 16, 2023 7:21:38 GMT -5
Here's the link to the NIL collective too. Donations help support the program and players! Whether we like it or not, NIL funding is crucial to recruiting now. dinkytownathletes.com/
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Post by volleysota on Oct 16, 2023 17:01:21 GMT -5
Here's the link to the NIL collective too. Donations help support the program and players! Whether we like it or not, NIL funding is crucial to recruiting now. dinkytownathletes.com/Only a couple of current players are on there (I saw Hanson and Shaff). Opendorse has more, though it looks like some former gophers haven’t updated theirs and are still listed. opendorse.com/minnesota-goldengophers?sports=Volleyball
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Post by zero-rotation outside hitter on Oct 16, 2023 19:34:25 GMT -5
Thats 16 players total and 10 scholarships. Shaffmaster, Awoleye, Grote and Mghie will all be covid seniors so I'm assuming they'll use NIL money to stay... not sure how MN is managing that. But if my guesses are correct then next years math is mathing and we'll have 2 available scholarships for transfers/Covid seniors. In 2025 Shaffmaster, Awoleye, Grote, Crowl, Davis, Mghie and Gray will all be gone so lots of roster to fill and at least 4 available scholarships. It wouldn't surprise me if Garr isn't on a schollie so that may leave at least one more scholarship to give. Definitely going to need a middle... but Mullen would be a fantastic get. She's a strong server and blocker so she fits the mold for what KCook has said he wants to build. Crowl will still be here in 2025. She's currently a redshirt sophomore.
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Post by skolgophers on Oct 16, 2023 20:26:38 GMT -5
Thats 16 players total and 10 scholarships. Shaffmaster, Awoleye, Grote and Mghie will all be covid seniors so I'm assuming they'll use NIL money to stay... not sure how MN is managing that. But if my guesses are correct then next years math is mathing and we'll have 2 available scholarships for transfers/Covid seniors. In 2025 Shaffmaster, Awoleye, Grote, Crowl, Davis, Mghie and Gray will all be gone so lots of roster to fill and at least 4 available scholarships. It wouldn't surprise me if Garr isn't on a schollie so that may leave at least one more scholarship to give. Definitely going to need a middle... but Mullen would be a fantastic get. She's a strong server and blocker so she fits the mold for what KCook has said he wants to build. Crowl will still be here in 2025. She's currently a redshirt sophomore. It is a bit concerning we only have two incoming freshman next year. Will MN pickup a middle or DS in the portal? That’s their only hope to save next year.
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Oct 17, 2023 21:59:49 GMT -5
Saw this in the Texas recruiting thread. The Prepvolleyball recruit ranking just came out and MN has the top 3 recruiting class for 2025. That’s a great first recruiting class for KCook and his staff. The future is bright!
1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Oct 17, 2023 22:24:09 GMT -5
Saw this in the Texas recruiting thread. The Prepvolleyball recruit ranking just came out and MN has the top 3 recruiting class for 2025. That’s a great first recruiting class for KCook and his staff. The future is bright! 1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon This may be premature; Stanford's incoming 2025 class (per usual) isn't listed yet. Hear it's a top-2. Also, I would not put much stock into anything a UT thread purports, or any PVB ratings...they have gone so far downhill in recent years. PrepDig, RichKern and VolleyBallMag are much better info sources.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 17, 2023 23:16:30 GMT -5
Saw this in the Texas recruiting thread. The Prepvolleyball recruit ranking just came out and MN has the top 3 recruiting class for 2025. That’s a great first recruiting class for KCook and his staff. The future is bright! 1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon This may be premature; Stanford's incoming 2025 class (per usual) isn't listed yet. Hear it's a top-2. Also, I would not put much stock into anything a UT thread purports, or any PVB ratings: they have gone so far downhill in recent years. PrepDig, MaxPreps and VolleyballMag are much better info sources. Jesus, let Minnesota fans enjoy this one thing please. Wins are few and far between for them. Who cares who wrote/posted it. Go gophers!
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Post by jwvolley on Oct 17, 2023 23:37:08 GMT -5
This may be premature; Stanford's incoming 2025 class (per usual) isn't listed yet. Hear it's a top-2. Also, I would not put much stock into anything a UT thread purports, or any PVB ratings: they have gone so far downhill in recent years. PrepDig, MaxPreps and VolleyballMag are much better info sources. Jesus, let Minnesota fans enjoy this one thing please. Wins are few and far between for them. Who cares who wrote/posted it. Go gophers! The way this comment is so backhanded lol, intentional or not. xD
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Post by GoGophs on Oct 18, 2023 8:46:07 GMT -5
Saw this in the Texas recruiting thread. The Prepvolleyball recruit ranking just came out and MN has the top 3 recruiting class for 2025. That’s a great first recruiting class for KCook and his staff. The future is bright! 1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon Whatever he's selling players and recruits are clearly buying in! Hopefully thats a good sign we just need to be patient 🤞 And I don't care what the rest of you are saying... don't trust texas, these rankings don't matter, it's still too early... whatever. This is a step in the positive direction for the program.
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Oct 18, 2023 9:28:21 GMT -5
Saw this in the Texas recruiting thread. The Prepvolleyball recruit ranking just came out and MN has the top 3 recruiting class for 2025. That’s a great first recruiting class for KCook and his staff. The future is bright! 1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon Whatever he's selling players and recruits are clearly buying in! Hopefully thats a good sign we just need to be patient 🤞 And I don't care what the rest of you are saying... don't trust texas, these rankings don't matter, it's still too early... whatever. This is a step in the positive direction for the program. I don't care too much whether it is a top 3 or 5 recruiting class. The point is that it is a great recruiting class and we got a great group of student athletes coming in. From what I heard, those recruits indeed love KCook and his staff.
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Post by comet on Oct 18, 2023 9:35:34 GMT -5
Agreed!
Anyone hear more about Mullen? Has she visited all of the top schools already or does she have more visits to take?
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Post by mnsports255 on Oct 18, 2023 12:11:55 GMT -5
The big draw of Minnesota right now is most certainly not the current team as is constructed. It normally isn’t even the biggest draw even when things are going well for a program.
What Minnesota can sell right now is…
*The opportunity to play in front of consistent sellout (near sellout) crowds in a grand and historic venue. Strong tradition.
*Going up to bat for 3-4 years with composed, confident, well-rounded players like Stella Swenson, Kelly Kinney, Carly Gilk, and co. is appealing. This is a huge selling point.
*Playing in the most competitive conference in college volleyball
*Strong academics at a large well-funded university that ranks among the top 75 universities in the country
*A supportive, relatable, player-first coaching staff
Bottom Line: Mullen, Hoecke, and a few other major targets have the opportunity to band together to cap off what would make for a very competitive squad in future years. If I’m them, I’m not focusing so much on what this year’s team looks like or even if there’s some player turnover after the season. Some roster turnover and a program ‘reset’ before they arrive on campus is probably a good thing.
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Post by courtwatchers on Oct 18, 2023 12:19:51 GMT -5
Agreed! Anyone hear more about Mullen? Has she visited all of the top schools already or does she have more visits to take? Other than Nebraska, I have no idea who else is interested in her and have invited her to their campus. Realistically, it is so hard for these recruits to pass up what Nebraska can offer, but we can sure hope as Minnesota fans. Right now, I am counting on this coaching staff to put in an all out effort to bring in two EXPERIENCED DS/L next season. There is always the portal but can they convince any out there to transfer? They did a great job with Awoleye and Grote. Z isn't playing and I am not sure how much more time she will see other than serving sub this season. Again, we are all hoping and counting on her being our starting Libero next season....but we were also hoping and counting on her to be a DS this season. I know, we have half a season left and let me remind you that there is nothing wrong with HOPE.
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Post by huskerjen on Oct 18, 2023 13:06:05 GMT -5
Agreed! Anyone hear more about Mullen? Has she visited all of the top schools already or does she have more visits to take? Other than Nebraska, I have no idea who else is interested in her and have invited her to their campus. Realistically, it is so hard for these recruits to pass up what Nebraska can offer, but we can sure hope as Minnesota fans. Right now, I am counting on this coaching staff to put in an all out effort to bring in two EXPERIENCED DS/L next season. There is always the portal but can they convince any out there to transfer? They did a great job with Awoleye and Grote. Z isn't playing and I am not sure how much more time she will see other than serving sub this season. Again, we are all hoping and counting on her being our starting Libero next season....but we were also hoping and counting on her to be a DS this season. I know, we have half a season left and let me remind you that there is nothing wrong with HOPE. Nebraska isn't actively recruiting Mullen anymore. The primary competition for her is Stanford and then possibly UCLA.
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Post by vbruh on Oct 18, 2023 13:18:06 GMT -5
The big draw of Minnesota right now is most certainly not the current team as is constructed. It normally isn’t even the biggest draw even when things are going well for a program. What Minnesota can sell right now is… *The opportunity to play in front of consistent sellout (near sellout) crowds in a grand and historic venue. Strong tradition. *Going up to bat for 3-4 years with composed, confident, well-rounded players like Stella Swenson, Kelly Kinney, Carly Gilk, and co. is appealing. This is a huge selling point. *Playing in the most competitive conference in college volleyball *Strong academics at a large well-funded university that ranks among the top 75 universities in the country *A supportive, relatable, player-first coaching staff Bottom Line: Mullen, Hoecke, and a few other major targets have the opportunity to band together to cap off what would make for a very competitive squad in future years. If I’m them, I’m not focusing so much on what this year’s team looks like or even if there’s some player turnover after the season. Some roster turnover and a program ‘reset’ before they arrive on campus is probably a good thing. Very well stated.
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