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Post by blackiechan1999 on Jul 20, 2022 14:49:07 GMT -5
With favor possibly going to usc what middles are left Favor is not that good Based on what? |
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Post by jerrittsmelliot on Jul 20, 2022 14:49:58 GMT -5
She’s very powerful in her attacks but her blocking is far behind where it needs to be (especially side to side movement) for her to be Texas middle good IMO. |
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 20, 2022 14:52:46 GMT -5
It is scary that many schools already have at least one 24 and we are lagging behind… Not scary. We have five 2023 recruits and none were committed (at least publicly) at this time last year. It is possible that we only have one open ship for 2024 depending on the players that use their free COVID year in 2023. |
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Jul 20, 2022 14:54:18 GMT -5
She’s very powerful in her attacks but her blocking is far behind where it needs to be (especially side to side movement) for her to be Texas middle good IMO. From what I saw she seems pretty quick to the pins and not rag on her, but Singletary is not that quick to the pins and she’s going to Texas. |
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Post by Longhorn20 on Jul 20, 2022 14:54:39 GMT -5
It is scary that many schools already have at least one 24 and we are lagging behind… Not scary. We have five 2023 recruits and none were committed (at least publicly) at this time last year. It is possible that we only have one open ship for 2024 depending on the players that use their free COVID year in 2023. Tomkinson was already committed by this time |
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 20, 2022 15:05:26 GMT -5
Not scary. We have five 2023 recruits and none were committed (at least publicly) at this time last year. It is possible that we only have one open ship for 2024 depending on the players that use their free COVID year in 2023. Tomkinson was already committed by this time Thanks for the correction. I thought she didn't commit until August. |
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Post by slxpress on Jul 20, 2022 15:26:10 GMT -5
It is scary that many schools already have at least one 24 and we are lagging behind… I don't understand how anyone can get too concerned about Texas recruiting with Elliott's track record, unless you just enjoy scaring yourself to death. Texas certainly isn't lagging behind anyone not named Nebraska when it comes to talent acquisition, and in that department everyone is lagging behind them. They just have it going on right now. |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jul 20, 2022 16:26:47 GMT -5
No need to stress until a few weeks after the Minnesota Match, I’d say. Even then, there’s always the portal in a last ditch effort. Even then, there’s always the Elliott rabbit out of a hat turn YBG into a middle magic that he always comes up with. All this to say, it’s way to early to panic about ‘24.
My uneducated guess is we’ll get a serviceable backup middle and a walk on in-state small for ‘24, and then sign a class chalk full of stud talent in ‘25.
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Post by slxpress on Jul 20, 2022 16:41:23 GMT -5
No need to stress until a few weeks after the Minnesota Match, I’d say. Even then, there’s always the portal in a last ditch effort. Even then, there’s always the Elliott rabbit out of a hat turn YBG into a middle magic that he always comes up with. All this to say, it’s way to early to panic about ‘24. My uneducated guess is we’ll get a serviceable backup middle and a walk on in-state small for ‘24, and then sign a class chalk full of stud talent in ‘25. It will help we're coming off two national championships and about to start play in the SEC in 2024, and Eggleston, O'Neal and Butler are all starting for the national team. I mean, if you're going to dream, might as well dream big. |
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Post by horns1 on Jul 20, 2022 17:28:07 GMT -5
Looking at our last 2 recruiting classes: 2022: Devin Kahahawai Emma Halter Marianna Singletary 2023: Ella Swindle Jordyn Byrd Nyah Bunton Sydney Helmers Auburn Tomkinson That's already 8 players if they all somehow stay at Texas come 2024. Skinner, Parra, and Akana all would be Super Seniors in 2024 if they remain at Texas through the 2024 season. So, we might have just one scholarship allotted for the 2024 class at this time. Do I think there will be attrition among those 11 players I listed? Yes. But, that won't be known until at least end of the Fall semester in December, and perhaps even longer. Gonna quote my own post so everyone can recall how tight the scholarship numbers are for 2024. Now that we read about 2025 OH Macaria Spears playing above her years with the U19 team, we better make sure we have a scholarship to offer her. Might not be in the cards to take an OH in the 2024 class. And, we still need a second setter for the 2023 season (unless the plan is for Marina Crownover to go on 'ship that season); and, we'll need a second scholarship setter for the 2024 season, as well. |
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 20, 2022 17:40:35 GMT -5
Looking at our last 2 recruiting classes: 2022: Devin Kahahawai Emma Halter Marianna Singletary 2023: Ella Swindle Jordyn Byrd Nyah Bunton Sydney Helmers Auburn Tomkinson That's already 8 players if they all somehow stay at Texas come 2024. Skinner, Parra, and Akana all would be Super Seniors in 2024 if they remain at Texas through the 2024 season. So, we might have just one scholarship allotted for the 2024 class at this time. Do I think there will be attrition among those 11 players I listed? Yes. But, that won't be known until at least end of the Fall semester in December, and perhaps even longer. Gonna quote my own post so everyone can recall how tight the scholarship numbers are for 2024. Now that we read about 2025 OH Macaria Spears playing above her years with the U19 team, we better make sure we have a scholarship to offer her. Might not be in the cards to take an OH in the 2024 class. And, we still need a second setter for the 2023 season (unless the plan is for Marina Crownover to go on 'ship that season); and, we'll need a second scholarship setter for the 2024 season, as well. If Crownover is good enough, why does she have to be on a ship to be the back-up? |
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Post by horns1 on Jul 20, 2022 17:56:02 GMT -5
Gonna quote my own post so everyone can recall how tight the scholarship numbers are for 2024. Now that we read about 2025 OH Macaria Spears playing above her years with the U19 team, we better make sure we have a scholarship to offer her. Might not be in the cards to take an OH in the 2024 class. And, we still need a second setter for the 2023 season (unless the plan is for Marina Crownover to go on 'ship that season); and, we'll need a second scholarship setter for the 2024 season, as well. If Crownover is good enough, why does she have to be on a ship to be the back-up? Which team do you know of has their backup setter as a non-scholarship player? I guess the answer could be us if Ewert is not on 'ship, but I believe she is. I would say the common allotments for every program is having a minimum of 2 scholarship setters on their roster every season. |
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 20, 2022 18:11:59 GMT -5
If Crownover is good enough, why does she have to be on a ship to be the back-up? Which team do you know of has their backup setter as a non-scholarship player? I guess the answer could be us if Ewert is not on 'ship, but I believe she is. I would say the common allotments for every program is having a minimum of 2 scholarship setters on their roster every season. I know of one whose starting setter was non-scholarship for some period of time. Yes, the norm is 2 scholarship setters. However if Crownover is a capable back-up, is it a problem if she is not on scholarship? |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jul 20, 2022 18:20:02 GMT -5
Gonna quote my own post so everyone can recall how tight the scholarship numbers are for 2024. Now that we read about 2025 OH Macaria Spears playing above her years with the U19 team, we better make sure we have a scholarship to offer her. Might not be in the cards to take an OH in the 2024 class. And, we still need a second setter for the 2023 season (unless the plan is for Marina Crownover to go on 'ship that season); and, we'll need a second scholarship setter for the 2024 season, as well. If Crownover is good enough, why does she have to be on a ship to be the back-up? . . . so she doesn't go into the Portal seeking a scholarship? A backup setter who is "good enough" for TX is probably good enough to go on scholarship somewhere else. |
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Post by horns1 on Jul 20, 2022 18:27:17 GMT -5
Which team do you know of has their backup setter as a non-scholarship player? I guess the answer could be us if Ewert is not on 'ship, but I believe she is. I would say the common allotments for every program is having a minimum of 2 scholarship setters on their roster every season. I know of one whose starting setter was non-scholarship for some period of time. Yes, the norm is 2 scholarship setters. However if Crownover is a capable back-up, is it a problem if she is not on scholarship?If she's good enough to be the backup setter at Texas, then she's good enough to be on scholarship at Texas, IMO. Now, if her parents are well off financially, maybe they don't require her to be on scholarship. |
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