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Post by horns1 on Jun 8, 2023 14:35:15 GMT -5
The ones that I know of that are there- ‘25 Kalyssa Blackshear MB Kaci Demaria OH Macaria Spears OH Addy Gaido OPP Taylor Harvey MB Hazel Alevok MB ‘26 Henley Anderson OH Joy Udoye OH Halle Thompson OH Other players who may be attending from what I’ve heard but I have not confirmed Lauren Lynch L/DS Callie Kruger L/DS Isabelle Hoppe S Abby Vander Wal OH Manaia Ogbechie MB Ryan Hunter OPP Feel free to add more or correct me/update this if I’m wrong anyone! 2026 Keoni Williams, 6'4 MB/RS also at camp. |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jun 8, 2023 20:21:50 GMT -5
Logan being there is such a boon. Coach Elliott is simply amazing at this song and dance.
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Post by baybridgevb on Jun 8, 2023 21:20:37 GMT -5
campbell Flynn is a setter. But isn’t the word on the street that she wants to go to Nebraska? If you’re a good setter, why are you wanting to go there? The regression of their setters and the lack of offense is suspect. In addition to rumors of Coach Cook being done. I wouldn’t want my future up in the air. Coach Elliott has shown a commitment to playing volleyball differently. Things seem to be paying off for him. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2023 22:51:04 GMT -5
But isn’t the word on the street that she wants to go to Nebraska? If you’re a good setter, why are you wanting to go there? The regression of their setters and the lack of offense is suspect. In addition to rumors of Coach Cook being done. I wouldn’t want my future up in the air. Coach Elliott has shown a commitment to playing volleyball differently. Things seem to be paying off for him. the same could be said about pins |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 9, 2023 0:54:07 GMT -5
I don't agree regarding Nebraska. Nicklin Hames didn't regress. She suffered an injury. She wasn't all world as a setter, but she was certainly all world as a defender who also set. Kennedi Orr didn't come back from her ACL completely right. Don't know what all that entailed, but she just wasn't who she was prior to her knee injury and rehab.
So Nebraska is done as a program after one Sweet 16 finish where they were literally one match point away from moving on but didn't convert and then found themselves in a horrible rotation, lost the set, and then lost the 5th set? That's stupid. They literally led the country in consecutive Elite Eight finishes prior to last year, and made it to the championship match in one of the great matches of all time against Wisconsin before bowing out. Including knocking off Texas in Austin in a pretty clear way.
In addition, regardless of their lack of being terminal, they still are the premier program to attend if you want to make it to the national team. They historically have done as good a job of training 6 rotation pins as anyone else in the country. For many of the elite players, that's way more important than leading the nation in hitting percentage.
They're on what almost amounts to an unprecedented recruiting roll right now with high school players. The last two classes have been unreal. I don't know how long they can keep it going, but I'm not betting against them.
That said, I personally have a different opinion of John Cook after his comments on Akana and Caffey. Not that he's going to lose any sleep over what I think of him. But I feel like he's a ruthless @ss willing to throw his players under the bus in a public manner if it suits the image he's trying to project. Better to say nothing at all than some of the BS that's been uttered out of his mouth with those two.
But this idea Nebraska is some kind of dead end for setters or pins is silly.
That said, that's a LOT of talent to compete with in the two previous classes. For many players, that's a feature, not a bug. It will be important for Nebraska to find those players. In the meantime, it's not like UT's depth chart is wide open.
To me, in terms of recruiting, Stanford, Nebraska, and Texas are on a different level than everyone else. Stanford has their academic requirements, but outside of that, they're really hard (not impossible!) to beat on the recruiting trail for the players who can meet that hurdle. After that, Nebraska and Texas just seem to really have it going on. Not that other teams can't beat those two for players, but by and large the Cornhuskers and Longhorns seem to get their pick more than anyone else.
I just know I don't agree with anyone who wants to suggest that somehow Texas is now a clear cut choice over Nebraska simply because of one season. Which was a really good year by just about anyone else's standard. I know this. There's no where else that's going to give players the kind of fan support Nebraska does. What they're doing this year with the football stadium boggles my mind.
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Post by dl3ww on Jun 9, 2023 1:58:31 GMT -5
I don't agree regarding Nebraska. Nicklin Hames didn't regress. She suffered an injury. She wasn't all world as a setter, but she was certainly all world as a defender who also set. Kennedi Orr didn't come back from her ACL completely right. Don't know what all that entailed, but she just wasn't who she was prior to her knee injury and rehab. So Nebraska is done as a program after one Sweet 16 finish where they were literally one match point away from moving on but didn't convert and then found themselves in a horrible rotation, lost the set, and then lost the 5th set? That's stupid. They literally led the country in consecutive Elite Eight finishes prior to last year, and made it to the championship match in one of the great matches of all time against Wisconsin before bowing out. Including knocking off Texas in Austin in a pretty clear way. In addition, regardless of their lack of being terminal, they still are the premier program to attend if you want to make it to the national team. They historically have done as good a job of training 6 rotation pins as anyone else in the country. For many of the elite players, that's way more important than leading the nation in hitting percentage. They're on what almost amounts to an unprecedented recruiting roll right now with high school players. The last two classes have been unreal. I don't know how long they can keep it going, but I'm not betting against them. That said, I personally have a different opinion of John Cook after his comments on Akana and Caffey. Not that he's going to lose any sleep over what I think of him. But I feel like he's a ruthless @ss willing to throw his players under the bus in a public manner if it suits the image he's trying to project. Better to say nothing at all than some of the BS that's been uttered out of his mouth with those two. But this idea Nebraska is some kind of dead end for setters or pins is silly. That said, that's a LOT of talent to compete with in the two previous classes. For many players, that's a feature, not a bug. It will be important for Nebraska to find those players. In the meantime, it's not like UT's depth chart is wide open. To me, in terms of recruiting, Stanford, Nebraska, and Texas are on a different level than everyone else. Stanford has their academic requirements, but outside of that, they're really hard (not impossible!) to beat on the recruiting trail for the players who can meet that hurdle. After that, Nebraska and Texas just seem to really have it going on. Not that other teams can't beat those two for players, but by and large the Cornhuskers and Longhorns seem to get their pick more than anyone else. I just know I don't agree with anyone who wants to suggest that somehow Texas is now a clear cut choice over Nebraska simply because of one season. Which was a really good year by just about anyone else's standard. I know this. There's no where else that's going to give players the kind of fan support Nebraska does. What they're doing this year with the football stadium boggles my mind. How much would you charge to write an essay?👀 |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 9, 2023 5:13:07 GMT -5
I don't agree regarding Nebraska. Nicklin Hames didn't regress. She suffered an injury. She wasn't all world as a setter, but she was certainly all world as a defender who also set. Kennedi Orr didn't come back from her ACL completely right. Don't know what all that entailed, but she just wasn't who she was prior to her knee injury and rehab. So Nebraska is done as a program after one Sweet 16 finish where they were literally one match point away from moving on but didn't convert and then found themselves in a horrible rotation, lost the set, and then lost the 5th set? That's stupid. They literally led the country in consecutive Elite Eight finishes prior to last year, and made it to the championship match in one of the great matches of all time against Wisconsin before bowing out. Including knocking off Texas in Austin in a pretty clear way. In addition, regardless of their lack of being terminal, they still are the premier program to attend if you want to make it to the national team. They historically have done as good a job of training 6 rotation pins as anyone else in the country. For many of the elite players, that's way more important than leading the nation in hitting percentage. They're on what almost amounts to an unprecedented recruiting roll right now with high school players. The last two classes have been unreal. I don't know how long they can keep it going, but I'm not betting against them. That said, I personally have a different opinion of John Cook after his comments on Akana and Caffey. Not that he's going to lose any sleep over what I think of him. But I feel like he's a ruthless @ss willing to throw his players under the bus in a public manner if it suits the image he's trying to project. Better to say nothing at all than some of the BS that's been uttered out of his mouth with those two. But this idea Nebraska is some kind of dead end for setters or pins is silly. That said, that's a LOT of talent to compete with in the two previous classes. For many players, that's a feature, not a bug. It will be important for Nebraska to find those players. In the meantime, it's not like UT's depth chart is wide open. To me, in terms of recruiting, Stanford, Nebraska, and Texas are on a different level than everyone else. Stanford has their academic requirements, but outside of that, they're really hard (not impossible!) to beat on the recruiting trail for the players who can meet that hurdle. After that, Nebraska and Texas just seem to really have it going on. Not that other teams can't beat those two for players, but by and large the Cornhuskers and Longhorns seem to get their pick more than anyone else. I just know I don't agree with anyone who wants to suggest that somehow Texas is now a clear cut choice over Nebraska simply because of one season. Which was a really good year by just about anyone else's standard. I know this. There's no where else that's going to give players the kind of fan support Nebraska does. What they're doing this year with the football stadium boggles my mind. How much would you charge to write an essay?👀 It's freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 9, 2023 6:31:05 GMT -5
I think he's gunning for one of those yearly VolleyTalk awards...
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Post by skyspy on Jun 9, 2023 6:40:35 GMT -5
But isn’t the word on the street that she wants to go to Nebraska? If you’re a good setter, why are you wanting to go there? The regression of their setters and the lack of offense is suspect. In addition to rumors of Coach Cook being done. I wouldn’t want my future up in the air. Coach Elliott has shown a commitment to playing volleyball differently. Things seem to be paying off for him. Some elite players want to go to programs with coaches they can connect with and have a culture that suits them. UT is not for everyone. I've sent club players to NU, UW and Stanford over the past year and a similar group of talent has been at those camps, so UT is not unique. I am not saying UT won't get several of these players, but the timing of their camp (when other top programs are on international tours) and coming off a good year raises interest to attend. I also wouldn't bet against the Big 10 schools. Many elite players want to play in that conference compared to the Big 12 and soon to be SEC for UT. Big 10 schools are a much bigger draw given the commitment to vball in the conference, which is not going overlooked on the recruiting trail. UT and Stanford may be the exceptions, but players in those programs are not playing the talent and getting the experience of those players going to top Big 10 programs in the big picture. |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 9, 2023 8:37:14 GMT -5
I think he's gunning for one of those yearly VolleyTalk awards... Most Verbose |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 9, 2023 8:45:16 GMT -5
If you’re a good setter, why are you wanting to go there? The regression of their setters and the lack of offense is suspect. In addition to rumors of Coach Cook being done. I wouldn’t want my future up in the air. Coach Elliott has shown a commitment to playing volleyball differently. Things seem to be paying off for him. Some elite players want to go to programs with coaches they can connect with and have a culture that suits them. UT is not for everyone. I've sent club players to NU, UW and Stanford over the past year and a similar group of talent has been at those camps, so UT is not unique. I am not saying UT won't get several of these players, but the timing of their camp (when other top programs are on international tours) and coming off a good year raises interest to attend. I also wouldn't bet against the Big 10 schools. Many elite players want to play in that conference compared to the Big 12 and soon to be SEC for UT. Big 10 schools are a much bigger draw given the commitment to vball in the conference, which is not going overlooked on the recruiting trail. UT and Stanford may be the exceptions, but players in those programs are not playing the talent and getting the experience of those players going to top Big 10 programs in the big picture. As true as it may be that players want to play in the Big 10, UT isn't losing many recruiting battles because of that as a reason. In fact, Austin has a lot of advantages that play to its strengths when going up against most Big 10 schools. Immediate playing time would be a much bigger concern for me, and that's not just a Big 10 issue. We'll see how this recruiting class works out, but historically Texas is in its own category - along with Stanford and Nebraska - when it comes to talent acquisition. That's combining high school and transfer classes together. I know as a Texas fan I have very little concern about the draw of the Big 10 as a conference. Other schools in both the Big 12 and the SEC will have that as an issue, but Texas as a draw is unique. |
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Post by hammer on Jun 9, 2023 9:44:07 GMT -5
How much would you charge to write an essay?👀 It's freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! You have to keep your price low to compete with ChatGPT. Seriously, ChatGPT probably absorbed what you wrote above as part of its machine learning methodology. |
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Post by pointtexas on Jun 9, 2023 10:39:28 GMT -5
Some elite players want to go to programs with coaches they can connect with and have a culture that suits them. UT is not for everyone. I've sent club players to NU, UW and Stanford over the past year and a similar group of talent has been at those camps, so UT is not unique. I am not saying UT won't get several of these players, but the timing of their camp (when other top programs are on international tours) and coming off a good year raises interest to attend. I also wouldn't bet against the Big 10 schools. Many elite players want to play in that conference compared to the Big 12 and soon to be SEC for UT. Big 10 schools are a much bigger draw given the commitment to vball in the conference, which is not going overlooked on the recruiting trail. UT and Stanford may be the exceptions, but players in those programs are not playing the talent and getting the experience of those players going to top Big 10 programs in the big picture. As true as it may be that players want to play in the Big 10, UT isn't losing many recruiting battles because of that as a reason. In fact, Austin has a lot of advantages that play to its strengths when going up against most Big 10 schools. Immediate playing time would be a much bigger concern for me, and that's not just a Big 10 issue. We'll see how this recruiting class works out, but historically Texas is in its own category - along with Stanford and Nebraska - when it comes to talent acquisition. That's combining high school and transfer classes together. I know as a Texas fan I have very little concern about the draw of the Big 10 as a conference. Other schools in both the Big 12 and the SEC will have that as an issue, but Texas as a draw is unique. I get the inclination to assume that the Big 10 as a whole prepares their teams much better for tournament time as the competition is top notch but don't underestimate the value of having a deep team, which this last years was probably the deepest of any recent Texas squad. While true that the Big 10's conference slate makes diamonds, the work in the practice gym has so much more effect on the team's success. These top teams play themselves WAY more than each other and by the time Texas was in tourney mode it wasn't really close. JE recruits both HS and the portal with this in mind and uses it to get players that could start for other teams but understand the value of having premium competition on the daily. |
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Post by anOPINionATEDbeACH(hookemboo) on Jun 9, 2023 12:02:50 GMT -5
If you’re a good setter, why are you wanting to go there? The regression of their setters and the lack of offense is suspect. In addition to rumors of Coach Cook being done. I wouldn’t want my future up in the air. Coach Elliott has shown a commitment to playing volleyball differently. Things seem to be paying off for him. Some elite players want to go to programs with coaches they can connect with and have a culture that suits them. UT is not for everyone. I've sent club players to NU, UW and Stanford over the past year and a similar group of talent has been at those camps, so UT is not unique. I am not saying UT won't get several of these players, but the timing of their camp (when other top programs are on international tours) and coming off a good year raises interest to attend. I also wouldn't bet against the Big 10 schools. Many elite players want to play in that conference compared to the Big 12 and soon to be SEC for UT. Big 10 schools are a much bigger draw given the commitment to vball in the conference, which is not going overlooked on the recruiting trail. UT and Stanford may be the exceptions, but players in those programs are not playing the talent and getting the experience of those players going to top Big 10 programs in the big picture. Ehh. Im sure most would rather play for a SEC/ Big 12/ ACC school rather committing to a small big ten school and never seeing the light of the tournament. I get it’s the best conference right now, but it ain’t like half of them are making the tournament. |
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Post by horns1 on Jun 9, 2023 14:55:54 GMT -5
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