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Post by eotexas5 on Oct 10, 2023 9:22:23 GMT -5
tbh I couldn't get out of Galveston County quick enough! Haha had I the opportunity to come to UT earlier, I would've done it in a heartbeat.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Oct 10, 2023 10:30:53 GMT -5
Not trying to pick a fight. What are y'all's feelings about graduating HS a semester early and joining their school in Spring? It’s practically a necessity to be competitive in college sports now, especially in football. That extra semester to get acclimated pays huge dividends for fall sports. Can you imagine what Swindle would look like right now if she reported right before fall practices started? Because I think we all can. She’d look like Shook. But it’s not just the practice time, even though that’s huge. It’s getting adjusted to college rather than stepping foot on campus and immediately competing. It’s nutrition. I can’t tell you how many athletes say one of the biggest factors in their improvement in college is getting their body right in terms of what they eat. It’s gettjng into the weight room. And it’s bonding with their teammates. I always say there’s no such thing as planning quality time. True quality time organically comes out of quantity time. If that can happen in the spring and summer it pays huge dividends in the fall. For fall sports a player is getting the benefits of arriving early without the disadvantages of giving up that last year of eligibility. It’s another weakness schools like Stanford have to overcome, because the option of reporting in the spring doesn’t really exist. Rice has only recently figured out a way to bring players in the spring, and it’s still extremely limited. Probably easier in terms of getting some harder classes out of the way during the off-season too. I imagine that the coaching staff gives kids advice on this? Next year with the SEC schedule, they'll probably be telling the kids not to schedule classes for Mon/Tuesday in order to get real rest days |
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Post by slxpress on Oct 10, 2023 10:46:49 GMT -5
It’s practically a necessity to be competitive in college sports now, especially in football. That extra semester to get acclimated pays huge dividends for fall sports. Can you imagine what Swindle would look like right now if she reported right before fall practices started? Because I think we all can. She’d look like Shook. But it’s not just the practice time, even though that’s huge. It’s getting adjusted to college rather than stepping foot on campus and immediately competing. It’s nutrition. I can’t tell you how many athletes say one of the biggest factors in their improvement in college is getting their body right in terms of what they eat. It’s gettjng into the weight room. And it’s bonding with their teammates. I always say there’s no such thing as planning quality time. True quality time organically comes out of quantity time. If that can happen in the spring and summer it pays huge dividends in the fall. For fall sports a player is getting the benefits of arriving early without the disadvantages of giving up that last year of eligibility. It’s another weakness schools like Stanford have to overcome, because the option of reporting in the spring doesn’t really exist. Rice has only recently figured out a way to bring players in the spring, and it’s still extremely limited. Probably easier in terms of getting some harder classes out of the way during the off-season too. I imagine that the coaching staff gives kids advice on this? Next year with the SEC schedule, they'll probably be telling the kids not to schedule classes for Mon/Tuesday in order to get real rest days The main thing is to not take labs during competitive season. Professors are extremely accommodating towards athletes, even when it’s reluctant. That said, there’s not a lot of STEM student athletes for a reason. Also, the level of academic support is absurd. For new students in particular there’s a lot of mandatory sign ins with tutors available. That’s phased out as the student athlete demonstrates they can take care of business, but it’s always available. If an athlete starts struggling the coach can put them back on mandatory sign ins, too. They don’t just trust the student, either. The athletic department has liaisons to keep up with athletes’ academic progress, and if a professor reports a player is having issues there’s a prompt reaction. I remember back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s players flunked out of UT all the time. Not any more. And now that academic progress is measured by the NCAA it’s a bigger deal than ever. There’s even all kinds of special support for athletes to return to finish their degree if they haven’t done so by the time they leave. Most often, that first semester is pretty light with introductory courses. Sometimes even remedial type courses that don’t even count towards a degree. Texas accepts any recruited scholarship athlete that meets the NCAA minimum, but that doesn’t guarantee they’re ready to compete in the classroom. Not really a volleyball issue, though. |
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Post by katn on Oct 17, 2023 21:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by USC✌🏼 on Oct 17, 2023 21:10:43 GMT -5
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Post by austinhorn21 on Oct 17, 2023 21:18:35 GMT -5
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 USC✌🏼 on Oct 17, 2023 21:40:15 GMT -5
1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon Thank you 😊 |
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Post by longhorn9214 on Oct 18, 2023 8:00:53 GMT -5
1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Minnesota 4. Nebraska 5. Wisconsin 6. Indiana 7. Duke 8. USC 9. BYU 10. Oregon Thank you 😊 Who does A&M have? Just out of curiousity |
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Post by hookem1 on Oct 18, 2023 9:25:12 GMT -5
Who does A&M have? Just out of curiousity Kirra Musgrove S Houston Skyline #5 in Texas, #12 overall PD, #9 PV Addison Applegate L Munciana #5 PV Megan Fitch OH Alamo #4 player in Texas PD Mackenzie Collins MB Houston Skyline Taryn Morris OH/MB/OPP TAV Pretty good haul at every position, Jamie is looking like he might make A&M competitive |
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Post by slxpress on Oct 18, 2023 10:08:12 GMT -5
Who does A&M have? Just out of curiousity Kirra Musgrove S Houston Skyline #5 in Texas, #12 overall PD, #9 PV Addison Applegate L Munciana #5 PV Megan Fitch OH Alamo #4 player in Texas PD Mackenzie Collins MB Houston Skyline Taryn Morris OH/MB/OPP TAV Pretty good haul at every position, Jamie is looking like he might make A&M competitive His staff is built for recruiting. The former head honcho of Skyline included. He just needs to win. I fully expect him to have A&M in a good place. Then he’ll have Texas coming to town, either every year or every other year. That will pack the house. If they have a winner he’s going to quickly build a lot of support, IMO. There’s no good reason why A&M can’t be one of the best programs in the SEC. |
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 18, 2023 12:12:51 GMT -5
As far as players who choose to re-classify and graduate one year early, it's different for each individual. Some are ready physically and mentally, while others are best to wait. At Texas, we have had Logan Eggleston and QB Quinn Ewers (by way of Ohio State) as of late. Not bad examples of success stories. Destinee Hooker started competing in the high jump at Texas one year early; all she did was win an individual national title right off the bat. I believe we've had a softball and soccer player or two who enrolled one year early. We don't appear to have any scholarship class of 2024 signees on the horizon. So, if any our 2025 verbal commitments wanted to arrive one year early, that's a decision for them, their families, and our coaching staff. If they can help, or even if they wanted to redshirt, it's a positive in my opinion. They can develop (at the college level) at their chosen pace. It's impossible to know what the opportunity cost was. Eggleston had the Covid year, but if she hadn't, this past year when she won a national championship and the national player of the year award doesn't exist. I'm unconvinced Ewers is a success story yet. I'm certainly not ready to say his last year will be as successful as it could have been if he was a year older going into it. But that assumes he would have still redshirted. Too many variables there. He reclassified because he had an opportunity to make a lot of money with NIL, so that was a different situation. It's a generalization, but as a generalization it's my belief that last year of maturity, perspective, and physical development can be a huge boon to a student athlete's success. I've always felt it gave BYU a competitive advantage to a certain degree that mission trips did not count against student athlete's eligibility. It's not wholly a positive as they step away from their sport of choice, but the mission trips not only provide a heck of an experience in all sorts of ways by themselves - those two years create a great deal of maturity in different ways as well. If we're trying to interpret these statements as me knowing what is best for Cari Spears, that's absurd. I have no business being any sort of counselor on any level with the parents she has. But I do know for the players I have counseled, I've always preached patience with the recruiting process to the extent it makes sense. I mean, when you know, you know. And the other thing is to extend the eligibility clock when possible. It keeps more options open, and that last year of eligibility is when you're the strongest, with the most life experiences, and therefore the most tools to utilize for your success. Eggleston was already planning to be a spring enrollee, so she was already thinking about graduating early. When Sun left and that starting sport unexpectedly opened, reclassifying likely became an opportunity that was hard to resist. In volleyball, I think reclassifying will remain a rarity as typically not much can be gained from reclassifying. That's why I don't see Spears reclassifying. Even Ewers was a rarity. Among boys, it seems that almost all players reclassifying were ones that were held back a year so reclassifying just allows them to graduate with their normal class. Even then, I don't see it happening much in football as the extra year of physical maturity is typically a greater advantage than the possible opportunity gained from reclassifying. |
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 18, 2023 12:16:00 GMT -5
It's probably the new normal now. Unfortunately, IMO. But with Nebraska doing it consistently, it's kinda become a strategic arms race for top programs very true! We know Cari is most likely doing that since she’s playing 18s this year for club! I’m hoping we also get Henley! That would be huge! Cari, Abby, and Henley on the pins would be disgusting! I don't know if this is her situation, but many girls that appear to be "playing up a year" do so because of their age, not by choice. |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Oct 18, 2023 12:31:24 GMT -5
very true! We know Cari is most likely doing that since she’s playing 18s this year for club! I’m hoping we also get Henley! That would be huge! Cari, Abby, and Henley on the pins would be disgusting! I don't know if this is her situation, but many girls that appear to be "playing up a year" do so because of their age, not by choice. Nah. Cari's playing up because she's a baller |
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Post by horns1 on Oct 18, 2023 12:47:11 GMT -5
Every sport is different, and so are the physical demands/competition.
Football and basketball are contact sports; so, players need to be physically on par with their competition.
I consider volleyball, baseball, softball, swimming, golf, track & field, and gymnastics to be non-contact sports. While physical strength is needed, skill is a higher prerequisite, in my opinion.
When a high school recruit decides to begin competing at the collegiate level one year/season early, it's not a black and white situation for everyone; it is different for each individual.
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Post by katn on Oct 18, 2023 14:32:38 GMT -5
so does anyone know anything about mataia lawson (committed to texas softball class of '25)? maybe i'm way off but david & cursty have her pic on their ig stories...maybe they just know/met her...she plays volleyball & very undersized outside...it just seems interesting
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