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Post by hookem1 on Jun 15, 2024 17:40:35 GMT -5
I never would have guessed 5-10 years ago that our roster would only have one player from the state of California and someone who might not be a starter even if she stays at Texas all four years. It's not like all our assistant coaches didn't grow up in southern California and cultivated lots of coaching connections. The days of Ashley Engle, Kiley Hall, Alyson Jennings, Juliann Faucette, Sha'Dare McNeal, Yaazie Bedart-Ghani, Lexi Sun, etc. seem so long ago. Is the state California just not producing elite players like in the past? Are they staying out West, or heading to the B1G? Are they focusing on Beach instead of indoor? I'm definitely content that Texas is spreading its reach even further east. Getting players from the Carolina's is definitely new recruiting territory for Texas. Getting a recruit like Harvey from Utah seems crazy, but it confirms we still have a recruiting presence out West; just not as much as in the past. It is an interesting trend. While there’s involvement with players from california it’s true we haven’t had many actual commits. Although you could argue Ames is a partial Cali recruit since she was living there and playing for Mizuno Long Beach just three years ago. We were also in on Demaria, Blackshear, and Ogbechie in 2025, and for varying reasons they ended up elsewhere. |
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Post by horns1 on Jun 15, 2024 17:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by Volleyhorns on Jun 15, 2024 18:04:21 GMT -5
Do we think Anderson is coming to us or somewhere else ? I heard that Nebraska is about to get busy. But I feel like she’s a lock since she lives in Austin lol
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Post by slxpress on Jun 15, 2024 18:26:00 GMT -5
Do we think Anderson is coming to us or somewhere else ? I heard that Nebraska is about to get busy. But I feel like she’s a lock since she lives in Austin lol All the signs seem to say she’s already committed to us. |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 15, 2024 18:43:59 GMT -5
I never would have guessed 5-10 years ago that our roster would only have one player from the state of California and someone who might not be a starter even if she stays at Texas all four years. It's not like all our assistant coaches didn't grow up in southern California and cultivated lots of coaching connections. The days of Ashley Engle, Kiley Hall, Alyson Jennings, Juliann Faucette, Sha'Dare McNeal, Yaazie Bedart-Ghani, Lexi Sun, etc. seem so long ago. Is the state California just not producing elite players like in the past? Are they staying out West, or heading to the B1G? Are they focusing on Beach instead of indoor? I'm definitely content that Texas is spreading its reach even further east. Getting players from the Carolina's is definitely new recruiting territory for Texas. Getting a recruit like Harvey from Utah seems crazy, but it confirms we still have a recruiting presence out West; just not as much as in the past. To me the more interesting trend is how few Texans we were grabbing out of high school there for a couple of years. In Halter’s class we had a big class and none of them were from Texas. None of them were from California, either, but that doesn’t seem quite as surprising, even with the talent in that state and the coaches connections there. Now our portai classes have been filled with Texans, from Skinner to Barnes to Carlson to Rutherford. We did bring in Bergmark from California, both as in the school and the state. Maybe she counts twice, then? Fleck was from California. But 2024 high school class had Emmerick. 2025 was full of Texans. And now it looks like Henderson is coming our way. The roster is suddenly going to be full of Texans again. One of the big things to me is if they get the out of state players to come to a camp. If the coaching staff decides they want them, Texas just seems like a tough place to pass up for indoor volleyball. We don’t seem to be losing many recruiting battles to anyone other than Nebraska. |
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Jun 15, 2024 19:15:01 GMT -5
Do we think Anderson is coming to us or somewhere else ? I heard that Nebraska is about to get busy. But I feel like she’s a lock since she lives in Austin lol Sorry but what’s Anderson’s first name?? I haven’t really kept up with the 2026 class. |
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Post by jwvolley on Jun 15, 2024 19:18:44 GMT -5
Do we think Anderson is coming to us or somewhere else ? I heard that Nebraska is about to get busy. But I feel like she’s a lock since she lives in Austin lol Sorry but what’s Anderson’s first name?? I haven’t really kept up with the 2026 class. Henley |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 15, 2024 19:21:15 GMT -5
Do we think Anderson is coming to us or somewhere else ? I heard that Nebraska is about to get busy. But I feel like she’s a lock since she lives in Austin lol Sorry but what’s Anderson’s first name?? I haven’t really kept up with the 2026 class. Henley. She’s the #1 OH by a couple of services, although I’ve seen a couple of posters on here disagree with that assessment. I think everyone feels like she’s one of the top OH’s in her class. She’s out of Dripping Springs, right outside of Austin. |
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Post by volvol on Jun 15, 2024 19:29:24 GMT -5
We are getting more in state players because it’s easier to do NIL deals due to cheaper in-state fees etc
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Post by hookem1 on Jun 15, 2024 19:31:57 GMT -5
We are getting more in state players because it’s easier to do NIL deals due to cheaper in-state fees etc While that’s a plus, Texas has heavily recruited instate even before NIL, save for the 22 and 23 classes. |
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Post by slxpress on Jun 15, 2024 19:33:03 GMT -5
We are getting more in state players because it’s easier to do NIL deals due to cheaper in-state fees etc Even just the top players, though, like Ames, Spears, and Henderson. For a couple of years we didn’t even seem to go after the top talent in the state. I don’t think Ames, Spears, and Henderson are because of cheaper in state fees for NIL. |
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Post by stevehorn on Jun 15, 2024 20:30:08 GMT -5
I never would have guessed 5-10 years ago that our roster would only have one player from the state of California and someone who might not be a starter even if she stays at Texas all four years. It's not like all our assistant coaches didn't grow up in southern California and cultivated lots of coaching connections. The days of Ashley Engle, Kiley Hall, Alyson Jennings, Juliann Faucette, Sha'Dare McNeal, Yaazie Bedart-Ghani, Lexi Sun, etc. seem so long ago. Is the state California just not producing elite players like in the past? Are they staying out West, or heading to the B1G? Are they focusing on Beach instead of indoor? I'm definitely content that Texas is spreading its reach even further east. Getting players from the Carolina's is definitely new recruiting territory for Texas. Getting a recruit like Harvey from Utah seems crazy, but it confirms we still have a recruiting presence out West; just not as much as in the past. I suspect in his earlier years, Elliott likely relied heavily on his West Coast connections when he looked out of state. I feel certain today his connections, and his staff's, are much more widespread. Likely this also illustrates the growth of volleyball in other parts of the country and development of elite players in those areas. |
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 15, 2024 20:48:33 GMT -5
We are getting more in state players because it’s easier to do NIL deals due to cheaper in-state fees etc While that’s a plus, Texas has heavily recruited instate even before NIL, save for the 22 and 23 classes. Ummm for sure. I'm not even a Texas fan and I can tell you that the instate players that Texas has wanted, Texas has made offers to, and have rarely lost out on, for at least the last 15 years. |
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Post by woodandsand on Jun 15, 2024 20:53:27 GMT -5
It helps to win and it also helps to have the state with the top talent!
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jun 15, 2024 21:22:28 GMT -5
While that’s a plus, Texas has heavily recruited instate even before NIL, save for the 22 and 23 classes. Ummm for sure. I'm not even a Texas fan and I can tell you that the instate players that Texas has wanted, Texas has made offers to, and have rarely lost out on, for at least the last 15 years. Of the few I can think of that JE publicly stated he wanted and lost, 2 returned, and one had a more than incredible career at Kansas. Even before NIL Texas was getting the girls they wanted. |
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