|
Post by slxpress on Jun 17, 2024 8:50:03 GMT -5
So maybe one more commit in this class at some point? A top OH/OPP perhaps? my guess unless something crazy happens I think the 2026 class is done. I will say it’s not real clear what the future of the college athletics landscape is going to look like, other than it’s going to be different. Specifically, I don’t understand how roster size limits versus scholarship limits is going to work in volleyball.
|
|
|
Post by hookem1 on Jun 17, 2024 9:25:41 GMT -5
Here’s some highlights of a game with several future longhorns from this past fall. Henley’s (#22) Dripping Springs team playing against Westlake with Reese Emerick (Libero) and Lily Davis (#7, Beach).
|
|
|
Post by hookem1 on Jun 17, 2024 12:09:44 GMT -5
Emma Cugino is a 5’7 defensive specialist out of Galena, Ohio. She attends Olentangy Orange High School, and she plays for a stacked Mintonette club team, where she has won multiple AAU championships. Her older sister is an incoming freshman playing volleyball at Gonzaga. Currently she is ranked as the #55 overall prospect on PD, the #3 Libero on VBA, and has been a USAV NTDP participant, like Harris and Anderson. I haven’t watched her much, but from the clips I’ve seen she has great reflexes on defense, and brings a good level of athleticism to the back row. I’m excited to pay more attention to her now and see how she develops. And like I said earlier, I have a good feeling just from the fact that she’s a DS from the midwest named Emma. She attended Texas camp this summer, and her and Nguyen were the reported back row standouts. Hook ‘em Emma! www.instagram.com/reel/C8UoJVUuqU8/?igsh=MW1pMmwzeTEyb3l1dg==
|
|
|
Post by biodogtexas on Jun 17, 2024 12:41:48 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. Demographic change is real. It's my understanding that California is being diminished as a recruiting hotbed in almost every sport. Almost 10 million people have left California since 2010, mostly but not completely replaced by millions of people moving in. However, the people leaving are families with kids, and the people coming are single adults. Those families are the current and future recruits. They're not in California anymore.
|
|
|
Post by ay2013 on Jun 17, 2024 16:10:52 GMT -5
There have been times when Jerritt said that several in-state players chose to select a school other than Texas based on a stacked depth chart at their position. I think this is very important. I mean, look at a player like the younger Skinner. *assuming* she even had an offer on the table from Texas by time her 15's year came around, Texas still had Sun on the roster and commitments from Eggleston (reclassed to 2018), Fields (2019), and had already signed a top OH prospect in the same class the year prior (Williams).
|
|
|
Post by eyeroll2021 on Jun 17, 2024 16:14:35 GMT -5
Emma Cugino is a 5’7 defensive specialist out of Galena, Ohio. She attends Olentangy Orange High School, and she plays for a stacked Mintonette club team, where she has won multiple AAU championships. Her older sister is an incoming freshman playing volleyball at Gonzaga. Currently she is ranked as the #55 overall prospect on PD, the #3 Libero on VBA, and has been a USAV NTDP participant, like Harris and Anderson. I haven’t watched her much, but from the clips I’ve seen she has great reflexes on defense, and brings a good level of athleticism to the back row. I’m excited to pay more attention to her now and see how she develops. And like I said earlier, I have a good feeling just from the fact that she’s a DS from the midwest named Emma. She attended Texas camp this summer, and her and Nguyen were the reported back row standouts. Hook ‘em Emma! www.instagram.com/reel/C8UoJVUuqU8/?igsh=MW1pMmwzeTEyb3l1dg== LOL not a highlight reel featuring the 2-handed push JK, any libero kill is awesome
|
|
|
Post by hookem1 on Jun 17, 2024 16:17:47 GMT -5
LOL not a highlight reel featuring the 2-handed push JK, any libero kill is awesome The way she got so many kills doing that was so funny, I would be so annoyed as the other team.
|
|
|
Post by BOBšković on Jun 17, 2024 16:28:37 GMT -5
I would Lowkey love the black jerseys like Emma always wears that fade into the orange! How sick, but yes it’s time for some new ones. Nebraska has like 6-7 they switch between Asjia said somewhere the AD only lets the team wear texas colors, being white and burnt orange, which is why the lib is the only player to wear black. A while ago naomi cabello posted in a texas orange sleeveless nike jersey but we never got to see them in action smh.
|
|
|
Post by katn on Jun 17, 2024 17:03:45 GMT -5
There have been times when Jerritt said that several in-state players chose to select a school other than Texas based on a stacked depth chart at their position. I think this is very important. I mean, look at a player like the younger Skinner. *assuming* she even had an offer on the table from Texas by time her 15's year came around, Texas still had Sun on the roster and commitments from Eggleston (reclassed to 2018), Fields (2019), and had already signed a top OH prospect in the same class the year prior (Williams). skinner stated she did not start playing volleyball until she was 15 yrs old so probably not (she was a dancer)
|
|
|
Post by slxpress on Jun 17, 2024 17:13:57 GMT -5
I feel like Elliott and Company need to get their sh1t together when it comes to recruiting. If they had just had a few less misses we could have won a couple of national championships the last few years.
|
|
|
Post by stevehorn on Jun 17, 2024 18:19:01 GMT -5
There have been times when Jerritt said that several in-state players chose to select a school other than Texas based on a stacked depth chart at their position. I think this is very important. I mean, look at a player like the younger Skinner. *assuming* she even had an offer on the table from Texas by time her 15's year came around, Texas still had Sun on the roster and commitments from Eggleston (reclassed to 2018), Fields (2019), and had already signed a top OH prospect in the same class the year prior (Williams). Skinner and Madison Williams were in the same recruiting class which was 2020.
|
|
|
Post by widdledumpling on Jun 17, 2024 18:21:33 GMT -5
I feel like Elliott and Company need to get their sh1t together when it comes to recruiting. If they had just had a few less misses we could have won a couple of national championships the last few years. It's really unfortunate. At least they uploaded the "Best Team in 48 Hours at the End of December" matches on Youtube so we can watch them on repeat.
|
|
|
Post by ay2013 on Jun 17, 2024 18:25:51 GMT -5
I think this is very important. I mean, look at a player like the younger Skinner. *assuming* she even had an offer on the table from Texas by time her 15's year came around, Texas still had Sun on the roster and commitments from Eggleston (reclassed to 2018), Fields (2019), and had already signed a top OH prospect in the same class the year prior (Williams). Skinner and Madison Williams were in the same recruiting class which was 2020. yeah, that's what I meant by signing Williams - same class as Skinner, but she committed the year prior.
|
|
|
Post by stevehorn on Jun 17, 2024 18:27:27 GMT -5
Skinner and Madison Williams were in the same recruiting class which was 2020. yeah, that's what I said. The wording at the end of your sentence appeared to imply that Williams was in the class prior to Skinner.
|
|
|
Post by horns1 on Jun 17, 2024 19:02:02 GMT -5
|
|