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Post by greatlakesvballer on Feb 20, 2020 17:32:57 GMT -5
Another Wisconsin coaching connection (posted to the Hawkeye 2020 thread):
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Post by Wiswell on Feb 20, 2020 17:42:59 GMT -5
Another Wisconsin coaching connection (posted to the Hawkeye 2020 thread): Yeah, he followed Amanda Berkley around for a number of different coaching gigs.
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Post by ndodge on Feb 20, 2020 18:56:21 GMT -5
Mallory maintained a year of eligibility and is now a Gamecock while pursuing a masters. Good for her.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 19:07:39 GMT -5
Interesting. I had noticed that she did not play on senior night. I guess that explains it. I assume this was a possibility all along. Best of luck to her with the Gamecocks.
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Post by Wiswell on Feb 20, 2020 21:23:19 GMT -5
Chris Taylor appreciates good volleyball! Yea. Man, if I had known!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 10:52:44 GMT -5
Seems whatever labrum issue Barnes has/had at the end of the season won't slow her down this spring/summer.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Feb 23, 2020 9:22:28 GMT -5
I’m super excited for Dixon. Hopefully this comes with some money for her. She’ll get to play both indoor and beach at SC.
Anyone have a USA Today account? PM me - there’s a pay walled article about her transfer from her hometown paper.
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Post by Wiswell on Feb 23, 2020 9:44:10 GMT -5
I don't but what a peculiar headline. Bad blood, what? She will get to play. Awesome!
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Post by rainbowbadger on Feb 23, 2020 12:05:48 GMT -5
Right? I guess people assume that transfer = beef. But grad transfers are different.
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Post by TuesdayGone on Feb 23, 2020 17:22:24 GMT -5
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Post by badgerbreath on Feb 23, 2020 17:39:35 GMT -5
Right? I guess people assume that transfer = beef. But grad transfers are different. So Punzel explains that the reason she did not play on Senior night was to retain one more year of eligibility for indoor, in addition the extra year as outdoor as a GS... Do I have that right?
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Post by rainbowbadger on Feb 24, 2020 9:44:22 GMT -5
Right? I guess people assume that transfer = beef. But grad transfers are different. So Punzel explains that the reason she did not play on Senior night was to retain one more year of eligibility for indoor, in addition the extra year as outdoor as a GS... Do I have that right? Right.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Feb 24, 2020 15:40:52 GMT -5
Thanks to Wiswell for reminding me that my library card gets me access to a lot of otherwise paywalled newspapers. I just found the article that way. I'm not going to paste the full text here out of respect for the copyright (you get what you pay for when it comes to local journalism), but I'll summarize: - Dixon and her family had the idea to redshirt this year so she can seek a grad transfer to play and get funding for a master's degree.
- None of her teammates knew she was redshirting. The only people in on it were her & Sheff, and he helped her throughout the process.
- She initially made contact with Northern Iowa, Loyola Chicago, Wyoming, and South Carolina. The latter two were finalists, and it was a tough decision.
- She's going to compete for the starting setter spot at South Carolina, and views her Badgers career as preparation for the task.
- She's hoping to get a graduate assistant coaching gig at South Carolina after she exhausts her eligibility, to get some coaching experience and funding for the second year of her master's.
I'm super proud of Mallory for the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication she's shown throughout her career as a Badger. I'm glad things worked out with Izzy's arrival to enable her to make this happen.
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Post by badgerbreath on Feb 24, 2020 17:21:31 GMT -5
Thanks to Wiswell for reminding me that my library card gets me access to a lot of otherwise paywalled newspapers. I just found the article that way. I'm not going to paste the full text here out of respect for the copyright (you get what you pay for when it comes to local journalism), but I'll summarize: - Dixon and her family had the idea to redshirt this year so she can seek a grad transfer to play and get funding for a master's degree.
- None of her teammates knew she was redshirting. The only people in on it were her & Sheff, and he helped her throughout the process.
- She initially made contact with Northern Iowa, Loyola Chicago, Wyoming, and South Carolina. The latter two were finalists, and it was a tough decision.
- She's going to compete for the starting setter spot at South Carolina, and views her Badgers career as preparation for the task.
- She's hoping to get a graduate assistant coaching gig at South Carolina after she exhausts her eligibility, to get some coaching experience and funding for the second year of her master's.
I'm super proud of Mallory for the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication she's shown throughout her career as a Badger. I'm glad things worked out with Izzy's arrival to enable her to make this happen. We knew from the beginning it was a long shot for her to make it onto the floor, I'm glad that she might get a better chance now, and glad Sheff and Co did what they could to make that happen. A little puzzled why no one else was in on her taking a redshirt. I guess I can see reasons for and against it, but I tend to go for honesty in those situations. She must have wanted it that way.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Feb 24, 2020 20:31:12 GMT -5
My thought is that she didn’t want it in anyone’s heads that she might have been anything other than all in on the Badgers this year. She says she told Sheff throughout the season that she would burn her redshirt at any minute if she was needed. I do not question for one instant her loyalty and dedication to the team, but they focus so much on not thinking ahead, that she probably didn’t want anyone to know she was thinking about life after Wisconsin during the season. She probably figured it’d be a distraction.
At the end of the day, it’s her story to tell, and she gets to decide when. And I mean, there are a lot of moving parts to this venture. She might’ve just wanted to keep it close to her chest until she knew for certain it was going to work out.
Regardless, I am so, so happy for her. She deserves to play. She’s worked her butt off for minimal glory and made a lasting impact on this program. SC is lucky to have her.
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