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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2022 23:12:33 GMT -5
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Post by rjaege on Jul 11, 2022 5:34:14 GMT -5
2026 NTDP passing through & trying to get a late night sneak at some facilities😂 Interesting to see if she is at Iowa's VB Camp this week. She was at NE's camp last week. Did she stop in IC on her way home (Indiana) to see where the IA camp was at. Possibly, if so Coach Barnes and staff are attracting some of the best to their camp.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2022 5:57:49 GMT -5
It's hard to overstate what a poor job the previous staff did with Iowa's team. It certainly has been a rough last few years. Nowhere to go but up. Rough few years...if we define 'few' as 20-30. That's a lot of inertia to overcome and the win% in-conference won't go up with the new teams coming in.
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Post by rjaege on Jul 11, 2022 7:18:38 GMT -5
It certainly has been a rough last few years. Nowhere to go but up.   Rough few years...if we define 'few' as 20-30. That's a lot of inertia to overcome and the win% in-conference won't go up with the new teams coming in. I prefer to be a bit more optimistic at this point in time, but yes I agree it will be process, not a quick fix. Hopefully it is starting now.
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 11, 2022 7:44:51 GMT -5
2026 NTDP passing through & trying to get a late night sneak at some facilities😂 Interesting to see if she is at Iowa's VB Camp this week. She was at NE's camp last week. Did she stop in IC on her way home (Indiana) to see where the IA camp was at. Possibly, if so Coach Barnes and staff are attracting some of the best to their camp. She's on the roster for NTDP in Tulsa this weekend so I'm guessing she won't be attending the Iowa Camp. Over 1/2 the players on the 15/16 roster are following the Hawks on Twitter or Instagram which may mean nothing. At least it shows whatever system the new staff has implemented, it's identifying top talent and getting on their radar. Of course on court success will ultimately have a huge impact on the ability to bring in recruits. It's unfortunate camp is the same time as NTDP. Would have been interesting to see which prospects for the 24 & 25 classes attended.
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 11, 2022 18:07:28 GMT -5
/photo/1 Would this be viable for Iowa volleyball and is it something they need to get better athletes to consider them? Volleyball specific collectives have to be happening at other schools. How many fans do you think would sign up?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2022 20:58:02 GMT -5
Since the University of Iowa is the only pro sport in the state I hear they will be paying players nicely.
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Post by hawkfan on Jul 12, 2022 11:15:12 GMT -5
Congratulations to Bailey Ortega, who has been selected as Iowa's 2022 winner of the B1G female Outstanding Sportsmanship Award! First time a volleyball player has been selected!
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 15, 2022 20:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by hawkfan on Jul 17, 2022 23:08:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 14:25:13 GMT -5
That’s a nice facility for a camp.
Any word on 2024 commitments out of Iowa?
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Post by hawkfan on Jul 18, 2022 14:31:04 GMT -5
That’s a nice facility for a camp. Any word on 2024 commitments out of Iowa? That's in the old Fieldhouse and yes, definitely a nice facility for the camps. No word on 2024 commitments that I know of. Thinking/hoping may be some activity now that the Elite Camp is over? We shall see. Curious if other have heard any word about commit possibilities or focus.
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 18, 2022 16:06:17 GMT -5
That’s a nice facility for a camp. Any word on 2024 commitments out of Iowa? That's in the old Fieldhouse and yes, definitely a nice facility for the camps. No word on 2024 commitments that I know of. Thinking/hoping may be some activity now that the Elite Camp is over? We shall see. Curious if other have heard any word about commit possibilities or focus. Some observations...Most of the targets Iowa is following on Twitter/Instagram are involved with NTDP which was this weekend in Tulsa, OK (might still be going on) and I've also seen numerous high schools tweet about their team camps over the weekend. Horrible time to also have elite camp though I'm not sure how far out it was scheduled. Hopefully they'll look into this going forward and have camp earlier. Some of the 24's that have recently committed have been on the Hawks radar & unfortunately chose other programs. Going off Barnes' comment "some terrific, hard working players in this region" leads me to believe there wasn't much elite talent that attended. Iowa is chasing some of the better players in this cycle but whether they can get them to commit is another story. Official visits for 2024's start 8/1 so I guess that's the next date to look forward to.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 22:10:57 GMT -5
From what I’ve seen the 2024 class is a pretty weak class at the top. The few big time players are mostly done. Some decent kids left but no one really to propel a team in the B1G
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Post by rjaege on Jul 19, 2022 5:17:33 GMT -5
That's in the old Fieldhouse and yes, definitely a nice facility for the camps. No word on 2024 commitments that I know of. Thinking/hoping may be some activity now that the Elite Camp is over? We shall see. Curious if other have heard any word about commit possibilities or focus. Some observations...Most of the targets Iowa is following on Twitter/Instagram are involved with NTDP which was this weekend in Tulsa, OK (might still be going on) and I've also seen numerous high schools tweet about their team camps over the weekend.  Horrible time to also have elite camp though I'm not sure how far out it was scheduled. Hopefully they'll look into this going forward and have camp earlier. Some of the 24's that have recently committed have been on the Hawks radar & unfortunately chose other programs. Going off Barnes' comment "some terrific, hard working players in this region" leads me to believe there wasn't much elite talent that attended. Iowa is chasing some of the better players in this cycle but whether they can get them to commit is another story. Official visits for 2024's start 8/1 so I guess that's the next date to look forward to.  IMO the strategy to recruit the very best rated players makes sense even if IA does not initially get those recruits, because it also puts IA on the "radar" of those players club teammates, and also younger players. It also may pay dividends later for transfers because the top programs are recruiting more top players than they can play. This staff appears to be working hard at recruiting. Hopefully the IA Athletic Dept is realizing the WVB can be a cash positive sport, in part because it very much is in at least 2 adjacent states, NE & WI.
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