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Post by ay2013 on Sept 6, 2020 16:59:55 GMT -5
Im pretty sure USC just inked itself the best recruiting class for 2022
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Post by bluepenquin on Sept 7, 2020 7:45:07 GMT -5
Im pretty sure USC just inked itself the best recruiting class for 2022 I can see Minnesota ending up with the #1 class with Wucherer, Booth, and Hanson if they can add another player. Even with just those 3 - that is a heck of class. Here is how I would rank as of now: 1. USC 2. Minnesota 3. Baylor 4. Missouri 5. Florida 6. Nebraska 7. Texas 8. Texas A&M |
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Post by volleyparent on Sept 7, 2020 8:39:41 GMT -5
Im pretty sure USC just inked itself the best recruiting class for 2022 I can see Minnesota ending up with the #1 class with Wucherer, Booth, and Hanson if they can add another player. Even with just those 3 - that is a heck of class. Here is how I would rank as of now: 1. USC 2. Minnesota 3. Baylor 4. Missouri 5. Florida 6. Nebraska 7. Texas 8. Texas A&M I am not a huge follower of 2022s but it seems like Auburn did a really good job. |
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 7, 2020 13:48:31 GMT -5
Im pretty sure USC just inked itself the best recruiting class for 2022 I can see Minnesota ending up with the #1 class with Wucherer, Booth, and Hanson if they can add another player. Even with just those 3 - that is a heck of class. Here is how I would rank as of now: 1. USC 2. Minnesota 3. Baylor 4. Missouri 5. Florida 6. Nebraska 7. Texas 8. Texas A&M Florida seems a spot lower than they probably should be. I also don’t think that Texas’ two recruits are enough to push them higher than some other programs with only 2 recruits. BYU comes to mind - Prior and Bower will go pretty high in senior aces. I think Minny would have to add an actual impact player to get to #1. Adonna’s versatility gives USC a decent edge as the verbals currently go. |
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Post by Friday on Sept 7, 2020 18:09:34 GMT -5
MB Kiki Granberry from OTVA to Tennessee per Instagram
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Post by chisovnik on Sept 7, 2020 18:18:54 GMT -5
I can see Minnesota ending up with the #1 class with Wucherer, Booth, and Hanson if they can add another player. Even with just those 3 - that is a heck of class. Here is how I would rank as of now: 1. USC 2. Minnesota 3. Baylor 4. Missouri 5. Florida 6. Nebraska 7. Texas 8. Texas A&M Florida seems a spot lower than they probably should be. I also don’t think that Texas’ two recruits are enough to push them higher than some other programs with only 2 recruits. BYU comes to mind - Prior and Bower will go pretty high in senior aces. I think Minny would have to add an actual impact player to get to #1. Adonna’s versatility gives USC a decent edge as the verbals currently go. re: Minnesota, are you saying that Wucherer and Booth are not impact players? |
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 7, 2020 19:59:48 GMT -5
Florida seems a spot lower than they probably should be. I also don’t think that Texas’ two recruits are enough to push them higher than some other programs with only 2 recruits. BYU comes to mind - Prior and Bower will go pretty high in senior aces. I think Minny would have to add an actual impact player to get to #1. Adonna’s versatility gives USC a decent edge as the verbals currently go. re: Minnesota, are you saying that Wucherer and Booth are not impact players? Not at all, they are the very definition of impact players. Blue said Minnesota “adding a player” could have them overtake USC, I’m saying Minnesota would have to add an additional impact player to overtake USC. I don’t think just increasing the number of commitments will do it. The player they add needs to be a blue chip recruit. |
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Post by Friday on Sept 7, 2020 23:02:54 GMT -5
S Anita Babic to North Carolina per AZ Storm Twitter
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Post by bluepenquin on Sept 8, 2020 6:53:20 GMT -5
Doesn't everyone of these recent (past several months) 2022 commits doing so based on a verbal offer made many months ago and w/o any recent recruiting communication with the school? A lot has changed since the time a verbal offer was made and when the player made a verbal commitment.
How many schools have changed their recruiting and scholarship plans over the last month? Is there any schools that are now considering to pass on the 2022 class based on the new eligibility/scholarship rules.
Here is an example - this is just speculation on my part - Kentucky. Kentucky had the #1 or #2 recruiting class for 2020. They may have the #2 recruiting class for 2021. They have 5 highly rated true Freshman this year along with one redshirt Freshman. They have 4 highly rated recruits for 2021 - do they want all 9 of those players with the same graduation year? And they have some very valuable senior players.
What if Kentucky is able to afford to increase their scholarships for 2021. Curry, Lilley, Paris, and Skinner all come back for a 2nd senior season. They use the extra scholarships for Beavin, Grome, Lamb, and Williams in 2021 and redshirt all 4 players. They then use their great 2020 class as effectively becoming a 2021 class with a 2024 final year. Their excellent 2021 class effectively becomes their 2022 class and they essentially skip recruiting anyone from the 2022 HS class? I can see some programs looking to back off on 2022 commits if there is a way for them to afford the extra scholarships next year.
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Post by Fight On! on Sept 8, 2020 7:00:33 GMT -5
Doesn't everyone of these recent (past several months) 2022 commits doing so based on a verbal offer made many months ago and w/o any recent recruiting communication with the school? A lot has changed since the time a verbal offer was made and when the player made a verbal commitment. How many schools have changed their recruiting and scholarship plans over the last month? Is there any schools that are now considering to pass on the 2022 class based on the new eligibility/scholarship rules. Here is an example - this is just speculation on my part - Kentucky. Kentucky had the #1 or #2 recruiting class for 2020. They may have the #2 recruiting class for 2021. They have 5 highly rated true Freshman this year along with one redshirt Freshman. They have 4 highly rated recruits for 2021 - do they want all 9 of those players with the same graduation year? And they have some very valuable senior players. What if Kentucky is able to afford to increase their scholarships for 2021. Curry, Lilley, Paris, and Skinner all come back for a 2nd senior season. They use the extra scholarships for Beavin, Grome, Lamb, and Williams in 2021 and redshirt all 4 players. They then use their great 2020 class as effectively becoming a 2021 class with a 2024 final year. Their excellent 2021 class effectively becomes their 2022 class and they essentially skip recruiting anyone from the 2022 HS class? I can see some programs looking to back off on 2022 commits if there is a way for them to afford the extra scholarships next year. I keep hearing that Wisconsin is just telling the seniors to go pro and aren’t trying to have them stick around for the extra year. Just rumors of course but I have heard it several times. |
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Post by playaplease on Sept 8, 2020 8:09:58 GMT -5
Doesn't everyone of these recent (past several months) 2022 commits doing so based on a verbal offer made many months ago and w/o any recent recruiting communication with the school? A lot has changed since the time a verbal offer was made and when the player made a verbal commitment. How many schools have changed their recruiting and scholarship plans over the last month? Is there any schools that are now considering to pass on the 2022 class based on the new eligibility/scholarship rules. Here is an example - this is just speculation on my part - Kentucky. Kentucky had the #1 or #2 recruiting class for 2020. They may have the #2 recruiting class for 2021. They have 5 highly rated true Freshman this year along with one redshirt Freshman. They have 4 highly rated recruits for 2021 - do they want all 9 of those players with the same graduation year? And they have some very valuable senior players. What if Kentucky is able to afford to increase their scholarships for 2021. Curry, Lilley, Paris, and Skinner all come back for a 2nd senior season. They use the extra scholarships for Beavin, Grome, Lamb, and Williams in 2021 and redshirt all 4 players. They then use their great 2020 class as effectively becoming a 2021 class with a 2024 final year. Their excellent 2021 class effectively becomes their 2022 class and they essentially skip recruiting anyone from the 2022 HS class? I can see some programs looking to back off on 2022 commits if there is a way for them to afford the extra scholarships next year. Key words "Able to afford" You may see schools offer that option to maybe 1 or 2 players if they even want it. The extra year of eligibility more than likely may have to come out of the kids pocket or other academic scholarships or grants. Those schools who choose to bring back players will create a pocket that will eventually need to be filled by either '22s or transfers when those kids eventually leave. If it is the case then as a '22 do you do a gap year? It will be interesting. Lets just get the current teams playing again! |
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Post by bluepenquin on Sept 8, 2020 9:32:59 GMT -5
Going a step past this - even if no University increases scholarships next year - the supply of players eligible to play college volleyball is going to be greater than ever before for the next 4 years. The scholarships are fixed starting in 2022 and probably mostly fixed for 2021. This will trickle down to all levels - which means there will be fewer scholarships available for incoming freshman for the next 4 years. The talent level across all of D1 will be greater over the next 4 years.
This sucks for many kids that will lose scholarship and playing opportunities. OTH - an influx in talent over the next 4 years I believe will lead to more parity in the sport.
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Post by dragon2owl on Sept 8, 2020 10:09:07 GMT -5
Gaby Mansfield committed to Rice.
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Post by huskerjen on Sept 8, 2020 10:42:45 GMT -5
Going a step past this - even if no University increases scholarships next year - the supply of players eligible to play college volleyball is going to be greater than ever before for the next 4 years. The scholarships are fixed starting in 2022 and probably mostly fixed for 2021. This will trickle down to all levels - which means there will be fewer scholarships available for incoming freshman for the next 4 years. The talent level across all of D1 will be greater over the next 4 years. This sucks for many kids that will lose scholarship and playing opportunities. OTH - an influx in talent over the next 4 years I believe will lead to more parity in the sport. I think it will end up being a far smaller roster management problem than anticipated when looking at the raw numbers. Most seniors will choose to move on and/or they will not be afforded an extra year's scholarship by their program (most will then move on with their lives as opposed to transferring). All the players with pro potential will choose the money. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2020 11:06:33 GMT -5
All the players with pro potential will choose the money. Based on the conversations I've had with several players who will be playing pro, this is not true. |
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