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Post by donaldjamesparker on Oct 18, 2021 19:22:25 GMT -5
I was so glad that Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley were graduating. Then they got the extra covid year. 9 evenings from right now, we find out if the Huskers can overcome the Badger whammy - 5 victories in a row - the last three by sweep. And the rodents have won 7 out of the last 9. They are our Kryptonite right now. If they stymie us again (especially in 3), I'll know exactly how Penn State feels about playing the Huskers. Badgers are weasels, and weasels, including Badgers, eat rodents and Gophers. Badgers are also extremely unpleasant beasts, vicious and smelly. Actually badgers are cousins to the weasels and wolverines and minks etc. in the Mustelid family. I was not thinking when I labeled them as rodents. I changed it to varmints to be more accurate. Thanks for pointing out my biological faux pas.
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Post by Floyd R. Turbo on Oct 18, 2021 20:33:00 GMT -5
I love the way the Women of Corn have been playing since the B1G season started, but outside of the match against our good buddy Mr. Rose, we have not been playing upper-tier conference teams. We will know a lot more about this team after the next six matches. I am optimistic, since we seem to have found not only a starting lineup but a very good offensive rhythm. And we also found #26 back on the court; that helps a bunch too!
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Post by rjaege on Oct 18, 2021 21:05:10 GMT -5
Maggie Mendelson just reclassified herself as a 2022 recruit, graduating next spring. Still no college commitment.
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Post by vergyltantor on Oct 18, 2021 21:41:57 GMT -5
Maggie Mendelson just reclassified herself as a 2022 recruit, graduating next spring. Still no college commitment. Husker fans can only hope that the loss of 2-3 middles to graduation after this season will motivate her to play where people actually care about Volleyball.
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Post by rjaege on Oct 19, 2021 2:17:37 GMT -5
Maggie Mendelson just reclassified herself as a 2022 recruit, graduating next spring. Still no college commitment. Husker fans can only hope that the loss of 2-3 middles to graduation after this season will motivate her to play where people actually care about Volleyball. Interesting observation. Late school committals often indicate waiting on acceptance to Stanford. Although Stanford followers indicate their basketball coach is not keen on dual sport athletes.
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Post by rjaege on Oct 19, 2021 2:31:33 GMT -5
Husker fans can only hope that the loss of 2-3 middles to graduation after this season will motivate her to play where people actually care about Volleyball. Interesting observation. Late school committals often indicate waiting on acceptance to Stanford. Although Stanford followers indicate their basketball coach is not keen on dual sport athletes. Also Stanford may not have a BB scholarship. Someone pointed out that she could redshirt in one sport thus eliminating full dual sport participation for 2 yrs over a 5 yr college career. Sounds right, but not sure. This might be a factor in her deciding to graduate a year early. Texas fans seem to think she is going there.
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Post by rjaege on Oct 19, 2021 6:48:11 GMT -5
Congrats Madi! Nice to see her get the recognition. She has taken her game to a new level this year.
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Post by volleyfan4321 on Oct 19, 2021 8:52:08 GMT -5
Congrats Madi! GBR!
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Post by knapplc on Oct 19, 2021 10:09:56 GMT -5
We don't get to see much of Lexi Sun - and not so much of Callie either since Stivrin's return, but here is a chance to see both of them off the court. Callie seems to be so timid that it was almost shocking to hear her speak candidly. This was fun! Thanks for posting it. The photographer guy, "We're in the wilderness." Yes, literally. They were walking around Wilderness Park, SW of Lincoln. It's a neat little woodsy place.
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Post by donaldjamesparker on Oct 19, 2021 11:26:22 GMT -5
Interesting observation. Late school committals often indicate waiting on acceptance to Stanford. Although Stanford followers indicate their basketball coach is not keen on dual sport athletes. Also Stanford may not have a BB scholarship. Someone pointed out that she could redshirt in one sport thus eliminating full dual sport participation for 2 yrs over a 5 yr college career. Sounds right, but not sure. This might be a factor in her deciding to graduate a year early. Texas fans seem to think she is going there. If you did the 5 year thing to preclude dual sports, the host school would have to use a one year scholarship that fifth year. Seems like it would be better to have the athlete divide their time between the two sports and only use scholarship for 4 years. In Maggie's case, that one year on the end (or beginning) would have to count against the Volleyball team. I'd love to see her in Scarlet and Cream in both venues. I'd really hate to see a nice girl from a rural town in Utah end up in Austin wearing Halloween colors.
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Post by rjaege on Oct 19, 2021 11:38:55 GMT -5
Also Stanford may not have a BB scholarship. Someone pointed out that she could redshirt in one sport thus eliminating full dual sport participation for 2 yrs over a 5 yr college career. Sounds right, but not sure. This might be a factor in her deciding to graduate a year early. Texas fans seem to think she is going there. If you did the 5 year thing to preclude dual sports, the host school would have to use a one year scholarship that fifth year. Seems like it would be better to have the athlete divide their time between the two sports and only use scholarship for 4 years. In Maggie's case, that one year on the end (or beginning) would have to count against the Volleyball team. I'd love to see her in Scarlet and Cream in both venues. I'd really hate to see a nice girl from a rural town in Utah end up in Austin wearing Halloween colors. Scarlet and cream, threw me there a bit, I always thought NE colors were Husker Red and White. You are correct on the internet it says scarlet and cream. Still looks bright red and white to me ... lol Agree, love to see her at NE, too. Wait and see.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 19, 2021 11:55:46 GMT -5
I have to drop this here. I had a Nebraska native come shop at my store in SoCal. Obviously volleyball came up and we had the most amazing conversation. She was older and told me all about the old texas/Nebraska Big 8 rivalry matches. She got to see Jordan Larson and Jwo a few weeks ago. The way she spoke about everyone on the team with such enthusiasm and knowledge and caring, I’d swear the girls were her own daughters. She complimented how well Texas did last spring and this fall, and we went through a long rant about the scheduling this year and last. A really pleasant experience between too ‘rival’ fans, but a huge reminder why it’s so fun to be a part of this Niche community. My employees were like what are these two talking about so passionately. You don’t run into lifelong netters who can give you amazing conversation all the time.
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Oct 19, 2021 13:13:19 GMT -5
I was so glad that Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley were graduating. Then they got the extra covid year. 9 evenings from right now, we find out if the Huskers can overcome the Badger whammy - 5 victories in a row - the last three by sweep. And the rodents have won 7 out of the last 9. They are our Kryptonite right now. If they stymie us again (especially in 3), I'll know exactly how Penn State feels about playing the Huskers. Badgers are weasels, and weasels, including Badgers, eat rodents and Gophers. Badgers are also extremely unpleasant beasts, vicious and smelly. Can't wait for the extremely unpleasant beasts to show up in Lincoln. It's going to be a vicious and smelly match on the 27th!
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Post by Redoutwest on Oct 19, 2021 13:51:55 GMT -5
Badgers are weasels, and weasels, including Badgers, eat rodents and Gophers. Badgers are also extremely unpleasant beasts, vicious and smelly. Can't wait for the extremely unpleasant beasts to show up in Lincoln. It's going to be a vicious and smelly match on the 27th! Yeah, but Huskers are basically farmers who kill weasels (just not lately it seems)
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Post by rjaege on Oct 19, 2021 17:38:15 GMT -5
Can't wait for the extremely unpleasant beasts to show up in Lincoln. It's going to be a vicious and smelly match on the 27th! Yeah, but Huskers are basically farmers who kill weasels (just not lately it seems) My grandfather in 1920's farming near Leuwellen, NE. He was not fond of badgers digging burrows in the road. He came across one out of its den and decided he'd kill it. Jumped out of his truck, shovel in hand to dispatch the badger. Well the badger disliked my grandfather as much as he disliked the badger. The badger turned and charged. After a couple of close calls and unsuccessful swats at the badger, my grandfather retreated to his pickup and the badger carried the day. They are mean and nasty beasts, and maloderous.
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