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Post by BigDigEnergy on Nov 17, 2022 15:56:49 GMT -5
It's an exhibition. AU could 'loan' then a libero for the night. is McGraw leaving Minnesota after this semester? is she trying to play pro? if she's still at Minnesota in the spring she could play with them in that match. kentucky used stumler in their spring matches after two OHs transferred in the off season even tho she was technically 'done' with kentucky volleyball She said she is planning to go pro but we don't know about the timeline at this point. |
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Post by robtearle on Nov 17, 2022 16:06:36 GMT -5
It's an exhibition. AU could 'loan' then a libero for the night. is McGraw leaving Minnesota after this semester? is she trying to play pro? if she's still at Minnesota in the spring she could play with them in that match. kentucky used stumler in their spring matches after two OHs transferred in the off season even tho she was technically 'done' with kentucky volleyball My point was it's an exhibition. Anything goes. Sure, CC could play. I remember one year for the Red-White scrimmage at Wisconsin, already graduated Kelli Bates played to even things out while somebody -I forget who - was unavaila le. |
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Post by volleyaudience on Nov 17, 2022 16:13:18 GMT -5
Just thinking about our next coach. Ah I see! Any reason why it would be him? His current gig seems like a pretty good one. What could Minnesota offer ? 🤷🏾♂️ My personal opinion is Karch has a ton of freedom and time to do his job and build teams to compete at the world level. I think he would be slow to trade what he has to be a coach of any team at the college level |
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Post by mcmike on Nov 17, 2022 20:53:13 GMT -5
Why in any sane person’s world would MN VB want ‘Jarch’? (sic)
His ethos is wildly divergent
Ewww. Even listening when he is commentating is a distasteful experience, at least, for me.
He is tasked with the production of Olympic hardware, not the development of student athletes to the best versions of themselves
We can do better…on this thread too
Why not take this commentary to the next coach topic
Like ‘Dances W Wolves’: you are hurting my ‘eyes’
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Nov 18, 2022 10:46:49 GMT -5
It was a momentary tangent.
They sometimes happen on VT. 😄
The ship will right itself.
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Post by spikerthemovie on Nov 18, 2022 11:38:42 GMT -5
It was a momentary tangent. They sometimes happen on VT. 😄 The ship will right itself. True, although it is annoying when there's an actual, active, clearly-labeled thread for the subject the poster is tangenting about. |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Nov 18, 2022 11:40:07 GMT -5
It was a momentary tangent. They sometimes happen on VT. 😄 The ship will right itself. True, although it is annoying when there's an actual, active, clearly-labeled thread for the subject the poster is tangenting about. I will 100% agree. But I’m not mad at anybody. Just saying. |
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Post by gopherfan90 on Nov 18, 2022 23:25:04 GMT -5
Landfair is such an enigma.
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Post by comet on Nov 18, 2022 23:29:33 GMT -5
This team is so frustrating. Does anyone remember Lexi Hart's OOS swings? Some were jaw dropping. I thought of that tonight when I saw Landfair take another dinky tap at another OOS set. Man I miss those days.
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Post by minnley on Nov 18, 2022 23:57:29 GMT -5
With Wucherer back in the lineup, this team has tons of firepower from nearly every position. But they've never run on all cylinders. Further, they will not make a deep run with Landfair and Kilkelly in the back row...and there's no fixing that at this late date.
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Post by vbcoltrane on Nov 19, 2022 0:08:57 GMT -5
With Wucherer back in the lineup, this team has tons of firepower from nearly every position. But they've never run on all cylinders. Further, they will not make a deep run with Landfair and Kilkelly in the back row...and there's no fixing that at this late date. I'd be satisfied with a Sweet 16 for Hugh's final team. I do believe they can make the Elite 8 IF they have the right Sweet 16 opponent; they're best play could get them there- but I'm not confident in that at all. Flip side, they could lose in the second round (Rnd 32) to various opponents.
Final Four. I guess anything is possible, but I just don't see a way.
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Post by mcmike on Nov 19, 2022 2:05:43 GMT -5
copied from match thread:
Did not have a chance to watch live but enjoyed the TV commentary and the knowledgeable VT chatter
Most important in this loss: Resilience facing adversity.
booth, davis, gros 8 4 26 .154 Subbing for Davis was smart. We needed a more physical presence.
when you are not passing well enough to activate a middle attack your H% is going to suffer because the left pin
is going to have 4 hands in their face
Purdue, Northwestern, Penn State, & probably Ohio State In all of these 4 losses the Gophers embodied the Hellman's motto: Bring out the best. In none of those matches were we able to muster the level of intensity and competitive spirit to overcome opponent excellence.
Minnesota service pressure waxed and waned and waxed... PSU had a lot of trouble passing early but their pins took OOS plays and turned them into points with aggressive third contacts. We have whined all year that low error ball will not suffice against strong aggressive opponents.
The B1G is TOUGH. Going into Happy Valley is usually challenging. MN's ability to right the ship after a couple of truly subpar sets, take the third and come back a bunch to go up 23-22 in the fourth is sort of a brakecheck against a falling RPI. Getting manhandled would have looked much worse when the committee factors 'last 10'.
Kash: don't know what her year stats look like, but numerous folk identified the hitch in her swing. It took well into the match before the block slowed itself enough to get decent block touches. I don't think it should have taken that long to make the adjustment.
Landfair: She actually dove to the floor once to make a good pass. She actually tooled the block at 23-24 in the 4th after getting rejected hitting into it a point earlier. Wookie has more court vision and shot adjustment in a handful of matches than TayLa after nearly two years. It is maddening to watch this kind of talent go unrealized. Six points lost on service errors and getting aced (i think). With her height her SA/SE ratio should be 3:1 not 1:3. Numerous opportunities to make stronger 3rd contacts. Sometimes you get underset. You still have the responsibility to better the ball. Drive it off the right hand of the block or put some pace on it. She rarely scores on tips because her opponents don't respect her swings on less than perfect sets. On the bic/pipe when there aren't six hands facing you try hitting 15+ degrees off dead center, eh?
Wookie: so good to have you back. Given our inability to get good passes it is better to have you on the left swinging hard on less than perfect sets. Much more terminal than Jenna.
We go nowhere in the NCAA without a significant improvement in the backcourt, passing in particular. Shaff is not SSS or Podraza with set location when she is running all over the court. I don't think we connected on a single gap set all night. If MN would run some sets well inside on these OOS passes our pins might not have 4 hands in their face and maybe there might be a seam.
I don't know where Kilkelly's recent strong serves went, but they didn't appear Friday.
Given the OSU upset it looks like the road to the B1G championship might bend toward WI. If PSU has the wherewithal to get up and beat WI they lock up a top 16 seed for sure, no? I think, however, that beating MN will have drained enough adrenaline, that it will be very hard to outperform 2 nights in a row.
If we battle toe to toe on the road next weekend we will probably start the tourney at the Pav. If we win one, then for sure. If we fade uncompetitively we will need the committee's good graces to stay at 16 or higher.
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Post by mcmike on Nov 19, 2022 2:22:08 GMT -5
"Championship Behaviors" on sale now.
In the fog of war at the end of the match
Hugh got caught up in the amazingly lucky back line kill off a back row attack from Weatherington?
Surely someone had to have known that she did take off from behind the attack line.
Could Hugh have waited deploying his last challenge until the previous challenge by PSU was adjudicated?
Maybe not? I've no idea.
A deep breath, a cooler head, a bench player or assistant who saw the takeoff?
Maybe we would still have lost the 4th, but it wouldn't have been on a bad ref's call.
There was no change in rotation from the MN block, but there was no challenge available.
As much as I love Hugh, I'd like to hear if he would critique himself for what transpired.
Was that championship behavior?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2022 7:02:56 GMT -5
The end of the Hugh Era will be defined by the fact that you can have all the pin talent in the world, but you won't challenge for a B1G title when you're simply average in the other areas. Hugh was a great steward of the Minnesota Volleyball program -- but whatever comes next should be, if nothing else, more exciting.
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Post by GoGophs on Nov 19, 2022 8:58:38 GMT -5
The end of the Hugh Era will be defined by the fact that you can have all the pin talent in the world, but you won't challenge for a B1G title when you're simply average in the other areas. Hugh was a great steward of the Minnesota Volleyball program -- but whatever comes next should be, if nothing else, more exciting. I’m hoping for a defensive minded HC. Improve the passing and serve receive all the way around, then those terminal pins can actually do their job 🤞 |
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