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Post by jwvolley on Sept 3, 2022 21:26:43 GMT -5
1. I’ve been busy with hs vb and school starting. I cannot dig back thru 167 pages. 2. I’m a utah homer 3. I’ve only been able to catch todays game and One game last weekend. Is mendelson hurt or redshirting? I can’t believe she couldn’t have at least provided a little help in the middle? Last game I saw, both middles hit .000. This game one hit .000 and the other was hitting .000 until a couple of kills late in the third? I know the setting seems to be the bigger issue but give the girl a shot? It doesn’t seem like it would hurt. Allick was more match-ready. Which makes sense, she was with the team since January whereas Mendelson didn't get to campus until the summer and then didn't practice with them until basically Report date because of basketball and being with USA stuff. It's hard for her now too especially if we are running a 6-2 because you don't have the flexibility to use a sub for the middle in their serving role so you need the middle to be a good server/defender. Bekka is pretty great at both for a middle. It wouldn't surprise me to see Mendelson used throughout the season if we need a spark. I'm high on her.
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Post by radioactiveman on Sept 3, 2022 21:43:31 GMT -5
Aside from the Orr/Reilly issue next year, it’s going to be very interesting (ie crowded) if Kubik opts to come back.
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Post by scarletandcream on Sept 3, 2022 21:50:35 GMT -5
Aside from the Orr/Reilly issue next year, it’s going to be very interesting (ie crowded) if Kubik opts to come back. Honestly I wouldn’t be upset if she didn’t. Not that I don’t love her, but this team has gotta figure out how to play without their rock, Kubik. Here’s a potential rundown of next years pins, if she does stay: 5th year: Madi Kubik Seniors: None Juniors: Whitney Lauenstein Ally Batenhorst Lindsay Krause Sophomores: Hayden Kubik Freshman: Harper Murray Caroline Jurevicius Sheesh. That’s 7 pins. Add Skylar Pierce in 2024 and after Kubik is for sure gone you are back to 7.
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Post by rrvbfan on Sept 3, 2022 21:57:11 GMT -5
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Post by jwvolley on Sept 3, 2022 22:28:37 GMT -5
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Post by nevollfan on Sept 3, 2022 22:35:53 GMT -5
We hit .330 tonight with rather average passing and inconsistent timing and location to hitters from the setters. If we want to stay in the 6-2, we have to pass better. I assume the set locations will be better too. It gives us more options on whom to set on each potential point. I realize teams winning a national championship with a 6-2 are few and far between. But it gives us a chance to play the 4 pins of ready ability more evenly. All four girls have at least one year here under their belts. One would assume we will go to a 5-1, but it would be so cool to break the odds and win it all under a 6-2. Practically everyone in volleyball thinks it can’t be done. You go with the best system and line-up for the group of players you have in any given year to reach your highest potential to win.
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 4, 2022 1:01:01 GMT -5
Aside from the Orr/Reilly issue next year, it’s going to be very interesting (ie crowded) if Kubik opts to come back. Honestly I wouldn’t be upset if she didn’t. Not that I don’t love her, but this team has gotta figure out how to play without their rock, Kubik. Here’s a potential rundown of next years pins, if she does stay: 5th year: Madi Kubik Seniors: None Juniors: Whitney Lauenstein Ally Batenhorst Lindsay Krause Sophomores: Hayden Kubik Freshman: Harper Murray Caroline Jurevicius Sheesh. That’s 7 pins. Add Skylar Pierce in 2024 and after Kubik is for sure gone you are back to 7. ive said it before but id be surprised if all 7 of those players stay at Nebraska. all top tier recruits and multiple will have to sit the bench for 2-3 years. not a bad problem to have considering the better ones would stay
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Post by bigredtruck on Sept 4, 2022 9:02:02 GMT -5
Well, last night we saw what i was afraid we’d see, not what i hoped we’d see. Orr was a head case. cook is not cutting her any slack or bringing her along slowly. on purpose? does he sense that she is not mentally tough enough? Is this going to toughen her up? or is breaking her going to be a self fulfilling prophecy? in presser he said she was “missing too many sets”. Ironically, i would characterize the last 4 years of the Hames dynasty as “she missed too many sets”. I think for some reason he has given up on Orr. i can’t help but wonder what he is seeing/hearing from her behind the scenes that we don’t see that might lead to that conclusion. Is she a stereotypical post millennial that he just can’t mold? or what?!?
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 4, 2022 9:11:50 GMT -5
Your numbered points are spot on, IMO. This makes me think Coach Cook is dealing with some things I'm not aware of. I can think of four reasons that Orr was not on the floor. None of them are great. It is certainly concerning. Even before the 6-2 (with Orr watching), I have been trying to figure out how it’s going to work with Bergen Reilly coming in. I can’t imagine a setter with her (ever growing) resume being interested in sitting two years. Didn’t the same thing get said about Orr 💁♂️
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Post by Hawk Attack on Sept 4, 2022 9:14:45 GMT -5
Well, last night we saw what i was afraid we’d see, not what i hoped we’d see. Orr was a head case. cook is not cutting her any slack or bringing her along slowly. on purpose? does he sense that she is not mentally tough enough? Is this going to toughen her up? or is breaking her going to be a self fulfilling prophecy? in presser he said she was “missing too many sets”. Ironically, i would characterize the last 4 years of the Hames dynasty as “she missed too many sets”. I think for some reason he has given up on Orr. i can’t help but wonder what he is seeing/hearing from her behind the scenes that we don’t see that might lead to that conclusion. Is she a stereotypical post millennial that he just can’t mold? or what?!? Jesus. It’s two weeks in to season.
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 4, 2022 9:16:18 GMT -5
It is certainly concerning. Even before the 6-2 (with Orr watching), I have been trying to figure out how it’s going to work with Bergen Reilly coming in. I can’t imagine a setter with her (ever growing) resume being interested in sitting two years. Didn’t the same thing get said about Orr 💁♂️ yes but the situation is different. Orr came in while a healthy 3 year starter was still there and then Orr herself got injured. Reilly could be entering the team with a not very experienced setter who's only been the main setter for a couple months. also im sure Reilly doesn't plan on getting injured
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 4, 2022 9:16:49 GMT -5
It is certainly concerning. Even before the 6-2 (with Orr watching), I have been trying to figure out how it’s going to work with Bergen Reilly coming in. I can’t imagine a setter with her (ever growing) resume being interested in sitting two years. Didn’t the same thing get said about Orr 💁♂️ Orr had some career setbacks…you might not have heard…
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 4, 2022 9:18:40 GMT -5
Well, last night we saw what i was afraid we’d see, not what i hoped we’d see. Orr was a head case. cook is not cutting her any slack or bringing her along slowly. on purpose? does he sense that she is not mentally tough enough? Is this going to toughen her up? or is breaking her going to be a self fulfilling prophecy? in presser he said she was “missing too many sets”. Ironically, i would characterize the last 4 years of the Hames dynasty as “she missed too many sets”. I think for some reason he has given up on Orr. i can’t help but wonder what he is seeing/hearing from her behind the scenes that we don’t see that might lead to that conclusion. Is she a stereotypical post millennial that he just can’t mold? or what?!? This whole paragraph could be a case study in being extra af
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 4, 2022 9:19:44 GMT -5
I think way too much is made of "no one has ever won a natty using a 6-2". Well, maybe because less than 10% of teams in any given year use it? Penn State came dang close to winning it all with one. 2017? I think? Just watched the replay. I like the 6-2 for Nebraska as long as Batenhorst can get going. IMO, Evans / Hames in a 6-2 makes more sense than using Orr. You need fast, mobile setters who can defend in a 6-2, and I think that's why it works. Having two libero-level players (Roddy, Knuckles) also helps a ton since you don't necessarily have to worry about the setter playing first contact with them diming sets in secondary. So far, Wisconsin's 6-2 feels forced, Nebraska's looks really, really good to me. I hope Cook keeps it and lets it become well-oiled because I think it would be deadly by the time the B1G starts. I also think that the sample size for 6-2’s isn’t big enough to conclude that it’s inferior. There are a number of prior champions and teams very close to winning that surely could have been in a 6-2 and have been just as successful. When you have solid passing and left sides that can put the ball down at a high kill and efficiency, you are going to win most matches, regardless if it’s in a 5-1 or 6-2.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 4, 2022 9:22:50 GMT -5
Didn’t the same thing get said about Orr 💁♂️ Orr had some career setbacks…you might not have heard… ay just hates nebraska lol
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