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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 10, 2022 15:20:19 GMT -5
Also, I’ve been saying for a long long time that Franklin is crazy good. Always impressed me at MSU with her skill and attitude. She just never seemed to wilt though she was carrying a huge load. She was the core of that MSU squad when on the court. They completely lost their identity when she was out of the lineup. Before her transfer, I had her as the best outside in the B1G albeit on a bad team.
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Aug 10, 2022 15:53:07 GMT -5
Hmm. I'd be in favor of having the true account archived here, please.
Me too (instead of how the resident making-mountains-out-of-molehills-specialist seems to think )! I've now read the excerpt...I have never heard of Salima Rockwell having been under consideration for the UW coaching job...or even wanting to be. Weird.
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Post by GoGophs on Aug 10, 2022 15:58:16 GMT -5
Curious about the NCAA situation with bramshreiber, isn’t signing with a pro agency the same as declaring for the draft (ie basketball, hockey, football) and therefore make you ineligible? Does anyone know if this situation has happened before in volleyball?
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 10, 2022 16:09:07 GMT -5
Me too (instead of how the resident making-mountains-out-of-molehills-specialist seems to think )! I've now read the excerpt...I have never heard of Salima Rockwell having been under consideration for the UW coaching job...or even wanting to be. Weird. Yeah, I don't remember hearing that either, but he must have a clipping or a note somewhere from an interview. What struck me as really weird is that Sheffield remembers Fricano calling him about his candidacy before he'd been contacted. Moreover, that she was convinced he would be the coach.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 10, 2022 17:23:03 GMT -5
Curious about the NCAA situation with bramshreiber, isn’t signing with a pro agency the same as declaring for the draft (ie basketball, hockey, football) and therefore make you ineligible? Does anyone know if this situation has happened before in volleyball? While I'm no expert, it appears from a brief review that the rules governing drafts and player eligibility vary from sport to sport. For example, NCAA basketball players c an declare for the NBA draft and then reapply to use their remaining eligibility to play college again. There are a lot of rules governing it all, but they can test the waters in a number of ways, including retaining an NCAA certified agent (I doubt they have bothered to put together an agent certification process for volleyball, but I don't know.) Football players do not have the same luxury. Once they declare for the NFL draft, their eligibility is done. There is yet another set of rules for Hockey players. They can get enter the NHL draft up to two times, and still play for the college team if they get drafted as long as they don't sign a pro contract. The selecting team has priority in signing that player for 30 days from the graduation of the student. The NCAA rule regarding retaining agents sounds clear, but it's also in flux. It's obvious from the above that some sports have gotten around it (as early as 2018!), and some states have since passed legislation to prevent the NCAA from punishing students for retaining an agent. It's clear the NCAA, and probably the federal government, needs to step in to develop a uniform code of some sort, because noone knows what the consequences of any action are anymore. Whether that will happen, I don't know. How Bramschreiber and volleyball generally fit into all of this, I don't have the foggiest clue. It's an up and coming sport that has been treated like a poor relative - as for most olympic sports. There is no pro league in the US, and it seems crazily arbitrary to punish a student for simply exploring the vanishingly small pro opportunities for liberos overseas, especially when all these kids are now signing NIL deals with promotional agencies. Heck, Robinson looks like she entered a deal with American Eagle, based on her instagram. That would have gotten her ineligible in the past.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 10, 2022 17:29:44 GMT -5
Anyway, going through all that made me understand why the NCAA is probably sitting on the ruling. They need to make sure of the precedent they are setting, and maybe even figure out if there is a precedent, or even if it matters. I can imagine wildly different opinions on each of those points.
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Aug 10, 2022 17:40:46 GMT -5
Can't wait to see Sarah Franklin in action for the Badgers!
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 10, 2022 17:42:02 GMT -5
Ticket emails went out, with wildly different results than what I saw the other day. I ended up getting 3 tickets, and am in Q now.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 10, 2022 18:26:49 GMT -5
Ticket emails went out, with wildly different results than what I saw the other day. I ended up getting 3 tickets, and am in Q now. Mine is the same as had been shown on Monday. But this time my seat for Florida at the Kohl Center is included... and it sucks! 100 level, which I simply assumed it would be, but dead in the corner. Section 104. i know the KC seating pretty well, from years of women's hockey tickets before LaBahn was built, where one could just sit anywhere they wanted. And 104 sucks. I find it *quite* likely I'll be able to buy better either when singles go sale next week, or on StubHub, etc. But do I even need to say that I shouldn't have to? (IIRC, the 100 level "lower bowl" seats close to 10,000) ------------------ (BTW: The Illinois match on Oct 2nd is listed as "TBA". Clearly, Illinois getting ready to bolt the Big Ten for the MAC. I'm joking, I'm joking...)
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Post by taxidea on Aug 10, 2022 19:08:09 GMT -5
A series of tweets from Punzel. mostly good, some not so much: 1. Sarah Franklin is crazy good. Might just be best OH in the country. Power, range, touch, passing ability and big serve. Closest comp for me is Mikaela Foecke of Neb, and Franklin's name is easier to spell. 2. Julia Orzol combined with Franklin gives badgervb an elite OH combo. Orzol looks fully healthy and is back hitting topspin serve. 3. Setter situation is fluid, but I'd guess that they end up going with 6-2 with @izzyashburn2 and @mjhamm5 sharing duties. Competition is close and 6-2 gives opportunity to play an extra hitter. 4. It may be a couple days or so before libero Gulce Guktekin arrives from Turkey as she works through visa/passport issues. Should be interesting battle for that spot 5. Baylor transfer libero Shanel Bramschreiber is practicing but has yet to gain clearance to play. Issue revolves around having had an agent to check out pro possibilities. Stay tuned. 6. Danielle Hart is looking strong as she comes back from torn ACL. Had a hit in practice this morning that led @kellypsheffield to pause practice in recognition. She says she's feeling progressively better. 7. The depth of pin hitters is unprecedented in Sheffield era. @ellawrobell, @jade_Demps15 and @lizgregorski would be a good base for many teams, but they'll be battling for playing time. Gregorski healthy and has her hops. Firstly…thanks Rob for the excellent summary post. Really great to hear about players making a splash in the gym early on. Secondly, I’m as bullish for this Badgers team as anyone on this forum. “Unprecedented” is a great descriptor for the talent we have assembled at the net. But I have to admit that on some levels, the setter discussion is a tiny bit unnerving to me right now. Sorry.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 10, 2022 19:14:41 GMT -5
A series of tweets from Punzel. mostly good, some not so much: 1. Sarah Franklin is crazy good. Might just be best OH in the country. Power, range, touch, passing ability and big serve. Closest comp for me is Mikaela Foecke of Neb, and Franklin's name is easier to spell. 2. Julia Orzol combined with Franklin gives badgervb an elite OH combo. Orzol looks fully healthy and is back hitting topspin serve. 3. Setter situation is fluid, but I'd guess that they end up going with 6-2 with @izzyashburn2 and @mjhamm5 sharing duties. Competition is close and 6-2 gives opportunity to play an extra hitter. 4. It may be a couple days or so before libero Gulce Guktekin arrives from Turkey as she works through visa/passport issues. Should be interesting battle for that spot 5. Baylor transfer libero Shanel Bramschreiber is practicing but has yet to gain clearance to play. Issue revolves around having had an agent to check out pro possibilities. Stay tuned. 6. Danielle Hart is looking strong as she comes back from torn ACL. Had a hit in practice this morning that led @kellypsheffield to pause practice in recognition. She says she's feeling progressively better. 7. The depth of pin hitters is unprecedented in Sheffield era. @ellawrobell, @jade_Demps15 and @lizgregorski would be a good base for many teams, but they'll be battling for playing time. Gregorski healthy and has her hops. Firstly…thanks Rob for the excellent summary post. Really great to hear about players making a splash in the gym early on. Secondly, I’m as bullish for this Badgers team as anyone on this forum. “Unprecedented” is a great descriptor for the talent we have assembled at the net. But I have to admit that on some levels, the setter discussion is a tiny bit unnerving to me right now. Sorry. My cut-and-paste skills are *highly* advanced. :-)
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Post by taxidea on Aug 10, 2022 19:26:10 GMT -5
Firstly…thanks Rob for the excellent summary post. Really great to hear about players making a splash in the gym early on. Secondly, I’m as bullish for this Badgers team as anyone on this forum. “Unprecedented” is a great descriptor for the talent we have assembled at the net. But I have to admit that on some levels, the setter discussion is a tiny bit unnerving to me right now. Sorry. My cut-and-paste skills are *highly* advanced. :-) LOL…I get a participation ribbon.
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Post by badgerfanatic on Aug 10, 2022 19:50:00 GMT -5
Ticket emails went out, with wildly different results than what I saw the other day. I ended up getting 3 tickets, and am in Q now. I got booted out of Section D row 12 to the absolute very last row 29 in Section P. According to the kid I talked to on the phone the other day at the ticket office that assured me based on my priority tier (2) that it was unlikely I would move much, it's my conclusion there were only two priority tiers.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 10, 2022 20:28:50 GMT -5
Ticket emails went out, with wildly different results than what I saw the other day. I ended up getting 3 tickets, and am in Q now. I got booted out of Section D row 12 to the absolute very last row 29 in Section P. According to the kid I talked to on the phone the other day at the ticket office that assured me based on my priority tier (2) that it was unlikely I would move much, it's my conclusion there were only two priority tiers. IIRC, I get some sort of generic "satisfaction" survey every year from the Athletic Dept about my season tickets for VB and women's hockey. I will be sure to fill it out and send it in this year. SMH
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Post by uwvbfan on Aug 10, 2022 20:48:35 GMT -5
Here are my priority points ranking and resulting seating. Use to compare with your results.
571 out of 715 (Director's Club),
Resulted in Section E, Row 7, Seat 7
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