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Post by sunset on Aug 22, 2022 21:15:17 GMT -5
Let the Kohl Center Florida match profiteering begin! Twelve tickets and nine tickets, etc is not just somebody who bought tickets and then remembered he had a wedding to go to. This is somebody with enough clout or "donor points' to get a hold of a dozen prime location tickets with the clear and express intent of reselling them for a profit. And that stinks. Call or email the Athletic Dept and let them know you think it stinks. I did so a number of times last season during the NCAA when really good seats were showing up on StubHub in bunches of 6, 10 12 tickets, while longtime season ticket holders - much longer than I - were being relegated to the corners. I’m stuck in a blasted corner. Thanks for this info. I will contact them.
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Post by skinny on Aug 22, 2022 21:16:36 GMT -5
I dont really know anything about season ticket issues or what kind of offense WI is running this year but Im kind of disappointed after reading that Sarah Franklin article that her nickname Frank The Tank is in reference to former Badger basketball player Frank The Tank Kaminsky and not to Will Ferrell's character in Old School. That just cant be right, lol. WI volleyball please watch Old School as soon as possible.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 22, 2022 21:18:20 GMT -5
Just this month, there were stories in the paper about how the Athletic department denied renewal to season ticket holders who were simply turning around and reselling the tickets to ticket brokers, etc. I posted a link here to a version of the story not behind the State Journal paywall. I'm certain that it contains really good quotes from Ath Dept people for this context like "we intend to sell tickets to people who intend to use them themselves", etc. And it isn't hard to know who is doing this. They clearly know who they sold section 109 row K seats to, etc ------------------- k1-factory.com/why-wisconsin-cut-off-more-than-100-football-season-ticket-holders-from-buying-again-in-2022-college-football/The question is whether excluding those people will just let in others who do the same thing. That's what happens when events become targets for prospectors. The low initial price of the Kohl center tickets, and the ability to purchase lots of tickets, doesn't help. It is also "curious" to me that such blocks of tickets can be up on StubHub at all. I look at the ticket I was assigned for Florida using the Badger app, and it says that my ticket is not currently transferable or available to be resold on StubHub. Almost like the Badger app is applying different rules to different ticket holders. Some animals are more equal than others...
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Post by robtearle on Aug 22, 2022 21:20:25 GMT -5
I dont really know anything about season ticket issues or what kind of offense WI is running this year but Im kind of disappointed after reading that Sarah Franklin article that her nickname Frank The Tank is in reference to former Badger basketball player Frank The Tank Kaminsky and not to Will Ferrell's character in Old School. That just cant be right, lol. WI volleyball please watch Old School as soon as possible. VB trivia: while in school, Frank the Tank was dating OH Deme Morales. She had a better vertical than he did. :-)
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Post by buckypete on Aug 23, 2022 10:00:43 GMT -5
I dont really know anything about season ticket issues or what kind of offense WI is running this year but Im kind of disappointed after reading that Sarah Franklin article that her nickname Frank The Tank is in reference to former Badger basketball player Frank The Tank Kaminsky and not to Will Ferrell's character in Old School. That just cant be right, lol. WI volleyball please watch Old School as soon as possible. Um, no... it's not. From the article: Franklin, who picked up the nickname from a couple of Spartans teammates, was unaware of the existence of the previous Frank the Tank. That’s understandable considering she was still in middle school in Lake Worth, Florida, when Kaminsky was leading the Badgers to back-to-back Final Fours and earning national Player of the Year honors in 2015. “I had never heard of that,” she said. “That’s cool. I’ll carry that on. I don’t mind that. “I didn’t have a nickname when I got to Michigan State, and I think it started with ‘Frank’ or ‘Frankie’ and then turned into Frank the Tank, just because it had a good ring to it. On the court, I’m more Frank the Tank. Sarah doesn’t fit as well as Frank the Tank does.”
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Post by dhpapke on Aug 23, 2022 10:59:15 GMT -5
Some observations: Based solely on the calendar, Danielle Hart is most likely fully healed physically. Her psychological challenge is to forget her knee has been surgically rebuilt. Nothing short of being placed in challenging game situations where she is consumed by the flow of the game will heal her mentally. She needs to play in some tough situations early this fall.
Wisconsin has only two setters listed on their roster. I don’t know if there is someone else besides Izzy and MJ who can set. In a 6-2 scheme Wisconsin would have no room for injuries to a setter. The fallback is to return to a 5-1. For that reason if Wisconsin runs a 6-2 they will need to mix that 6-2 with a 5-1 often enough to stay sharp in the 5-1.
Izzy Ashburn has the profile of a good setter. She displays the discipline, quickness, anticipation and spacial awareness needed for that role. I won’t be surprised if she becomes our #1 setter.
Wisconsin will be able to put some intimidating combinations on the front line. There will be a temptation to use brute force to win matches (not that there is anything wrong with that). But I hope they remember how much finesse and deception was needed to win an NCAA championship.
Following Danielle Hart’s injury last year the Wisconsin coaches engaged in a long discovery process that maximized the team’s chemistry and the use of the available talent. Demps became a surprise weapon in the back court, Rettke was often a decoy, Robinson delivered hammer blows at the net and at key moments Loberg beat opposing blockers into submission. I’m hopeful we’ll have another season of “Better Living Through Chemistry”.
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Post by stanfordvb on Aug 23, 2022 12:01:49 GMT -5
it would be close, but I think Wisconsin could be better at the end of 2022 then they were at the end of 2021. OH as a whole is upgraded. Orzol theoretically will be better as she's had a year under her belt and many of those super seniors gone as well. Franklin has shown she's better than Loberg so that position should be stronger. whether its Robinson/crawford or hart/crawford in the middle, that's a pretty nasty MB combo that may not be as good as Rettke, but certainly able to play with the best. I don't think there will be too much of a defensive or ball control drop-off either, GG and Shanel are fully capable of forming one of the best libero/ds combos in the country imo. Orzol was a solid passer and defender last year who returns and again (theoretically) should be even better. if they run the 6-2, that puts 3 very talented attackers in the front row at all times. 4 of the 6 attackers would be arguably the best attacker on multiple other top teams. (excluding hart bc of injury and oral because she isn't quite as terminal as the others) if they can find the right way to make all the pieces fit, I would not be surprised if they repeated as national champs
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Post by SportyBucky on Aug 23, 2022 12:15:20 GMT -5
Some observations: Based solely on the calendar, Danielle Hart is most likely fully healed physically. Her psychological challenge is to forget her knee has been surgically rebuilt. Nothing short of being placed in challenging game situations where she is consumed by the flow of the game will heal her mentally. She needs to play in some tough situations early this fall. Wisconsin has only two setters listed on their roster. I don’t know if there is someone else besides Izzy and MJ who can set. In a 6-2 scheme Wisconsin would have no room for injuries to a setter. The fallback is to return to a 5-1. For that reason if Wisconsin runs a 6-2 they will need to mix that 6-2 with a 5-1 often enough to stay sharp in the 5-1. Izzy Ashburn has the profile of a good setter. She displays the discipline, quickness, anticipation and spacial awareness needed for that role. I won’t be surprised if she becomes our #1 setter. Wisconsin will be able to put some intimidating combinations on the front line. There will be a temptation to use brute force to win matches (not that there is anything wrong with that). But I hope they remember how much finesse and deception was needed to win an NCAA championship. Following Danielle Hart’s injury last year the Wisconsin coaches engaged in a long discovery process that maximized the team’s chemistry and the use of the available talent. Demps became a surprise weapon in the back court, Rettke was often a decoy, Robinson delivered hammer blows at the net and at key moments Loberg beat opposing blockers into submission. I’m hopeful we’ll have another season of “Better Living Through Chemistry”. I have no idea what this sentence means, "Izzy Ashburn has the profile of a good setter. She displays the discipline, quickness, anticipation and spacial awareness needed for that role. I won’t be surprised if she becomes our #1 setter." How did you come to this conclusion? Spring match? Scrimmages? What discipline has she demonstrated? I have no idea what you mean by spacial awareness...perhaps you mean where you are on the court? I have no idea how you deciphered that from the limited data set you have and have further differentiated the two setters on the limited data set you have. When I set, and when I trained setters, there were a few things by which setters were measured. First, ability to run an offense. For that, you need to know match-ups, sets by position, and be able to set that ball to a location (ie connect with hitter). You need to have footwork to get to the ball, which you mention as quickness. You need a degree of deceptiveness that comes with a neutral setting position, both with your body and your hands. The longer you can remain neutral, the less able to read the set and close the block. I would add, and this is a nuance, trajectory for the set. Some setters simply set a better traveling and arriving ball than others. For D1 ball, at least in a 5-1, they need to be able to block. They need to be able to defend their position. Without significant time in the gym charting sets based on passes received, termination %, etc...you can't make a decision.
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Post by ndodge on Aug 23, 2022 12:22:01 GMT -5
it would be close, but I think Wisconsin could be better at the end of 2022 then they were at the end of 2021. OH as a whole is upgraded. Orzol theoretically will be better as she's had a year under her belt and many of those super seniors gone as well. Franklin has shown she's better than Loberg so that position should be stronger. whether its Robinson/crawford or hart/crawford in the middle, that's a pretty nasty MB combo that may not be as good as Rettke, but certainly able to play with the best. I don't think there will be too much of a defensive or ball control drop-off either, GG and Shanel are fully capable of forming one of the best libero/ds combos in the country imo. Orzol was a solid passer and defender last year who returns and again (theoretically) should be even better. if they run the 6-2, that puts 3 very talented attackers in the front row at all times. 4 of the 6 attackers would be arguably the best attacker on multiple other top teams. (excluding hart bc of injury and oral because she isn't quite as terminal as the others) if they can find the right way to make all the pieces fit, I would not be surprised if they repeated as national champs I agree with your assessment but also want to point out that even with all that detail Smrek wasn't specifically mentioned. She can likely take over more matches than just NE and Louisville like last year.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Aug 23, 2022 12:35:33 GMT -5
I dont really know anything about season ticket issues or what kind of offense WI is running this year but Im kind of disappointed after reading that Sarah Franklin article that her nickname Frank The Tank is in reference to former Badger basketball player Frank The Tank Kaminsky and not to Will Ferrell's character in Old School. That just cant be right, lol. WI volleyball please watch Old School as soon as possible. Um, no... it's not. From the article: Franklin, who picked up the nickname from a couple of Spartans teammates, was unaware of the existence of the previous Frank the Tank. That’s understandable considering she was still in middle school in Lake Worth, Florida, when Kaminsky was leading the Badgers to back-to-back Final Fours and earning national Player of the Year honors in 2015. “I had never heard of that,” she said. “That’s cool. I’ll carry that on. I don’t mind that. “I didn’t have a nickname when I got to Michigan State, and I think it started with ‘Frank’ or ‘Frankie’ and then turned into Frank the Tank, just because it had a good ring to it. On the court, I’m more Frank the Tank. Sarah doesn’t fit as well as Frank the Tank does.” Uhh, yeah. I get it: everyone's (just more than slightly) losing it waiting for the OOC to start. Chomping-at-the-bit's understandable..*but really*..someone getting upset over "Frank The Tank"? Okie dokie! Btw, I am the Stanford ex-jock who rooted for your team a year ago (as Team 1B; SU's always my 1A). C'mon season, begin already!
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Post by stanfordvb on Aug 23, 2022 13:05:27 GMT -5
it would be close, but I think Wisconsin could be better at the end of 2022 then they were at the end of 2021. OH as a whole is upgraded. Orzol theoretically will be better as she's had a year under her belt and many of those super seniors gone as well. Franklin has shown she's better than Loberg so that position should be stronger. whether its Robinson/crawford or hart/crawford in the middle, that's a pretty nasty MB combo that may not be as good as Rettke, but certainly able to play with the best. I don't think there will be too much of a defensive or ball control drop-off either, GG and Shanel are fully capable of forming one of the best libero/ds combos in the country imo. Orzol was a solid passer and defender last year who returns and again (theoretically) should be even better. if they run the 6-2, that puts 3 very talented attackers in the front row at all times. 4 of the 6 attackers would be arguably the best attacker on multiple other top teams. (excluding hart bc of injury and oral because she isn't quite as terminal as the others) if they can find the right way to make all the pieces fit, I would not be surprised if they repeated as national champs I agree with your assessment but also want to point out that even with all that detail Smrek wasn't specifically mentioned. She can likely take over more matches than just NE and Louisville like last year. yes, I didn't want to spend the time going through everyone who returned lol, obviously Robinson, smrek, and crawford should be improved players as well and help balance the offense
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 23, 2022 18:33:30 GMT -5
How many road matches are slated to be on BTN+ this year? Trying to decide between doing the monthly BTN+ School Pass or the annual Sport Pass for VB.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 23, 2022 18:39:06 GMT -5
How many road matches are slated to be on BTN+ this year? Trying to decide between doing the monthly BTN+ School Pass or the annual Sport Pass for VB. First, do you mean conference road games, or non-conference? We did this a week or so ago, and it was pointed out to me that there was a match at Michigan for which no video was produced. But with that exception, it is my experience that all conference matches between all schools show either on a 'regular' cable channel or are streamed on BTN-Plus. And those matches televised show up a day later in the BTN-Plus archive.
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 23, 2022 19:20:58 GMT -5
How many road matches are slated to be on BTN+ this year? Trying to decide between doing the monthly BTN+ School Pass or the annual Sport Pass for VB. First, do you mean conference road games, or non-conference? We did this a week or so ago, and it was pointed out to me that there was a match at Michigan for which no video was produced. But with that exception, it is my experience that all conference matches between all schools show either on a 'regular' cable channel or are streamed on BTN-Plus. And those matches televised show up a day later in the BTN-Plus archive. It looks like the game at Iowa is the only roadie Wisconsin will have on BTN+. @ Minn BTN @ IU BTN @ PUBTN @ Iowa BTN+@ Michigan ESPN2 @ Ill BTN @ Rutgers ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WTF@ PSU BTN @ UNL BTN @ OSU BTN It might not make sense to do the BTN+ monthly sub for just Wisconsin (unless maybe there's enough FB and BB content later this year). Might make more sense to do the Sport Pass for BTN+, to catch some other conference games.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 23, 2022 19:56:16 GMT -5
First, do you mean conference road games, or non-conference? We did this a week or so ago, and it was pointed out to me that there was a match at Michigan for which no video was produced. But with that exception, it is my experience that all conference matches between all schools show either on a 'regular' cable channel or are streamed on BTN-Plus. And those matches televised show up a day later in the BTN-Plus archive. It looks like the game at Iowa is the only roadie Wisconsin will have on BTN+. @ Minn BTN @ IU BTN @ PUBTN @ Iowa BTN+@ Michigan ESPN2 @ Ill BTN @ Rutgers ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WTF@ PSU BTN @ UNL BTN @ OSU BTN It might not make sense to do the BTN+ monthly sub for just Wisconsin (unless maybe there's enough FB and BB content later this year). Might make more sense to do the Sport Pass for BTN+, to catch some other conference games. How are you on hockey? B1G men's hockey also plays on BTN-Plus, And the women's team, who play in the WCHA, also show up on BTN-Plus, as do all WCHA games. I have an all-sport, all-school subscription.
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