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Post by haterade on Apr 25, 2022 18:36:49 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image.
On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away.
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Post by n00b on Apr 25, 2022 18:43:04 GMT -5
In their first season, they had 5 true freshmen, 5 redshirt freshmen, two junior transfers (one JuCo, one 4-year), and one grad transfer. Edit: they also had one redshirt sophomore. Not quite sure how that worked for her. Do you know how they handled almost all of the team being in one class (true freshmen plus redshirt freshmen)? That appears to create a situation where they didn't have many open ships for three years and then almost all of the team leaving at one time. They’ve only played two seasons, so no. All of those athletes are now rising juniors and redshirt juniors. If it were me, I wouldn’t promise the redshirts a 5th year. Guarantee them a degree. But only award a 5th year scholarship if both the athlete and coach mutually agree. So you’d have some scholarships opening up. Of course, the are also dealing with the extra COVID year (like everybody else), so it gets extra weird. |
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Post by n00b on Apr 25, 2022 18:44:14 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image. On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away. I think it’ll be an appealing job for ANY coach. |
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Post by stevehorn on Apr 25, 2022 18:55:10 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image. On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away. I don't know of any external pressures on Vanderbilt to add the volleyball program, so I have to assume that it was solely the school's voluntary decision to add the program. Therefore I would assume they would give it more than limited support as it is a sport where they have the opportunity to build a competitive program. |
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Post by haterade on Apr 25, 2022 18:58:05 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image. On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away. I think it’ll be an appealing job for ANY coach. Fair. Just hoping they’re committed to making it a top25 level program and not just satisfying a requirement. |
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 25, 2022 19:29:48 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image. On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away. I'm not sure on their facilities right now, but they announced that they're investing $300 million in athletics. |
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 25, 2022 19:31:24 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image. On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away. Actually, I just found this. Vanderbilt is DFL in facilities and in the bottom four in every category except quality of life, where they're second. |
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Post by jayj79 on Apr 25, 2022 20:00:40 GMT -5
I am amazed, confused and a little appalled that there were, and still is. Good for Vandy; boo to Oklahoma State. why should schools be forced to sponsor certain sports and not others? |
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Post by robtearle on Apr 25, 2022 20:23:24 GMT -5
I am amazed, confused and a little appalled that there were, and still is. Good for Vandy; boo to Oklahoma State. why should schools be forced to sponsor certain sports and not others? Who said anything about being "forced"? I certainly did not. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Apr 25, 2022 20:40:17 GMT -5
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Post by Mocha on Apr 26, 2022 1:08:22 GMT -5
I’m ordering my Vanderbilt Volleyball gear.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2022 10:26:36 GMT -5
Is there any indication on what sort of financial commitment Vandy is going to make to the program? Do they have good non Football facilities? Besides baseball I’m not overly familiar with any of their athletic programs. It could be an appealing job for an up and coming coach. Nashville is an attractive location and someone could build a program in their image. On the flip side, a Texas led improving SEC with limited support sounds like a rough place once the new car smell goes away. Actually, I just found this. Vanderbilt is DFL in facilities and in the bottom four in every category except quality of life, where they're second. That's basically asking some coach or someone "Hey, what do you think about Vandy athletics?" and them replying: [NASCAR accent] "They got a tiny football stadium, and they suck at football ... so their athletics sucks! But they have a bar scene in downtown Nashville, so great quality of life!" Football stadiums and practice facilities, (men's) basketball arenas and practice facilities, and baseball stadiums and practice facilities, don't mean jack ____ to a volleyball team (*assuming* that the team plays games in a/the secondary arena, which is usually the case at larger schools) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2022 10:27:52 GMT -5
I would guess that Vandy recognized that outside of a few outstanding, nationally competitive programs, that SEC volleyball is like the JV league of the P5. So it's a great opportunity for them to invest some money, and potentially step up to a very competitive spot in the league relatively quickly.
Look at Kentucky. Could they have achieved their meteoric rise in the Big Ten? Hell no.
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Post by reader on Apr 26, 2022 11:01:55 GMT -5
Unfortunately several SEC teams took that same look in recent years and are trying to step into that same void. It's already not the easy pickings it appeared to be not that long ago.
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Post by haterade on Apr 26, 2022 11:02:36 GMT -5
Actually, I just found this. Vanderbilt is DFL in facilities and in the bottom four in every category except quality of life, where they're second. That's basically asking some coach or someone "Hey, what do you think about Vandy athletics?" and them replying: [NASCAR accent] "They got a tiny football stadium, and they suck at football ... so their athletics sucks! But they have a bar scene in downtown Nashville, so great quality of life!" Football stadiums and practice facilities, (men's) basketball arenas and practice facilities, and baseball stadiums and practice facilities, don't mean jack ____ to a volleyball team (*assuming* that the team plays games in a/the secondary arena, which is usually the case at larger schools) Football facilities and department revenue isn’t a deciding factor but the shared services for all athletes can make a big difference. The success of Nebraska football in the 90s and the investment into the athletic department helped keep and propel husker volleyball to its heights. Training table, academic support, devany remodel, hawks weight room etc. were built on revenue from the football program. Those matter to the volleyball team. I can’t speak to Kentucky basketball but having that cash cow in the athletic department helps all sports. Vandy doesn’t have that. Hence the question on what level of commitment they can afford/want to put into volleyball. |
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