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Post by slxpress on May 17, 2022 20:58:27 GMT -5
there's going to be an all-BIG final four one of these days:) I feel like we’re moving away from that. I don’t see anyone supplanting B1G anytime soon as the deepest conference. Too much money and resources being invested in volleyball by the conference as a whole. But the ACC took a dramatic leap in competition last year. I feel very convinced the PAC 12 is going to kick it up several notches over the next couple of years. The SEC is getting better, and will take another stride forward with Texas and OU joining in a couple of years. Still, the level of competition in the B1G during conference is next level stuff. Having the two finalists be B1G schools is impressive enough. |
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Post by ilikewaffles on May 17, 2022 21:47:05 GMT -5
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Post by bbg95 on May 17, 2022 22:10:33 GMT -5
Initially, I was thinking the poll votes might be overly influenced by last year's finish. But looking today, there is, IMO, some history to justify the opinions or guesses voiced in the poll. 8 schools have been Big10 Champs in volleyball (I believe, Penn State 17, Wisconsin 8, Illinois 4, Nebraska 3, Minnesota 3, Ohio State 3, Michigan State 2, and Purdue 1.) The six other schools have none. Of the schools voted in the top seven in our poll, all but Purdue have made National Semi-Finals appearances. Three have been National Champions. This group has several runner up and final four appearances. Of those voted in the bottom half of our poll, only Michigan has an appearance as high as National Semi-Finals (One). This just interested me and is subject to error and not based on dependable research. Michigan State has also been to a Final Four. Granted, it was in the sideout era ( 1995), but still. Agree with you otherwise. |
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Post by volleyaudience on May 17, 2022 23:03:45 GMT -5
Thank you! My bad. When I wrote "this group", I meant it to refer to the fact that those top seven had a history that included several runners up and final four appearances in addition to the semi-finals they all achieved. I did not mean "this group" to only refer to the three schools with championships. Lack of an editor. But I do think I probably made errors trying to summarize all those years.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2022 23:33:25 GMT -5
Good lord when does the Big 10 schedules come out?  |
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Post by snickers on May 19, 2022 7:39:14 GMT -5
Good lord when does the Big 10 schedules come out? It was the middle of June last year, when Minnesota's schedule came out. |
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Jun 3, 2022 7:41:25 GMT -5
It’s hard to predict league standings when the B1G office can’t provide a schedule by June 3. However with the movement during the off-season, here is my best guess…
1. Minnesota
2. Wisconsin
3. Nebraska
4. Ohio State
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. Purdue
8. Illinois
9. Northwestern
10. Maryland
11. Michigan State
12. Indiana
13. Iowa
14. Rutgers
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Post by vollectator on Jun 3, 2022 12:26:03 GMT -5
i don't see how Samedy's departure would propel the Gophers to the top, nor losing 5 super seniors would drop the Badgers only one spot in a tough league. the loss of Stivrins may be adequately compensated by the transfer of Hord (even that is no guarantee that the Hord at Penn St would be the same at Nebraska). Nebraska's got to be ahead of both Minnesota and Wisconsin for purposes of a preseason ranking.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 11:46:52 GMT -5
It’s hard to predict league standings when the B1G office can’t provide a schedule by June 3. However with the movement during the off-season, here is my best guess… 1. Minnesota 2. Wisconsin 3. Nebraska 4. Ohio State 5. Penn State 6. Michigan 7. Purdue 8. Illinois 9. Northwestern 10. Maryland 11. Michigan State 12. Indiana 13. Iowa 14. Rutgers This might have every team off by at least 1 spot. |
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Post by ndodge on Jun 4, 2022 12:16:00 GMT -5
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Post by badgerbreath on Jun 4, 2022 12:48:35 GMT -5
Ok. Interesting. That makes a statement. If there is a network that could do this justice, it’s probably BTN. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 13:52:47 GMT -5
i don't see how Samedy's departure would propel the Gophers to the top, nor losing 5 super seniors would drop the Badgers only one spot in a tough league. the loss of Stivrins may be adequately compensated by the transfer of Hord (even that is no guarantee that the Hord at Penn St would be the same at Nebraska). Nebraska's got to be ahead of both Minnesota and Wisconsin for purposes of a preseason ranking. clearly you haven't been paying attention to minnesota's off season/recruiting. they have a real shot to be at the top |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 4, 2022 14:54:22 GMT -5
I never really thought about it before, but volleyball media days is a pretty cool idea. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 18:31:50 GMT -5
I never really thought about it before, but volleyball media days is a pretty cool idea. I think this is huge! I haven’t even heard this being discussed for VB but this can bring great promotion and get our audience numbers to continue to climb! VB is ready to go to another level on TV! |
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Post by vergyltantor on Jun 4, 2022 19:45:49 GMT -5
Congratulations to the five B1G players selected to the Women's U21 Team Competing at the Pan Am Cup in La Paz.
1 Lexi Rodriguez (L, 5-5, Sterling, Ill., 2020, Great Lakes, Nebraska)
3 Chloe Chicoine (OH, 5-10, Lafayette, Ind., 2023, Hoosier, Purdue)
7 Mckenna Wucherer (OH, 6-1, Brookfield, Wis., 2022, Badger, Minnesota)
8 Raven Colvin (MB, 6-1, Indianapolis, Ind., 2021, Hoosier, Purdue
16 Bekka Allick (MB, 6-3, Waverly, Neb., 2022, Great Plains, Nebraska)
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