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Post by BigDigEnergy on Aug 17, 2022 15:01:25 GMT -5
I'll be very interested to see who starts on the right side for Minnesota. Wenaas just seems like such a natural left side six-rotation hitter that it's difficult for me to picture her over there instead of Landfair, for example. But Wenaas listed on the team's website as Outside/Opposite, so at this point she seems the odds-on favorite for that position. I trust the coaching staff, however. This weekend's scrimmage may shed some light on the likelihood of who'll go where. That Wenaas as OH/OPP on the gopher website is new. This kinda confirms that she will most likely take that spot. |
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Aug 17, 2022 15:06:01 GMT -5
Last year there was some nonsense on one of the Minnesota threads that I created. "my?" Yes, I feel responsible when I start a thread. I think I should follow up. You can pick on that choice of words but that generally dilutes the message. I will rephrase. |
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Post by gopherhim on Aug 17, 2022 16:15:57 GMT -5
Assuming Wucherer is OH1, I could see her and Wenaas splitting time at the right pin when they are in the front row together in rotation one. Similar to how Samedy would swing on the left and Miyabe on the right when receiving serve in rotation one, but maybe Wenaas also stays on the left when she rotates into the front row while Shaffmaster serves. She’s definitely still training on the left in practice clips on social media.
It’s been said ad nauseam how much Samedy’s offensive production will be missed, but she also held down area one so well in floor defense, affording her teammates many opportunities to put the ball away. While it would be a change, Wenaas’ defensive abilities are another reason why I can see her being a valuable 6 rotation opposite. Or does Hugh let her keep developing her middle back defense and ask Kilkelly/Landfair to play right back when in the back row with Wenaas? I suppose that complicates defensive roles though. Just a thought.
As noted, the scrimmage on Saturday will probably answer some questions. Excited to see what the Gophers have been cooking up!
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Aug 17, 2022 16:37:01 GMT -5
There is not a TCU thread per se. I wonder if travelers could get some information on parking and eats? BTW my DH just checked this morning and there are only 26 seats left for this match, according to the web site. Wonder if that is true.
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Aug 17, 2022 16:49:27 GMT -5
Psst. The game is at 4 PM Central Daylight Time, or CDT. Standard time doesn’t happen until after Daylight Saving Time ends in November. This endeth your daily pedantry from Rainbow. I like to just go with CT, to avoid the potential confusion. But pet peeve noted. |
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Post by gopherhim on Aug 17, 2022 16:59:52 GMT -5
There is not a TCU thread per se. I wonder if travelers could get some information on parking and eats? BTW my DH just checked this morning and there are only 26 seats left for this match, according to the web site. Wonder if that is true. I won’t be attending, but I’m glad there will be Gopher fans there, so I did some light googling. Here’s a map of basketball game day parking, which is also played at Schollmaier. There’s no football that weekend, so I imagine those general parking lots would be fair game for volleyball matches. tcufrogclub.com/sports/2021/11/15/mens-basketball-game-day-parking.aspx?id=46Hope you find some good Texas BBQ! Maybe some people in the Texas or Baylor threads are familiar with Fort Worth. |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Aug 17, 2022 20:20:38 GMT -5
I very intrigued by this game. I think Baylor has a lot of figuring out to do even though they have talent. I think they really hurt at the outside position. Minnesota looks to be solid all the way around, excited to see how landfair bounces back. Minnesota fans what do y’all think? Your thread is too long to catch up on Baylor is surely young on the pins, but with Harrison there, I wouldn’t necessarily say they hurt at the outside. It’s actually where most of their depth is. There’s a lot of talent between Simpson, E. McGhee, Davis, Dacosta, and Keene. Something has to stick. |
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Post by rainbowbadger on Aug 17, 2022 20:24:14 GMT -5
Psst. The game is at 4 PM Central Daylight Time, or CDT. Standard time doesn’t happen until after Daylight Saving Time ends in November. This endeth your daily pedantry from Rainbow. I like to just go with CT, to avoid the potential confusion. But pet peeve noted. Same. Also one fewer character. |
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Aug 17, 2022 21:03:39 GMT -5
I like to just go with CT, to avoid the potential confusion. But pet peeve noted. Same. Also one fewer character. Really? I switched from CT because of complaints LOL. I'm switching back. I mean in previous years I had complaints about my CT. |
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Post by legolas9 on Aug 17, 2022 21:06:35 GMT -5
I very intrigued by this game. I think Baylor has a lot of figuring out to do even though they have talent. I think they really hurt at the outside position. Minnesota looks to be solid all the way around, excited to see how landfair bounces back. Minnesota fans what do y’all think? Your thread is too long to catch up on Baylor is surely young on the pins, but with Harrison there, I wouldn’t necessarily say they hurt at the outside. It’s actually where most of their depth is. There’s a lot of talent between Simpson, E. McGhee, Davis, Dacosta, and Keene. Something has to stick. I am not saying Harrison is bad, I am more referring to a point that their outsides are weak in my opinion compared to other top 20 teams. A lot of question marks to if Harrison can be the go to,I guess I don’t have a thought on Simpson. The times I have seen McGhee in at right side she just never scored. We will see soon, just think that position group has to get a lot better for them to be a top team |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Aug 17, 2022 22:08:30 GMT -5
Baylor is surely young on the pins, but with Harrison there, I wouldn’t necessarily say they hurt at the outside. It’s actually where most of their depth is. There’s a lot of talent between Simpson, E. McGhee, Davis, Dacosta, and Keene. Something has to stick. I am not saying Harrison is bad, I am more referring to a point that their outsides are weak in my opinion compared to other top 20 teams. A lot of question marks to if Harrison can be the go to,I guess I don’t have a thought on Simpson. The times I have seen McGhee in at right side she just never scored. We will see soon, just think that position group has to get a lot better for them to be a top team But what are you even using as a baseline to say they are weak? The position is definitely the most questionable and the players unproven, yes. But if if it’s unproven that they are capable of contributing, it’s also still unproven that they are a weakness. Harrison, however, has already shown that she is a consistent offensive weapon. We really don’t know how Keene, Dacosta, or Simpson will perform at the college level yet. Even if they don’t offer as much offensively, good passing would make up for some of it. Baylor had the #4 ranked recruiting class, with two outsides being part of it. I’m going to give them a chance to prove that they can contribute before just writing them off as weak. |
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Post by JT on Aug 17, 2022 23:22:07 GMT -5
I'll be very interested to see who starts on the right side for Minnesota. Wenaas just seems like such a natural left side six-rotation hitter that it's difficult for me to picture her over there instead of Landfair, for example. But Wenaas listed on the team's website as Outside/Opposite, so at this point she seems the odds-on favorite for that position. I trust the coaching staff, however. This weekend's scrimmage may shed some light on the likelihood of who'll go where. That Wenaas as OH/OPP on the gopher website is new. This kinda confirms that she will most likely take that spot. During the Coach’s Circle camp, when they scrimmaged the first day, Lauren Crowl, Jenna Wenaas, McKenna Wucherer, and Julia Hanson all played Opposite at one time or another. I had a conflict, and wasn’t able to stay for Sunday’s scrimmage, so don’t know if they reduced or expanded that list.  My *guess* is the same as yours… Jenna Wenaas as Opposite. But it is a guess, with no inside insight. |
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Post by JT on Aug 17, 2022 23:24:28 GMT -5
Same. Also one fewer character. Really? I switched from CT because of complaints LOL. I'm switching back. I mean in previous years I had complaints about my CT. I usually use 2-letter time zones to avoid the Standard vs Daylight(Saving) difference. Of course, that opens a can of worms when most of the country is on DST, and you’re listing the time for a place which *doesn’t* switch off Standard time. :/ |
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Post by hammer on Aug 17, 2022 23:29:20 GMT -5
I very intrigued by this game. I think Baylor has a lot of figuring out to do even though they have talent. I think they really hurt at the outside position. Minnesota looks to be solid all the way around, excited to see how landfair bounces back. Minnesota fans what do y’all think? Your thread is too long to catch up on Baylor is surely young on the pins, but with Harrison there, I wouldn’t necessarily say they hurt at the outside. It’s actually where most of their depth is. There’s a lot of talent between Simpson, E. McGhee, Davis, Dacosta, and Keene. Something has to stick. I think it will eventually, but just not in Fort Worth against the loaded Golden Gophers. Right now Baylor is too young and inexperienced. 3-0 is the likely outcome, but maybe Baylor can take a set and make it 3-1. |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Aug 17, 2022 23:45:50 GMT -5
Baylor is surely young on the pins, but with Harrison there, I wouldn’t necessarily say they hurt at the outside. It’s actually where most of their depth is. There’s a lot of talent between Simpson, E. McGhee, Davis, Dacosta, and Keene. Something has to stick. I think it will eventually, but just not in Fort Worth against the loaded Golden Gophers. Right now Baylor is too young and inexperienced. 3-0 is the likely outcome, but maybe Baylor can take a set and make it 3-1. I voted Minnesota 3-1 and that was me being optimistic. While I don’t predict a win, I do think this team goes down swinging. The team is young, but all of the new players except for Denney and Talbert have been training on campus since January which means Carlson has been establishing connections for 7+ months now and the other young players have been getting reps in a competitive practice gym. The freshmen all played prominent roles in spring matches, and if you didn’t catch the game against Texas, it was a grand environment for spring. While Baylor didn’t take a set off of UT, they only lost two of the sets by 2 points and played really competitive volleyball. That was back in April and they were without Harrison and Talbert. I’m hoping that spring experience + playing at a neutral site (a familiar gym only 1.5 hours away from Waco) will lessen the jitters some. |
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