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Post by stevehorn on Jan 27, 2023 13:48:15 GMT -5
Sounds like PSU is building another super team ala Texas 2022. Not excited about the direction these coaches are taking the game. you know that PSU is not the same at all as Texas was last year What is the difference?
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Post by nittanygator on Jan 27, 2023 13:54:27 GMT -5
Sounds like PSU is building another super team ala Texas 2022. Not excited about the direction these coaches are taking the game. Y’all act like there are only 7 quality players out there and these ‘super teams’ are snatching them all up. That’s not the case. Any program is capable of reaching out there and recruiting the best team they can, but the truth that’s seldom mentioned is winning is the best recruiter, both out of high school and in the portal. KSC overperformed last year, got rave reviews from the athletes she brought in, and now elite players want to play for her. Should she turn them down and say nah, third round finish is good enough for me… There are still a plethora of solid players looking for a landing spot, and any number of programs are capable of pulling together their version of a ‘super team’. See also: San Diego. Wish I could like this many times over...
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Post by nittanygator on Jan 27, 2023 13:56:50 GMT -5
Camryn Hannah to PSU seems to be the move. PSU is looking to build championship type team! Excited for that plus PSU still has another scholarship to give. Needs to be a middle. Sounds like PSU is building another super team ala Texas 2022. Not excited about the direction these coaches are taking the game. The direction these coaches are taking the game? Or is the direction the game is taking these coaches? Either way, Go KSC, Go.
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Post by babybacksets on Jan 27, 2023 14:02:57 GMT -5
I’m projecting Anni Evans to Mizzou Anni started following most of the mizzou girls on instagram. I have to remember that there’s no need to root against Missouri anymore now that Taylor is gone.
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Post by chenny11 on Jan 27, 2023 14:04:24 GMT -5
you know that PSU is not the same at all as Texas was last year What is the difference? Texas was a much better team before the transfers than PSU was. Texas had transfers who were way better than PSU’s. Texas’s transfers made them the far and above favorite to win a championship. PSU’s gave them the potential to compete for one. It’s also well known that Texas had some scholarship level players not on scholarship and used NIL. PSU has used their scholarships, and just happened to have enough available that they could take in a bunch of transfers.
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Post by staticb on Jan 27, 2023 14:11:29 GMT -5
Camryn Hannah to PSU seems to be the move. PSU is looking to build championship type team! Excited for that plus PSU still has another scholarship to give. Needs to be a middle. Sounds like PSU is building another super team ala Texas 2022. Not excited about the direction these coaches are taking the game. I wouldn't go as far as saying a "super team", it's not like they were close to having a solid team like Texas in 2022 but needed one or two pieces. They had a much longer rebuild. Penn State is building remain a competitive team. But I'm not ready to crown them as contenders yet
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jan 27, 2023 14:19:59 GMT -5
Anni started following most of the mizzou girls on instagram. I have to remember that there’s no need to root against Missouri anymore now that Taylor is gone. I know. I had to remind myself as well.
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Post by dc155 on Jan 27, 2023 14:32:49 GMT -5
you know that PSU is not the same at all as Texas was last year What is the difference? Penn State is still rebuilding their roster post-RR, and if posters like chenny11 are correct, they still have scholarships to give. To KSC's credit, the types of players that want to come in for one of those scholarships are better than what most would have expected by this point... so the program is obviously going to go for the best players within their reach. Texas was already an elite contender, and added to their roster to try to win it all. Plus, unlike most programs (including PSU), Texas is an NIL powerhouse that isn't necessarily limited by the scholarship limit. Nothing wrong with that - You do what you can with what you have, and if what you have is more, kudos!
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Post by HappyVolley on Jan 27, 2023 15:29:52 GMT -5
Camryn Hannah to PSU seems to be the move. PSU is looking to build championship type team! Excited for that plus PSU still has another scholarship to give. Needs to be a middle. Sounds like PSU is building another super team ala Texas 2022. Not excited about the direction these coaches are taking the game. Coaches aren't taking the game in this direction. They are merely trying to succeed in the portal and NIL environment that the NCAA has put them in. Don't hate the playa, hate the game.
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Post by stevehorn on Jan 27, 2023 15:32:27 GMT -5
Texas was a much better team before the transfers than PSU was. Texas had transfers who were way better than PSU’s. Texas’s transfers made them the far and above favorite to win a championship. PSU’s gave them the potential to compete for one. It’s also well known that Texas had some scholarship level players not on scholarship and used NIL. PSU has used their scholarships, and just happened to have enough available that they could take in a bunch of transfers. That's reasonable except I would add the reminder that a number of people were picking Nebraska in pre-season. Before the NIL gets too inflated, we had 14 scholarship level players. The 14th was Caffey which seems obvious wasn't on scholarship due to the late timing. I have my guess who was the other player not on a scholarship, but it's just a guess as I could make the argument for others to be that player. IMO it wasn't a transfer, but a returning player. Since you have open ships which I'm assuming is after you include your incoming recruits, you definitely do need some transfers as that indicates holes in the roster.
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Post by horns1 on Jan 27, 2023 16:18:03 GMT -5
Penn State is still rebuilding their roster post-RR, and if posters like chenny11 are correct, they still have scholarships to give. To KSC's credit, the types of players that want to come in for one of those scholarships are better than what most would have expected by this point... so the program is obviously going to go for the best players within their reach. Texas was already an elite contender, and added to their roster to try to win it all. Plus, unlike most programs (including PSU), Texas is an NIL powerhouse that isn't necessarily limited by the scholarship limit. Nothing wrong with that - You do what you can with what you have, and if what you have is more, kudos! How many 'ships did they have to give to transfers? Did they have players exhaust their eligibility, or did several transfer out to create the openings?
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Post by nellynel on Jan 27, 2023 16:33:11 GMT -5
Texas was a much better team before the transfers than PSU was. Texas had transfers who were way better than PSU’s. Texas’s transfers made them the far and above favorite to win a championship. PSU’s gave them the potential to compete for one. It’s also well known that Texas had some scholarship level players not on scholarship and used NIL. PSU has used their scholarships, and just happened to have enough available that they could take in a bunch of transfers. That's reasonable except I would add the reminder that a number of people were picking Nebraska in pre-season. Before the NIL gets too inflated, we had 14 scholarship level players. The 14th was Caffey which seems obvious wasn't on scholarship due to the late timing. I have my guess who was the other player not on a scholarship, but it's just a guess as I could make the argument for others to be that player. IMO it wasn't a transfer, but a returning player. Since you have open ships which I'm assuming is after you include your incoming recruits, you definitely do need some transfers as that indicates holes in the roster. There is no difference. Texas lost players through the portal and tried to replace them with the best players available in the portal just like any other coach would do. To believe Texas did something any other program wouldn’t try is denial. Cook or any other coach isn’t telling Beason sorry I can only bring in a player less talented than the one I lost (to keep VT happy) so good look with another program.
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 27, 2023 16:43:21 GMT -5
She visited/talked to Minnesota and Wisconsin a while back but nothing ever came of either one. Maybe it’s still in the works? UNLV and LSU have shown interest too but other than that I got nothing. I feel like. lot of top teams are comfy at lib right now with eligibility and skill. nebraska, Louisville, kentucky, texas, stanford, wisco, florida, psu, baylor im sure there's more are all pretty set for the next two years at least assuming the 3 seniors listed use their covid year, with starting gigs at top schools I feel like they will. she could maybe beat out a couple of those schools libs but I think it'd be close. really only Minnesota out of the top schools needed someone, I left oregon and pitt out bc Murphy graduated right ? is Pitts libero anything special? idk much ab her really Browske was the starter at Pitt until getting beat handedly by Louisville the second to last match of the regular season. She was replaced by Klika and they stuck with Klika (junior in 2023) for the rest of the year, so there may be room for competition for that spot, but maybe not something they're willing to throw a scholarship at. If they stick with the 6-2 this year, they return two 6 rotation outsides and Flood who was a SS last season, and also have a sophomore DS on the roster.
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 27, 2023 16:44:54 GMT -5
Penn State is still rebuilding their roster post-RR, and if posters like chenny11 are correct, they still have scholarships to give. To KSC's credit, the types of players that want to come in for one of those scholarships are better than what most would have expected by this point... so the program is obviously going to go for the best players within their reach. Texas was already an elite contender, and added to their roster to try to win it all. Plus, unlike most programs (including PSU), Texas is an NIL powerhouse that isn't necessarily limited by the scholarship limit. Nothing wrong with that - You do what you can with what you have, and if what you have is more, kudos! How many 'ships did they have to give to transfers? Did they have players exhaust their eligibility, or did several transfer out to create the openings? I don't know the full scope of who left when Rose retired by Chloe Chicoine was committed for 2023 before the coaching change, so that would have created one scholarship for this fall.
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Post by dc155 on Jan 27, 2023 17:09:42 GMT -5
Penn State is still rebuilding their roster post-RR, and if posters like chenny11 are correct, they still have scholarships to give. To KSC's credit, the types of players that want to come in for one of those scholarships are better than what most would have expected by this point... so the program is obviously going to go for the best players within their reach. Texas was already an elite contender, and added to their roster to try to win it all. Plus, unlike most programs (including PSU), Texas is an NIL powerhouse that isn't necessarily limited by the scholarship limit. Nothing wrong with that - You do what you can with what you have, and if what you have is more, kudos! How many 'ships did they have to give to transfers? Did they have players exhaust their eligibility, or did several transfer out to create the openings? I'm not ignoring your question, I just don't know the answer... but my best guess is that in addition to the seniors/grad students who exhausted their eligibility, some of the transfer outs may have left scholarships behind. For example, Hurta was expected to be next year's starting setter (at least from a fan's perspective) so I would be surprised if she was a walk-on. But then again, I don't know any of players' situations.
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