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Post by exit237a on Jun 12, 2023 15:35:36 GMT -5
Were you expecting or hoping for Tamas to schedule tougher this year? This mix of preseason competition is kinda what I was hoping we'd see. I just think they're largely a young, inexperienced team and this schedule might help build some confidence and allow them to jell ahead of the conference gauntlet. I like it better than facing high RPI veteran teams while working in so many new players and positions. Do you feel differently about it? I do a bit. i know there’s an importance to build confidence with this team - but they also have a heavy veteran lineup in key positions- Kennedy, Raina, Brooke, Burbage, Barnes all coming back…so idk if the “young” team argument plays as much. I was hoping to see a few major schools on here to help our RPI since the Big Ten is going to be a gauntlet once again. I think we can build more confidence by beating a tougher opponent vs. a Valpo/Bradley/UIC team (no disrespect). Plus what does it do to our team’s psyche when we lose/go to 5 against Illinois State again? I don’t want to sound pessimistic, but i was just hoping to schedule a little tougher this Fall given who is back on our roster. Good points. I only differ in that I'm not considering Brooke to be in that same basket as our other veterans. If she were slated to be a pin this year, I'd call her a veteran but she hasn't gotten many college game reps yet setting, and I think no full sets last season where she ran a 5-1. I'm looking forward to her taking the reins this year and settling in as our setter. As a Central Illinois resident, I'm selfishly loving the geography of that schedule. Gotta make sure my vehicle is fully serviced before late August rolls around.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 12, 2023 15:51:51 GMT -5
Agreed, no reason to pack the non-conference schedule with high RPI. Just can't lose to the lower seeds like last year.
Glad to see home non-conference again, although I'll be missing the 9/2 match for all-day tailgating for Toledo football game. That^ seems like the right call for that Saturday!
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Post by vballfan17 on Jun 14, 2023 11:20:38 GMT -5
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Post by northwoods on Jun 14, 2023 11:26:54 GMT -5
Penn State, Nebraska and Minnesota only once!
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Post by exit237a on Jun 14, 2023 22:10:42 GMT -5
Got around to adding the following fall schedule to the second post of this thread just now. I'll be updating it after each match to add the match result to the last column in case folks would like to follow along on VT. Can't wait for the season! And glad the 2025 commitments will be starting up tomorrow- will be fun to follow. Fall 2023 Schedule
Day | Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Location | W/L | Saturday, | August 26 | 5 PM | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL |
| Tuesday, | August 29 | 6 PM | Valparaiso | HUFF HALL |
| Friday, | September 1 | TBD | Wichita State | HUFF HALL |
| Sunday, | September 3 | 1 PM | Illinois State | HUFF HALL |
| Tuesday, | September 5 | 6 PM | UIC | Chicago, IL |
| Thursday, | September 7 | 6 PM | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN |
| Friday, | September 8 | 5 PM | Oklahoma | South Bend, IN |
| Tuesday, | September 12 | 6 PM | Bradley | Peoria, IL |
| Thursday, | September 14 | 3 PM | UCF | West Lafayette, IN |
| Friday, | September 15 | 3 PM | USC | West Lafayette, IN |
| Wednesday, | September 20 | TBD | Indiana | Bloomington, IN |
| Sunday, | September 24 | TBD
| Michigan State | HUFF HALL |
| Friday, | September 29 | TBD | Penn State | HUFF HALL |
| Saturday, | September 30 | TBD | Iowa | HUFF HALL |
| Wednesday, | October 4 | TBD | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN |
| Saturday, | October 7 | TBD | Wisconsin | HUFF HALL |
| Friday, | October 13 | TBD | Ohio State | Columbus, OH |
| Sunday, | October 15 | TBD | Rutgers | HUFF HALL |
| Friday, | October 20 | TBD | Maryland | College Park, MD |
| Sunday, | October 22 | TBD | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ |
| Wednesday, | October 25 | TBD | Indiana | HUFF HALL |
| Saturday, | October 28 | TBD | Purdue | HUFF HALL |
| Wednesday, | November 1 | TBD | Northwestern | HUFF HALL |
| Saturday, | November 4 | TBD | Wisconsin | Madison, WI |
| Friday, | November 10 | TBD | Iowa | Coralville, IA |
| Sunday, | November 12 | TBD | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE |
| Friday, | November 17 | TBD | Ohio State | HUFF HALL |
| Saturday, | November 18 | TBD | Michigan | HUFF HALL |
| Friday, | November 24 | TBD | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN |
| Saturday, | November 25 | TBD | Northwestern | Evanston, IL |
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Post by vbkahuna on Jun 15, 2023 9:31:49 GMT -5
It's like you could hit that entire non-conference slate on one tank of gas. And for that reason it looks like more of a budgetary dictate than a volleyball RPI development strategy. But yeah, on the plus side Illini fans get some fun pre-conference road trips. Anybody got a map showing the best burger joint options?
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 15, 2023 11:56:42 GMT -5
Anyone keeping an eye on Tamas/IL VB Twitter for a dab??
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Post by exit237a on Jun 15, 2023 12:00:16 GMT -5
Anyone keeping an eye on Tamas/IL VB Twitter for a dab?? You know it!
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Post by oldmanvb on Jun 15, 2023 15:25:41 GMT -5
Anyone keeping an eye on Tamas/IL VB Twitter for a dab?? You know it! ?
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Post by exit237a on Jun 15, 2023 15:50:05 GMT -5
? Didn't mean to suggest I have any information or something like that, just letting alum know that I'm monitoring Twitter for any activity/news.
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jun 15, 2023 21:52:24 GMT -5
Y’all got your first commitment today. Wonder who that is.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 15, 2023 21:54:01 GMT -5
Y’all got your first commitment today. Wonder who that is.
Woohoo! Thanks for the post!
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Post by Pasquale on Jun 15, 2023 22:20:12 GMT -5
The suspenses is killing me. A "big time commit" sounds exciting.
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jun 16, 2023 6:44:04 GMT -5
Y’all got your first commitment today. Wonder who that is.
Woohoo! Thanks for the post!
Absolutely! Cannot wait to find out who that is.
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 16, 2023 9:54:24 GMT -5
Woohoo! Thanks for the post!
Absolutely! Cannot wait to find out who that is. if this is Abby Van derWal from 1st Alliance...
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