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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2023 9:25:47 GMT -5
Great interview. Interesting that both Sami (Slaughter) and Taryn are from the Sioux Falls Metro, both were recruited by Big Ten schools, and both played for Kairos Elite. Interesting comments about how Illinois (and other "top schools") approach recruiting, with offers going out to their #1 and #2 players for a position, and whoever accepts first "gets the money" (in her words). I thought that NIL money couldn't be directly part of a scholarship offer? Maybe just a semantic error on her part. Or maybe she meant the scholarship (and cost of attendance) itself.
Yeah I assumed she was just referring to the scholarship money itself
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Post by oldmanvb on Jun 23, 2023 13:29:10 GMT -5
Two years in a row the Illini recruiting class includes two recruits from the same club. In the 2024 class Ashlyn Philpot and Laynie Smith both play for Triangle Black. Taryn and Sophi Randall both play for Kairos, although I think Sophi and Taryn play for different teams within the club. Not sure what it means, if anything.
Does this mean there will be no additions to the 2024 and 2025 classes?
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Post by volleyaudience on Jun 23, 2023 13:54:10 GMT -5
Two years in a row the Illini recruiting class includes two recruits from the same club. In the 2024 class Ashlyn Philpot and Laynie Smith both play for Triangle Black. Taryn and Sophi Randall both play for Kairos, although I think Sophi and Taryn play for different teams within the club. Not sure what it means, if anything. Does this mean there will be no additions to the 2024 and 2025 classes? IMO these seem to indicate the coaching team has made strong impressions on the players, their families and the clubs. There may also be an indication of the coaching team leaning towards efficiency. If this second player grades the same as the other five we're looking at, maybe it's more efficient to recruit this second player. I read of another team that was recruiting players at one club from three different classes.
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 23, 2023 14:06:01 GMT -5
Recruiting players from the same club also brings inherent chemistry to the team. Recruiting is high stakes so I can see teams offering multiple players and whoever says “yes” first gets the scholie. Helps see which players want to go to that school, rather than waiting to see if they get offers from another school. We got commits in the first 2-3 days so they must have really wanted to go to ILL.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 23, 2023 14:28:21 GMT -5
Two years in a row the Illini recruiting class includes two recruits from the same club. In the 2024 class Ashlyn Philpot and Laynie Smith both play for Triangle Black. Taryn and Sophi Randall both play for Kairos, although I think Sophi and Taryn play for different teams within the club. Not sure what it means, if anything. Does this mean there will be no additions to the 2024 and 2025 classes? Just going off of vibe and social media signals I think the coaches are still looking to fill the 2025 pin hitter need. I have no idea what our scholarship math looks like (I don't think anyone outside of the coaching staff and the players know the math from one year to the next). Another potential factor I don't remember being brought up on VT is that so many of our 2023 freshmen and sophomore Illini redshirted their freshman year (Bingham and Mosher, then Bohm, May, and Stephenson) and will likely finish their bachelor's degrees either before or after the 2025 season. Unless they then start a master's degree (a fifth year of school at UIUC), they may leave and use their final year of eligibility at a different school. Longwinded way of saying that there's inherent uncertainty about scholarships for us VTers that aren't connected to the program.
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Post by mosser on Jun 23, 2023 15:55:21 GMT -5
Kelly Kinney likely their top choice at OH but she’s also likely out of our league.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 23, 2023 17:14:02 GMT -5
Kelly Kinney likely their top choice at OH but she’s also likely out of our league.
We've already got three promising 2025 commits and I'd think other players would be excited about joining that class and playing at Illinois, regardless of their prep ranking. Furthermore, the projected Illinois pin hitter depth chart for 2025 currently sits at two outside hitters (who are both slated to graduate after 2026) and one opposite- by math alone, a top-tier pin hitter would have a good chance to crack that starting lineup their freshman year. And if they can pass or aspire to play six rotations, we know Tamas doesn't shy away from playing his pins all the way around. I'd think it's also appealing to have a coach who won two NCAA player of the year awards as an outside hitter.
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 24, 2023 15:52:59 GMT -5
Kelly Kinney likely their top choice at OH but she’s also likely out of our league. Krista was coach of the training team she was on. A lot of those girls might get picked up ahead of her so we could have a shot.
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jun 24, 2023 17:59:49 GMT -5
Kelly Kinney likely their top choice at OH but she’s also likely out of our league. Krista was coach of the training team she was on. A lot of those girls might get picked up ahead of her so we could have a shot. Here's part of an interview with her.
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Post by oldmanvb on Jun 25, 2023 9:04:43 GMT -5
This year will show whether we are in the conversation for someone who wants to win a national championship. I’ve always thought our passing kept us from being elite and competitive at the highest levels. If adding Barry and Pan, coupled with Barnes continuing to show progress, enables us to play in system consistently, I believe we can be there.
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 25, 2023 9:22:01 GMT -5
Personally, I’m glad we have these three commits early. Saves us VT’ers from having to waiting and sweat it out to see who our recruits are.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 25, 2023 17:18:39 GMT -5
Personally, I’m glad we have these three commits early. Saves us VT’ers from having to waiting and sweat it out to see who our recruits are. 100%. I've been paying closer attention to this class of recruits than any before and I'd have been stressing out if we didn't have any commits at this point. The cherries on top of not having to wait are that all three recruits show such promise. It'll be great once the current 2025 pin hitter commitment bottleneck clears and we start to see the cascade of verbals that follow. The consensus top OH and OPP, Spears and Mullen, haven't committed and so many other pins seem to be in a holding pattern until those top two decide. In the interim, we're left to read the social media tea leaves and VT insider posts to try to forecast who may go where.
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 25, 2023 17:24:45 GMT -5
Lots of chatter on Kelly Kinney in the Recruiting Clas of 2025 thread pages 41, 42, 43. Ranked anywere from #22 to #50 on PrepDig & Prep Volleyball.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 25, 2023 17:33:05 GMT -5
Lots of chatter on Kelly Kinney in the Recruiting Clas of 2025 thread pages 41, 42, 43. Ranked anywere from #22 to #50 on PrepDig & Prep Volleyball. Looks like she's among several talented pins who've yet to commit. If my math's correct, PrepDig has 48 outside hitters alone ranked from 1-115, only ~seven of whom have committed. Lotta good options for prospective OH signees.
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Post by exit237a on Jun 25, 2023 17:40:15 GMT -5
Lots of chatter on Kelly Kinney in the Recruiting Clas of 2025 thread pages 41, 42, 43. Ranked anywere from #22 to #50 on PrepDig & Prep Volleyball. Looks like she's among several talented pins who've yet to commit. If my math's correct, PrepDig has 48 outside hitters alone ranked from 1-115, only ~seven of whom have committed. Lotta good options for prospective OH signees. And they have nine opposites ranked from 2-103, none of whom have committed. At least a couple of them that I'm aware of may also play outside hitter or are crosslisted as both.
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