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Post by badgerbreath on Jan 27, 2023 20:49:48 GMT -5
Any word on how TTA's visit is going? Is this the reason I’m reading two pages of posts about TTA?
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Post by robtearle on Jan 27, 2023 21:49:56 GMT -5
Any word on how TTA's visit is going? Is this the reason I’m reading two pages of posts about TTA? I really don't think so. Somebody - I forget who, but we can look back to see - asked for 'thoughts about TTA', while making it clear he had no knowledge, etc of any specific contacts or visits. So I gave my thoughts, which were not well-liked by some. If dc155 knows anything specific about a 'visit', he/she should let us all know. (I'm always amused by the idea that TTA, or Podraza, etal need to 'visit'; they've all been here a number of times. Yeah, I know, sit-down meetings with coaches and players and admin people, etc. But I imagine the 'tour of the Field House', and laugh a little at the thought.)
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Jan 27, 2023 22:11:08 GMT -5
I mean it’s different for someone like TTA who’s literally looking for a biomed engineering program so it’s about finding an educational fit while also fulfilling your VB dreams.
And by the way, Orzol and CC started mutually following TTA so there’s probably some truth to the visit rumors since a lot of the team already followed her and vice versa.
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Post by ndodge on Jan 27, 2023 22:13:05 GMT -5
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Post by 25or624 on Jan 27, 2023 22:40:18 GMT -5
" I mean it’s different for someone like TTA who’s literally looking for a biomed engineering program so it’s about finding an educational fit while also fulfilling your VB dreams." As a UW grad who knows what a lot of non-UW fans on VT don't seem to grasp, i.e., UW is a top flight public university that can offer just about anything your little student heart desires, I decided to do a little research. A serious Biomedical Engineering student can take that discipline as far as he or she wants to @ UW in a "build it yourself" program. Seems pretty cool to me. TTA, are you reading this? "The interdisciplinary degree program offers a course of graduate study leading to the master of science or the doctor of philosophy degrees in biomedical engineering. The Department of Biomedical Engineering should be of interest to students who wish to practice engineering or engage in research in an engineering specialization in medicine and biology. An individualized course of study is planned with a faculty advisor. Biomedical engineering faculty and affiliated faculty come from the various colleges and professional schools throughout the university. They specialize in biomedical engineering areas as diverse as biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomedical imaging and biophotonics, micro and nanotechnology, systems biology, biomaterials, cellular engineering, tissue engineering, neuroengineering, and rehabilitation and human performance. A list of biomedical engineering faculty, affiliated faculty, and their respective areas of specialization is available from the department website."
Go Badgers.
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Post by dc155 on Jan 28, 2023 0:37:34 GMT -5
Is this the reason I’m reading two pages of posts about TTA? I really don't think so. Somebody - I forget who, but we can look back to see - asked for 'thoughts about TTA', while making it clear he had no knowledge, etc of any specific contacts or visits. So I gave my thoughts, which were not well-liked by some. If dc155 knows anything specific about a 'visit', he/she should let us all know. (I'm always amused by the idea that TTA, or Podraza, etal need to 'visit'; they've all been here a number of times. Yeah, I know, sit-down meetings with coaches and players and admin people, etc. But I imagine the 'tour of the Field House', and laugh a little at the thought.) I don't know anything. I'm just wondering because Wisconsin's Student Section tweeted this out the other day:
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Post by bucky415 on Jan 28, 2023 1:38:10 GMT -5
TTA is the quintessential student-athlete! I have the utmost respect for her in both aspects! As a Badger fan, I would not want to lose multiple years of Franklin/Orzol/Wrobel to get her for a year, if it comes to that!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2023 1:57:38 GMT -5
If we didn't get Podraza we should run with the group we have now. Agree with the poster above me. Even though they say they love the competition I don't think Franklin would be too crazy about standing on the sidelines this year and Wrobel will struggle to see the floor as it is and then you add another roadblock.
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Post by robtearle on Jan 28, 2023 9:33:21 GMT -5
I really don't think so. Somebody - I forget who, but we can look back to see - asked for 'thoughts about TTA', while making it clear he had no knowledge, etc of any specific contacts or visits. So I gave my thoughts, which were not well-liked by some. If dc155 knows anything specific about a 'visit', he/she should let us all know. (I'm always amused by the idea that TTA, or Podraza, etal need to 'visit'; they've all been here a number of times. Yeah, I know, sit-down meetings with coaches and players and admin people, etc. But I imagine the 'tour of the Field House', and laugh a little at the thought.) I don't know anything. I'm just wondering because Wisconsin's Student Section tweeted this out the other day: I'd say that is "something"; that's likely reliable information. And way more "real" a possibility than I would have thought.
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Post by badgerbreath on Jan 28, 2023 11:15:16 GMT -5
TTA will make a decision based on academic as well as volleyball reasons. I suspect the former may take precedence over the latter. As a graduate student, those kinds of decisions can be based on very specific aspects of a program. Wisconsin has a lot to offer in her general area but of study, but I don’t know to which other programs she’s applying or for what she is looking.
IOW, volleyball may not be THE big reason she ends up somewhere.
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Post by SportyBucky on Jan 28, 2023 12:35:32 GMT -5
TTA is the quintessential student-athlete! I have the utmost respect for her in both aspects! As a Badger fan, I would not want to lose multiple years of Franklin/Orzol/Wrobel to get her for a year, if it comes to that! As a Badger fan, I don't care who takes the court if we win.
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Post by robtearle on Jan 28, 2023 12:52:02 GMT -5
TTA is the quintessential student-athlete! I have the utmost respect for her in both aspects! As a Badger fan, I would not want to lose multiple years of Franklin/Orzol/Wrobel to get her for a year, if it comes to that! As a Badger fan, I don't care who takes the court if we win. That's an interesting statement/concept/thought experiment about 'fandom'. If the entire Nebraska roster - for example - somehow transferred to Wisconsin, and the entire Wisconsin roster transferred to Nebraska, would you be cheering for Alleck and Krause etal, and rooting against Ashburn and Orzol, etal? I don't know that I would be. Yes, I became a fan of Ashburn and Orzol etal simply because that chose Wisconsin. And I'm sure Alleck and Krause are perfectly fine people. But there's gotta be more to being a fan of a team than just the uniform, doesn't there? (My 'evolving' relationship with the current Packer quarterback sure says there is. :-)
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Post by tablealgebra on Jan 28, 2023 14:40:59 GMT -5
TTA will make a decision based on academic as well as volleyball reasons. I suspect the former may take precedence over the latter. As a graduate student, those kinds of decisions can be based on very specific aspects of a program. Wisconsin has a lot to offer in her general area but of study, but I don’t know to which other programs she’s applying or for what she is looking. IOW, volleyball may not be THE big reason she ends up somewhere. She could make a volleyball stopover work though. Most M.S. programs I know of can be done in 30 credits, which if you take 12 credits in Fall and Spring and 6 in the summer can be done in one year (or maybe 9 during the Fall and then stretch it out over two summers - I'd think 4 science classes at the master's level plus volleyball would be pretty stressful). If she is thinking about a doctorate, and UW (or whatever volleyball program she chooses) offers a 'useful' masters which would help her for her doctorate, then a one year stopover wouldn't cause much problem for her academic career. And if she's not seeking a doctorate, I don't think that picking the #1 program over the #10 program would make much difference. So I'd argue that she can fit volleyball reasons perfectly well into her academic choices.
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Post by badgerbreath on Jan 29, 2023 19:40:52 GMT -5
Devyn is such a Queen.
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Post by SportyBucky on Jan 29, 2023 20:25:18 GMT -5
As a Badger fan, I don't care who takes the court if we win. That's an interesting statement/concept/thought experiment about 'fandom'. If the entire Nebraska roster - for example - somehow transferred to Wisconsin, and the entire Wisconsin roster transferred to Nebraska, would you be cheering for Alleck and Krause etal, and rooting against Ashburn and Orzol, etal? I don't know that I would be. Yes, I became a fan of Ashburn and Orzol etal simply because that chose Wisconsin. And I'm sure Alleck and Krause are perfectly fine people. But there's gotta be more to being a fan of a team than just the uniform, doesn't there? (My 'evolving' relationship with the current Packer quarterback sure says there is. :-) Clearly I'm saying if TTA came and started and Orzol sat, as an example, my love for the Badgers perseveres. What is wrong with you? Seriously.
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