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Post by texashorns on Jan 7, 2023 22:54:46 GMT -5
What is Hendrickson’s senior ace ranking? I believe 18
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 7, 2023 23:23:23 GMT -5
Rumor is there's three scholarships still out there. Do you think an MB and a Lib are in order? I think they’re comfortable with Dueck as libero moving forward. MB they should throw every dollar and ounce of energy they have at keeping Onye in state. might depend on when they think Alupei will be back though. I suppose in a 6-2, it's easier to not need DSes, but Hendrickson or Olson might need a DS (just because they have no experience playing back row thus far). Do you just roll with McCarthy? I know you might not want to give a full scholarship to a DS, but just feel like number wise, that position is thin. As for Ofoegbu, I think you have to go after her either way, unless you're comfortable with Briscoe potentially being a day one starter. I know Briscoe is the No. 32 recruit, but I don't think most freshman middles can walk in and start, especially if she isn't coming to campus until June. Briscoe could always take a redshirt, with no 2024 MBs committed (per the VT thread), then you'd have (hopefully 100% Alupei and a Briscoe who's spent a year in the UCLA training gym to run into the B1G with. Again this goes back to what somebody mentioned about winning immediately vs planning long term.
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 7, 2023 23:25:27 GMT -5
Carly is a Beast. Something didn't click at Florida. Almost seemed like a class of personalities before she even enrolled. A lot of us in Cincinnati never understood why she chose Florida in the beginning. She will do well at UCLA. Hate that she lost a year of elligibility to play a few points. Hope she puts together three stellar years for the Bruins!
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Post by stablgenius on Jan 7, 2023 23:58:58 GMT -5
would be smart for her. I’m not sure she’ll be able to suit up next season… I wouldn’t mind a 6-2 this season with Tufono and Mullen. Olson, Leverette, Ndiaye, and Hendrickson as pins. Rumor is there's three scholarships still out there. Do you think an MB and a Lib are in order? I don’t get the math on the rumor. Only way 3 are left if the defensive players are not on scholarship. But good Libero recruits get scholarships these days. Might not be 4 years, but not uncommon for 1/3 or 2/2. As of now, seems to me you have 3 scholarship MBs (1 injured), 4 scholarship pins with Hendrickson, 2 scholarship setters, and at least 1 scholarship L/DS. I suspect Alfee has 2 more scholarships to play with . . . At least one probably has to go to a MB due to the injury and incoming frosh situation. Not sure where he goes with the other . . .
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Post by stablgenius on Jan 8, 2023 0:03:14 GMT -5
Yea I think their future go to leftside is probably going to Be Olson. Also, was Alupei ever actually in the portal? Don’t see any reference on her IG so maybe she chose to stay? would be smart for her. I’m not sure she’ll be able to suit up next season… I wouldn’t mind a 6-2 this season with Tufono and Mullen. Olson, Leverette, Ndiaye, and Hendrickson as pins. 6-2 with those players could be fun to watch . . . I suspect there will be a lot of competition in the gym and plenty of opportunity to see whether a 5-1 or 6-2 works best. Only starter I think you can pencil in is Dodson at MB.
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Post by babybacksets on Jan 8, 2023 0:29:57 GMT -5
would be smart for her. I’m not sure she’ll be able to suit up next season… I wouldn’t mind a 6-2 this season with Tufono and Mullen. Olson, Leverette, Ndiaye, and Hendrickson as pins. 6-2 with those players could be fun to watch . . . I suspect there will be a lot of competition in the gym and plenty of opportunity to see whether a 5-1 or 6-2 works best. Only starter I think you can pencil in is Dodson at MB. Exactly what I was thinking. With as much turnover as UCLA is going to have, the competition for those spots and impressing the new coach is going to be fierce.
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Post by BeiBei on Jan 8, 2023 5:37:05 GMT -5
I think they’re comfortable with Dueck as libero moving forward. MB they should throw every dollar and ounce of energy they have at keeping Onye in state. might depend on when they think Alupei will be back though. I suppose in a 6-2, it's easier to not need DSes, but Hendrickson or Olson might need a DS (just because they have no experience playing back row thus far). Do you just roll with McCarthy? I know you might not want to give a full scholarship to a DS, but just feel like number wise, that position is thin. As for Ofoegbu, I think you have to go after her either way, unless you're comfortable with Briscoe potentially being a day one starter. I know Briscoe is the No. 32 recruit, but I don't think most freshman middles can walk in and start, especially if she isn't coming to campus until June. Briscoe could always take a redshirt, with no 2024 MBs committed (per the VT thread), then you'd have (hopefully 100% Alupei and a Briscoe who's spent a year in the UCLA training gym to run into the B1G with. Again this goes back to what somebody mentioned about winning immediately vs planning long term. I really hope UCLA can get Ofoegbu and TTA. I am extremely greedy but I am on a roll. Sealy out, Reft in. I am so far 2 for 2 . Hoping for 4 for 4. I do like Hendrickson based on the highlights I saw.
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 8, 2023 11:05:26 GMT -5
Rumor is there's three scholarships still out there. Do you think an MB and a Lib are in order? I don’t get the math on the rumor. Only way 3 are left if the defensive players are not on scholarship. But good Libero recruits get scholarships these days. Might not be 4 years, but not uncommon for 1/3 or 2/2. As of now, seems to me you have 3 scholarship MBs (1 injured), 4 scholarship pins with Hendrickson, 2 scholarship setters, and at least 1 scholarship L/DS. I suspect Alfee has 2 more scholarships to play with . . . At least one probably has to go to a MB due to the injury and incoming frosh situation. Not sure where he goes with the other . . . This is all I have to offer: volleytalk.proboards.com/post/3276714/thread
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 8, 2023 11:08:38 GMT -5
would be smart for her. I’m not sure she’ll be able to suit up next season… I wouldn’t mind a 6-2 this season with Tufono and Mullen. Olson, Leverette, Ndiaye, and Hendrickson as pins. 6-2 with those players could be fun to watch . . . I suspect there will be a lot of competition in the gym and plenty of opportunity to see whether a 5-1 or 6-2 works best. Only starter I think you can pencil in is Dodson at MB. Mullen coming in early is big. I think if the future plan (Big 10 an beyond) is for her to run a 5-1, then you go to that this fall and let her have the learning curve/and lumps that come to be prepared for being better in the future. You can even schedule a semi-soft first weekend to test it out. Edit: Do we know who the setting coach is though? Reft in a devensive coach and both ACs were MBs in college and worked with hitters at their old schools I believe.
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Post by VBallLife on Jan 8, 2023 12:28:36 GMT -5
I think they’re comfortable with Dueck as libero moving forward. MB they should throw every dollar and ounce of energy they have at keeping Onye in state. might depend on when they think Alupei will be back though. I suppose in a 6-2, it's easier to not need DSes, but Hendrickson or Olson might need a DS (just because they have no experience playing back row thus far). Do you just roll with McCarthy? I know you might not want to give a full scholarship to a DS, but just feel like number wise, that position is thin. As for Ofoegbu, I think you have to go after her either way, unless you're comfortable with Briscoe potentially being a day one starter. I know Briscoe is the No. 32 recruit, but I don't think most freshman middles can walk in and start, especially if she isn't coming to campus until June. Briscoe could always take a redshirt, with no 2024 MBs committed (per the VT thread), then you'd have (hopefully 100% Alupei and a Briscoe who's spent a year in the UCLA training gym to run into the B1G with. Again this goes back to what somebody mentioned about winning immediately vs planning long term. UCLA has a 2024 MB commit:See 2024 Commitments
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Post by InfoBot on Jan 8, 2023 12:34:28 GMT -5
I suppose in a 6-2, it's easier to not need DSes, but Hendrickson or Olson might need a DS (just because they have no experience playing back row thus far). Do you just roll with McCarthy? I know you might not want to give a full scholarship to a DS, but just feel like number wise, that position is thin. As for Ofoegbu, I think you have to go after her either way, unless you're comfortable with Briscoe potentially being a day one starter. I know Briscoe is the No. 32 recruit, but I don't think most freshman middles can walk in and start, especially if she isn't coming to campus until June. Briscoe could always take a redshirt, with no 2024 MBs committed (per the VT thread), then you'd have (hopefully 100% Alupei and a Briscoe who's spent a year in the UCLA training gym to run into the B1G with. Again this goes back to what somebody mentioned about winning immediately vs planning long term. UCLA has a 2024 MB commit:See 2024 Commitments My bad! I was looking at the front page here: volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/89879/2024-d1-commitsAnd now I see it hasn't been updated since July and a new thread was created, oopsOfoegbu Edit: This progresion looks solid. '23: Dodson/Ofoegbu '24: Alupei*/Briscoe '25: Briscoe/Humphrey *Will Alupei try to transfer if she doesn't crack the line up this year (if she's healthy in time)? Dodson still would have a Covid year for 2024 if she wants, it looks like.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jan 8, 2023 12:49:54 GMT -5
there’s a SLIGHT chance Alupei could be practicing by start of season but I just can’t imagine she’d be game ready until conference. I wonder if they got a solid MB transfer, if all parties involved would rather aim for a medical redshirt, unless one of the two starters gets hurt of course.
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Post by vballfreak808 on Jan 8, 2023 16:59:08 GMT -5
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Post by stablgenius on Jan 8, 2023 17:18:33 GMT -5
there’s a SLIGHT chance Alupei could be practicing by start of season but I just can’t imagine she’d be game ready until conference. I wonder if they got a solid MB transfer, if all parties involved would rather aim for a medical redshirt, unless one of the two starters gets hurt of course. I agree. I think she went down in early October. I would assume she would not be game ready until the one year anniversary, but who knows . . . I suspect Bruin fans will hear about a MB transfer at some point. They can’t go into the season with 2 healthy ones (Dodson and Briscoe) and Olson as the emergency. Need another. On that note, where is the Onye Ofoegbu chatter comping from . . . Wishful thinking or is there mutual interest . . . All she has to do is go North on the 405 preferably not in rush hour.
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Post by stablgenius on Jan 8, 2023 17:26:00 GMT -5
A 2022 class with Hendrickson (OH) Olson (OH with the size to play Opp) and Leverette (OH) and Tufono (S) is a very good class. Hard to imagine not a top 10 class. Potentially could have starters at the pins for years to come plus a skilled setter.
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