Leslie Gabriel Takes Charge Of Husky Volleyball

[vbfamily]

Congrats to her and great hire for the Dawgs!

[hammer]

U-Dub is in capable hands now.

[milkmandan]

Hey, cool.

[oldnewbie]

Dec 26, 2022 18:17:43 GMT -5 huskyvolley said:

Why would you want Vansant? She doesn't seem to have done anything as a coach. 

Vansant's coaching record: 

2018 @ Indiana 16-15
2019 @ Indiana 14-19
2020 @ Indiana 5-15
2021 @ Indiana 10-22 ( and Indiana's record for 2022 was 16-16)
2022 @ Illinois 15-15 ( and Illinois' record for 2021 was 22-12)

There are for sure more factors, but her team doesn't seem to perform well at all.

Tama yes pls. I also think we need a really strong recruiting coach.

2017 @ Washington 25-8
2016 @ Washington 29-5

[luckydawg]

So happy for Tui and the team. Jason will be gone very soon, but would have been regardless. He deserves to be a head coach.

[ay2013]

Dec 26, 2022 18:08:43 GMT -5 ay2013 said:

To round out the staff, I’d like to see a strong associate that has experience - is Moreno on tap to take over at ASU? If not, perhaps him. Assistant coach - get Vansant to come home, Thompson or Miyashiro.

Well, looks like Moreno is off the board, though, I really just wanted some sideline eye candy. Can Tui persuade Tama to leave the national team staff and join as associate head coach?

[volleyaudience]

In general, is it fair to ask: Are the majority of fans looking for the staff to provide stability and consistency? Or, to ramp up the program? It's a topic in other searches, I'm curious with no knowledge or agenda. Thanks.

[tomclen]

Dec 27, 2022 16:52:13 GMT -5 volleyaudience said:

In general, is it fair to ask: Are the majority of fans looking for the staff to provide stability and consistency? Or, to ramp up the program? It's a topic in other searches, I'm curious with no knowledge or agenda. Thanks.

Stability is good. But I'm sure everyone in the athletic department at UW, including Leslie Gabriel, wants a return to being a top 10 team and being in the hunt for another title. I don't think too many VT UW fans will be happy with less.

[volleyaudience]

Dec 27, 2022 16:55:31 GMT -5 tomclen said:

Dec 27, 2022 16:52:13 GMT -5 volleyaudience said:

In general, is it fair to ask: Are the majority of fans looking for the staff to provide stability and consistency? Or, to ramp up the program? It's a topic in other searches, I'm curious with no knowledge or agenda. Thanks.

Stability is good. But I'm sure everyone in the athletic department at UW, including Leslie Gabriel, wants a return to being a top 10 team and being in the hunt for another title. I don't think too many VT UW fans will be happy with less.

OK. IMO, if you want a ramped up program, you may be better off (like Penn State) retaining only one coach and bringing in two new assistants to energize the program. I thought when Rose left, if 2/3 of the staff stayed, it would be harder to shift gears.

[pbmu]

Dec 27, 2022 17:01:57 GMT -5 volleyaudience said:

Dec 27, 2022 16:55:31 GMT -5 tomclen said:

Stability is good. But I'm sure everyone in the athletic department at UW, including Leslie Gabriel, wants a return to being a top 10 team and being in the hunt for another title. I don't think too many VT UW fans will be happy with less.

OK. IMO, if you want a ramped up program, you may be better off (like Penn State) retaining only one coach and bringing in two new assistants to energize the program. I thought when Rose left, if 2/3 of the staff stayed, it would be harder to shift gears.

they will be new, Mansfield left

[mikegarrison]

First off, I don't think the program needs some sort of major overhaul. Most other D1 programs would be super happy to have done as well as the UW over the past 10-20 years, or even the past 5 years.

Secondly, if you do hope for some sort of major shift, it doesn't seem too likely, given that they just selected a coach who has been on the staff for the past 20 years, the majority of that time as "associate head coach". That argues a lot more for continuity than some sort of major shift.

[dizzydean]

Kylin Munoz to OK or back to UW?

[dawgnerd]

www.facebook.com/UWHuskyVolleyball/photos/pcb.10160376262649921/10160376260174921/
An impressive and heartfelt series of testimonials for Tui from former players across a range of UW eras. This is why she was the right choice.

[gohuskiesfan]

Sorry, not an assistant coach announcement. Nice article about "Tui" in the Seattle Times.
www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/why-the-timing-is-finally-right-for-leslie-gabriel-to-take-over-a-husky-volleyball-team-with-title-hopes/

[volleyguy]

Dec 29, 2022 20:55:21 GMT -5 dawgnerd said:

www.facebook.com/UWHuskyVolleyball/photos/pcb.10160376262649921/10160376260174921/
An impressive and heartfelt series of testimonials for Tui from former players across a range of UW eras. This is why she was the right choice.

It explains why she was THE choice. Whether she is the RIGHT choice is a completely different question because it's not simply a question of continuity or stability, but navigating the new environment, including the conference environment, in which the volleyball coach has very little influence.