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Post by JT on Aug 20, 2023 12:17:52 GMT -5
Phenomenal work and excellent write-ups, Kingsley!!!
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Aug 20, 2023 12:34:03 GMT -5
Phenomenal work and excellent write-ups, Kingsley!!! Why would Michigan have low expectations? Several veterans return plus a stud freshman. Don’t sleep on Michigan.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Aug 20, 2023 12:49:35 GMT -5
Phenomenal work and excellent write-ups, Kingsley!!! Why would Michigan have low expectations? Several veterans return plus a stud freshman. Don’t sleep on Michigan. Mruzik, Petrofsky, and Robinson have all transferred, and Jacob’s is out injured for the season, so they’re losing a lot of last year’s production. Add in that they have a first year head coach who’s splitting her time between Michigan and Team USA, and it makes for fairly low expectations. Will they be in the Big Ten basement? No, they’ll be stronger than teams like Rutgers, Iowa, and MSU, but it’s going to be a rebuild year
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Post by tablealgebra on Aug 20, 2023 12:50:54 GMT -5
For the "B1G 2024" thread next year year there needs to be a "Save" on the first page for this.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Aug 20, 2023 12:52:31 GMT -5
Thanks for all of the hard work on these write-ups, Kingsley! They’ve been very fun and informative
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Post by bprtbone on Aug 20, 2023 13:56:47 GMT -5
Michigan Wolverines Excellent work as usual Kingsley , there isn't anyone who has a more comprehensive handle on what's going on in B1G volleyball. This summary of the Michigan program is spot on. They have lost their top 3 scorers from 2022 and this is their first roster without an AA arm on the left side in a decade. I have high hopes for Vaulet, our freshman from Argentina, and Erin Virtue is saying and doing all of the right things so far. It's a season of change and that's not necessarily a bad thing but there is a low ceiling for this 2023 team.
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Aug 20, 2023 15:22:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Aug 20, 2023 15:22:47 GMT -5
What are all the “right things” exactly?
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Post by rjaege on Aug 20, 2023 15:44:09 GMT -5
The "starter or not" debate is always one of the toughest steps of doing these. I like to choose players that started a good portion of the season or emerged as the go-to late in the season. The main exception is players who were injured early on and very likely would have remained starters if healthy. In-between starters that could have gone either way include:- Rutgers' Alyssa Nayar, Rachel Tam, and L2s Lexi Visintine and Bekah Williams - Northwestern's Sienna Noordermeer and Abryanna Cannon - Illinois' Kyla Swanson - All of Minnesota's middle blockers behind Carter Booth - Nebraska's Kennedi Orr - Michigan State's pretty much everybody - Michigan's gotta have some because holy moly have you seen them Kenzie Knuckles injury coming into the last week of B1G play was, IMO, the cause of NE's late season slump. But that's all history and that's the way the fortune cookie crumbled. Regardless, NE was not the #1 team, TX was.
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Post by bprtbone on Aug 20, 2023 17:54:21 GMT -5
What are all the “right things” exactly? She's been respectful of the school, its alumni and the history of the program. She's been transparent about her commitment to the USWNT. She's been intentional with who and why she has hired as her assistants and staff. She attended Andrea Grant's memorial service with the Rosen's. She has sung the praises of Michigan's student athlete development programs. She has expressed the way she wants to build a new culture and to train. She has above all put the student athletes first in almost everything she has said and done to this point. She wants what is best for each athlete beyond what we see on the court. It is clear that she loves the sport and knows what she is talking about. I could go on. My favorite interview that she has done so far is the Master Coach Weekly Buzz one she did with Cathy George, Mick Haley and company. I encourage you to check it out if you haven't already. Make no mistake, this is going to be a tough year for the program. But I think Michigan made the best hire they could have.
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Post by scarletandcream on Aug 20, 2023 18:00:04 GMT -5
big news, Emily Ehman has come to her senses and put Kylie Murr at #5 in her top 20 meaning Lexi has to be above her (assuming she ranked her, which obviously)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2023 18:17:51 GMT -5
You really need to create your own thread for these reviews, but thanks for the synopsis and links.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2023 18:22:15 GMT -5
big news, Emily Ehman has come to her senses and put Kylie Murr at #5 in her top 20 meaning Lexi has to be above her (assuming she ranked her, which obviously) What does her list look like thus far?
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Post by tablealgebra on Aug 20, 2023 18:26:59 GMT -5
What are all the “right things” exactly? She's been respectful of the school, its alumni and the history of the program. She's been transparent about her commitment to the USWNT. She's been intentional with who and why she has hired as her assistants and staff. She attended Andrea Grant's memorial service with the Rosen's. She has sung the praises of Michigan's student athlete development programs. She has expressed the way she wants to build a new culture and to train. She has above all put the student athletes first in almost everything she has said and done to this point. She wants what is best for each athlete beyond what we see on the court. It is clear that she loves the sport and knows what she is talking about. I could go on. My favorite interview that she has done so far is the Master Coach Weekly Buzz one she did with Cathy George, Mick Haley and company. I encourage you to check it out if you haven't already. Make no mistake, this is going to a tough year for the program. But I think Michigan made the best hire they could have. Michigan doesn't deserve her until they fix/replace that embarrassing place they call their home court. I hope that they do that sooner rather than later.
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Post by tablealgebra on Aug 20, 2023 18:32:09 GMT -5
EE Top 20: 1.? 2.? 3.? 4.? Jess Mruzik, OH, PSU 5. Kylie Murr, L, Minn 6. Temi-Thomas Ailara, OH, Wisc 7. Emily Londot, OH/Opp, OSU 8. Devyn Robinson, Opp, Wisc 9. Raina Terry, OH, Ill 10. Carter Booth, MB, Wisc 11. Eva Hudson, OH, Pur 12. Sarah Franklin, OH, Wisc 13. Hannah Grant, L, Mich 14. Melani Shaffmaster, S, Minn 15. Rylee Rader, MB, OSU 16. Anastasia Russ, MB, Mary 17. Camryn Haworth, S, Ind 18. Raven Colvin, MB, Pur 19. Alexa Rousseau, S, NU 20. Maddie Schermerhorn, L, Pur
Presumably, the top 4 are Mruzik, Landfair, L Rodriguez and Podraza.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Aug 20, 2023 19:27:52 GMT -5
So now that scrimmages and exhibitions are over, have people’s opinions on the conference rankings changed at all? I feel like the top five teams are pretty solid, but 6th through 10th are a bit all over the place. Illinois and Michigan are dealing with some injury issues, and OSU is going to be very young.
My current ranking is below, but 6-10 could finish in any order at this point.
1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Penn State 4. Minnesota 5. Purdue 6. Indiana 7. Ohio State 8. Maryland 9. Illinois 10. Michigan 11. Michigan State 12. Northwestern 13. Iowa 14. Rutgers
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