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Post by xlumie on Sept 5, 2023 2:25:11 GMT -5
Not to this point. I think everyone from Kelly Sheffield all the way to little old me was looking for significant improvement because, e.g., second year in the Badger system, a year in the US and BIG under her belt etc. I hope she's able to handle the pressure. Meanwhile, lots of experimentation is going on. Is it a mental thing (Shook/Orr/Cabello)? Or a turkish libero thing (we'll see if Zeyneb has the same struggles).
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Post by fka hoosierman on Sept 5, 2023 8:02:52 GMT -5
Revised: 1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Minnesota 4. PSU 5. Purdue 6. Indiana 7. OSU 8. Iowa 9. Maryland 9. MSU 11. Illinois 12. Northwestern 13. Rutgers 14. Michigan Indiana just wilted late in games at Long Beach last weekend in all three matches. 🏐 Agreed. However, lol, I’m choosing to see this as a positive that IU had multiple set points against LBSU, UCLA, and UW, teams that would have CRUSHED the Hoosiers in a different season. I am hopeful the IU athletes will be able to take these end-game struggles and turn them into the necessary wins in the B10. Go Hoosiers
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Post by 25or624 on Sept 5, 2023 11:01:53 GMT -5
Not to this point. I think everyone from Kelly Sheffield all the way to little old me was looking for significant improvement because, e.g., second year in the Badger system, a year in the US and BIG under her belt etc. I hope she's able to handle the pressure. Meanwhile, lots of experimentation is going on. Is it a mental thing (Shook/Orr/Cabello)? Or a turkish libero thing (we'll see if Zeyneb has the same struggles). I posted this in The Badger / Tennessee match thread. I think it may be a factor, but I sure would hate to see it play out that way:
Sometimes, even real natural ability and experience can't break through because the brain has other ideas. The best example I can think of is former Badger quarterback Graham Mertz [now at Florida, condolences to The Gators]. Same mistakes year after year because he couldn't get out of his own way mentally, but he could be counted on to throw an interception at the most inopportune times. I sincerely hope for a better outcome for GG. Young and resilient may win out before it's too late. And, GG has a better coach than Mertz did.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Sept 5, 2023 11:29:41 GMT -5
Indiana just wilted late in games at Long Beach last weekend in all three matches. 🏐 Agreed. However, lol, I’m choosing to see this as a positive that IU had multiple set points against LBSU, UCLA, and UW, teams that would have CRUSHED the Hoosiers in a different season. I am hopeful the IU athletes will be able to take these end-game struggles and turn them into the necessary wins in the B10. Go Hoosiers I agree with your take; the losses at Long Beach are definitely a learning experience, and all three schools should have strong RPIs which will help Indiana. Looking at Indiana’s schedule, they should win out the rest of the non-conference (the game against Miami will be important) and they should fare well in this year’s Big 10. Hoping that it’s enough for a tournament appearance
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Post by redcard🏐 on Sept 5, 2023 15:11:07 GMT -5
Offensive Player of the Week Jess Mruzik, Penn State Sr. – Outside Hitter – Livonia, Mich. – Farmington Hills Mercy – Major: Master’s in Business Adminstration Hit .345 with 53 kills, 14 digs, eight blocks and three aces as No. 12 Penn State went 3-0 at the PSU Invitational with wins over No. 22 Western Kentucky, Colgate and James Madison Reached 1,000 career kills in the second set of the win over Colgate Closed the tournament with a 26-kill performance against James Madison, the most by a Nittany Lion in a match since 2018, and the program’s top mark in a four-set match sicne the 25-point rally scoring era began in 2008 Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kashauna Williams (9/12/22) Defensive Player of the Week Nalani Iosia, Michigan State Sr. – Libero – Long Beach, Calif. – Redondo Union – Major: Sociology Named the Most Valuable Player of the inaugural Kathy DeBoer Invitational where the Spartans went 3-0 on the weekend Recorded 20+ digs in two-of-three matches, averaging 5.22/set Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Jayme Cox (9/3/19) Setter of the Week Sydney Dowler, Maryland Sr. – Setter – Oconomowoc, Wis. – Green Hope – Major: Cell Biology & Genetics Led the Terrapins in assists in all three matches at the Kristin Dickmann Invitational, averaging 10.8/set Became the sixth player in Maryland history to reach the 2,500 assist milestone Last Maryland Setter of the Week: Sydney Dowler (10/17/22) Freshman of the Week Chloe Chicoine, Purdue Fr. – Outside Hitter – Lafayette, Ind. – McCutcheon – Major: Business Management and Kinesiology Recorded back-to-back double-doubles to help lead No. 20 Purdue to wins over No. 23 Kansas and No. 19 Marquette Led all players with 21 kills in the win over Kansas, and ranked second on the team with 2.30 digs/set during the weekend Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Eva Hudson (11/28/22)
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Post by jwvolley on Sept 5, 2023 15:33:19 GMT -5
Personally, I think Jackson deserved freshman of the week. Congrats to the weekly winners though.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Sept 5, 2023 15:47:08 GMT -5
Well now I feel justified in voting for Iosia as Defensive POW here on VT. None of my other conference picks overlapped though 😭
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Post by photos1 on Sept 8, 2023 2:15:07 GMT -5
Agreed. However, lol, I’m choosing to see this as a positive that IU had multiple set points against LBSU, UCLA, and UW, teams that would have CRUSHED the Hoosiers in a different season. I am hopeful the IU athletes will be able to take these end-game struggles and turn them into the necessary wins in the B10. Go Hoosiers I agree with your take; the losses at Long Beach are definitely a learning experience, and all three schools should have strong RPIs which will help Indiana. Looking at Indiana’s schedule, they should win out the rest of the non-conference (the game against Miami will be important) and they should fare well in this year’s Big 10. Hoping that it’s enough for a tournament appearance I believe that’s a very optimistic take. i can’t see Indiana finish the conference schedule ahead of: -Nebraska -Wisconsin -Penn State -Minnesota … and that leaves a grouping of seven teams -Purdue -Michigan State -Ohio State -Maryland -Indiana -Iowa -Illinois …who are legitimately or planning on fighting for 2, maybe 3 of the remaining spots to get into the tournament. I don’t believe the conference will get more than 6 spots, but say they get 7. There is likely to be a cluster fk for 6-9 placing… and if that is the case what non conference win can Indiana point to? I know Aird is confident about taking a jump up, but I think Purdue, Ohio State, and Iowa are all better at this point. I guess we’ll find out, it’s gonna be a grind. 🏐
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Sept 10, 2023 21:18:58 GMT -5
I agree with your take; the losses at Long Beach are definitely a learning experience, and all three schools should have strong RPIs which will help Indiana. Looking at Indiana’s schedule, they should win out the rest of the non-conference (the game against Miami will be important) and they should fare well in this year’s Big 10. Hoping that it’s enough for a tournament appearance I believe that’s a very optimistic take. i can’t see Indiana finish the conference schedule ahead of: -Nebraska -Wisconsin -Penn State -Minnesota … and that leaves a grouping of seven teams -Purdue -Michigan State -Ohio State -Maryland -Indiana -Iowa -Illinois …who are legitimately or planning on fighting for 2, maybe 3 of the remaining spots to get into the tournament. I don’t believe the conference will get more than 6 spots, but say they get 7. There is likely to be a cluster fk for 6-9 placing… and if that is the case what non conference win can Indiana point to? I know Aird is confident about taking a jump up, but I think Purdue, Ohio State, and Iowa are all better at this point. I guess we’ll find out, it’s gonna be a grind. 🏐 It is a pretty optimistic take, but I do think that if there is a year for Indiana to climb into the top half of the conference, this is it. Based on today’s match, Penn State is not the formidable opponent most of us thought they’d be coming into the season, and nearly every team has been struggling in serve receive thus far. Since serving is Indiana’s greatest strength, I think they’ll be able to pull off some upsets and make a case for themselves in the tournament.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Sept 10, 2023 21:25:32 GMT -5
Current Big Ten records after week 3
Nebraska 7-0 - 22 Wisconsin 7-0 - 20 Rutgers 7-1 - 100 Maryland 7-2 - 90 Purdue 5-2 - 19 Indiana 6-3 - 78 Michigan State 5-3 - 64 Northwestern 5-3 - 41 Iowa 6-4 - 77 Penn State 4-3 - 13 Illinois 4-3 - 66 Minnesota 3-3 - 12 Ohio State 3-4 - 8 Michigan 2-5 - 28
71-36 (.664)
Edited to include strength of schedule (according to RPI Futures metric)
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 10, 2023 21:32:19 GMT -5
Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, Penn State,.....We hardly knew you.
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Post by tablealgebra on Sept 10, 2023 23:57:15 GMT -5
Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, Penn State,.....We hardly knew you. Minnesota is fine. They lost to Texas, Florida and Stanford, and beat Oregon and Baylor (and Texas Tech TCU, oops, is no slouch). Penn State, on the other hand - ouch. Louisville embarrassed them.
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Post by slxpress on Sept 11, 2023 3:57:13 GMT -5
Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, Penn State,.....We hardly knew you. Minnesota is fine. They lost to Texas, Florida and Stanford, and beat Oregon and Baylor (and Texas Tech is no slouch). Penn State, on the other hand - ouch. Louisville embarrassed them. Texas Tech may actually be a bit of a slouch. Although I don’t understand why they’re being brought up in this context. Edit - Ahh. You meant TCU. Makes more sense.
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Post by aardvark on Sept 11, 2023 5:08:37 GMT -5
Rutgers is just carrying this conference this year so far.
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Sept 11, 2023 7:43:31 GMT -5
Current Big Ten records after week 3 Nebraska 7-0 Wisconsin 7-0 Rutgers 7-1 Maryland 7-2 Purdue 5-2 Indiana 6-3 Michigan State 5-3 Northwestern 5-3 Iowa 6-4 Penn State 4-3 Illinois 4-3 Minnesota 3-3 Ohio State 3-4 Michigan 2-5 71-36 (.664) It’s nice to see the records after three weeks, but without a strength of schedule metric, the records mean very little. I’d rank the teams in this manner based on what I’ve watched and learned… I have not seen any of these teams live. Mostly based on scores and watching 7 or 8 on stream. 1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Minnesota 4. Purdue 5. Penn State 6. Ohio State 7. Indiana 8. Illinois 9. Maryland 10. Northwestern 11. Michigan 12. Michigan State 13. Iowa 14. Rutgers
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