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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 26, 2023 11:06:51 GMT -5
Something is way out of whack… is it? You have two strong middle of the pack teams that had coaching changes (And lost their whole team) in the Michigan's. Tamas is a trainwreck. JFO chose her freshmen over super seniors (which is fine).. but schedule accordingly. Penn St isnt the elite team it once was (cant even blame KSC... cause it was heading that way with RR) makes sense to me.. Indiana and Maryland seem to be on the upward trend... Unsure about Iowa... NW wont until Davis is gone or someone sorts something out.
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Post by trojansc on Sept 26, 2023 11:08:19 GMT -5
It pains me to say this, but the mantra of the last few years that the B1G was the strongest top-bottom conference just doesn’t seem to be the case this year. The RPI list really bore that out this week. The top 2 are great but the coaches keep ranking PSU, Minn, & OSU strictly out of habit. RPI has the conference rated 16,25,28,60 & 66 after the big 2. The coaches are holding on to the same teams being 15,13,17,RV & 22. Something is way out of whack… I always thought the B1G was best top-mid conference last few years. Not sure about top to bottom. Outside of the Maryland upsets, i don’t think the bottom schools have been much threat
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Sept 26, 2023 12:49:13 GMT -5
Something is way out of whack… is it? You have two strong middle of the pack teams that had coaching changes (And lost their whole team) in the Michigan's. Tamas is a trainwreck. JFO chose her freshmen over super seniors (which is fine).. but schedule accordingly. Penn St isnt the elite team it once was (cant even blame KSC... cause it was heading that way with RR) makes sense to me.. Indiana and Maryland seem to be on the upward trend... Unsure about Iowa... NW wont until Davis is gone or someone sorts something out. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. It seems we’re going through a bit of a seismic shift in the Big 10, with the traditional middle of the pack programs (Illinois, Michigan, etc.) in a free fall and the traditional bottom feeders (Maryland, Indiana, etc.) rising up in their place. In the long run, I think JFO did the right thing in regard to her roster, she was just over ambitious with her schedule. I am curious why OSU went to the Big 10/PAC 12 challenge when it’s traditionally been Penn State’s gig.
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Post by huskernkc on Sept 26, 2023 13:03:02 GMT -5
Change of pace topic. The Huskers are hitting the road this weekend, back to back at Purdue, then Indiana. That has the potential to be a tough trip. I'm going out on a limb to predict the first L for the Huskers this weekend. I'd like to be more specific, but I keep waffling between tough serving / good floor defense from Indiana v. big hitting from Purdue for the win. Anyway, one L for the Huskers this weekend. I will be back to take my lumps if The Huskers prove me wrong. the big hitting from purdue doesn't seem as intimidating for me. huskers have played some heavy hitters, and done ok...tough serve receive is the more scary factor... imho
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Post by Hawk Attack on Sept 26, 2023 13:04:19 GMT -5
Something is way out of whack… is it? You have two strong middle of the pack teams that had coaching changes (And lost their whole team) in the Michigan's. Strong middle of the pack teams in the Michigans? Since when, this isn’t 2017 anymore. Michigan has been swept by Boston College, Western Michigan, Arkansas (that’s fine), Michigan State, and Maryland. With additional losses to Duke, Colorado State, and Bowling Green x2. Michigan State has been a cellar dweller for the past 5 seasons and Michigan has now firmly plummeted to join them. They are not middle of the pack.
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Post by northwoods on Sept 26, 2023 13:08:51 GMT -5
I’m not sure if it’s the coaches optimistic perception of the conference, or Pedro and his RPI futures that’s right…… my guess is that there are so many good club players being developed & spread around all of college volleyball that the 5-30 ranked teams are just very capable of winning on any given day. I get poll vs tournament results PTSD every year from men’s basketball in the B1G.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 26, 2023 13:09:12 GMT -5
is it? You have two strong middle of the pack teams that had coaching changes (And lost their whole team) in the Michigan's. Strong middle of the pack teams in the Michigans? Since when, this isn’t 2017 anymore. Michigan has been swept by Boston College, Western Michigan, Arkansas (that’s fine), Michigan State, and Maryland. With additional losses to Duke, Colorado State, and Bowling Green x2. Michigan State has been a cellar dweller for the past 5 seasons and Michigan has now firmly plummeted to join them. They are not middle of the pack. my point was they used to be middle of the pack teams... (Which has changed now and is affecting RPI/conference strength)
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Post by photos1 on Sept 27, 2023 18:01:30 GMT -5
It’s clear now, it will be Michigan, Iowa and Rutgers fighting it out for worst team in the B1G… 🏐
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2023 18:39:25 GMT -5
It’s clear now, it will be Michigan, Iowa and Rutgers fighting it out for worst team in the B1G… 🏐 Not sure how “clear” it is. Iowa went 5 with Minn and should have taken the first 2 sets vs Ohio State. And with the very inconsistent Big 10 teams play, I don’t think anything is clear.
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 30, 2023 22:59:13 GMT -5
Can we hurry up and play some more matches? Having four teams with no conference wins is not a good look, IMO.
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Post by gohuskervolleyball on Sept 30, 2023 23:39:57 GMT -5
Wisconsin Nebraska
Purdue Penn State Minnesota
Indiana Ohio State
The rest
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Post by bprtbone on Oct 1, 2023 20:15:35 GMT -5
B1G Standings - 10/1/23 Team | Conference | Overall | Nebraska | 4-0 | 13-0 | Penn State | 4-0 | 10-3 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 13-0 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 11-4 | Illinois | 2-2 | 7-7 | Indiana | 2-2 | 12-5 | Maryland | 2-2 | 12-4 | Minnesota | 2-2 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2-2 | 5-8 | Purdue | 2-2 | 8-5 | Northwestern | 1-3 | 7-7 | Iowa | 0-4 | 8-8 | Michigan | 0-4 | 2-11 | Rutgers | 0-4 | 8-6 |
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Post by trojansc on Oct 1, 2023 20:18:25 GMT -5
Michigan State's one loss was 13-15 in the 5th... so close to being tied in 1st at 4-0!
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Post by jwvolley on Oct 1, 2023 20:25:28 GMT -5
I knew this season would be a disaster for Michigan but good lord.
I hope for their sake that Virtue can convince some players in the portal after this season to come save the day and bring them back to MEH instead of BLEGH
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Post by photos1 on Oct 1, 2023 20:26:39 GMT -5
Setter of the week should be Reilly-she had 105 assists in 9 sets (11.7p/s) ….
and the FOTW should be Murray…
and those two are the biggest obstacles keeping Beason from anything this week…
the B1G is the “everyone gets a trophy” league. 🏐
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