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Post by liberovb10 on Dec 23, 2023 23:53:45 GMT -5
I didn't quarrel at all over roster composition, you were the one who said who was on the floor. THE argument after the BEAT DOWN was “but oh my gosh - they’re so young. It’s just so unfair.” Well - cook had upperclasswomen to play - quite a few actually. The argument simply that Bebraska is “young” was a conscious decision. Ok. Done. Nebraska really triggers you huh?
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Post by volleysota on Dec 23, 2023 23:54:35 GMT -5
Okay guys, you won't believe this but hear me out regarding Landfair. I was over at her place a couple of days ago. We ended up hanging out and going to a basketball game, the Wolves were playing. It was a great time, we had a lot of fun. I know all the transfer talk is out there and people want to know where she is going to end up, but I didn't want to bother her with that while we were at Target Center. In case you're wondering, the Wolves won. So anyway, we get back to her place and we're in the kitchen. We're waiting for her friend to come back with Insomnia Cookies and Mesa Pizza. I figure I can at least pry and see what the deal is, maybe find out where she's gonna end up. I'm sure people have bugged her about it but hey, shoot your shot... I bought food so if she gets upset by the question a late meal will fix that quickly. "So, you know I'm tempted to ask the big question... Not like everyone else isn't asking" She knew what was up. Wasn't upset, though. "You're transferring, I know. I heard it's either Nebraska or Wisconsin, so which is it? Do you know yet?" She looks down at me (Which I guess isn't hard when you're like 6'5 and I'm 8 inches or so shorter) and starts to talk. I'm dreading what I expect to hear, she's going to the Badgers isn't she? Of course she is. I didn't even catch the first few words she said, but now I just need to hear it from Taylor herself. Suddenly the room goes black. Everything goes black. I open my eyes, some sun shines thru the window. I see the clock, it says 8:30am. Did I pass out? Did I miss the big scoop? Nope, that clock is the one in my bedroom. It was just a dream after all. Sorry guys, I got nothin Not Mesa AND Insomnia like you were really ready to smooth things over 😂 If you need a W, the Mesa/Insomnia combo is as close to a guarantee as you can get.
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Post by diggerdive on Dec 23, 2023 23:54:44 GMT -5
THE argument after the BEAT DOWN was “but oh my gosh - they’re so young. It’s just so unfair.” Well - cook had upperclasswomen to play - quite a few actually. The argument simply that Bebraska is “young” was a conscious decision. Ok. Done. Nebraska really triggers you huh? Bad excuses do.
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Post by kimdc on Dec 23, 2023 23:55:45 GMT -5
The existing rules would have required her to enter before the middle of last May to play basketball this season, but she could transfer and practice with basketball. She could get a basketball scholarship immediately if one is available and start playing basketball next year if she wanted. The case of Dominique Onu comes to mind. She went from UCLA WBB to USC WBB midyear last year but didn't play until this year. Again, these were the existing rules and I don’t know if the recent court case changed this specific aspect since it's not the norm. it is my understanding that you can enter any transfer portal for any sport you are rostered and from there you can transfer to any sport. I know you can enter multiple sports in the portal for a given athlete. Perhaps eligibility would be different for a multisport athlete. It would make sense. All I know is how it has worked for WBB-only transfers mid-season in recent history.
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Post by vbsam16 on Dec 24, 2023 0:00:14 GMT -5
I really wanna know where Blackwell is going. She could make a huge difference for some teams
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Post by rjaege on Dec 24, 2023 0:00:40 GMT -5
Obviously trolling. They started 4 freshman. LMAO. There were upperclassmen he could have played. Silly troll, do your math. The team is composed of: 0 5th yr players (covid extra yr players) 0 seniors 5 Juniors 4 sophomores 5 freshman, 4 that started Obviously a team starting 4 freshman is inexperienced and the freshman started because they were better than the Juniors. That inexperienced team had only 2 loses all season and lost to TX in the NCAA Championship game. A record to be proud of! TX beat them in the final rather easily. Why? TX was the better team. Part of that was they had older more experienced players that served NE off the court. NE's prized freshman players proved vulnerable, and TX exploited that. No excuses just facts.
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Post by minnevolleyballfan on Dec 24, 2023 0:02:11 GMT -5
Mendelson started following Kim Mulkey?
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Post by diggerdive on Dec 24, 2023 0:14:16 GMT -5
There were upperclassmen he could have played. Silly troll, do your math. The team is composed of: 0 5th yr players (covid extra yr players) 0 seniors 5 Juniors 4 sophomores 5 freshman, 4 that started Obviously a team starting 4 freshman is inexperienced and the freshman started because they were better than the Juniors. That inexperienced team had only 2 loses all season and lost to TX in the NCAA Championship game. A record to be proud of! TX beat them in the final rather easily. Why? TX was the better team. Part of that was they had older more experienced players that served NE off the court. NE's prized freshman players proved vulnerable, and TX exploited that. No excuses just facts. There was a junior setter that could have started. There were upperclassmen cook chose not to put in the floor. The difference that existed between Texas and Nebraska was likely statistically insignificant. Further, someone else can do the math but I’m certain that wasn’t the youngest team to make it to a final four - I think Texas 2012 team might have had only one senior and mostly underclasswomen. Regardless it is the absolute silliest bad faith excuse to blame age on the outcome after Nebraska’s stupendous season. It’s just so ridiculous to say you’re a powerhouse until you lose and then say …. They’re just little innocent babies and big bad O’Neil took their lunch money (which she did do, admittedly 😂). Was the team the same age when they lost 3-0 to Wisconsin? Your older players weren’t as good as your younger players but your younger players were .. young. You got more excuses than a pregnant nun. 😆 How about yall just admit Nebraska was way over ranked, as is the Big10 and Texas was underestimated (again). And fix your culture before the entire team quits.
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Post by rjaege on Dec 24, 2023 0:16:29 GMT -5
Mendelson started following Kim Mulkey? I suspect she is no longer on the NE BB team, thus basically red shirting and giving her 3 yrs to play BB starting in fall 2024. This maybe her future. Note: starting college a year early in most instances appears hurt a SA's athletic career. Redshirting a year will help Maggie in that regard, especially in basketball.
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Post by rjaege on Dec 24, 2023 0:26:33 GMT -5
Silly troll, do your math. The team is composed of: 0 5th yr players (covid extra yr players) 0 seniors 5 Juniors 4 sophomores 5 freshman, 4 that started Obviously a team starting 4 freshman is inexperienced and the freshman started because they were better than the Juniors. That inexperienced team had only 2 loses all season and lost to TX in the NCAA Championship game. A record to be proud of! TX beat them in the final rather easily. Why? TX was the better team. Part of that was they had older more experienced players that served NE off the court. NE's prized freshman players proved vulnerable, and TX exploited that. No excuses just facts. There was a junior setter that could have started. There were upperclassmen cook chose not to put in the floor. The difference that existed between Texas and Nebraska was likely statistically insignificant. Further, someone else can do the math but I’m certain that wasn’t the youngest team to make it to a final four - I think Texas 2012 team might have had only one senior and mostly underclasswomen. Regardless it is the absolute silliest bad faith excuse to blame age on the outcome after Nebraska’s stupendous season. It’s just so ridiculous to say you’re a powerhouse until you lose and then say …. They’re just little innocent babies and big bad O’Neil took their lunch money (which she did do, admittedly 😂). Was the team the same age when they lost 3-0 to Wisconsin? How about yall just admit Nebraska was way over ranked, as is the Big10 and Texas was underestimated (again). And fix your culture before the entire team quits. More silly troll stuff. NE was a very legit FF team. TX was the dominant FF team. TX finished #1, NE came in seated #1 and finished #2. WI and to a lesser extent Stanford cam say they should be #2. Still clearly NE was not overtly over-rated. TX peaked in the tournament and was tbe dominant #1 team. Again NE was a young team starting 4 freshman. Comparing them to teams from a decade ago to teams u think might be as young is irrelevant in a 2022 thru 2024 with so many teams having 5th year players due to covid extending their eligibility. No excuses just facts. TX was #1 with NE, WI or Stanford being a somewhat distant 2nd. NO excuses just facts.
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Post by thebaytocsulb on Dec 24, 2023 0:28:58 GMT -5
Didn't Stanford have 4 freshman starters in 2016?
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Post by diggerdive on Dec 24, 2023 0:30:31 GMT -5
There was a junior setter that could have started. There were upperclassmen cook chose not to put in the floor. The difference that existed between Texas and Nebraska was likely statistically insignificant. Further, someone else can do the math but I’m certain that wasn’t the youngest team to make it to a final four - I think Texas 2012 team might have had only one senior and mostly underclasswomen. Regardless it is the absolute silliest bad faith excuse to blame age on the outcome after Nebraska’s stupendous season. It’s just so ridiculous to say you’re a powerhouse until you lose and then say …. They’re just little innocent babies and big bad O’Neil took their lunch money (which she did do, admittedly 😂). Was the team the same age when they lost 3-0 to Wisconsin? How about yall just admit Nebraska was way over ranked, as is the Big10 and Texas was underestimated (again). And fix your culture before the entire team quits. More silly troll stuff. NE was a very legit FF team. TX was the dominant FF team. TX finished #1, NE came in seated #1 and finished #2. WI and to a lesser extent Stanford cam say they should be #2. Still clearly NE was not overtly over-rated. TX peaked in the tournament and was tbe dominant #1 team. Again NE was a young team starting 4 freshman. Comparing them to teams from a decade ago to teams u think might be as young is irrelevant in a 2022 thru 2024 with so many teams having 5th year players due to covid extending their eligibility. No excuses just facts. TX was #1 with NE, WI or Stanford being a somewhat distant 2nd. NO excuses just facts. The point in comparing to other years was simply that I’d never heard “how young this team is” as a predominate excuse for losing a national championship match. But maybe it has something to do with the score. 🤷♂️
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2023 0:37:10 GMT -5
Silly troll, do your math. The team is composed of: 0 5th yr players (covid extra yr players) 0 seniors 5 Juniors 4 sophomores 5 freshman, 4 that started Obviously a team starting 4 freshman is inexperienced and the freshman started because they were better than the Juniors. That inexperienced team had only 2 loses all season and lost to TX in the NCAA Championship game. A record to be proud of! TX beat them in the final rather easily. Why? TX was the better team. Part of that was they had older more experienced players that served NE off the court. NE's prized freshman players proved vulnerable, and TX exploited that. No excuses just facts. There was a junior setter that could have started. There were upperclassmen cook chose not to put in the floor. The difference that existed between Texas and Nebraska was likely statistically insignificant. Further, someone else can do the math but I’m certain that wasn’t the youngest team to make it to a final four - I think Texas 2012 team might have had only one senior and mostly underclasswomen. Regardless it is the absolute silliest bad faith excuse to blame age on the outcome after Nebraska’s stupendous season. It’s just so ridiculous to say you’re a powerhouse until you lose and then say …. They’re just little innocent babies and big bad O’Neil took their lunch money (which she did do, admittedly 😂). Was the team the same age when they lost 3-0 to Wisconsin? Your older players weren’t as good as your younger players but your younger players were .. young. You got more excuses than a pregnant nun. 😆 How about yall just admit Nebraska was way over ranked, as is the Big10 and Texas was underestimated (again). And fix your culture before the entire team quits. What a complete moron.
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Post by huskergeek on Dec 24, 2023 0:37:53 GMT -5
Silly troll, do your math. The team is composed of: 0 5th yr players (covid extra yr players) 0 seniors 5 Juniors 4 sophomores 5 freshman, 4 that started Obviously a team starting 4 freshman is inexperienced and the freshman started because they were better than the Juniors. That inexperienced team had only 2 loses all season and lost to TX in the NCAA Championship game. A record to be proud of! TX beat them in the final rather easily. Why? TX was the better team. Part of that was they had older more experienced players that served NE off the court. NE's prized freshman players proved vulnerable, and TX exploited that. No excuses just facts. There was a junior setter that could have started. There were upperclassmen cook chose not to put in the floor. The difference that existed between Texas and Nebraska was likely statistically insignificant. Further, someone else can do the math but I’m certain that wasn’t the youngest team to make it to a final four - I think Texas 2012 team might have had only one senior and mostly underclasswomen. Regardless it is the absolute silliest bad faith excuse to blame age on the outcome after Nebraska’s stupendous season. It’s just so ridiculous to say you’re a powerhouse until you lose and then say …. They’re just little innocent babies and big bad O’Neil took their lunch money (which she did do, admittedly 😂). Was the team the same age when they lost 3-0 to Wisconsin? Your older players weren’t as good as your younger players but your younger players were .. young. You got more excuses than a pregnant nun. 😆 How about yall just admit Nebraska was way over ranked, as is the Big10 and Texas was underestimated (again). And fix your culture before the entire team quits. Texas | Career Sets Played | -- | Nebraska | Career Sets Played |
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Akana | 397 | -- | Allick | 205 | Barnes | 514 | -- | Batenhorst | 245 | Bergmark | 371 | -- | Beason | 322 | Crownover | 11 | -- | Boesiger | 77 | Halter | 212 | -- | Choboy | 117 | Heinrich | 58 | -- | Jackson | 118 | Kahahawai | 66 | -- | Jurevicius | 0 | Miller | 10 | -- | Krause | 262 | O'Neal | 485 | -- | Kubik | 18 | Phillips | 475 | -- | Mendelson | 68 | Singletary | 23 | -- | Murray | 121 | Skinner | 372 | -- | Orr | 157 | Swindle | 114 | -- | Reilly | 121 | Wenaas | 380 | -- | Rodriguez | 351 | Total | 3488 | -- | Total | 2182 |
Completely statistically insignificant. A difference of only 1,300 sets. Notice that Texas has seven players that have more sets played than Nebraska's most experienced player. Again this isn't an excuse everyone plays the same game on the same floor. And Texas was flat out better.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Dec 24, 2023 0:39:30 GMT -5
Didn't Stanford have 4 freshman starters in 2016? Yes
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