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Post by Kearney Kingston on Dec 22, 2023 16:22:05 GMT -5
Here is my pre-May Portal rankings for 2024 Big Ten…
1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Penn State
4. USC
5. Purdue
6. Oregon
7. Minnesota
8. Ohio State
9. UCLA
10. Washington
11. Illinois
12. Indiana
13. Maryland
14. Michigan State
15. Northwestern
16. Michigan
17. Rutgers
18. Iowa
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Post by scarletandcream on Dec 22, 2023 16:23:15 GMT -5
Here are too early rankings for 2024 Big Ten… 1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Penn State 4. USC 5. Purdue 6. Oregon 7. Minnesota 8. Ohio State 9. UCLA 10. Washington 11. Illinois 12. Indiana 13. Maryland 14. Michigan State 15. Northwestern 16. Michigan 17. Rutgers 18. Iowa Why Wisconsin at 1? |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 22, 2023 16:28:09 GMT -5
Here are too early rankings for 2024 Big Ten… 1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Penn State 4. USC 5. Purdue 6. Oregon 7. Minnesota 8. Ohio State 9. UCLA 10. Washington 11. Illinois 12. Indiana 13. Maryland 14. Michigan State 15. Northwestern 16. Michigan 17. Rutgers 18. Iowa Why Wisconsin at 1? I wouldn’t stop there. By too early it means he should have waited for someone else. |
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Post by ay2013 on Dec 22, 2023 16:37:21 GMT -5
Here are too early rankings for 2024 Big Ten… 1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Penn State 4. USC 5. Purdue 6. Oregon 7. Minnesota 8. Ohio State 9. UCLA 10. Washington 11. Illinois 12. Indiana 13. Maryland 14. Michigan State 15. Northwestern 16. Michigan 17. Rutgers 18. Iowa #1 should be Nebraska - and I have a hard time seeing how that isn't unanimous. USC without Skylar Fields at #4? that is a choice. Honestly, without seeing the schedule, I think ranking the teams beyond #3 or #4 is a crap shoot. Other than perhaps Iowa, Rutgers and maybe Michigan, I think most of these teams are beatable on any given night by another team. |
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Post by hookem1 on Dec 22, 2023 16:43:34 GMT -5
It’s crazy how much good this league would’ve been like 5 years ago. When Nebraska, Illinois, Penn State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Purdue, Michigan, Washington, USC, UCLA were all ranked most of the season.
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Post by bluepenquin on Dec 22, 2023 16:55:46 GMT -5
Here are too early rankings for 2024 Big Ten… 1. Wisconsin 2. Nebraska 3. Penn State 4. USC 5. Purdue 6. Oregon 7. Minnesota 8. Ohio State 9. UCLA 10. Washington 11. Illinois 12. Indiana 13. Maryland 14. Michigan State 15. Northwestern 16. Michigan 17. Rutgers 18. Iowa #1 should be Nebraska - and I have a hard time seeing how that isn't unanimous. USC without Skylar Fields at #4? that is a choice. Honestly, without seeing the schedule, I think ranking the teams beyond #3 or #4 is a crap shoot. Other than perhaps Iowa, Rutgers and maybe Michigan, I think most of these teams are beatable on any given night by another team. I would like to think in terms of Pablo/Massey - or some kind of ranking of the teams as opposed to conference record given the likely unbalanced schedules. I certainly didn't put Florida State close to Louisville/Pitt in the ACC this year. As such - I would consider a ranking to be independent of schedule and more about who is likely to be better. |
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Post by ladyfan on Dec 22, 2023 17:00:58 GMT -5
Wisconsin at #1 is a bold choice for a team graduating both setters.
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Post by tablealgebra on Dec 22, 2023 17:07:20 GMT -5
Wisconsin at #1 is a bold choice for a team graduating both setters. Naw, we gonna be running a 5-1 with maybe the best freshman setter in the nation. And we've seen what freshman setters can do. Mind you, I'd still have Nebraska at #1 but because they're that good, not because Wisconsin will drop. |
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Post by pull3 on Dec 22, 2023 17:12:19 GMT -5
I say Nebraska #1 for the moment.
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Post by ay2013 on Dec 22, 2023 17:48:35 GMT -5
Wisconsin at #1 is a bold choice for a team graduating both setters. Naw, we gonna be running a 5-1 with maybe the best freshman setter in the nation. And we've seen what freshman setters can do. We've seen far more top ranked freshman setters NOT win at the highest levels than we have seen freshman setters win at the highest levels. Also, have you actually WATCHED the setters in the 2024 class? Personally, I haven't found any of them to be that standout. |
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Post by GatorsChomp on Dec 22, 2023 17:49:48 GMT -5
Wisconsin at #1 is a bold choice for a team graduating both setters. if anything it probably made them a strong team, in this essay I'll- |
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Post by hammer on Dec 22, 2023 18:01:44 GMT -5
Wisconsin at #1 is a bold choice for a team graduating both setters. New setter coming in who is very good ... |
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Post by digs on Dec 22, 2023 18:13:52 GMT -5
Wisconsin at #1 is a bold choice for a team graduating both setters. New setter coming in who is very good ... Yeah, but a freshman setter could never…..wait, wut?…..never mind. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Dec 22, 2023 18:19:59 GMT -5
The Wolverines are too high.
What will be the schedule structure going forward, after the Pac 4 join?
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Post by bruinsgold on Dec 22, 2023 18:24:49 GMT -5
The Wolverines are too high. What will be the schedule structure going forward, after the Pac 4 join? right now it's been rumored that each team plays each other once, their travel partner twice, then someone else twice -- probably a team within travel distance. |
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