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Post by strikestwice on Jan 16, 2024 15:47:41 GMT -5
Yeah - I don't think the issue for Marquette was the non-conference schedule. If they get one or both of those St Johns losses back, and one more win in non-con, they likely host for sure. Theis knows that, for now, he needs to prove himself outside of the BEast. That said, I could see it becoming more of a 3-4 bid league with the resurgence of St Johns and improvements at DePaul, Nova, Xavier, and Butler. I will agree with this part "Yeah - I don't think the issue for Marquette was the non-conference schedule." I would argue to the poster that how can you expect to be/compete with the best if you don't compete against them? Marquette returned everyone from a Sweet Sixteen team from the season before, so I totally understand why he scheduled the way that he did. I believe Ohio State did something similar in 2022 where they played 7 of the 8 teams from the previous Elite Eight. And before everyone jumps at me saying that Ohio State 2022 and Marquette 2023 were the same level of team, I understand that they are not, but same in principle. |
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Post by chico on Jan 18, 2024 15:25:01 GMT -5
I do believe that Marquette is better seen as a underdog team, rather than being a big-name team, as their recent success came from being "hidden" in a sense. This past season came with a high ranking and an even higher pressure, but I hope we can see them perform at the highest level without the anxiety of this past season.
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Jan 18, 2024 15:33:37 GMT -5
Yeah - I don't think the issue for Marquette was the non-conference schedule. If they get one or both of those St Johns losses back, and one more win in non-con, they likely host for sure. Theis knows that, for now, he needs to prove himself outside of the BEast. That said, I could see it becoming more of a 3-4 bid league with the resurgence of St Johns and improvements at DePaul, Nova, Xavier, and Butler. I will agree with this part "Yeah - I don't think the issue for Marquette was the non-conference schedule." I would argue to the poster that how can you expect to be/compete with the best if you don't compete against them? Marquette returned everyone from a Sweet Sixteen team from the season before, so I totally understand why he scheduled the way that he did. I believe Ohio State did something similar in 2022 where they played 7 of the 8 teams from the previous Elite Eight. And before everyone jumps at me saying that Ohio State 2022 and Marquette 2023 were the same level of team, I understand that they are not, but same in principle. Although I do agree with you, they didn’t return everyone. I think losing Carly Skrabak (Libero) created a bigger hole than anticipated. Kushner did an admirable job trying to fill those shoes. |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Jan 18, 2024 15:35:10 GMT -5
I do believe that Marquette is better seen as an underdog team, rather than being a big-name team, as their recent success came from being "hidden" in a sense. This past season came with a high ranking and an even higher pressure, but I hope we can see them perform at the highest level without the anxiety of this past season. I wouldn’t be surprised if teams prepared for Marquette differently this past season compared to the one previous. |
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Post by jiveturkey on Jan 19, 2024 8:33:07 GMT -5
I will agree with this part "Yeah - I don't think the issue for Marquette was the non-conference schedule." I would argue to the poster that how can you expect to be/compete with the best if you don't compete against them? Marquette returned everyone from a Sweet Sixteen team from the season before, so I totally understand why he scheduled the way that he did. I believe Ohio State did something similar in 2022 where they played 7 of the 8 teams from the previous Elite Eight. And before everyone jumps at me saying that Ohio State 2022 and Marquette 2023 were the same level of team, I understand that they are not, but same in principle. Although I do agree with you, they didn’t return everyone. I think losing Carly Skrabak (Libero) created a bigger hole than anticipated. Kushner did an admirable job trying to fill those shoes. Kushner was a step up. Nothing against Skrabek; Kushner just made them better. |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Jan 19, 2024 9:33:52 GMT -5
Although I do agree with you, they didn’t return everyone. I think losing Carly Skrabak (Libero) created a bigger hole than anticipated. Kushner did an admirable job trying to fill those shoes. Kushner was a step up. Nothing against Skrabek; Kushner just made them better. Not the way I saw it, but your take is your take. |
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Post by vbnerd on Jan 19, 2024 9:57:36 GMT -5
If Marquette is good, they get to avoid Wisconsin in December. If they are really good they get to host and avoid going to Purdue. The more you do in the regular season, the less you have to do in December. They are a 16-25 program and the only way to change that is to beat some of those teams, and you cannot beat them if you do not play them.
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Post by tenfootliner on Feb 2, 2024 13:53:41 GMT -5
Xavier hired Lainey Stephenson(former setter at Wright St) as assistant coach
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Post by Freeman on Mar 26, 2024 14:28:22 GMT -5
Have we learned anything from Spring matches yet?
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Mar 26, 2024 15:19:40 GMT -5
Have we learned anything from Spring matches yet? I heard Natalie Ring OH played really well for Marquette against Green Bay. |
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Post by jackson5vb on Apr 3, 2024 21:31:43 GMT -5
I have heard that there will be new travel partners. Creighton/Marquette, Seton Hall/Georgetown, UConn/ Providence, Villanova/St Johns, DePaul/Xavier, Butler. Can anyone verify this rumor? If true, Does it now benefit Creighton/Marquette? And I'm not sure how it would impact ST Johns to be paired with Villanova now?
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Post by uofaGRAD on Apr 3, 2024 21:39:40 GMT -5
I have heard that there will be new travel partners. Creighton/Marquette, Seton Hall/Georgetown, UConn/ Providence, Villanova/St Johns, DePaul/Xavier, Butler. Can anyone verify this rumor? If true, Does it now benefit Creighton/Marquette? And I'm not sure how it would impact ST Johns to be paired with Villanova now? wait I thought Creighton and Marquette were already travel partners |
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Post by hangonsloopy on Apr 3, 2024 21:43:07 GMT -5
I have heard that there will be new travel partners. Creighton/Marquette, Seton Hall/Georgetown, UConn/ Providence, Villanova/St Johns, DePaul/Xavier, Butler. Can anyone verify this rumor? If true, Does it now benefit Creighton/Marquette? And I'm not sure how it would impact ST Johns to be paired with Villanova now? wait I thought Creighton and Marquette were already travel partners Marquette was DePaul’s travel partner last season. |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Apr 3, 2024 21:55:31 GMT -5
Creighton didn't have a travel partner in 2023. (before they were with Providence... which was not ideal)
Their two weekend opponents would play midweek last fall and then each would play Creighton on Friday/Sat or Sun... which is kinda wild.. Creighton was playing against uneven rest days for the whole conference season (I wonder how important/not important that may be.... But that would only apply to the second match I guess)
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Post by n00b on Apr 4, 2024 10:44:33 GMT -5
I have heard that there will be new travel partners. Creighton/Marquette, Seton Hall/Georgetown, UConn/ Providence, Villanova/St Johns, DePaul/Xavier, Butler. Can anyone verify this rumor? If true, Does it now benefit Creighton/Marquette? And I'm not sure how it would impact ST Johns to be paired with Villanova now? Correct. I don’t know the exact details or how they got to the final solution, but the idea was to pair teams of similar competitive levels so they can do things like have Creighton/Marquette avoid playing UConn/Providence a second time. |
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