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Post by lilred on Oct 3, 2005 12:03:44 GMT -5
Looking to next year already. Would anybody find it plausible that we still run the 6-2 with Holloway and Maggie and use Busboom as a libero, while rotating one of the OH hitters out? (like we did in 2003) Match after match I see Busboom making great defensive plays.
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Post by huskervbfan on Oct 3, 2005 12:31:11 GMT -5
After this past weekend, if it came down to one or the other, I would give the nod to Busboom instead of Griffin. I like them both a lot but Griffin was undersetting Elmer frequently. Melissa had to constantly just give the ball a push to get it over. Most of her kills came on overpasses thanks to Larson's awesome serve. Maggie is improving in the defensive area but Busboom is still way better there.
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Post by BOTE on Oct 3, 2005 12:32:30 GMT -5
If your winning and there is no reason to suspect that Nebraska will not win why change setters? I think Holloway will redshirt this year and sit next year. She will be up against a lot of experience going against a junior and a senior setter as a redshirt freshman. What they have now is really good, if it ain't broke why fix it?
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Post by huskervbfan on Oct 3, 2005 12:47:24 GMT -5
If your winning and there is no reason to suspect that Nebraska will not win why change setters? I think Holloway will redshirt this year and sit next year. She will be up against a lot of experience going against a junior and a senior setter as a redshirt freshman. What they have now is really good, if it ain't broke why fix it? IF, and this is a BIG IF, they would win the championship this year, it would be awfully hard to next year, dump one of the setters that got you there. One the other hand, Cook is always trying to improve the team so if a different athlete would raise the level of play, I could see that being done. We will be losing Elmer and Jen S. so something will have to be done to replace their skills.
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Post by lilred on Oct 3, 2005 12:48:39 GMT -5
I can agree with "don't fix what's not broken" For me its not so much of a putdown of Busboom setting as much as it is I am very impressed with her court coverage. Losing Jen next year, I would hope we can have someone on the floor at all times that can cover the floor as well as Busboom could. Not just 3 rotations.
Also I was thinking about Holloway sitting out next year too. But I am just going off of the snippets from JC. I guess I am just assuming she is penciled in. Of course it could be just Coach saying those high praises for her, to keep Busboom and Griffin both competing at the highest level they can. It was just a thought. Like I said I love watching Busboom diving around getting the shanked balls and such.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2005 12:58:35 GMT -5
I just don't see a 6-2 next season given the pool of outside hitters. Mancuso simply errors too much to be on the court all of the time and the Bartek girl coming in from Lincoln is very much a diamond in the rough. I think Busboom at libero would be exciting. She's lightening quick--no doubt about that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2005 13:10:10 GMT -5
It's a good situation for RH and for Nebraska for her to redshirt this year. She'll be that much more valuable next year--and the three years after that.
As for "rushing" to graduate, that's pretty funny. Are you saying she'd be better off with another year of home school rather than attending college? Kind of a slam of NU if that were true (and it's not).
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Post by SaltNPepper on Oct 3, 2005 13:22:27 GMT -5
I just don't see a 6-2 next season given the pool of outside hitters. Mancuso simply errors too much to be on the court all of the time and the Bartek girl coming in from Lincoln is very much a diamond in the rough. I think Busboom at libero would be exciting. She's lightening quick--no doubt about that. I really don't agree with this. We are only losing to graduation 1 senior outside (and one middle). I would think offensively, Mancuso in the from row would have to be better than any of the setters rotating through the front. If she had problems in the back, then we could use a Libero to sub her or whoever played that position out. It's probably way to early to be thinking about next year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2005 13:28:39 GMT -5
I just don't see a 6-2 next season given the pool of outside hitters. Mancuso simply errors too much to be on the court all of the time and the Bartek girl coming in from Lincoln is very much a diamond in the rough. I think Busboom at libero would be exciting. She's lightening quick--no doubt about that. I really don't agree with this. We are only losing to graduation 1 senior outside (and one middle). I would think offensively, Mancuso in the from row would have to be better than any of the setters rotating through the front. If she had problems in the back, then we could use a Libero to sub her or whoever played that position out. It's probably way to early to be thinking about next year. True on front row for Mancuso. I agree. Also true on already planning next years lineup. Save that for 12/18/05. :-)
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Post by ESTRELLA on Oct 3, 2005 13:41:05 GMT -5
Sorry for those Holloway fans, but the current setters are showing that they can get the job done and there is no need for her this season. It is just a fact of life! Now we can talk about next year.....next year. ESTRELLA
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Post by 2c on Oct 3, 2005 15:07:04 GMT -5
How crazy is this? Holloway rushes to graduate early to make sure she has a spot in the line-up at Nebraska, and now she is red-shirting. Why do we make these kids grow up so fast? I wonder when Cook made the suggestion to Rachel about the red-shirting business? I just think Nebraska Volleyball is becoming more like the Yankee baseball franchise. Correct me if I am wrong. (seriously) But my intepretation of events were that... 1. Michelle Lynch retired 2. Hollaway knew about this and decided to come early. Because a) She is homeschooled and had a lot more latitude when it came to graduating b)She had a real shot at starting right away 3. Maggie Griffin also considered transferring and transferred in spite of the fact that Holloway was coming also. (this is where I may be backwards) At any rate both were big time setters. Both knew they had a real shot at starting. The fact of the matter is we NEEDED a backup setter or two. It made sense for both of them. And until proven otherwise, it is on public record that she asked to come early. We recruited her to come here like any normal recruit. The fact that she came early was her decision. Very good summary. I might add that since her parents were moving from Colo, she had to decide to stay in Colo for her Sr year (although she home-schooled previously) without her parents, relocate with her parents and continue to home-school for no particular reason in a new area, or just graduate early and move on to the next phase of her life, college. Entering college early is nothing compared to committing early (which she didn't, in comparison to what's the norm for committing these days.) Sorry guys, no major recruit scandal here. Look elsewhere.
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Post by Pirate VB Fan on Oct 3, 2005 17:42:37 GMT -5
It's a good situation for RH and for Nebraska for her to redshirt this year. She'll be that much more valuable next year--and the three years after that. As for "rushing" to graduate, that's pretty funny. Are you saying she'd be better off with another year of home school rather than attending college? Kind of a slam of NU if that were true (and it's not). Yes, in retrospect, I think should would have been far better off to home school and play club for another year, redshirt next year and then play four years. She rushed graduating in order to play this year when it appeared NU was in trouble and then it turned out she wasn't needed, now or maybe even next year. Using a redshirt year in place of your senior year in high school is obviously a mistake. And no, this isn't a dig at the schooling she will get at NU. She will still get that whether it is this year or next. What is so bad with having fun as a HS senior, even a home schooled one? But hey, hindsight is always 20-20...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2005 18:09:33 GMT -5
I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but I have to think she's better off socially, educationally and volleyballily at NU this year.
Not to mention home was going to be a problem, from what everyone is saying.
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Post by FreeBall on Oct 3, 2005 18:40:33 GMT -5
I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but I have to think she's better off socially, educationally and volleyballily at NU this year. FWIW, it's not just you.
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Post by Pirate VB Fan on Oct 3, 2005 18:48:06 GMT -5
I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but I have to think she's better off socially, educationally and volleyballily at NU this year. Not to mention home was going to be a problem, from what everyone is saying. Well, that would be different then. Maybe she is better off at Nebraska, it is just too bad she had to essentially burn a year.
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