Q&A w/Talking Head: Wisconsin, Minnesota (w/Stat Joust)
Nov 20, 2017 8:17:29 GMT -5
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Post by nyline on Nov 20, 2017 8:17:29 GMT -5
We've added a post to DigNittanyVolleyball.com: "Q&A with Talking Head — Badgers and Gophers (plus Stat Joust)." Here's a Link.
Here's an excerpt:
Here's an excerpt:
DigNittany: Real quick — thoughts on Saturday night’s Rutgers match, which Penn State won 25-5, 25-9, 25-9.
Talking Head: Any question raised by Coach Rose after the Indiana match about our kids’ ability to “write a term paper,” so to speak, that meets the rubric, was answered. Even though there were a few mistakes here and there, everyone on the Penn State team brought their “A” game, and generally it was as clean of a match as you could want — especially on the road against a Big Ten team that has 12 scholarship players, and on their Senior Night. Outscoring your opponent 75-23 is significant.
DigNittany: On the subject of Senior Night, Rutgers did something that I don’t remember seeing before — they gave every one of the eight Penn State seniors a bouquet of flowers, and announced them one-by-one.
Talking Head: I know I’ve seen that in other programs in other sports, but I’m not sure I’ve seen it in Big Ten volleyball. That was pretty cool, and certainly a nice gesture.
DigNittany: Any other thoughts on the Rutgers match?
Talking Head: Coach Rose almost emptied the bench — he used 16 different players. That’s hard to do in a game that’s going so quickly, where before you know it, Ali Frantti is running nine, ten serves in a row. It’s hard to get kids in a match like that, let alone 16 players. But two takeaways: you’re happy the team executed at a high level, and you’re happy no one was injured and they’re healthy.
DigNittany: Turning to the next two matches, against Wisconsin on Friday, November 24th in Madison, and against Minnesota on Saturday, November 25th in Minneapolis. Your thoughts?
Talking Head: I’m very much looking forward to these matches this weekend. I would think everyone involved — the Wisconsin and Minnesota programs and the Penn State program — are looking forward to these matches.
Talking Head: Any question raised by Coach Rose after the Indiana match about our kids’ ability to “write a term paper,” so to speak, that meets the rubric, was answered. Even though there were a few mistakes here and there, everyone on the Penn State team brought their “A” game, and generally it was as clean of a match as you could want — especially on the road against a Big Ten team that has 12 scholarship players, and on their Senior Night. Outscoring your opponent 75-23 is significant.
DigNittany: On the subject of Senior Night, Rutgers did something that I don’t remember seeing before — they gave every one of the eight Penn State seniors a bouquet of flowers, and announced them one-by-one.
Talking Head: I know I’ve seen that in other programs in other sports, but I’m not sure I’ve seen it in Big Ten volleyball. That was pretty cool, and certainly a nice gesture.
DigNittany: Any other thoughts on the Rutgers match?
Talking Head: Coach Rose almost emptied the bench — he used 16 different players. That’s hard to do in a game that’s going so quickly, where before you know it, Ali Frantti is running nine, ten serves in a row. It’s hard to get kids in a match like that, let alone 16 players. But two takeaways: you’re happy the team executed at a high level, and you’re happy no one was injured and they’re healthy.
DigNittany: Turning to the next two matches, against Wisconsin on Friday, November 24th in Madison, and against Minnesota on Saturday, November 25th in Minneapolis. Your thoughts?
Talking Head: I’m very much looking forward to these matches this weekend. I would think everyone involved — the Wisconsin and Minnesota programs and the Penn State program — are looking forward to these matches.
