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Post by traveler on Sept 24, 2018 9:48:00 GMT -5
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Post by huskerhawk on Sept 24, 2018 11:07:51 GMT -5
September is way too early to give up on a Russ Rose coached team.
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Post by offonvictory on Sept 24, 2018 12:03:40 GMT -5
The margin of error in volleyball can be (and often is) very small. Paterno's "you're never as good as you think you are when you win" (see Oregon) and "never as bad as you think you are when you lose" (see OSU) stand true here.
Reed's absence is huge. A point here or there can make the difference in momentum, which is huge. Carlston quoted today at VB mag said he thought his team was successful because they won some of the big points.
Reed's absence also means Cathey can't sub in late in the match and put the hammer down and provide a different look like she did in a few matches earlier in the season. The bench is lighter now.
Leath has an incredibly large weight to bare. Sure, we can critique, but man, to pass almost every ball in serve receive has to be draining, which is exactly what opposing coaches are counting on!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 12:15:34 GMT -5
The margin of error in volleyball can be (and often is) very small. Paterno's "you're never as good as you think you are when you win" (see Oregon) and "never as bad as you think you are when you lose" (see OSU) stand true here. Reed's absence is huge. A point here or there can make the difference in momentum, which is huge. Carlston quoted today at VB mag said he thought his team was successful because they won some of the big points. Reed's absence also means Cathey can't sub in late in the match and put the hammer down and provide a different look like she did in a few matches earlier in the season. The bench is lighter now. Leath has an incredibly large weight to bare. Sure, we can critique, but man, to pass almost every ball in serve receive has to be draining, which is exactly what opposing coaches are counting on! That helps clarify a fuzzy observation of the PSU-OSU match: They seemed to have all the initiative and PSU seemed to be reacting. I seldom saw evidence that PSU was controlling the game's flow. |
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 25, 2018 14:20:58 GMT -5
September is way too early to give up on a Russ Rose coached team. I'm not sure how much coaching Russ Rose does with the players anymore. I think he lets the assistant coaches handle more and more of the coaching. I don't think coaching is a problem though as much as it is recruiting talent at the hitter position (that is blocking, hitting, and passing). The other Big Ten teams have more than caught up to us and are looking for payback for prior years. We should look at this as a rebuilding year and stay positive. |
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Post by slackerstaff on Sept 25, 2018 21:54:57 GMT -5
September is way too early to give up on a Russ Rose coached team. I'm not sure how much coaching Russ Rose does with the players anymore. I think he lets the assistant coaches handle more and more of the coaching. I don't think coaching is a problem though as much as it is recruiting talent at the hitter position (that is blocking, hitting, and passing). The other Big Ten teams have more than caught up to us and are looking for payback for prior years. We should look at this as a rebuilding year and stay positive. I think you're underestimating the amount of hands-on coaching by Coach Rose. It's clear recruiting is a problem, as evidenced by the current class, which only managed to cobble together a #1 ranking. In the spirit of Spinal Tap (everyone else's amps only go to 10; our amps go to 11) the staff should have recruited a class with a higher ranking. Their failure to do so is deeply disturbing. |
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 26, 2018 11:55:10 GMT -5
I'm going to add some fuel to the fire. Reed and Leath will be lost to graduation after this year. Then next year we get 3 rookie OH's. It will take time for them to contribute consistently.
Although all 3 are ranked in the top 100 PrepVB senior aces.
So, are we looking towards 2020 before a chance to compete for a natty? The answers are easy (YES) but the questions are hard (HOW & WHEN). Why is it that they say we have better recruits than Ohio State but still lose to them? |
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 26, 2018 12:00:54 GMT -5
You have to realize that we are in one of the toughest conferences in VB (actually all sports). If a player is not in the top 30 of Prepvolleyball's senior aces they usually are not the kind of talent that PSU needs to excel in volleyball. We need more talent to win these road matches. I agree PSU needs top 30 senior ace recruits on a regular basis, year in and year out. If you expect to be in the final four on a regular basis and challenge for an NC, players outside the top 30 are not statistically the answer. They are not going to make the starting lineup. There are always exceptions. Who was our last exceptions? I honestly cannot remember a diamond-in-the-rough who became an AA for us. |
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 26, 2018 12:11:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure how much coaching Russ Rose does with the players anymore. I think he lets the assistant coaches handle more and more of the coaching. I don't think coaching is a problem though as much as it is recruiting talent at the hitter position (that is blocking, hitting, and passing). The other Big Ten teams have more than caught up to us and are looking for payback for prior years. We should look at this as a rebuilding year and stay positive. I think you're underestimating the amount of hands-on coaching by Coach Rose. It's clear recruiting is a problem, as evidenced by the current class, which only managed to cobble together a #1 ranking. In the spirit of Spinal Tap (everyone else's amps only go to 10; our amps go to 11) the staff should have recruited a class with a higher ranking. Their failure to do so is deeply disturbing. I understand your sarcasm but our conference record is 0-2 and we haven't even played Nebraska yet. My recommendation is that the coaches do whatever is necessary to get our VB program back to excellence. |
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Post by jchenot on Sept 26, 2018 17:13:38 GMT -5
I think you're underestimating the amount of hands-on coaching by Coach Rose. It's clear recruiting is a problem, as evidenced by the current class, which only managed to cobble together a #1 ranking. In the spirit of Spinal Tap (everyone else's amps only go to 10; our amps go to 11) the staff should have recruited a class with a higher ranking. Their failure to do so is deeply disturbing. I understand your sarcasm but our conference record is 0-2 and we haven't even played Nebraska yet. My recommendation is that the coaches do whatever is necessary to get our VB program back to excellence. Who said our program is no longer excellence? We lost, just like we have many times in the past. We are still excellent. |
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 26, 2018 19:37:24 GMT -5
Not even Russ Rose would agree with that statement. You cannot get better if you think you are perfect.
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Post by Millennium on Sept 26, 2018 20:00:56 GMT -5
I think you're underestimating the amount of hands-on coaching by Coach Rose. It's clear recruiting is a problem, as evidenced by the current class, which only managed to cobble together a #1 ranking. In the spirit of Spinal Tap (everyone else's amps only go to 10; our amps go to 11) the staff should have recruited a class with a higher ranking. Their failure to do so is deeply disturbing. I understand your sarcasm but our conference record is 0-2 and we haven't even played Nebraska yet. My recommendation is that the coaches do whatever is necessary to get our VB program back to excellence.
I'll say this much. as long as we could beat the Huskers twice this season, I wouldn't care if we didin't win another match.
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 27, 2018 9:41:42 GMT -5
I understand your sarcasm but our conference record is 0-2 and we haven't even played Nebraska yet. My recommendation is that the coaches do whatever is necessary to get our VB program back to excellence.
I'll say this much. as long as we could beat the Huskers twice this season, I wouldn't care if we didin't win another match.
If pigs could fly, I wouldn't care if we didn't win any matches. Unfortunately life goes on. Indiana just beat Ohio State at Columbus and it is going to be a difficult season for our VB ladies. |
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Post by jchenot on Sept 27, 2018 10:21:56 GMT -5
Not even Russ Rose would agree with that statement. You cannot get better if you think you are perfect. I said nothing about being perfect. This team is excellent. We are ranked in the top ten! This team has a lot of problems to work out, but that I’m no way makes them a bad team. Things happen, and we get upset. It happens frequently. But our program is still excellent. |
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Post by Millennium on Sept 27, 2018 13:46:07 GMT -5
I'll say this much. as long as we could beat the Huskers twice this season, I wouldn't care if we didin't win another match.
If pigs could fly, I wouldn't care if we didn't win any matches. Unfortunately life goes on. Indiana just beat Ohio State at Columbus and it is going to be a difficult season for our VB ladies.
If pigs could fly? What? In such scenario, would you plan on being a high flyin' pig rider or something?
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