|
|
Post by nyline on Nov 15, 2018 20:08:44 GMT -5
Well I just finished shoveling my walks and driveway, I kind of agree with Thayer Hall Yes, much better to live in Houston, or the coastal areas of Florida, or South Carolina, or North Carolina, and Texas, and Alabama, and Georgia and have everything blown down by hurricane winds and then flooded, and have giant mosquitos buzzing all around (that really has happened in North Carolina). |
|
|
|
Post by Millennium on Nov 15, 2018 20:14:57 GMT -5
Well I just finished shoveling my walks and driveway, I kind of agree with Thayer Hall Yes, much better to live in Houston, or the coastal areas of Florida, or South Carolina, or North Carolina, and Texas, and Alabama, and Georgia and have everything blown down by hurricane winds and then flooded, and have giant mosquitos buzzing all around (that really has happened in North Carolina). That's why you move to Arizona.  |
|
|
|
Post by yogi on Nov 15, 2018 20:22:19 GMT -5
Yes I agree 100%, Jonni is a fantastic player who brings her all every time she steps on the court Agree. Jonni has a very high volleyball IQ and as she gets stronger, she will become a reliable pillar on this team. |
|
|
|
Post by yogi on Nov 15, 2018 20:24:04 GMT -5
Well I just finished shoveling my walks and driveway, I kind of agree with Thayer Hall Yes, much better to live in Houston, or the coastal areas of Florida, or South Carolina, or North Carolina, and Texas, and Alabama, and Georgia and have everything blown down by hurricane winds and then flooded, and have giant mosquitos buzzing all around (that really has happened in North Carolina). Don’t forget them bloody noseeums! Quite the nuisance they are! |
|
|
|
Post by bob2061 on Nov 16, 2018 13:00:42 GMT -5
Yes I agree 100%, Jonni is a fantastic player who brings her all every time she steps on the court Agree. Jonni has a very high volleyball IQ and as she gets stronger, she will become a reliable pillar on this team.
Jonni has ranked #14; below are the 2019 recruits: 93. Gabi Bailey, 6-1 OH, Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts), AVC – Penn State 44. Sydney Ferguson, 6-3 OH, North Stafford (Stafford, Virginia), VA Juniors – Penn State 31. Lauren Clark, 6-0 OH, Champlin Park (Champlin, Minnesota), MN Select – Penn State |
|
|
|
Post by pointps on Nov 16, 2018 14:31:56 GMT -5
This is a really nice posting. There must be something we can complain about. None are from the South or from California. None are 7 feet tall. Why aren't they all tied for #1 ranking? Now I'm going back to complaining about snow in November and my car not starting last night at a Wawa 50 miles from home. I love this thread.
|
|
|
|
Post by nyline on Nov 16, 2018 14:56:54 GMT -5
This is a really nice posting. There must be something we can complain about. None are from the South or from California. None are 7 feet tall. Why aren't they all tied for #1 ranking? Now I'm going back to complaining about snow in November and my car not starting last night at a Wawa 50 miles from home. I love this thread. pointps: sorry to have had to delete the information you liked from bob2061's post, but he didn't have the right to post it -- in effect, whether he intended this or not (and I'm going to assume he did not intend this) he was stealing from PrepVolleyball.com. John Tawa has told me it's OK for me to publish the rankings of the Penn State players (which I've done in previous posts and on the Recruiting pages of DigNittanyVolleyball.com), but that it's not OK to copy the player writeups -- which is what bob2061 did. As a general rule, you can't simply cut and paste material from another site. So let's honor the hard work of PrepVolleyball.com, and not take it without permission. Thanks. |
|
|
|
Post by pointps on Nov 16, 2018 15:07:45 GMT -5
Are we allowed to complain about you, too, on this thread? Just kidding! We're all having too much fun.
|
|
|
|
Post by nyline on Nov 16, 2018 15:12:49 GMT -5
Are we allowed to complain about you, too, on this thread? Just kidding! We're all having too much fun. Complain about me, by all means. Frequently deserved. |
|
|
|
Post by pennstate1973 on Nov 16, 2018 19:17:35 GMT -5
“IIRC we have never needed California ladies to win our many national championships.”
True, but it was not for the lack of trying. I’ve seen Coach Rose almost every year at a SoCal tournament. You probably know for the most part top DI coaches don’t go to club tournaments to evaluate players. They already know who they want when the players were very young.
Coaches go to club tournaments mainly to remind potential recruits of their continued interest and to mix it up with club coaches. Actually much of club tournaments are pretty boring for DI head coaches. I talked to Russ a number of times and I’m a nobody in college volleyball. He seemed to enjoy having someone to chat with.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 19:35:13 GMT -5
“IIRC we have never needed California ladies to win our many national championships.” True, but it was not for the lack of trying. I’ve seen Coach Rose almost every year at a SoCal tournament. You probably know for the most part top DI coaches don’t go to club tournaments to evaluate players. They already know who they want when the players were very young. Coaches go to club tournaments mainly to remind potential recruits of their continued interest and to mix it up with club coaches. Actually much of club tournaments are pretty boring for DI head coaches. I talked to Russ a number of times and I’m a nobody in college volleyball. He seemed to enjoy having someone to chat with. Don't sell yourself short. I'm sure you're a witty conversationalist. |
|
|
|
Post by nitneliun on Nov 29, 2018 17:23:31 GMT -5
This was posted today on the BWI/McAndrew board by joeparules. I posted a reply to it, but was curious how some of you would have responded to it.
Excuse my ignorance on this subject as I don't follow WVB recruiting like I do FB, but are #31, 44 and 93 ranked players a "step down" from what Russ usually brings in? I'm used to hearing about him getting top 10-20 players so should I be concerned about future teams with this drop off? What programs are getting the #1 through #30 players?
|
|
|
|
Post by tillie on Nov 29, 2018 19:17:41 GMT -5
pennstate73:
Russ and members of the staff usually show up at qualifying regionals and some other well club events that have high quality attendance(National IN Orlando).
The Eastern regional that was a Baltimore appearance and now is a PHILLY location draws from across the country because clubs and players not yet qualified for the Nationals find the competition at this event of a lower quality and an opportunity to earn points.
Of course if PSU has filled their needs they may not feel the importance of attending for this years quota
|
|
|
|
Post by nyline on Nov 29, 2018 19:54:07 GMT -5
This was posted today on the BWI/McAndrew board by joeparules. I posted a reply to it, but was curious how some of you would have responded to it. Excuse my ignorance on this subject as I don't follow WVB recruiting like I do FB, but are #31, 44 and 93 ranked players a "step down" from what Russ usually brings in? I'm used to hearing about him getting top 10-20 players so should I be concerned about future teams with this drop off? What programs are getting the #1 through #30 players? I would have said that it is a "step down" in terms of rankings from the 2006 to 2014 classes, but the 2018 class was ranked #1 and just produced a 1st Team All Big 10 (who was also Big 10 FOY), a 2nd Team All Big 10, two other freshmen who started and performed very well, and a fifth freshman who started one match, played every set (or nearly every set) and probably will be a starter next year. That group of freshmen has helped PSU to the #8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. So they've lived up to their ranking. Who knows whether the three freshmen for next year will outperform their rankings -- personally, I think they will -- but in any event, I think the staff missed on a couple of players (it's a razor-thin margin on the top recruits), but this class is hardly chopped liver, and they have several very good recruits (including two very good OHs) coming in 2020 and 2021. I'd say it's premature to be "worried" yet. What did you say? "No" and "Yes" spring to mind as alternative possibilities. |
|
|
|
Post by nitneliun on Nov 29, 2018 23:07:46 GMT -5
This was posted today on the BWI/McAndrew board by joeparules. I posted a reply to it, but was curious how some of you would have responded to it. Excuse my ignorance on this subject as I don't follow WVB recruiting like I do FB, but are #31, 44 and 93 ranked players a "step down" from what Russ usually brings in? I'm used to hearing about him getting top 10-20 players so should I be concerned about future teams with this drop off? What programs are getting the #1 through #30 players? I would have said that it is a "step down" in terms of rankings from the 2006 to 2014 classes, but the 2018 class was ranked #1 and just produced a 1st Team All Big 10 (who was also Big 10 FOY), a 2nd Team All Big 10, two other freshmen who started and performed very well, and a fifth freshman who started one match, played every set (or nearly every set) and probably will be a starter next year. That group of freshmen has helped PSU to the #8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. So they've lived up to their ranking. Who knows whether the three freshmen for next year will outperform their rankings -- personally, I think they will -- but in any event, I think the staff missed on a couple of players (it's a razor-thin margin on the top recruits), but this class is hardly chopped liver, and they have several very good recruits (including two very good OHs) coming in 2020 and 2021. I'd say it's premature to be "worried" yet. What did you say? "No" and "Yes" spring to mind as alternative possibilities. I told him there is far more parity in NCAA VB than he might imagine, especially in the B1G. I also noted that Russ had missed on some top recruits recently, such as Thayer Hall and much of the Stanford roster. I also reminded him that Russ had a pretty good eye for talent and often looks for recruits who will fit well into the program and the culture. |
|
