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BadgerHorn

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  1. Yep, just saw that email. I got to three AVP events and one UT Beach event this year. Looking forward to seeing both schedules next year. Still some FIVB activity coming and I'm expecting a fair amount of partner swapping the next several months.
  2. Ran into Phil last night where he was sitting in the entrance of a restaurant waiting for a table. Apparently not enough Olympic and World Tour medals to skip the line. Watching Drost and Phil split block on a few occasions: insert "bold strategy, Cotton" gif In this world of taller and longer on the guys side, it's fun to watch someone like Nuss scramble around, anticipate the right spot on defense at a nearly uncanny rate, and place shots with precision and creativity. I'm going to play a bit of Ian Boyd by proposing a position switch. I think Julia Scoles has a ton of potential as a defender if she can piece it together. It may be her mannerisms and I know she's a very active blocker, but she always looks exhausted... you can't be tired in your mid 20s right? Hughes and Cheng are clearly messing around with injecting option elements into the offense, but haven't fully bought in. Not sure that's necessary for the women's game. Unfortunately no Sponcil/Cannon, but that wasn't really news. Curious to see what happens with Harward/Kolinske over the coming months with Klineman and FIVB. HH/KK got smoked in the second set against the Canadians. Didn't see it, so not sure what happened there. Agree on Brandi's hair. Not sure how she did it - probably an extra 5 lbs to carry around. Not sure if they showed it on TV and about 95% of the fans in the stands missed it. Theo had a nice play and, for whatever reason, Trevor didn't give him a high five as he was turned to the ball boy to get the ball to serve. Theo followed him for a few steps to give him a high five and when he realized Trevor wasn't going to turn around, he just gave him an air high five to his back and jogged back to the net. Gotta love Theo. Still no concrete news about a championship.
  3. Does he really want enlightenment on which schools were entertaining or seriously negotiating moves to other conferences in the past 5-10 yrs? I'll save him the trouble - pretty much every D1 AD not in the SEC or B10. UT and OU gave the B12 3-4 years of runway on the transition. I think the other schools Vertigo listed gave one year, if that.
  4. Re: the Yormark comments "Sports wagering has become a serious problem that threatens the well-being of the student-athlete and the integrity of college sports." College Sports Betting – NCAA Official Statement. Athletes are suspended or banned for betting because it calls into question the integrity of the game. You don't need to show the player influenced the game one way or the other - simply identifying the plausibility of inappropriate influence seems to be sufficient. Considering the connection between conference leadership and the management of officiating, these comments seem to fall within the same spirit of the sports betting rationale.
  5. What about kids at heart with salt/pepper hair and a few areas of their game that they need Stein to diagnose and correct?
  6. I don't know about the boots or hat, but I hope they got rid of the wide white stripe on the back of the jerseys.
  7. The AVP events page still shows the championship being Sept 22-23. The web page with the details still says the location is TBD. I just noticed that details page now says: "New Dates to Be Announced". I'm pretty sure this page used to reflect the 9/22-23 dates.
  8. Some of my MBO observations: Trevor got a yellow for slapping the net... with Taylor lobbying the ref to give him the card. The fans laughed. The Taylors and Tri/Chaim are trying to sprinkle in option offense, but they all look at least a year behind Benesh/Partain in that dept. Not sure if it was the rain packed sand or confidence or what, but Taylor Sander was uncorking a few serves Sunday in the second championship set like I hadn't seen from him since the AVP Championships indoor in Phoenix last year - granted, I don't watch every AVP/FIVB event. The pace is obvious, but he also adds that dangerous lateral break that some of the indoor guys have. It's not just a 12-6 curve - it looks like more of a slider with lateral break too. Thank God I'm not receiving those. Sponcil was out there walking around Fri I think. Curious to see what she and Cannon do at Chicago and for any other FIVB events. Lots of talk (no idea how legitimate it is) about her joining forces with Klineman. Zana was swinging harder than I've seen in the past. My forecast: the next six or so months is going to be chaotic for pairings on the women's side below Cheng/Hughes and Kloth/Nuss. You can sense there are numerous teams that are either unhappy or just ok with one another or losing out on the Olympic race and you need that one domino to fall before you have half a dozen new teams (but the same names) in the main draws. There are a few guys I could see parting ways too, but seems like more stability on the men's side right now. I'd love to see Scoles take some time to work out as a defender. Obvious problem is: where do you find a good enough (presumably American) big who will work with her? Kolinske? Maybe pick up Cannon for a year? Split block with Kraft? Try to lure a Klineman/KWJ? Talked to a few people about the championship location. A few people who probably would know either didn't say anything or they sincerely didn't know what's going on. The fan rumor mill is basically "assuming the bankruptcy/sale doesn't deep six the 'TBD Championship', the odds are on it being held in Vegas".
  9. Vince Vaughn casually walking around out here
  10. Surly is on-site at the MBO. A few top end teams missing due to FIVB and we'll have to dodge a hurricane, but we'll make make the most of it.
  11. Are they putting decommit penalties in addition to repayment in NIL contracts? If you just have to pay the money back after a decommit with no penalty, then why not get the money several months early and use your next (presumably larger) NIL deal to pay whatever delta you spent? Not the highest integrity move if you're using a university/sponsor knowing you're eventually going somewhere else, but the decision to turn this into a business has been made.
  12. I think I see what you're saying here. If you're a rent-a-player and taking re-bid’s every year for your services, it doesn’t matter... as long as transfer portal rules don’t change. Does the recruit (or his family/agent) intending to be on campus 3+ yrs look at this and perceive a risk to what they were projected, promised, or signed up for in the out years? Not sure if NIL contract durations are typically 1 year, multi year, open ended.
  13. Another rain delay... same thing last year right?... ugh... I just don't understand the Gold Series stop in Atlanta. Best case, you've got uncomfortable hot, humid August weather. Worst case, you've got almost guaranteed afternoon thunderstorms and, granted it's a ways inland, but you're on the front end of hurricane season. I don't know - maybe I'm missing something. I travel to these AVPs and have never felt a desire to go to Atlanta in Aug. TKN smoked the Canadians again. Looked more or less like a replay of their earlier match, albeit more dominating. Mel struggling to side out again? 8 hitting errors today - can't afford that with Nuss digging everything else. Montreal Elite 16 hangover? Kloth tallied more kills than I would have guessed. Did they try serving her? Then Partain/Benesh smoked CBud and other Miles. 9 hitting errors in two sets for Evans... ouch I feel obligated to propose an alternative in light of my Atlanta grouching comments above. Below is a first cut at my idealized AVP schedule below... and, yes, I'm aware you don't just pick a city and make an AVP event happen. Trying to combine places with active volleyball communities, attractive location for travelers, large enough to support a profitable event, etc. Annual stops: - Tampa/Clearwater - Austin (I get why AVP/players didn't like Krieg, but you need at least one annual stop in TX) - New Orleans - Hermosa Beach - Hawaii (It'd be nice for the HI players to play in front of a home crowd) - Manhattan Beach - Chicago - San Diego Championship: - alternating between South Bay, San Diego, TX. I'd like to put one in FL, but hard to plan an outdoor fall championship in hurricane season Alternating year stops: - Miami/Ft Lauderdale - Washington/Vancouver - DFW/San Antonio/Houston - FL Panhandle / Gulf Shores - Washington DC / NYC / Rehoboth Beach - Huntington / Santa Barbara - Bradford Beach, Milwaukee / Denver, CO
  14. And if he turns out to be wrong, he can just change his name to Chris Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z'nourrwringmm I'll see myself out
  15. Starting to hit the home stretch of the AVP season with the Gold Series starting up in Atlanta next weekend. Any of you guys going to the remaining events? Looks like Elite 16 in Hamburg will create conflicts with MBO for a few teams. Do we need to be concerned that the site and details for the 9/22-23 AVP Championship is still TBD?
  16. Oh, hell, guess I need to start penciling in some travel plans for the spring
  17. I appreciate you guys compiling this info. I'm still learning the who's who at the college level. Can anyone: 1) provide a projection of the '24 beach roster. We know there are a few question marks wrt several '23 beach players staying indoor. And then you have the grad transfer/portal variable. I'm guessing Keonilei, Devin, Marina come back. Madi and Molly are TBDs? Any other intel? 2) provide a summary of the level of the transfers and recruits coming in. Either in terms of star ratings [ducks], takes for other top teams, which pairing they project to, etc? I see we have a few UCLA players/recruits headed our way, which is a strong indicator.
  18. For the first few mins, I thought Gerry had a durag on. Longhorn Livestream | Texas Football News | Recruiting Updates | | Basketball |
  19. Wow, another seemingly really good get. Not "Stein" level splash, but I'd say well above a solid asst coach hire.
  20. Outside air pressure at cruising altitude is 3-5 psia. Cabin air pressure is something like 10-14 psia. WAG at door area would be 8 sqft or 1152 sq in. Multiplying that out, you're looking at ~10k lbs of force keeping the door shut from the inside. If you try to crack the door seal to let the cabin air out and equilibrate the pressure, now you're in a competition with the engine compressor whose bleed air maintains cabin pressure. It would have to be a substantial gap to depressurize to the point where you could get close to opening the door and odds are you're blacking out anyway at <7 psia due to lack of oxygen in that attempt.
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