Can someone who knows the team assess the impact of this? Is this a major blow? I don't know volleyball enough to say, but entering the portal usually means that you think you are better than your team and can get a better $ituation elsewhere (Beason) or that you know you are not as good as your team and can get more playing time elsewhere (Fischer). I do know that I dislike the portal almost as much as NIL.
Not a good thing when you best hitter was a one year transfer, your second best hitter (Beason) transfers out, and your 3rd best hitter and best MB says goodbye. It seems like Mary has kind of lost her ability to recruit and keep good players for what ever the reason. We have slipped badly the last 4 years from a top 4/5 program to a 12 to 16 program. I am still of the opinion, the game has passed Mary by much as it did Becky B. I hope I am wrong but as we only picked up a decent O/S hitter from the dredges of a team (MO.) it does make me go hmmm.
I am not a big volleyball person, go to some matches here and there. But I heard we got a hell of a class coming in this year and Beason was pretty much a pain in the rear end. But the Bre thing caught almost everyone I know by surprise. I honestly have no clue who you are talking about as the best hitter we had. I was hoping Mary could win one before she leaves but it is looking more and more like that is not going to happen. Little nuggets like she needed to get an asst coach in who is going to challenge her instead of being a yes person is one of the main issues I was told. Hopefully there is someone in the portal or something that can help.
Dave Boos is the strategy brains behind the VB team. Hopefully you are not referring to him as he probably gets the lion's share of credit for any success the team has.
Yeah, that was kinda tongue-in-cheek. With volleyball being a head count sport, it's not like some other school will have to find scholarship money for her (although they may have to find NIL money). But in the extremely unlikely event that she didn't land anywhere, I don't think there would be anything stopping UF from taking her back, other than possible resentment in the locker room.
There were no pics of her with Alexis or Gabbi except whole team pictures. This is really puzzling to me. I have seen nothing that would indicate why. What do you mean a head count sport?
Head count sports have the same number of scholarships as student-athletes, so every player gets a full ride. Equivalency sports fewer scholarships than players, so the $$$ gets divided between athletes as the coach sees fit. Equivalency sports produce less revenue for universities. Headcount Sports in NCAA Division I for women are: Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Gymnastics. For men: Basketball and Football Were it not for Title IX, there would probably be no headcount sports for women, but they have to balance out the $$$ spent on men's football and basketball.
My daughter is 13. She started playing volleyball a couple years ago and LOVES the Gator VB team. It sucks to see players (Beason/Kelley) she admires and has met leave the program. If Stucky leaves, she will have an absolute meltdown. The current Portal/NIL situation has really made college sports harder to love.
Just want to add my two cents on two of our best players transferring out. It hurts, but it's understandable. Mary has let the game pass her by.. she doesn't progress players the way you need to to win championships. A good example is Thayer Hall. She came in the #1 recruit in the nation. Thayer gave her all to the team through injuries and all; but she was the same player as a senior as when she came in. Still a really good player, but she should have been great. Also Mary needs more six rotation players. Too many DS on the court to be effective. I'll leave it there for now; but it's time Mary rides off into the sunset and she can take Boos with her.