7-3 pre conference start.
7-11 conference
14-14 record
Is that good enough? Far from it…

Aggies should have played in the NIVT invite tourney...let the non seniors play and get a head start on looking at your roster for next season before looking at portal and freshman



as for next year, a near complete rebulid will be necessary

lose both middles, all the major DS players who played, setter...pins come back but they are very streaky

Best case scenario is Talbert were to come back and stabilize a middle position, maybe run a 6-2 system next season and get the incoming lefty some playing time

https://www.secsports.com/article/32741842/seven-sec-teams-compete-volleyball-postseason

6 sec teams made the NCAA tournament Arkansas made the NIVT

South Carolina made the ncaa tourney with a 14-14 record!

https://www.secsports.com/standings/volleyball

A&M, Ga, LSU were passed over for USCe !


USCe schedule

https://www.secsports.com/schedule/volleyball/south-carolina-gamecocks

Volleyball RPI

A&M @ 60. USce @ 42.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi

If there's going to be a change they need to announce it sooner than later. Those seniors need to have the info so they can decide if they're willing to come back for their super senior season. Not sure how many are actually considering it. If there are eight girls leaving we will have a few holes to fill as I don't think we signed eight during the early signing period.

Gap said:

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This A&M team had no argument for being in the NCAA tournament.

Agreed! None whatsoever! Very disappointing season!

Are we expecting there to be a coaching change announced soon?

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Haven't heard anything! That's why I was throwing all this info out there!

Wicked Good Ag said:

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Aggies should have played in the NIVT invite tourney...let the non seniors play and get a head start on looking at your roster for next season before looking at portal and freshman



as for next year, a near complete rebulid will be necessary

lose both middles, all the major DS players who played, setter...pins come back but they are very streaky

Best case scenario is Talbert were to come back and stabilize a middle position, maybe run a 6-2 system next season and get the incoming lefty some playing time

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100% should have.

Hopefully not playing because of a coaching change. It would be asinine to skip it if not.

TCU is now in the coaching market after letting go of their coach. Guessing if we don't hear something about our staff in the next few days they will be around for another year.

Picked up a transfer OH from Notre Dame. Caroline Meuth originally from San Antonio will be joining the team for next year.

Caroline is very good! That's a 6 rotation outside we have been needing, impressive pick up. First team HS all American, 2 time All-ACC. All region selection for a good Notre Dame team. Impressive

russaggie said:

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Picked up a transfer OH from Notre Dame. Caroline Meuth originally from San Antonio will be joining the team for next year.

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Notre Dame lists her as a junior. Will she just be a one year player at A&M or would covid rules make the plan for her to be around longer?

Doubt it

Bird and staff survived the most critical days for VB firings Alabama let their coach go yesterday "or a mutual parting of the ways"

I would expect honestly that she gets her final year of contract like Childress and Evans.
I just think unless something clicks with the next season we will be not as strong as this season which is 14-14 record

I don't know if all the above FACTS are correct but I do know that the mass exodus of players she recruited have left the program at an alarming rate

I will be very interested to see next seasons schedule. How hard it is vs what we need as a program. Last season preseason wasn't a bad schedule if we could have gotten one more quality opponent in and won a could of games that we shouldn't have lost we likely make the tourney.

We lost a lot of DS players (mostly seniors, and at least one transferring) for the coming year which could lead to a shrinking of the lineup

Not so sure that we can be better than we were this year unless a major step up with this freshman class
And if the freshman class does come in a play significantly we will be still running a new setter into the mix without much college court time unless a transfer.

Wicked Good Ag said:

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Bird and staff survived the most critical days for VB firings Alabama let their coach go yesterday "or a mutual parting of the ways"

I would expect honestly that she gets her final year of contract like Childress and Evans.
I just think unless something clicks with the next season we will be not as strong as this season which is 14-14 record

I don't know if all the above FACTS are correct but I do know that the mass exodus of players she recruited have left the program at an alarming rate

I will be very interested to see next seasons schedule. How hard it is vs what we need as a program. Last season preseason wasn't a bad schedule if we could have gotten one more quality opponent in and won a could of games that we shouldn't have lost we likely make the tourney.

We lost a lot of DS players (mostly seniors, and at least one transferring) for the coming year which could lead to a shrinking of the lineup

Not so sure that we can be better than we were this year unless a major step up with this freshman class
And if the freshman class does come in a play significantly we will be still running a new setter into the mix without much college court time unless a transfer.

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Yep. Next year will not likely be better without a few impact transfers, especially at the pins.

tk for tu juan said:

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So there is one player you do not want on your dodge ball team

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The alleged "Facts" should be easy to confirm or refute. Interview the girls and their parents who were claimed to be aggrieved, seek corroboration from teammates, witnesses, and others close to the program, interview the coaches involved, and present factual findings to the proper AD officials for any administrative adjudication, if appropriate.

The accuser was very clear in emphasizing the claims were "FACTS," not rumors. Moreover, the respected and Aggie VB knowledgeable poster russaggie was confident about his familiarity with the details and names of players mentioned in all but one of the incidents.

The person posting for the first time under a new user name is not surprising if she/he wants to avoid retribution if any cover-up and subsequent recrimination are possible/likely.

Moreover, TexAgs has a long-standing policy of deleting posts containing unfounded, personally injurious comments about any athletes or coaches.

This situation needs to be resolved quickly and openly for the benefit of all concerned and the near-term future of the VB program.

NM.

Chapa96 said:

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Lost 1st set to Marquette 25-12.
Won 2nd set 28-26.
Lost 3rd set 25-21.

Gonna be one of those years. .500?

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Chapa96 hasn't checked back in since the season ended, but blue star for calling the record on the first post in the thread.

Harry Dunne said:

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There's no doubt that if this was about a "major" sport it would have been deleted minutes after it was posted, and the alleged incident(s) would be a major news story…or it would have been found to be false. The problem here is that this isn't like a few years ago when someone on the football forum "broke" that the OU QB was getting a free truck at Norman big red car dealership. This post has probably been read by no more than 20 people, and that might be the sum of folks who give a rip about Aggie volleyball.

The whole dodgeball to the face is what makes me think that these are highly exaggerated. That's abuse. There's no way something like that would happen without an administrator finding out, and that coach would be fired immediately and would likely never coach again. There might even be criminal charges.

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Your assumptions and suppositions are no more valid than those of the casual observer. Moreover, the Vball topic has been atop this board for days, and the post in question is sufficiently volatile to have been read or quoted/forwarded to a much larger audience than you opine.

Moreover, athletes in a "minor" sport have the same rights to being treated fairly and not being physically abused as do those playing "major" sports.

I proposed that the effort be made to gather the relevant information necessary to refute or to confirm the allegations. The serious implications regarding the reputations of the coaching staff and recruiting should be addressed. If the Athletic Department management is disinterested, shame on them. JMO

That's awesome! One player can make a difference! Hope that OH 6 rotation can.
To that end, here's an interesting observation from our season related to a player's impact that I noticed after watching and listening all year and following the weekly match notes. Btw, our sports info dept. is really good!

Our Aggies were:

12-6 with #9 as libero(including beating Tenn in their house and swept SC at Reed. Not to mention the other non-conf NCAA AQ's that we beat)

2-8 without(including a slide of going 0-11 in sets)

Remember, we only needed 3 more SEC wins to be dancing this year.

It comes down to putting our best product on the court. Minimally, you need a "go to" outside who will get the point when we need it, an awesome setter, crazy efficient middle(just one) and a physical, defensive leader as libero. We can shuffle a hot hand in from there. We had all of those pieces. Rolling and being the fighting Texas Aggies…not winning every match, no, but growing and getting stronger as a team.

And then, inexplicably, it changed. 2-8 from that point.

As an educated former coach, I look at obvious trends of success. Success leaves clues. For instance, looking at all the national champions over the last few years. They all had those pieces solidly in place. Stanford- OH, setter, MB, and L, UK- OH, setter, MB, libero and the list goes on. None were perfect, but they didn't change the core every week. And all had physical, strong, leader at libero.

Did you know that this season, our Aggies finished #1 in SEC in digs per set and ranked 34th nationally? Yes our defense was ranked #1! Almost every commentator on every broadcast pointed that out. It would seem obvious to play the player who is responsible for driving this ranking, both directly as the leader of the defense and indirectly through leadership and grit.

Stats don't lie Ags, so #9 will be cemented in our record books with just one year in Aggieland and rightly so. However, looking at our W/L record, that decision to change that position mid season cost us a trip to the postseason.

If you need a recent case study on tangible and intangible impact, go watch LSU match. First set, we lost 25-9(not a typo). Inserted #9 in set two, not even as libero mind you, and the whole trajectory of the match changed. We still lost but that Aggie real ole fight showed up in a hurry! We even won one set 34-32! That player embodies what our Aggie spirit is. We need to keep her around Aggieland if we can in some capacity!

This year, we needed to focus on our OH and OPPs. Which I am sure we did a lot at practice from week to week. Our OH/OPP hitting % was subpar at best and that is being nice. We need players who get the point. By tipping, smashing, hitting high hands, tooling the block, whatever it takes(see Hollann videos) Next year, when our OH/OPP go from ..100(1/10) or 200(2/10)kill percentage to .300(3/10), we win 90% of our matches. If #12 stays, middle And we have experience returning in OH/OPP. Plus, now a ND transfer supposedly which will be a great pickup. Not sure what the new setter and libero position will look like.

Look, coaching is so hard. Especially in today's world of hypersensitivity and political correctness. Everyone has an opinion about every move that is made. How do you coach "we" in a world that rewards "me"? Can you coach that Aggie fight, or can you only recruit it? That is an relevant honest question.

I wish our Aggies every success next year! Let's build on our successes. We beat Tenn on Rockytop for the first time in a long while, swept SC, set new All time attendance record vs Texas for not only Reed but Texas volleyball as a whole. Our setter set All time records. Our middle, #12 was pretty much unstoppable. #11 came back from a devastating knee injury to contribute. And many more…

If we were in the tournament, would we be pontificating about coaching changes? Doubtful.

And for perspective, Sabin's latest rant says it all. No one cares more about winning than the players. They work their butts off to entertain us and represent Aggieland. And no one takes losing harder then them! GigEm!

sharpdressedman said:

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Your assumptions and suppositions are no more valid than those of the casual observer. Moreover, the Vball topic has been atop this board for days, and the post in question is sufficiently volatile to have been read or quoted/forwarded to a much larger audience than you opine.

Moreover, athletes in a "minor" sport have the same rights to being treated fairly and not being physically abused as do those playing "major" sports.

I proposed that the effort be made to gather the relevant information necessary to refute or to confirm the allegations. The serious implications regarding the reputations of the coaching staff and recruiting should be addressed. If the Athletic Department management is disinterested, shame on them. JMO

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I never said or implied that they were. Moreover, moreover, moreover, despite your patronizing and self-congratulatory style, I actually agree with you.

You can for the most part take the teams hitting percentage and rank it and it will close mimic the league standings year after year...that and the difference of your hitting percentage and opponets hitting percentage

those are the major stats you should follow, Teams that exceed over what they have in those two catagories usually have something that pushes them a bit over...senior laden team, easier schedule slightly or great end game mental toughness

The kid from Norte Dame that is suppose to be incoming hit basically the same as our two outsides did percentage wise...slighly below Morgan slightly ahead of Lauren Davis

We lose our three top hitting percentage players with top 8 total attacks and keep the lowest five on roster

All while training an new setter for the position....we will need a major shakeup in the lineup to be where we are currently at the end of this season....that means the following
1. At least one major pin pushing .260 or better
2. Middle transfer who hit over .320 or Talbert coming back
3. a 6 rotation outside who can pass at 2,25 or better
4. Libero who can pass at same rate or better and defend


we dont have any of that on the roster currently unless Talbert (and or London) return

I just dont see it, we have seen the SEC get better and better and i just dont see a 40 point improvement in hitting percentage from anyone on the current projected roster from this year to the next