NoMasPorFavor said:

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You are a real POS. Truly. Every post is so negative and you speak as if you are the second coming of Karch…..

I'm Done with this useless bellyaching site. And especially reading your nonsense for sure.

Pretty easy to spout off your crap without knowing anything about the program but just what you view, read and respond to.

Good for you. You're a great representative for an Aggie. NOT!!

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User name fits.

I'm one of the best…Aggies want to win now….and there w lies the real issue.

It takes time.
We can't go with what Aggie volleyball was for 25 years under same coaching. Don't disagree w current coaches not being as productive as we all wished.
Nah I've got tough enough skin to listen to y'all some more.
But just because you give play by play to points and post a bunch REALLY doesn't justify some of your rhetoric. But since you obviously many all the others thinking like you, you win. After all that's what you want right? To win right now?

So let's have what's going on at other schools across the country. It's so easy to quit a team (use up a scholarship) that could be used to a DEDICATED Aggie at time of recruiting and fill up the transfer portal with young ladies that we have to teach life's lessons to that just because you don't get what you Think you deserve or need, you can run and get it somewhere else.

Ultimately that's the problem in college athletics. Way to easy to run vs facing the problems. Players need to look within and realize they CAN be part of something bigger.

21 plus years serving our country here. And I've never seen more quitting or negative talk from people ever.

Guess what in few years down the road you Al will be saying the same thing about someone else.

Aggies stand for a bit more than instant gratification.
But ultimately the 5year plan didn't pan out like planned. Agreed……

We can all agree to disagree…..that's what makes Americans great.

Good catch. Updated above.

Agree to disagree, yes. Name calling, immature. We're civil here. All want the same thing. National championships and for TU to constantly turn in sub par losing seasons in all sports

Gap said:

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Where A&M ranks in the state of Texas came up earlier. I can't say I've ever looked at the women's volleyball RPI before, but decided to give it a shot and thought it might be interesting to others.

State of Texas - Volleyball RPI - through games 11/20/2022
1. Texas
14. Rice
15. Baylor
17. Houston
41. TCU
44. Texas St.
57. Stephen F Austin
58. SMU
59. Texas - Rio Grande Valley
70. Texas A&M
71. Texas Tech
96. UTEP
111. North Texas
155. Texas - Arlington
169. Houston Christian (used to be Houston Baptist)
201. A&M - Corpus Christi
212. UTSA
222. Tarleton St.
238. Sam Houston St.
254. Abilene Christian
285. A&M - Commerce
301. Incarnate Word
330. Texas Southern
333. Prairie View

If I overlooked a Texas team in my scan, feel free to let me know and I'll add them.

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If you took those top ten Texas teams and played a round robin of everyone with a healthy Lednicky (which we will hopefully have next year )

We do not finish behind UTRGV TCU (who we beat) Texas State or SMU in my opinion. SFA could be a toss up. We lost so many spots with the final few matches without Lednicky.

Signem said:

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No offense rookie, but an Aggie does not LIE, CHEAT OR STEAL. When you say you are dropping off a site because you get your feathers out of place because of what someone says, and that same someone says goodbye. LEAVE!!!

At this point the 12th Man needs dinero, moola, greenbacks, that stuff you buy groceries with to grease the wheels. If all you can do is bellyache YOURSELF and not leave (like you said you would) it's time to start putting your money where your mouth (fingers) is/are to hold credence. That and start buying season tickets or all sports passes AND ATTEND THE FRIGGIN' GAMES. And if you have the ability and the time, FOLLOW your team as in show up at away games, I DO. The athletes LOVE it, and you'll be surprised how much an integral part of the whole process you'll become. For the sake of full disclosure, VB is NOT my sport, but seeing Kuhn had been given the boot I was curious to see what would be said. I personally think she came in behind a legend who had been allowed to overstay her usefulness. But that's the way the ADs operated back then, Ross doesn't. That can be good and bad, delicate balancing act.

Bottom line, PLEASE, if you're going to be so thin skinned as to get your panties in a wad with a few joking pokes either PLEASE shut up, or leave if you say you are going to.

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Some of the people on here on complete a-holes. Just because you watch or go to EVERY game doesn't mean you know jack about what goes on behind the scenes.
Someone came on here after last season and talked about what was going on within the program and why there was no retention of players and they were shouted down as if they were crazy. Someone comes on here recently and expresses their opinion about what they see and again are shouted down by the "experts" and told they don't know anything because someone else thinks they're an expert.
Maybe some of you should listen a little more and talk a little less and you will see why we are where we are today.
Was a change needed? Yes, absolutely! Was it solely because of wins/losses? Not necessarily.
Some of you really need to stop the self-righteous "I know everything because I go to more games than you" nonsense and realize people come on here that know more than you.

I think we would need a new "Volleyball Coaching Vacancy" thread for that, but only after this one dies down in a few days.

85AustinAg said:

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How about some potential hire names for the uneducated like myself?

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The first name most will throw out there is Genny Volpe. She's currently the head coach at Rice. She also played for the Ags and was an assistant coach here before going to Rice.

Other realistic names that will be mentioned will be Ryan McGuyre at Baylor, Dave Rehr at Houston.

I personally would like to see us go after Dan Fisher at Pitt and make him say no. It's probably a pipe dream, but worth a shot. Other names that you may hear are Jaylen Reyes, current top assistant at Nebraska. Just don't see us going the unproven assistant route again after the Bird hire. And then Kirsten Booth at Creighton. She's done great things at Creighton and if she's looking for a new/bigger challenge we could provide that.

I would love the Rice coach, however she did sign an extension after last season that goes all the way till 2026

https://riceowls.com/news/2022/2/9/womens-volleyball-genny-volpe-signs-extension-through-2026.aspx

I would love a new coaching search thread. Do we think Bjork and team has a candidate in mind already? It seems like his style is to target a candidate before releasing a head coach. Surely the list is short at the very least.

Booth isnt leaving Creighton

Fisher would be interesting

SEC has the money to make a real push to being the number two conference in VB

I thought we wetre moving that way but i think since the pandemic we have slid as a conference

How long is Cook staying at Nebraska? Because i would go after Kelly at Louisville also and she is considered to be the front runner to replace Cook at Nebraska when he retires

aggiedrjdub said:

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I would love a new coaching search thread. Do we think Bjork and team has a candidate in mind already? It seems like his style is to target a candidate before releasing a head coach. Surely the list is short at the very least.

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Yes.

Given that Coach's contract had run out and was not renewed, I can't believe that Bjork hasn't been looking at potential hires. I would hope that as soon as the NCAA's are done - or before if the targeted coach's team loses earlier - he will move forward and get someone hired.

coloradoag69 said:

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Given that Coach's contract had run out and was not renewed, I can't believe that Bjork hasn't been looking at potential hires. I would hope that as soon as the NCAA's are done - or before if the targeted coach's team loses earlier - he will move forward and get someone hired.

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She still had 2 years left. But yes, Bjork had plenty of time to begin his internal search well before this season ended. Hopefully get a well-known name in and bring in a couple of key pieces. Should be enough to be at least an average SEC team.

According to the Eagle, she still had two years left on her contract and she will be paid in full for those remaining years.

"Kuhn's contract, which was extended in June of 2020, was set to expire in January of 2025. Per the contract, which was obtained by The Eagle per an open records request, the university will pay Kuhn the remainder of her base salary for the final two years, which totals $560,000, and will be paid out monthly until the original ending date of the contract or until she finds another job."

https://theeagle.com/sports/college/aggiesports/volleyball/texas-a-m-fires-head-volleyball-coach-bird-kuhn/article_2f476e08-69e2-11ed-8dad-233310bb01d7.html

taylorswift13 said:

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tranfer portal transfer portal! let's give Meuth and Lednicky a stud setter, a powerful middle, and better defensive players!

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Oh and ladies who can serve and a Libero who is a stud

Well stated cbmik95

I agree and admit my guilt to what I've said here. Everyone's opinion positive or negative are fine. But do have some issues when or with people who say 2 players make a team. I will call BS. Cuz unless Mueth ot Lednicky can serve set and hit plus play defense….all at same time then it's impossible right?

So as Mia showed when given a chance she rose to opportunity Others need same opportunities and maybe just maybe a needle or two in haystack are Already there?

The portal….now that's interesting. Well not really. It's kids who often, not always, have desire to go elsewhere to be 1. In a winning program; 2. Leaving bad situation; 3. Just have no real desire to persevere with current school/coach/team. Yes there are many more but the portal makes things too easy for bailing out.

It's disheartening to watch these kids jump from program to program. And wait….it will happen here when new coach is announced. Heck I bet sometime in next few weeks girls will enter with the LBK firing. Just a guess but if you had a problem with her, why would you leave or try to when she's no longer there?

To each their own but running from problems isn't a good way to start your young life. Face the challenges and learn from them.
A student who has a 5th year or graduated elsewhere and comes into portal to seek a new challenge or environment I totally get.

As for new hires I can see the names y'all are talking about and not a single one except maybe Creighton Univ coach would consider the switch ACC getting more competitive doubt those moves happen unless it's to a serious power 5 contender which isn't opening up anytime soon right?

Big 10 locked in.
Big 12 studs ain't moving
Maybe snag an out west coast coach?

It will be a day soon when mid-majors sneak in to elite 8 then final 4. See it coming very soon. So maybe target a gem from top Mid school?

Again my 2 cents. And yeah baby No Mas is staying. Get used to me…..

You're more than welcome here! We love to have conversations about this team. There are only a handful of us here that seriously contribute, so let's not go after them again(speaking of TaylorSwift). TaylorSwift is one of the good ones.

There are more than likely to be transfers. I can see Bowser, Faye, Cox, Hogan, Frazier, and even Underwood transfer out. Really going to need someone who knows the Texas market. I can see a small school head coach coming to A&M. Who it is, I don't know. Excited to see what comes of the search though

Kuhn's contract is vastly different than the terrible football contracts we currently and previously have found ourselves with. Kuhn is young and will likely want to continue her coaching career. We are unlikely to be responsible for her entire contract.

That is a big caveat on the end of that sentence.

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"and will be paid out monthly until the original ending date of the contract or until she finds another job."

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She was a good assistant, but not every good assistant makes a good head coach. That's why we should hire someone that has proven themselves as a HC at a lower or similar level.

If you think about it, it was really, really dumb to hire an assistant coach at a program that wasn't even as good as we expect to be.

Bird was hired for her recruiting skills to rebuild this program with the hope that she can also coach. Didn't seem like she got any top players until this year though I think she lost out on some in prior years unexpectedly.

I would love a hire that injects a ton of enthusiasm into the program.

- Where on main campus should we rebuild G. Rollie?
- Wasn't Bird already making big ten money?