I agree. We have a bunch of great players coming back next year. The one piece we lack to make NU a final four contender is a great setter. If the incoming freshman Reilly isn't ready, I think Cook needs to look to the portal to find an experienced setter. If that happens, then one of the other setters would have to transfer or go off scholarship. My guess is it would be Evans.
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Cook Needs to Focus on Coaching
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The Louisville crowd was pathetic. Guess VB is not a great sport for fans that travel to.
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A coach can have slight control over the time a Sweet 16 match is scheduled to begin. WIN more games and be a #1 seed. Then a match in Lincoln will never be the 1st match of the day, because the first match played in the round of 16 will be at a #1 seeded school n a location east of the Mississippi River. At worst a match in Lincoln would be scheduled to probably begin at 11AM.
I think many of us thought the 2022 freshman would add more impact than they did, taking nothing away from the times when they did shine. Injuries and circumstances collided in moments when N needed their A-game against some of the better opponents. I think Cook managed the team about as well as could be expected. Missing K2 was a huge loss.
My guess is Kennedy Orr.
Ha!!! I'm pretty aware of the sport without your helpful reminder. Or advice. Thanks though!!!!
You are on a message board, complaining about one of the top coaches in women’s volleyball … complaining. And, you’ve done it multiple times now. Does that make you a petulant child??? Or, do you get a mulligan because you... well... ??? My bet is you've never coached a set of college-level volleyball? If no one complains that a round of 16 volleyball game is played at 10:00 AM, the time slot will likely never be changed. What time are men's NIT basketball games (you know, the teams that aren't good enough to make the 64-team tournament)... Are they typically at 10:00 am? How many people are on the edges of their seats watching those games?
When a program like Wisconsin or Nebraska, etc., argues for better time slots and better coverage, then the chances of any positive change happening goes up.
You can look at John Cook as a "petulant child" if you want... I'll view him as a coach who is a recognized leader in the sport - - and who tries to fight/argue/whine when he sees opportunities to better promote volleyball. For every team, not just his own.
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No one is saying that Oregon was not the better team. We were outplayed so there's no argument there.
I don't think she mailed it in at all and you are right in your wonder there...I think she was under greater pressure when in the back row without Kenzie and it showed, unfortunately.
It was an odd season; he just couldn't decide on a starting group which was either due to trying to keep everyone happy or because Orr didn't improve at the pace that was needed to compete at the highest level. My biggest disappointment was in match four on the 4 chances we had to secure the game, bring the heat..... at least go out swinging instead of using roll shots and dinks. We still have the best coach in any sport in college, next year I'm sure we'll hit the ground running.
Thanks for making my point! Had the recognized leader been focused on coaching his team versuses his TV time or been looking for opportunities to better promote his sport, he might have advanced further. There is a time and place to talk tv and promote the sport. Not when in the middle of a tough competition. Cook wins when focused. Loses when stomping his foot.
Oh...and...your're welcome!!!
Proved your point? Ummm… no. Looks like you’ve confirmed the petulant child question though… .
There is a time and a place to promote the sport… Most marketing geniuses will tell you it’s best done in front of TV cameras during promotional events known as “press conferences” (which is exactly what Cook did). Weird, I know. Almost like he knows what he’s doing???
Maybe your way would be just as effective — if there was an actual audience listening to the complaints. If a high profile coach whines about 10am weekday round of 16 games — without cameras, microphones, or a press audience — did he even say anything at all?
So you believe that we’d still be playing if not for Cook complaining about the 10am time slot? His insensitive, clueless decision caused a loss of focus which directly led to the loss to Oregon? Geez… time to make a coaching change , don’t you think? I mean, gosh. Oh wait… did he mention the 10am time slot beef prior to getting handled much more easily by Minnesota? No? Did the team listen to his comments and decide to mail it in because their coach chose to whine about a time slot instead of answering dozens of repetitive, numbing questions about the negative impact Kinzie Knuckles’ injury has had on the team’s play… ??? That seems to be your theory?
If next year the round of 16 games have a better time slot, and therefore a bigger audience, will you claim it’s just by chance? Seems like John Cook has been and continues to be instrumental in growing the sport at Nebraska and across the country… despite not following your wise counsel.
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I love listening to guys in the bleachers question hall of fame coaches. Maybe he can hire you as a consultant.
