Yeah, this is a bit surprising to say the least. I guess you can never have enough great outside hitters, but personally I would have liked to see NU pick up a setter like Podraza. Is it confirmed that Merritt Beason will be on scholarship, or will we pull a Texas-like move and get her a lucrative NIL deal?The volleyball boards have rumors on which hitter will leave, but I would rather wait to hear from those involved instead of making assumptions.
Yeah, this is a bit surprising to say the least. I guess you can never have enough great outside hitters, but personally I would have liked to see NU pick up a setter like Podraza. Is it confirmed that Merritt Beason will be on scholarship, or will we pull a Texas-like move and get her a lucrative NIL deal?
It is hard to imagine Lauenstein, Batenhorst, or Krause leaving since they were all essentially co-starters and got roughly an equal amount of playing time. Would the younger Kubik leave? She showed such promise and grit in that 5th set of the Creighton game but didn't get much playing time after that. Maybe she would want to go somewhere she can be a star and not sit the bench behind three gals who will still be here for another two years?
BTW, what are these "volleyball boards" you mentioned? I am always interested in seeing informed discussion about husker volleyball, but I am not familiar with any of the volleyball chat boards. If you could send me the URLs for these boards I would appreciate it.
I checked that outOne volleyball board that is Nebraska specific should be at the link below. I would warn that it makes HM seem reserved.
Thanks for pointing out some of those other boards. Just saw this discussed on another board. Like you, I won't mention any names because it could be just fake news. I certainly hope it is fake news, but I guess we will find out fairly soon.The volleyball boards have rumors on which hitter will leave, but I would rather wait to hear from those involved instead of making assumptions.
Or Beason gets an NIL deal.Clearly, something is going to have to happen to make room for Beason. We have 5 scholarship freshmen coming in, and 7 returning scholarship players: Alleck, Lauenstein, Batenhorst, Krause, Hayden Kubik, Rodriguez, and Orr. That is 12 scholarships. So, that means either one of our returning players will leave, one of the freshmen won't come to Nebraska, or someone will become a walk-on (assuming they would get an NIL deal to offset the cost of tuition/room and board/etc.). It has to be one of the above. It sucks because I really like all our returning players, but something has to give.
Care to summarize for those of us who don't have a subscription to the World Herald?Merritt Beason's 'crazy' 9-day stint in the transfer portal ends in Nebraska commitment
Entering the NCAA transfer portal can be flattering. It can also be exhausting. Here's how a frantic stretch led Florida transfer Merritt Beason to Nebraska.omaha.com
Roughly:
Thurs entered portal, took phone calls all day from coaches
Friday/Sat was in Lincoln
Mon was at Auburn
Tues/wens was at Wisc
commited on friday