04-18-2025, 04:39 PM
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Hickman commits for 2026. The first pubic commit. 3 to follow
Hickman commits for 2026. The first pubic commit. 3 to follow
2025 Women’s Volleyball
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Hickman commits for 2026. The first pubic commit. 3 to follow
Hickman commits for 2026. The first pubic commit. 3 to follow
Fantastic, 2026 should be a very good class. All the rumors about Hickman quitting volleyball and de-committing from Stanford were false. Such an early admit may indicate it was a no-brainer for admissions.
Update: Her instagram says she has a spine injury. I don't know what that means.
Update: Her instagram says she has a spine injury. I don't know what that means.
Fantastic, 2026 should be a very good class. All the rumors about Hickman quitting volleyball and de-committing from Stanford were false. Such an early admit may indicate it was a no-brainer for admissions.
Update: Her instagram says she has a spine injury. I don't know what that means.
Update: Her instagram says she has a spine injury. I don't know what that means.
Joy Udoye's (6'2" OH, 2026) club profile says she is verbally committed but it doesn't say where. Approach touch is 10'7"; that's pretty good for a high school junior.
https://iteamapp.com/teams/profile.php?id=20274
Both Udoye and Hickman's teams are scheduled to play in the Lone Star National Qualifier this weekend.
https://iteamapp.com/teams/profile.php?id=20274
Both Udoye and Hickman's teams are scheduled to play in the Lone Star National Qualifier this weekend.
Joy Udoye's (6'2" OH, 2026) club profile says she is verbally committed but it doesn't say where. Approach touch is 10'7"; that's pretty good for a high school junior.
https://iteamapp.com/teams/profile.php?id=20274
Both Udoye and Hickman's teams are scheduled to play in the Lone Star National Qualifier this weekend.
https://iteamapp.com/teams/profile.php?id=20274
Both Udoye and Hickman's teams are scheduled to play in the Lone Star National Qualifier this weekend.
Update: It's looking more and more likely WVB will be allowed more than 19 players on the roster.
https://frontofficesports.com/house-ncaa...er-limits/
"On Wednesday, Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken threatened to reject the landmark House v. NCAA settlement after months of deliberation and a lengthy objection process over the issue of roster limits. She said that the parties have 14 days to figure out how to ensure athletes don’t lose roster spots as a result of the settlement—or else."
https://frontofficesports.com/house-ncaa...er-limits/
"On Wednesday, Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken threatened to reject the landmark House v. NCAA settlement after months of deliberation and a lengthy objection process over the issue of roster limits. She said that the parties have 14 days to figure out how to ensure athletes don’t lose roster spots as a result of the settlement—or else."
Update: It's looking more and more likely WVB will be allowed more than 19 players on the roster.
https://frontofficesports.com/house-ncaa...er-limits/
"On Wednesday, Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken threatened to reject the landmark House v. NCAA settlement after months of deliberation and a lengthy objection process over the issue of roster limits. She said that the parties have 14 days to figure out how to ensure athletes don’t lose roster spots as a result of the settlement—or else."
https://frontofficesports.com/house-ncaa...er-limits/
"On Wednesday, Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken threatened to reject the landmark House v. NCAA settlement after months of deliberation and a lengthy objection process over the issue of roster limits. She said that the parties have 14 days to figure out how to ensure athletes don’t lose roster spots as a result of the settlement—or else."
04-30-2025, 05:00 PM
Prep volleyball has their 2026 recruiting class rankings out and has Stanford at # 5. Hickman ranked 6 and MB Andrews ranked 24 Just those two however a public knowledgement of Ella Andrews
05-02-2025, 10:28 AM
Speaking of team chemistry and pay-to-play, I suspect that unequal payments and perceived failure to practice and play hard will be a problem for teams.
05-02-2025, 02:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-02-2025, 02:51 PM by BostonCard.)
(05-02-2025, 11:26 AM)BobK Wrote: Except they aren't thus far. Sorry
The Tennessee quarterback, eg? Because "chemistry" is so nebulous it is impossible to even know whether a team's underperformance is due to "lack of chemistry" or something else (a star player's low grade injury for example), and whether that "bad chemistry" was caused by NIL or not.
There were some rumors of bad chemistry a couple years ago on our WBB team. I don't think anyone has pointed at NIL as a contributing factor, but we definitely did have a couple stars who received NIL payments. Did other players resent them? And if they did, would they say so?
BC
(This post was last modified: 05-02-2025, 02:51 PM by BostonCard.)
(05-02-2025, 11:26 AM)BobK Wrote: Except they aren't thus far. Sorry
The Tennessee quarterback, eg? Because "chemistry" is so nebulous it is impossible to even know whether a team's underperformance is due to "lack of chemistry" or something else (a star player's low grade injury for example), and whether that "bad chemistry" was caused by NIL or not.
There were some rumors of bad chemistry a couple years ago on our WBB team. I don't think anyone has pointed at NIL as a contributing factor, but we definitely did have a couple stars who received NIL payments. Did other players resent them? And if they did, would they say so?
BC
05-02-2025, 03:10 PM
Brink and Jones and I presume agents worked their own contracts not lifetime cardinal. I believe the chemistry problem was not NIL
There are rumors about Sellers on the mbb team
There are rumors about Sellers on the mbb team
05-02-2025, 04:49 PM
(05-02-2025, 03:10 PM)BobK Wrote: Brink and Jones and I presume agents worked their own contracts not lifetime cardinal. I believe the chemistry problem was not NIL
There are rumors about Sellers on the mbb team
Sorry, didn't mean to imply that the NIL payments came from lifetime cardinal. Just that if you have a player making several hundred thousand dollars from a national advertising campaign for a major company, and others who aren't, it can be a source of friction. And again, I hadn't heard rumors that whatever rumored chemistry problems were due to NIL, just that such things are difficult to assess.
BC
(05-02-2025, 03:10 PM)BobK Wrote: Brink and Jones and I presume agents worked their own contracts not lifetime cardinal. I believe the chemistry problem was not NIL
There are rumors about Sellers on the mbb team
Sorry, didn't mean to imply that the NIL payments came from lifetime cardinal. Just that if you have a player making several hundred thousand dollars from a national advertising campaign for a major company, and others who aren't, it can be a source of friction. And again, I hadn't heard rumors that whatever rumored chemistry problems were due to NIL, just that such things are difficult to assess.
BC
05-03-2025, 05:14 PM
(05-02-2025, 04:49 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(05-02-2025, 03:10 PM)BobK Wrote: Brink and Jones and I presume agents worked their own contracts not lifetime cardinal. I believe the chemistry problem was not NIL
There are rumors about Sellers on the mbb team
Sorry, didn't mean to imply that the NIL payments came from lifetime cardinal. Just that if you have a player making several hundred thousand dollars from a national advertising campaign for a major company, and others who aren't, it can be a source of friction. And again, I hadn't heard rumors that whatever rumored chemistry problems were due to NIL, just that such things are difficult to assess.
BC
Is there friction when Steph Curry makes $50 million/year and Pat Spencer makes 6 figures on the Warriors? College sports is essentially professional now...
(05-02-2025, 04:49 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(05-02-2025, 03:10 PM)BobK Wrote: Brink and Jones and I presume agents worked their own contracts not lifetime cardinal. I believe the chemistry problem was not NIL
There are rumors about Sellers on the mbb team
Sorry, didn't mean to imply that the NIL payments came from lifetime cardinal. Just that if you have a player making several hundred thousand dollars from a national advertising campaign for a major company, and others who aren't, it can be a source of friction. And again, I hadn't heard rumors that whatever rumored chemistry problems were due to NIL, just that such things are difficult to assess.
BC
Is there friction when Steph Curry makes $50 million/year and Pat Spencer makes 6 figures on the Warriors? College sports is essentially professional now...
05-05-2025, 01:23 PM
Speaking of volleyball. Or I was Joy Udoye has publically committed to Stanford She’s a 2026
05-05-2025, 03:44 PM
6'2" OH/RH from Cedar Park HS just north of Austin, TX. Love that TX -> CA talent pipeline!
05-07-2025, 03:53 PM
(05-01-2025, 09:53 PM)paloalto Wrote: University of Florida OPP Kennedy Martin (6'6", AKA KMart) is in the transfer portal. Rumor has it she is asking for $1mil+ in NIL. Does Stanford WVB have enough NIL resources to bid for her?
KMart announced transfer to Penn State today. Rumor going around deal is for $1.44mil for two years. I don't know if I believe that but there were rumors from various posters on a volleyball thread for the past week indicating total offer would have to be over $1mil.
(05-01-2025, 09:53 PM)paloalto Wrote: University of Florida OPP Kennedy Martin (6'6", AKA KMart) is in the transfer portal. Rumor has it she is asking for $1mil+ in NIL. Does Stanford WVB have enough NIL resources to bid for her?
KMart announced transfer to Penn State today. Rumor going around deal is for $1.44mil for two years. I don't know if I believe that but there were rumors from various posters on a volleyball thread for the past week indicating total offer would have to be over $1mil.
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