2021 PSU WVB Thread
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Maybe they will announce something late today because it is a Friday before PSU shuts down for 2 weeks for the holidays.
Unlikely, with the national championship match to be played tomorrow night.
not sure why the WVB NC match would have any impact
...Unless his replacement is on the coaching staff of Neb or Wiscy
...Unless the replacement is one of the announcers for the National Championship telecast.
...Unless PSU or Russ Rose has asked not to have this announcement as to let the spotlight be on the NC match/teams/coaches. Russ is a legend in WVB and has the full respect of top coaches and those in the media.
Signs point that there is something amiss with so many of our starters opting for the portal. Maybe related to Rose's departure and not knowing his replacement.
If Rose is really retiring, I would hope some of these star players would opt to stay at PSU if they feel comfortable with his replacement.
What better time for an announcement to make a splash. I'd expect most of the HS WVB players would be watching the match tomorrow and most likely it would be discussed on-air quite a bit.
I agree, if an announcement is coming. I would not expect anything until after the national championship is over. Russ strikes me as the type person who would not want to steal any of the limelight from the teams competing for the championship. They earned the spotlight - let them enjoy it without distractions.
It's looking like there is something to the Russ Rose retirement rumors. Apparently, the grapevine at the AVCA convention has pretty much confirmed it. I would expect an official announcement soon, possibly tomorrow.
I went there and didnāt hear anything about Rose. How about enlightening us?
Well, the video I watched had an interesting exchange at about the 34:00 mark - basically, Salima Rockwell is asked where she is currently (after saying previously she lives in Austin) and she says at her momās house in Pennsylvania. One of the other women then says, āMaybe you should stay thereā¦ā to which Salima kind of gives the āwe canāt talk about thisā stink eye and then the woman sort of says āweāll you know, Iām sure your mom misses youā¦ā and they play it off.
Does anyone, Tom ?, have any clue when Penn State is going to make a decision re a new head coach ?
Players are in the portal everywhere, clubs are in winter tournaments, and without a head coach and assistants, we have no one to scout, make offers, and get these kids to come to Penn State and rebuild a team for 2022 And beyond.
Time for our esteemed AD to get moving and do something for our flagship womenās volleyball program.
Players are in the portal everywhere, clubs are in winter tournaments, and without a head coach and assistants, we have no one to scout, make offers, and get these kids to come to Penn State and rebuild a team for 2022 And beyond.
Time for our esteemed AD to get moving and do something for our flagship womenās volleyball program.
Just because you haven't heard anything yet doesn't mean Barbour and Rhodes aren't very busy with the hiring process. I admire that the process has been kept under wraps so far. It also is often the case in any hiring process that you don't land your top choice.
There are no clear, slam-dunk choices to replace Russ Rose. Most posters seem to want a program alum to replace Russ, but there are no alums with a strong record as a head coach. I want the best candidate regardless of where they've played or coached. Russ Rose was a total unknown when he showed up from Nebraska circa 1978. An up-and-comer like Ball State's Kelli Miller Phillips might be a great choice. Kirsten Bernthal Booth has done an impressive job at Creighton. Would either be interested in succeeding Russ? Neither has a connection to Penn State.
Given the program's standards and expectations and the state of the returning roster, this will be a tough job. Whomever is hired is going to need some time to rebuild the roster. Patience, people.
As @Evan Ceg mentioned, all indications are that the coaching replacement process is taking place. However, as of last night (last I checked), pretty much nothing about the search has leaked out, so fans are left wondering.
I concur with @Evan Ceg points that many are hoping for a PSU alum, but that there isn't a slam dunk, obvious choice with that pedigree. Salima Rockwell is someone that many have mentioned as a potential replacement, but she previously left Coach Rose's staff, and hasn't coached college VB since then.
Many of the other PSU alums that seem interested in coaching are either still playing, or very early in their coaching careers. Alisha Glass's name has been thrown around, but she's never been a head coach. Nicole Fawcett has been mentioned, but she's only been a grad assistant, something like that, at the college coaching level. Alyssa D'Errico is the PSU alum that probably is the closest to having the experience one would like to see in PSU's next coach.
I'm sure the search committee is well past these deliberations, and is working hard to line up the next coach.
The players were told that a new HC would be in place before the start of the spring semester. That is not a rumor.
I've heard rumors that the really big names that have been interviewed were not impressed by what Penn State had to offer. Barbour is now focused on Plan B candidates.
Again, those are just rumors and I've not been able to substantiate them.
I've heard rumors that the really big names that have been interviewed were not impressed by what Penn State had to offer. Barbour is now focused on Plan B candidates.
Again, those are just rumors and I've not been able to substantiate them.
Sounds like Ms. Excellence is starting to try to figure out how to pay for everything that Franklin wants.
I think they should give the Creighton coach a real look. Below is a partial clip of her coaching summary off the school site and doesn't include this season's 31-4 result.
And here's a look for this board:
Three-time National Coach of the Year Kirsten Bernthal Booth returns for her 19th season at Creighton as the architect one of the nationās best programs.
Since inheriting a 3-23 team in 2002, Booth has steadily built a program that has appeared in the AVCAās Top 25 poll each of the last nine years, and reached 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments. That includes a 2016 run to the Elite Eight, Sweet Sixteen trips in 2015 and 2016 and an unprecedented seven straight outright BIG EAST regular-season titles. Since the start of 2014, CU is 121-8 against league foes.
Booth owns an impressive past, both on and off the court.
Creighton has posted a record of 383-175 and averaged 1,345 fans per home match in Boothās tenure, compared to a 93-152 mark and 215 fans per match the nine years before her arrival. All 18 of Boothās teams have qualified for the conference tournament, with seven of her last nine teams winning the event.
Boothās .686 winning percentage and 383 wins are easily the best in Creighton volleyball history. Booth owns 495 career victories, an average of 23.6 wins per season, when you add in her 112 wins in three years at Kirkwood (Iowa) Community College.
In her first 18 seasons at Creighton Booth has coached 42 First Team and 16 Second Team all-conference picks. Boothās teams have won 15 AVCA Team Academic Awards and featured CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Emily Greisch (2006), Megan Bober (2012), Jaali Winters (2017 and 2018), Taryn Kloth (2018) and Brittany Witt (2019).
She has been named AVCA Regional Coach of the Year in three of the last six seasons (2015, 2016, 2018). Booth was also voted BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2019.
Booth has led Creighton to eight conference regular-season championships in the past nine years, a stretch that started in 2012 with an MVC crown and has extended from 2014-20 with the last seven BIG EAST titles.
Under her guidance, Creighton has been a national seed in the NCAA Tournament three of the last six seasons (2015, 2017, 2018), something only 14 schools can claim.
Creighton is one of 18 schools to be ranked in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll in four of the last five seasons, and the Bluejays also own at least one top-25 victory in each of the previous six campaigns.
The Bluejaysā 148 victories in the past six years and their 225 wins since 2012 are both tied for 10th-most in the country. In addition, Creighton is one of nine schools to qualify for the Big Dance in the last nine seasons.
Boothās players have enjoyed great individual success, as well. Jaali Winters wrapped up one of the greatest careers in program history in 2018 with 96 school records and has played professionally in France and Spain. Winters was a four-time All-American, four-time First Team All-BIG EAST pick, the 2018 BIG EAST Player of the Year and a two-time BIG EAST Championship MVP. Her partner on the outside, Taryn Kloth, was named Honorable Mention All-American in both 2016 and 2018. She was part of top beach volleyball team in the country at LSU in 2021 and now plays professionally in the sand.
Kirsten Bernthal Booth - Head Coach - Volleyball Coaches - Creighton University Athletics (gocreighton.com)
And here's a look for this board:
Three-time National Coach of the Year Kirsten Bernthal Booth returns for her 19th season at Creighton as the architect one of the nationās best programs.
Since inheriting a 3-23 team in 2002, Booth has steadily built a program that has appeared in the AVCAās Top 25 poll each of the last nine years, and reached 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments. That includes a 2016 run to the Elite Eight, Sweet Sixteen trips in 2015 and 2016 and an unprecedented seven straight outright BIG EAST regular-season titles. Since the start of 2014, CU is 121-8 against league foes.
Booth owns an impressive past, both on and off the court.
Creighton has posted a record of 383-175 and averaged 1,345 fans per home match in Boothās tenure, compared to a 93-152 mark and 215 fans per match the nine years before her arrival. All 18 of Boothās teams have qualified for the conference tournament, with seven of her last nine teams winning the event.
Boothās .686 winning percentage and 383 wins are easily the best in Creighton volleyball history. Booth owns 495 career victories, an average of 23.6 wins per season, when you add in her 112 wins in three years at Kirkwood (Iowa) Community College.
In her first 18 seasons at Creighton Booth has coached 42 First Team and 16 Second Team all-conference picks. Boothās teams have won 15 AVCA Team Academic Awards and featured CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Emily Greisch (2006), Megan Bober (2012), Jaali Winters (2017 and 2018), Taryn Kloth (2018) and Brittany Witt (2019).
She has been named AVCA Regional Coach of the Year in three of the last six seasons (2015, 2016, 2018). Booth was also voted BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2019.
Booth has led Creighton to eight conference regular-season championships in the past nine years, a stretch that started in 2012 with an MVC crown and has extended from 2014-20 with the last seven BIG EAST titles.
Under her guidance, Creighton has been a national seed in the NCAA Tournament three of the last six seasons (2015, 2017, 2018), something only 14 schools can claim.
Creighton is one of 18 schools to be ranked in the preseason AVCA Top 25 poll in four of the last five seasons, and the Bluejays also own at least one top-25 victory in each of the previous six campaigns.
The Bluejaysā 148 victories in the past six years and their 225 wins since 2012 are both tied for 10th-most in the country. In addition, Creighton is one of nine schools to qualify for the Big Dance in the last nine seasons.
Boothās players have enjoyed great individual success, as well. Jaali Winters wrapped up one of the greatest careers in program history in 2018 with 96 school records and has played professionally in France and Spain. Winters was a four-time All-American, four-time First Team All-BIG EAST pick, the 2018 BIG EAST Player of the Year and a two-time BIG EAST Championship MVP. Her partner on the outside, Taryn Kloth, was named Honorable Mention All-American in both 2016 and 2018. She was part of top beach volleyball team in the country at LSU in 2021 and now plays professionally in the sand.
Kirsten Bernthal Booth - Head Coach - Volleyball Coaches - Creighton University Athletics (gocreighton.com)
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Better to follow the coach who follows the legend than to follow the legend.
Salima was the candidate I was hoping for just because of name recognition and her prior affiliation with Penn State but perhaps there were other reasons that she was not interested. Itās hard to be patient though as the Big 10 and others have many great coaches and we really need someone who can make a splash capable of competing at the same level.
PSU volleyball is on life support. Whether it can come back to compete for championships again will be answered in 2-3 years. This upcoming hire will signal which way this goes.
There are a lot of rumors from very credible volleyball people that the hire has been made, but not yet announced. Some are calling it a homerun hire. Apparently, it is someone who is already a Division I head coach.
Does anybody have a feel for why so many players entered the portal and accepted offers from other schools before the new coach is announced? The basketball team did that when Chambers was let go, but from my understanding, the large number of players entering the portal was a response to how the departure of Chambers was handled and how it was communicated to the team. I don't think any of the basketball players accepted offers from other schools prior to the new coach being named and many of them decided to come back. Is there something going on behind the scenes with the volleyball program that is triggering all of these departures?
Maybe she was very interested but she wasn't offered the job. This makes more sense to me than her picking up and moving to South Bend to coach in the ACC.
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