whoopdeedoo

i could see the conference winner having 2-3 losses.

Haiby and Bourne............otherwise, i think it is wide open.

well, i respectfully disagree........i think NW will give a lot of teams fits. i expect they will finish in top 6

usually brought up every season....however, i think it really takes meaning this season for a possible spot in the NCAA Tourney: PROTECT PBA!

Northwestern did pull in the 10th ranked class for 2021. where that goes.....we'll see.

gophers release non-con (with last year's NET rating) 325 Jacksonville 81 @Arizona St 173 George Washington 187 American 2 (N) UConn 30 (N) USF or 44 Syracuse 10 (N) Oregon/61 Oklahoma/5 South Carolina/100 Buffalo 79 Bradley 317 UTSA 38 North Carolina 95 Ohio 51 @Drake

i could easily see it coming down to BTT play (for shot at NCAA Tourney). sure would be nice to have it cemented before tourney, but......lose 3 or more in non-con and chances are slim....very slim (barring a HUGE turnaround in play). i say a non-con sweep or only 1 loss is needed.

curious......coach Cook make kind of a "general" statement/hint?

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2021-09-05/womens-basketball-rankings-preseason-power-10-2021-22-season three Big Ten squad's in the top ten: 4 Maryland 8 Indiana 9 Iowa

https://nothingbutnylon.com/big-ten-womens-basketball-preview-2021-22-terps-repeat/?fbclid=IwAR1nDU-zqGk05W2ot822cr_2tp65RnNDaG1Ws4HiJBghksUQERn9vA6zuKE Favorites: Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, MichiganContenders: Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, NorthwesternPurgatory: Ohio State, Penn State, RutgersBasement: Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin

Big Ten schedule released: https://huskers.com/news/2021/9/8/womens-basketball-huskers-set-for-strong-big-ten-schedule.aspx

Rutgers announces their non-con: DNP Harvard 308 Central Connecticut 298 Delaware State 272 St. Peters 264 South Alabama 246 Wagner 169 Fairfield 160 Vanderbilt (St. Thomas, V.I.) 129 @ Pittsburgh 115 Stonybrook (St. Thomas V.I.) 73 DePaul 7 Arizona (St. Thomas V.I. what the......?????

slow wbb news right now........so, just thought i would post this. i see Maddyn Greenway (Providence Academy/Minnesota) had an unofficial visit to iowa...and "gushed" about it. can't wait to go back. read a very recent interview with her. she has already stated she wants to go to iowa. she is an eighth grader this season.

according to a post on volley talk, MM was in Lincoln for her official visit.

Illinois releases non-con.... 307 SIUE296 NC Central277 Butler245 Eastern Kentucky232 Miami (Ohio)229 UC Riverside175 @ Southern Illinois107 Middle Tennessee (Daytona Florida)73 Dayton (Daytona Florida)48 Florida State39 Missouri

watched the vb match on tv, however, missed that.

iowa releases non-con schedule... ??? Nov. 4 Truman State (exhibition) Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 9 New Hampshire Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 11 Samford Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 14 Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Nov. 17 Southern University Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 21 Drake Iowa City, Iowa Cancun Challenge Nov. 25 vs. Seton Hall Riviera Maya, Mexico Nov. 26 vs. USC Riviera Maya, Mexico Dec. 2 Duke (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) Durham, N.C. Dec. 8 Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Ames, Iowa Dec. 18 Central Florida Iowa City, Iowa Dec. 21 IUPUI Iowa City, Iowa be a shocker if they don't come away 10-0. would have thought there would be at least 1 or 2 games that would be more challenging. maybe ISU gives them a good game.

Nia Beverly returns to PSU....

well, guess this should be interesting... https://bigten.org/news/2021/8/24/general-acc-big-ten-and-pac-12-announce-historic-alliance.aspx?fbclid=IwAR06vg2cdM0U_2UVlXWZPekiYtc5u75CXwVHs7zdNmeOR8ZTFFdimJMmR5U "The alliance includes a scheduling component for football and women’s and men’s basketball designed to create new inter-conference games, enhance opportunities for student-athletes, and optimize the college athletics experience for both student-athletes and fans across the country. The scheduling alliance will begin as soon as practical while honoring current contractual obligations. A working group comprised of athletic directors representing the three conferences will oversee the scheduling component of the alliance, including determining the criteria upon which scheduling decisions will be made. All three leagues and their respective institutions understand that scheduling decisions will be an evolutionary process given current scheduling commitments." official........i'm getting old i guess "conference changes" may have not been a correct term, however.....changes are coming.

i watched the vb scrimmage. Meyer is such a physical specimen. she is doing fine on the vb squad. however, i wonder how much playing time she sees (barring injury bug)---at least this season. could very well it takes her till her junior/senior year to develop. i just wondered what kind of beast she might have been around the basket. all that said, really would like to see her turn into a beast on the vb court! (watching husker soccer---and i am not much of a soccer fan---taking it to Missouri!!! 5-0 2nd half)

https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Purdue-Womens-Basketball-coach-accused-of-creating-a-toxic-environment-for-athletes-575123791.html from the article: Sports 18 received documents accusing current Purdue women's head basketball coach Sharon Versyp and her wife, Ms. Terry Kix, of violating the University's Anti-Harassment Policy. It is alleged that an incident occurred after the Purdue Women's Basketball game against the University of Wisconsin during the 2018-2019 season. Specifically, the documents allege that the coaching staff and Ms. Kix were frustrated with the performance of a freshman player. Once the game was concluded everyone boarded the plane back home, it is alleged that after hearing someone laugh, Ms. Kix yelled at the said player, raised her hand, and knocked the player's phone out of her hand. It is also alleged that Ms. Kix continued yelling at the said player after the altercation and teammates had to pull her away from that player. It is further alleged that since the incident Kix and Versyp made a hostile environment for participation in the University program for the said player and the other members of the team. my gut tells me Versyp will be gone very soon.