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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The DMV has the potential to be a talent pipeline, but the sport is just catching on. Additionally, although we have numerous university teams in the area, none are powerhouses. That matters more than people realize.

[b]UMD could fill that void if it weren't so committed to mediocrity. [/b] [/quote]

I am not sure what you mean by UMD being committed to mediocrity. UMD is a pretty good school, so I assume you are complaining about the quality of their volleyball program. What do you think UMD could do to improve their volleyball program? Hire a new coach? Lower the admission standards to attract better players who would not be admitted based on their academic record? [/quote]

By keeping the same coach for as long as they have, despite the fact that said coach has not once even come close to making the NCAA tournament, UMD is sending the message that they don't care about their volleyball program.

UMD is not able to compete with the other schools in the Big 10 for some of the top kids across the country. Those out of state kids are not going to choose Maryland instead of Penn State, Purdue, Minnesota, etc.  That is not the fault of the current coach. Those programs simply have a better pedigree and have better name recognition. In order to have a chance of coming close to making an NCAA tournament, UMD would either have to somehow start getting those caliber of kids from out of state, OR they would have to routinely get the very best kids in each class from the DMV/East Coast. This, in my opinion, is where the current coach has failed. Maryland has never been able to pull in the best kids from the East Coast. Those kids are routinely going elsewhere. If you can't get the best kids from your backyard to play for you, and you're competing in arguably the best volleyball conference in the country, you have very little chance of being competitive.  [/quote]

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