SB Nation Reacts: Wisconsin fans are confident in the volleyball team and…neutral on Greg Gard

Earlier within the week we requested you a collection of questions on a wide range of Wisconsin sports activities and a bunch of you answered. Initially, thanks for taking the time to reply! These Reacts posts work approach higher when extra folks take part. Second of all, you had a variety of robust opinions on the Badgers which…nicely, it isn’t stunning. I’ve been round right here lengthy sufficient to know that.

The switch portal has precipitated a lot consternation across the school basketball world and the Badgers haven’t been proof against it. To date this offseason, Wisconsin has misplaced Matthew Mors, Ben Carlson and Lorne Bowman have all transferred out of this system whereas head coach Greg Gard has introduced in former Inexperienced Bay PG Kamari McGee and former Wofford SG Max Klesmit.

We wished to understand how you felt about Gard’s efficiency to this point and 56% of you principally shrugged your shoulders and stated “meh, he’s alright.” Solely 21% of you may have a destructive view of Gard’s exhibiting within the portal which is fairly good!

The Badgers nonetheless have open scholarships (two, I imagine) and positively want a backup huge man to fill out the entrance court docket and will use one other wing/guard sort participant that may shoot the three. We will revisit this query nearer to the beginning of the season as soon as UW’s roster is finalized and see if something adjustments.

Your defending nationwide and Huge Ten champion Wisconsin Badgers volleyball staff misplaced lots expertise from final 12 months’s staff. In addition they, as among the best packages within the nation, have a variety of expertise returning. 60% of you suppose the Badgers will win the convention once more this 12 months, whereas 30% have Wisconsin plummeting all the best way to second.

Our pal Emily Ehman of Huge Ten Community released her preseason top-five and has the Badgers in third (!!!) behind Nebraska and Ohio State. Don’t fear, we’ve taken be aware of this and will probably be sending it to Anna Smrek earlier than every match so she’ll spike a ball by means of an opponent’s face and the purpose on the digital camera so Ehman is aware of we imply enterprise.

The soccer staff completed spring apply a number of weeks in the past however they nonetheless have numerous place battles to kind out come August. One of many major ones is WR2. Junior Chimere Dike will presumably open the season as the highest pass-catching possibility however who will line up on the opposite aspect? 47% of you suppose sophomore Markus Allen is the person for the job.

34% voted for Skyler Bell and 19% picked UCLA switch Keontez Lewis. I’m a fan of Lewis myself, and suppose he’ll have an enormous function within the offense by the tip of the season, however I’m excited to see all three of those guys get on the sector and present what they’ll do.

The Badgers don’t signal a variety of 5-star expertise in soccer. When Paul Chryst and co. beat out the remainder of the nation for OT Logan Brown a number of years in the past it was an enormous recruiting win and celebrated by Wisconsin followers robustly. Nonetheless, Brown hasn’t but lived as much as expectations and it’s time for him to carry out in accordance with 80% of you that suppose it is a “make or break” season for Brown.

After redshirting in 2019, Brown has seen restricted motion previously two seasons. He was working with the primary offensive line unit at proper sort out this spring, however there have been experiences that he wasn’t tremendous spectacular and could possibly be pushed for the job this fall.

The Badgers have stockpiled an abundance of expertise on the o-line over the previous few recruiting courses and whereas none of them have been as extremely rated as Brown, if he can’t carry out on the sector his star score received’t matter a lick.