Madi Skinner, Kentucky, OH (ok this would be akin to signing LaBron James

Rubright, Minnesota, another MB

and there are others

now also, a lot of this is the new 'musical chairs' of WVB. these women have coaches from the top 50 teams all going after them - UCLA has a lot of shoes to fill and so these transfers are getting recruited all over the place

at some point the team needs to be built up with solid frosh, we'll have a lot of 4th year juniors next year.

we got a promissing setter

with Lovett leaving, do need an all-around OH

actually MB (assuming Booth stays, along with Bacon) is in decent shape

Starr Williams looked to need a lot of development for OH

of course, assuming Kash, Kennedy, Booth, Bacon, Hoff, Tia and a core of DS stay, he should have a solid team that still has some good upside

tough competition, and fortunately have a coach who can sell his teaching skills, which BG found tougher to do as he got older, cause bottom line Long Beach has to sell itself on it's coaching about more than anything else - that's reality

good news is these transfers now can be looking at a lot of unique things; coaching, right degree, change in scenary, possible Beach VB interest as well

it'll be interesting the team he's put together by end of January, and if he can keep all the core of the team from last year intact, there's a lot to build on.

The Big West won't be all that better next next year, although some people think so, not unless Hawaii, SB, Poly have some major upgrades which doesn't look all likely to happen aside from a player here or there