re: The bigger question - what do we want this board to be in the future?

Usually it is the Gators and Vols with UK in the hunt but there was a mass exodus from UT this spring and UK is on the upswing. On the other side it was Arkansas and TAMU but not sure yet who will rise in the west this year. The big issue is not enough SEC schools are playing tough OOC games during the season.

Cats have been scheduling tougher than most and it seems to be getting more national attention. Here was last years OOC :
(There are 330 teams in the RPI and UK's schedule was #20 - Western Carolina was a drag)

NORTH CAROLINA......... W 3-0 - #18 in RPI
LIPSCOMB............... W 3-2 - #98 in RPI
LONG BEACH STATE....... W 3-1 - #61 in RPI
@ LOUISVILLE.......... L 1-3 - #7 in RPI : Finished at #17
@ Ohio................ W 3-1 - #50 RPI
vs #17 Oregon.......... L 0-3 - #4 in RPI : Finished at #2
vs Western Carolina.... W 3-0 - #269 in RPI
vs DUQUESNE............ W 3-0 - #117 in RPI
vs Oklahoma............ L 1-3 - #27 in RPI
@ #1 NEBRASKA......... L 1-3 - #5 in RPI : Finished at #7


I already have a thread up for UK volleyball for this fall - season starts in a few weeks