Johnson-Lynch Named Big 12 Coach of the Year

[Cycloin]

No disrespect to Bill and what he has accomplished and sustained in the WBB program, but what Coach Johnson-Lynch has done with the VB program is a greater accomplishment. Nice discussion to have which coach has done a better job in building a program - no wrong answers only winners! Hopefully Christy can sustain the success and take it to the next level. I have a feeling she is only scratching the surface.

Here are the conference results of ISU's VB team since the founding of the BigXII.

96 3-17
97 1-19
98 1-19
99 1-19
00 0-20
01 1-19
02 1-19
03 4-16
04 1-19

05 9-11
06 12-8
07 11-9
08 11-9
09 17-3

Oh, no argument here. I just remember as a student in the mid '80's going to a WBB game and there could not have been more than 400 people there. I am guessing the same was true for VB before CJL arrived. That's the comparison I was alluding to. We are damn lucky to have both here...

[joefrog]

Reminiscent of BF and WBB...

Great comparison as far as people. If you have not met or talked to them sometime, then you should.

I have talked to BF several times. The guy is such a Clone fan too. He sat right in front of us in KC for the KSU game. Cheered like a true Cyclone.

CJL's turnaround is little more impressive though. Let's hope she can sustain it.

[LindenCy]

Great news! Congrats!

[DaddyMac]

Oh, no argument here. I just remember as a student in the mid '80's going to a WBB game and there could not have been more than 400 people there. I am guessing the same was true for VB before CJL arrived. That's the comparison I was alluding to. We are damn lucky to have both here...

Ha!

400 for volleyball when I was in school would've been a season high - if not outright total.

[cyclone13]

Well-deserved accolade for Coach Johnson-Lynch!

[becrisgreg]

For comparison, ISU WBB conference records since WBB became a Big 8 sport through BF's first 6 years:

83 3-9
84 0-14
85 3-11
86 8-6
87 2-12
88 5-9
89 6-8
90 3-11
91 6-7
92 2-12
93 1-13
94 3-11
95 1-13

96 5-9
97 9-7 (first year of Big 12)
98 12-4
99 12-4
00 13-3
01 12-4

Not trying to derail this thread. CJL greatly deserves this accolade, and I really hope she's still here 15 years down the road.

Thanks for taking the time to look it up.

WBB record in the 180 conference games prior to Bill 43-137. 31% winning pct
VB record in the 180 conference games prior to Christy 13 -167 7% winning pct


Both have done tremendous work and I am proud both of them coach at ISU, but there should be nothing to distract or diminish the accomplishment that Coach Johnson-Lynch has achieved, and dare I even say trying to compare it to what the WBB program has accomplished. Her record stands on it's own.

Great work both! Here is to many more successfully seasons!

[cmoore_23]

Ha!

400 for volleyball when I was in school would've been a season high - if not outright total.

i remember going to volleyball games.. they were not even in hilton i cant remember where they were.. but they had bleachers set out like u would see at parks and rec basketball games for k-6 grade

would get around oh 20 people at the games.. i loved going because i was about guaranteed a mini volleyball

[mred]

Both have done tremendous work and I am proud both of them coach at ISU, but there should be nothing to distract or diminish the accomplishment that Coach Johnson-Lynch has achieved, and dare I even say trying to compare it to what the WBB program has accomplished. Her record stands on it's own.

Great work both! Here is to many more successfully seasons!

It really is apples and oranges. ISU VB was actually pretty successful in the latter years of the Big 8, but they were absolutely awful for several seasons pre-CJL. ISU WBB was only completely awful for a few years pre-Fennelly, but was never successful to any extent (only two winning seasons between 77-78 and 94-95).

[DaddyMac]

i remember going to volleyball games.. they were not even in hilton i cant remember where they were.. but they had bleachers set out like u would see at parks and rec basketball games for k-6 grade

would get around oh 20 people at the games.. i loved going because i was about guaranteed a mini volleyball

Forker (PEB). That's where they were when I was at ISU as well.

No mini volleyballs back then...

[Tornado man]

It really is apples and oranges. ISU VB was actually pretty successful in the latter years of the Big 8, but they were absolutely awful for several seasons pre-CJL. ISU WBB was only completely awful for a few years pre-Fennelly, but was never successful to any extent (only two winning seasons between 77-78 and 94-95).

I think what is evident in both coaches is their mind-set: that Iowa State is second to no one, that there is no "lid" on success here, and that the intensity and expectations of the program should be no different here than at any of the "powers." Then we become one of the "powers."
They both have also said they have to put out a winning, entertaining product to draw fans...

[cmoore_23]

Forker (PEB). That's where they were when I was at ISU as well.

No mini volleyballs back then...

if it makes u feel better i cant find any of them now

ya i was pretty young... that makes u...dare i say it...

[DaddyMac]

if it makes u feel better i cant find any of them now

ya i was pretty young... that makes u...dare i say it...

Man,

You and CycloneErik really know how to hurt a guy.....

[cmoore_23]

Man,

You and CycloneErik really know how to hurt a guy.....

hahaha im sorry.. how about i say.. wiser?

[CycloneErik]

hahaha im sorry.. how about i say.. wiser?

No, stick with older.

[jbhtexas]

Just adding more congratulations for the coach on a great accomplishment!