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Post by IdahoBoy on Oct 22, 2006 18:15:43 GMT -5
Don't look now, but they are 17-4 overall and 9-2 in the Big 12. Dang. Where are all the Oklahoma fans? The Sooner you tell us more about this team the better.
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Post by BearClause on Oct 22, 2006 18:21:36 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Oct 22, 2006 18:22:18 GMT -5
Its because I wear an OU volleyball shirt. Look at the facts: I wear PSU, UF, OU, and Ohio State volleyball shirts and they are doing well. Oh wait, my theory doesn't work because I also wear EWU, SLU, Miami, Creighton, Georgetown, etc. volleyball shirts and they aren't good.
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Post by cardfan15 on Oct 23, 2006 5:09:45 GMT -5
OU this year is the prime example of how team chemistry and a team "buying into a system" works wonders. I think one of the most interesting things about this team is how "normal" their stats are. No one is a star, no one is a big hitter nor outstanding blocker. They all have bought into Santiago Restrepo's system of ball control and work ethic on defense. Restrepo has brought a lot to this program as far as technical skills go...OU can't recruit (right now) players that can step right in and be impact players.
I also think the players feed of Restrepo's passion. He is from Latin America, played volleyball his whole life, and brings passion to the game that many of us witness only by watching the brazilians and cubans play. In the midwest, that goes a long way.
Restrepo deserves a ton of credit..he is working hard to get the program on solid ground. Oklahoma is a hard place to be a coach for volleyball. You play in the big 12 and there is absolutely NO talent in the state AT ALL to recruit from.
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Post by itsallrelative on Oct 23, 2006 6:33:56 GMT -5
I'll agree with cardsfan, with the exception of the impact player statement.... Laplante, the freshman OH, has stepped in and really done a nice job in her first year there--she hit .362 with 21 kills against Texas, and is averaging over 3 kills/game.
any ideas if OU will move up this week in the poll? beat #12, lost to #9.
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Post by VBCOACH on Oct 23, 2006 7:38:11 GMT -5
there is absolutely NO talent in the state AT ALL to recruit from. Chip McCaw and his sister, (can't remember her name) were from Oklahoma. Chip played at, I think, Pepperdine, and maybe the U. S. National Team. His sister played at a major California school. Their mother, Peggy, a Chicago transplant, started a club system there, and it was supposed to be pretty good. Anyone know anything about the current state of junior volleyball in Oklahoma or anything about Peggy McCaw?
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Post by maninyellowhat on Oct 23, 2006 8:37:39 GMT -5
Great point about feeding off the passion of their coach. I think often something like this is unnoticed by outsiders. There are so many coaches that don't have a passion for the game. And too many times coaches think that yelling and berating shows their passion.
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Post by cardfan15 on Oct 23, 2006 8:46:51 GMT -5
there is absolutely NO talent in the state AT ALL to recruit from. Chip McCaw and his sister, (can't remember her name) were from Oklahoma. Chip played at, I think, Pepperdine, and maybe the U. S. National Team. His sister played at a major California school. Their mother, Peggy, a Chicago transplant, started a club system there, and it was supposed to be pretty good. Anyone know anything about the current state of junior volleyball in Oklahoma or anything about Peggy McCaw? Chip McCaw and Steve Hinds are the two biggest names in volleyball to come out of Oklahoma...and that was a long time ago...and that is only 2 people. Hinds won a National Championship with BYU as a starter. The club system in OU is nicely run, the sport is just so small in the state and gets completely overrun by football and basketball. However, a new club was started this past year called OP2, and had a great showing at JO's. There are probably two girls right now that are prospects for becoming talented D1 players. Oklahoma has the athletes and actually the coaches, just not the competition to sustain high level development year-round.
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Post by romeo on Oct 23, 2006 9:45:58 GMT -5
Ding ding ding - good answer, good answer. Great point about feeding off the passion of their coach. I think often something like this is unnoticed by outsiders. There are so many coaches that don't have a passion for the game. And too many times coaches think that yelling and berating shows their passion.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 23, 2006 10:27:18 GMT -5
Great song.
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Post by Gelatinous Mass on Oct 23, 2006 10:40:41 GMT -5
OK looks a lot like Cal Poly, good team system, 2 strong hitters, good defense. I really like Santiago but he was WAY fired up at Texas on Sat, Security gaurds had to follow him to the locker room after game 2. The amount of yelling at the refs worked though. Texas got most of the calls in game 1 and 2, OK got the the calls in 3 and 4. The players have clearly have bought into the intensity on the court, sometimes too much. One OK player could be seen dropping f-bombs at the line judge and eventually got a yellow...Santi got 2 yellows. I would hate to run into OK as a lower seed in Dec........same as Cal Poly.
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Post by oukaes on Oct 23, 2006 10:42:46 GMT -5
cardfan15 has pretty much nailed it on the head on why they have done so well......so ill just keep my mouth shut and cardfan15 can speak for me....
they really have bought into Santi's philosophy and its working well...we are well on are way to have our best finish in about 18 years...he really should be coach of the year in the BIG XII if awards were given out today imho
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Post by vbobsessed on Oct 23, 2006 11:12:41 GMT -5
Great point about feeding off the passion of their coach. I think often something like this is unnoticed by outsiders. There are so many coaches that don't have a passion for the game. And too many times coaches think that yelling and berating shows their passion. I found myself really loving/hating Restrepo during the UT/OU match Saturday. His passion was evident and his loyalty to his players was absolute. However, he had 2 Yellow Cards worth of passion. He directed his yelling and berating to the officiating crew, but never his players. At times, he seemed to be out of control when screaming at the officials, but never to his players. I was not impressed with the consistency of the calls either, but it was consistently wrong on both sides of the court. When Moriarty got called for a BHE while setting, Restepro yelled "FINALLY!" It seemed a bit much, to me. And when you talk about players feeding off the passion of their coaches, I wonder if Schmitt's excessive complaining to the up ref was her feeding off her coach's disdain and zero respect for those same officials? If a TEXAS player spoke to the up ref, Schmitt would roll her eyes and yell "no way" in retaliation. It seemed to pump her up at times, but deflated her in the end. I wish OU the best of luck in all things VB. (As if TEXAS needs another rivalry in VB). I love Restrepo's passion for the game and his willingness to fight for his players, while never directing that negativity at them. But it seemed his negativity did take a toll on the OU players in the end.
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Post by oukaes on Oct 23, 2006 12:12:20 GMT -5
while I see you dont really like Santi's "zero respect for the officiating".....im sure you would have loved Elliots throwing of his clipboard here in Norman and that wasnt directed at his players but at the officials
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Post by OverAndUnder on Oct 23, 2006 12:29:59 GMT -5
Yes, but Santiago is latino and therefore his anger is viewed as "spirited", cultural, and exotic, almost a walking tourist attraction; whereas Elliott is a paleface so he just looks like a jerk.
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