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Post by #skoskers on Oct 8, 2015 19:31:24 GMT -5
Posted this on TV schedule topic, but thought I'd add it here also. Regarding BTN, can anybody explain why Nebraska is the line school that utilizes their own announcers? It is much like the Harkem Globetrotters playing against the Washington Generals every night. Does Russ Rose hand-pick his BTN crew in Happy Valley? Who were the commentators on BTN last night?
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 8, 2015 19:49:37 GMT -5
Wow. MSU just imploded there. Not quite, kind sir. An implosion occurs when a better team loses to itself and not necessarily to the other team, especially when that other team is unranked (see Aug. 28, 2015 and Sept. 9, 2015). Touché.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 8, 2015 20:24:29 GMT -5
Not quite, kind sir. An implosion occurs when a better team loses to itself and not necessarily to the other team, especially when that other team is unranked (see Aug. 28, 2015 and Sept. 9, 2015). Touché. Implosion is not quite the right word. MSU is inconsistent. They can be pretty intimidating when all their pieces work together, as in the first set. When they are passing high right to the net, it makes other teams commit their middles on Minnarick, and she's pretty good at reaching up and pulling back decent sets to the pins. But that's a thin margin -- they start passing a little too shallow or overpassing eventually. Then the sets are slightly behind the hitters approaches and the attacks aren't as aggressive, and then there are more unforced errors. And things seem to start to break down across their game. They can be scrappy, but when the other parts of there game fall off they get on their heels and there is miscommunication on defense. Then you have those service errors. They put pressure on the rest of their game. Its a team that lives right at the edge of their potential I feel. I was working so didn't play extremely close attention, so caveat here. But I felt Nebraska was very consistent last night...except for their serving which definitely ramped up after the first set. That was really all that was needed. You know, going into the season, everyone was talking about Foecke and Hunter and the offense and how that would be the difference this year from last, but really Nebraska is winning these matches on defense this year. I'll have to go back to the stats last year to see if that was the case as much.
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Post by FrancisFrogg on Oct 8, 2015 20:50:36 GMT -5
She really needs to get her act together! She does more than serve; she is also a good defensive player! When she is on her serve; it is a tough serve! GO HUSKERS I didn't mean to be real critical of her even though it may have seemed that way, but I do expect more consistent serving from a DS/L. I must remember that she is a freshman.
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Post by huskerjen on Oct 8, 2015 21:00:59 GMT -5
Michigan State has to be a top 20 team. Way too much talent. 6'6 and 6'4 on the left side, SPVB trained setter at 6'1. And a bunch more. Can Nebraska win in East Lansing? Yes, Nebraska can win in East Lansing. As with all matches, it just depends on how well each team plays to their strengths and mitigates their weaknesses. However, my bias aside, I think Nebraska's 'A' performance beats MSU's 'A' performance regardless of location. Therefore, MSU needs to play well requiring a little bit of Nebraska's inconsistency to surface. I'm not suggesting there's a large gap between teams, but Nebraska is better, imo.
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Post by vbprisoner on Oct 8, 2015 22:45:44 GMT -5
Implosion is not quite the right word. MSU is inconsistent. They can be pretty intimidating when all their pieces work together, as in the first set. When they are passing high right to the net, it makes other teams commit their middles on Minnarick, and she's pretty good at reaching up and pulling back decent sets to the pins. But that's a thin margin -- they start passing a little too shallow or overpassing eventually. Then the sets are slightly behind the hitters approaches and the attacks aren't as aggressive, and then there are more unforced errors. And things seem to start to break down across their game. They can be scrappy, but when the other parts of there game fall off they get on their heels and there is miscommunication on defense. Then you have those service errors. They put pressure on the rest of their game. Its a team that lives right at the edge of their potential I feel. I was working so didn't play extremely close attention, so caveat here. But I felt Nebraska was very consistent last night...except for their serving which definitely ramped up after the first set. That was really all that was needed. You know, going into the season, everyone was talking about Foecke and Hunter and the offense and how that would be the difference this year from last, but really Nebraska is winning these matches on defense this year. I'll have to go back to the stats last year to see if that was the case as much. You may not have seen the match, but your first paragraph was a spot on description of MSU, and how they played last night.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 23:29:47 GMT -5
Michigan State has to be a top 20 team. Way too much talent. 6'6 and 6'4 on the left side, SPVB trained setter at 6'1. And a bunch more. Can Nebraska win in East Lansing? The 6'6" kid on the left has been trained as a middle blocker her entire life. They aren't a top 20 team, though they should be.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 23:32:07 GMT -5
They can be pretty intimidating when all their pieces work together, as in the first set. When they are passing high right to the net, it makes other teams commit their middles on Minnarick, and she's pretty good at reaching up and pulling back decent sets to the pins. But that's a thin margin -- they start passing a little too shallow or overpassing eventually. Then the sets are slightly behind the hitters approaches and the attacks aren't as aggressive, and then there are more unforced errors. And things seem to start to break down across their game. They can be scrappy, but when the other parts of there game fall off they get on their heels and there is miscommunication on defense. Then you have those service errors. They put pressure on the rest of their game. Its a team that lives right at the edge of their potential I feel. I was working so didn't play extremely close attention, so caveat here. But I felt Nebraska was very consistent last night...except for their serving which definitely ramped up after the first set. That was really all that was needed. You know, going into the season, everyone was talking about Foecke and Hunter and the offense and how that would be the difference this year from last, but really Nebraska is winning these matches on defense this year. I'll have to go back to the stats last year to see if that was the case as much. Lol. Just stop already.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 8, 2015 23:47:00 GMT -5
Just got a chance to watch this. Is this MSU's usual lineup? I see rotations with their libero playing right back and I don't recall seeing very many plays where any of the pin attackers were recievers.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 8, 2015 23:54:17 GMT -5
Also these challenges are like extra time outs. They take a while. Could EASILY see coaches abusing this to quell momentum from another team without burning timeouts
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Oct 9, 2015 0:44:21 GMT -5
Posted this on TV schedule topic, but thought I'd add it here also. Regarding BTN, can anybody explain why Nebraska is the line school that utilizes their own announcers? It is much like the Harkem Globetrotters playing against the Washington Generals every night. Does Russ Rose hand-pick his BTN crew in Happy Valley? I'm fairly certain John Cook doesn't have a say in who announces Husker volleyball matches.
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Post by eaane74 on Oct 9, 2015 1:11:51 GMT -5
Posted this on TV schedule topic, but thought I'd add it here also. Regarding BTN, can anybody explain why Nebraska is the line school that utilizes their own announcers? It is much like the Harkem Globetrotters playing against the Washington Generals every night. Does Russ Rose hand-pick his BTN crew in Happy Valley? I'm fairly certain John Cook doesn't have a say in who announces Husker volleyball matches. From what I understand NET has a contact with btn that if the match is not shown on there primacy channels the NET crew will broadcast it.
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Oct 9, 2015 1:19:37 GMT -5
I'm fairly certain John Cook doesn't have a say in who announces Husker volleyball matches. From what I understand NET has a contact with btn that if the match is not shown on there primacy channels the NET crew will broadcast it. My understanding is that NET can only show Husker VB matches as allowed by BTN, and those restrictions go beyond what they don't show on their primary station.
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Post by BuckysHeat on Oct 9, 2015 7:37:43 GMT -5
A few thoughts, I still haven't watched the 4th set, been too sick to stay up and watch more than 30 minutes before falling asleep.
In the first set, the announcers said something to the effect that Nebraska has 11 points yet only 3 kills to that point. That was what I took away from this match so far, Nebraska was not scoring so much as it was MSU making mistakes. MSU has the players but they are like Iowa last year - good players, too many mistakes that prevent them from winning
The coaches should not be allowed contact with the team on the floor during challenges and if the call is not overturned a timeout should be taken away from the team that called it and lost the challenge
Everytime I see Foecke, all I can think is that she was doing this to high school girls 12 months ago. I can't imagine being a 16 year old trying to block that
How does Cook even see? Are his eyes even open? (Tongue in cheek, no need to go defensive on that)
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Post by nothingbutcorn on Oct 9, 2015 8:09:38 GMT -5
Kevin Kugler, and Kathi Wieskamp called the action on Wednesday.
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