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Post by wonderwarthog79 on Dec 2, 2015 1:08:08 GMT -5
Strange that everyone is saying this is such a tough matchup since, until the very end of the season, the same people were saying Oregon was unlikely to MAKE the tournament.
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Post by badgerbreath on Dec 2, 2015 1:13:45 GMT -5
It's just a lot tougher than was expected. I expect UW will win this, but they have to take Oregon quite seriously.
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Post by wonderwarthog79 on Dec 2, 2015 1:13:52 GMT -5
Too much to hope, I guess, that this "Ducks will choke" nonsense will die, but in four or their last five matches, they only had one close game that they lost.
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Post by Mocha on Dec 2, 2015 2:04:29 GMT -5
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 2, 2015 2:26:11 GMT -5
i can't wait. where can we see this match? BTN2Go
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 2, 2015 2:34:31 GMT -5
That fox in the background is making me tired.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Dec 2, 2015 6:15:32 GMT -5
Strange that everyone is saying this is such a tough matchup since, until the very end of the season, the same people were saying Oregon was unlikely to MAKE the tournament. To be fair, for a while there was a lot of uncertainty whether Michigan State was going to make it or not and I'm sure that's not a first round matchup many seeds would want.
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Post by zenyada on Dec 2, 2015 6:18:47 GMT -5
I give less weight to Oregon's late season win against UCLA when they may have caught the Bruins coasting. Whisky in 4. I'd love to see a Texas-UCLA match on Dec 11. If the Bruins get there, that likely means Chandler is setting and the Bruins are rolling again with their middle attack. They'd give Texas fits with a look they haven't seen all season.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Dec 2, 2015 7:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by kahusancali on Dec 2, 2015 8:24:59 GMT -5
Saw Oregon on TV vs UDub. I was impressed. Should be a good match. Could be the first upset in the first round
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Post by BuckysHeat on Dec 2, 2015 8:31:52 GMT -5
I for one am not too worried about any matchup in Madison, Badgers should win 3-0 both Thursday and Friday. Oregon has won 5 of 8 in November, the one good win they have in that time is against UCLA at UCLA, the other wins were against a free falling Az St and 3 of the other bottom 5 teams. They hit .244 which is respectable but opponents hit .215 against them and were outblocked on the season. I do not put much stock in their win against UCLA, as shown multiple times in the Big Ten this season, anybody can have a good single night (PSU/NW, PSU/Mich, Mary/OSU etc). They do not have a strong block, their best hitters hits .328 from the middle, outsides hit ~.234.
It will obviously be a tougher match than some other seeded teams have and should not be a snoozer like last years opening match but it should still go 3-0. Target their libero on the serve, keep the serve out of the net and just play Wisconsin's game
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Post by tomclen on Dec 2, 2015 8:43:38 GMT -5
WikiLeaks has obtained and posted a partial transcript from committee discussions:
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Post by deacondive on Dec 2, 2015 8:49:51 GMT -5
I give less weight to Oregon's late season win against UCLA when they may have caught the Bruins coasting. Whisky in 4. I'd love to see a Texas-UCLA match on Dec 11. If the Bruins get there, that likely means Chandler is setting and the Bruins are rolling again with their middle attack. They'd give Texas fits with a look they haven't seen all season. Chandler has been out a while and Muno has been playing much better. I don't think Sealy will switch things up. Then again it is Mike Sealy, so we can expect his usual setting decision making.
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Post by Wiswell on Dec 2, 2015 9:10:34 GMT -5
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Post by buckypete on Dec 2, 2015 9:48:38 GMT -5
Strange that everyone is saying this is such a tough matchup since, until the very end of the season, the same people were saying Oregon was unlikely to MAKE the tournament. To be fair, for a while there was a lot of uncertainty whether Michigan State was going to make it or not and I'm sure that's not a first round matchup many seeds would want. The point has more to do with almsot any at-large from a Power Five conference is going to be a much harder first round match than the AQ from a conference with an acronym you have to Google. For a first round match for a seeded team, this is a very tough match.
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