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Post by vballfreak808 on Apr 7, 2017 21:58:52 GMT -5
Congrats to Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes of USC for reaching their 100th straight win together!
Shortly after that they won 2-1 in a thriller against Arizona State
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Post by trollhunter on Apr 7, 2017 22:07:02 GMT -5
...If you don't count forfeits ...
I will continue to bring up their forfeit in the pairs event with LMU every time I see these.
87 in a row is still pretty good.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 7, 2017 22:08:25 GMT -5
I will continue to bring up their forfeit in the pairs event with LMU every time I see these. 87 in a row is still pretty good. I'd say bring it up to Anna and Ali, but I'd hate to see you torn limb from limb. |
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Post by trollhunter on Apr 7, 2017 22:14:25 GMT -5
I will continue to bring up their forfeit in the pairs event with LMU every time I see these. 87 in a row is still pretty good. I'd say bring it up to Anna and Ali, but I'd hate to see you torn limb from limb. If I was on Twitter i would tweet it. Ali is a lamb but Anna can be scary in person. |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 8, 2017 0:32:21 GMT -5
I'd say bring it up to Anna and Ali, but I'd hate to see you torn limb from limb. If I was on Twitter i would tweet it. Ali is a lamb but Anna can be scary in person. Ali is a "lamb? Yeah, ask other coaches how much of a lamb she is. |
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Post by downtheline on Apr 8, 2017 0:59:19 GMT -5
Troll are you sure about your hypothesis? Or are you in that group that calls false alarms to try and bring down a dynasty in the back ofice when you cannot do it on the court?
To be sure Anna, Ali, Dane and the athletic department are not going to lay ruin to all the hard work by these young athletes to dominate the landscape with a combine 124-3 record so far?
If you want to get punitive by trying to utilize a rule of forfeit, you could also find that their opponent, also a USC team, would have already forfeited to C&H due to an injury thus keeping the streak intact. The team then chose to offer the fans an exhibition match which allowed 3 different players to match up against great play in front of an appreciative home crowd.
Touché
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Post by trollhunter on Apr 8, 2017 12:37:50 GMT -5
If I was on Twitter i would tweet it. Ali is a lamb but Anna can be scary in person. Ali is a "lamb? Yeah, ask other coaches how much of a lamb she is. Twas a word play on her last name. I know them both, and your observations about them are correct. However, I've told them both things they did not want to hear before, and will do so again when I see them. Hopefully I will survive the encounter. |
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Post by trollhunter on Apr 8, 2017 12:54:17 GMT -5
Troll are you sure about your hypothesis? Or are you in that group that calls false alarms to try and bring down a dynasty in the back ofice when you cannot do it on the court? To be sure Anna, Ali, Dane and the athletic department are not going to lay ruin to all the hard work by these young athletes to dominate the landscape with a combine 124-3 record so far? If you want to get punitive by trying to utilize a rule of forfeit, you could also find that their opponent, also a USC team, would have already forfeited to C&H due to an injury thus keeping the streak intact. The team then chose to offer the fans an exhibition match which allowed 3 different players to match up against great play in front of an appreciative home crowd. Touché Yes, I am sure. Someone I trust was there, and Claes could not continue, due to tight hamstrings, dehydration, exhaustion. The other USC team actually played in the final, so that shoots your theory. They were not the pair that forfeited due to injury. 101-1 is still awesome, not sure why they feel they have to spin it this way. IMHO it sets a poor example for players and other coaches. |
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Post by trollhunter on Apr 8, 2017 12:56:59 GMT -5
Here is a partial cross-post for your info: Here is the article on pairs event with LMU and I know someone that was there: "Following the dual, the two teams engaged in a pairs' tournament where Claes and Hughes picked up two more wins: one over Belton and Kremer, 21-15, 21-10; the other over Cannon and Martin, 21-11, 21-18. The two victories pushed their streak further to 87 straight wins. The Trojans ended up putting two teams into the finals. Kernochan and Wheeler used three sets in the semifinals to knock off the top LMU pair of Slattery and Sponcil, 21-15, 16-21, 15-10. Kernochan and Wheeler used three sets in the semifinals to knock off the top LMU pair of Slattery and Sponcil, 21-15, 16-21, 15-10. In the final, the Trojans opted to play an exhibition match, which Cannon and Hughes won, 21-14, 21-18, over Kernochan and Wheeler." The NCAA has no "option to play an exhibition" in a final of a tournament, even if it is two pairs from the same school. There are also no substitutes allowed within an event. They can put whatever spin they want on it, but that is what happened. Read more: volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/68504/usc-undefeated?page=3#ixzz4dgGzfUE8 |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 8, 2017 14:28:02 GMT -5
Ali is a "lamb? Yeah, ask other coaches how much of a lamb she is. Twas a word play on her last name. I know them both, and your observations about them are correct. However, I've told them both things they did not want to hear before, and will do so again when I see them. Hopefully I will survive the encounter. Ah, of course. Lamberson. I was thinking a little slow last night. Or maybe it was the third glass of wine. |
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Post by vbct3 on Apr 8, 2017 15:31:12 GMT -5
As opposed to his handle, trollhunter is becoming quite a troll on the win-streak topic.
In other news, nobody is going to talk about how well Arellano/Follette played last night?
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 8, 2017 15:36:42 GMT -5
As opposed to his handle, trollhunter is becoming quite a troll on the win-streak topic. In other news, nobody is going to talk about how well Arellano/Follette played last night? They were excellent, by all accounts. This morning, not so much - Claes/Hughes handled them pretty easily. |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 8, 2017 17:45:42 GMT -5
We'll, no argument about who lost today. Claes/Hughes go down to St Mary's.
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Post by greenpier on Apr 8, 2017 18:15:08 GMT -5
We'll, no argument about who lost today. Claes/Hughes go down to St Mary's. You must be at the match. LOL if this is true! |
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Post by FOBRA on Apr 8, 2017 18:38:01 GMT -5
We'll, no argument about who lost today. Claes/Hughes go down to St Mary's. Wow. Looks like 17-15 in the 3rd set. Was it really windy in Manhattan Beach? I was up in Ocean Park for the other tourney and the wind was really whipping. Lots of survival play and unlucky bounces all around. |
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