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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 25, 2019 21:51:19 GMT -5
By God, some guys are STILL bangin' around this beaten-to-death, refuses-to-die, won't-go-quietly-into-the-night match thread: from 2 nights ago? With All the marquee matches tonight? This is now officially the pre-match thread for the rematch on Nov. 20
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Oct 25, 2019 22:05:59 GMT -5
By God, some guys are STILL bangin' around this beaten-to-death, refuses-to-die, won't-go-quietly-into-the-night match thread: from 2 nights ago? With All the marquee matches tonight? This is now officially the pre-match thread for the rematch on Nov. 20 Ahhh...so that's what is goin' on here. Man....November 20th is 3-4 weeks away now. I have heard that you Texans can hold a grudge, but this is pushing the limits!
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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 25, 2019 22:07:30 GMT -5
This is now officially the pre-match thread for the rematch on Nov. 20 Ahhh...so that's what is goin' on here. Man....November 20th is 3-4 weeks away now. I have heard that you Texans can hold a grudge, but this is pushing the limits! Everything’s bigger in Texas- including match threads
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Oct 25, 2019 22:10:41 GMT -5
Ahhh...so that's what is goin' on here. Man....November 20th is 3-4 weeks away now. I have heard that you Texans can hold a grudge, but this is pushing the limits! Everything’s bigger in Texas- including match threads I've been through the shortest part of your state (Panhandle/Amarillo) + THAT was big.
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Post by ilikecorn on Oct 25, 2019 23:27:08 GMT -5
By God, some guys are STILL bangin' around this beaten-to-death, refuses-to-die, won't-go-quietly-into-the-night match thread: from 2 nights ago? With All the marquee matches tonight? Nebraska vs Stanford pre-conference thread went over 30 days and 96 pages.
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Post by holidayhusker on Oct 26, 2019 1:41:05 GMT -5
Wow, with impressive numbers like that she probably played in several Olympics? Lmao this is idiotic . It’s truthful
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Post by bluepenquin on Oct 26, 2019 7:39:01 GMT -5
OMG - Baylor got outscored 25-13, 25-17, 25-10 in the last 3 sets. This is 100% proof that their opponent is clearly the better team. How could anyone possibly think that Baylor should have been in consideration for a regional host? Oh, wait - that was Washington...
Hot streaks are fleeting - that is why analytics don't put so much weight on the last game/match as most humans.
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Post by bkedane on Oct 26, 2019 9:29:35 GMT -5
After consideration, next season Butler needs to go to PSU, Illinois, or WSU preferably in that order. Can I ask what your background in volleyball is? Have you played/coached? He is a feared open gym player, known for engaging in setting battles with all comers in gyms throughout the country.
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Post by stevehorn on Oct 26, 2019 9:37:07 GMT -5
OMG - Baylor got outscored 25-13, 25-17, 25-10 in the last 3 sets. This is 100% proof that their opponent is clearly the better team. How could anyone possibly think that Baylor should have been in consideration for a regional host? Oh, wait - that was Washington... Hot streaks are fleeting - that is why analytics don't put so much weight on the last game/match as most humans. RPI type question. With the question concerning improving its position for a regional host, is it better for Texas that Stanford wins or Stanford loses?
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Post by bluepenquin on Oct 26, 2019 9:46:26 GMT -5
OMG - Baylor got outscored 25-13, 25-17, 25-10 in the last 3 sets. This is 100% proof that their opponent is clearly the better team. How could anyone possibly think that Baylor should have been in consideration for a regional host? Oh, wait - that was Washington... Hot streaks are fleeting - that is why analytics don't put so much weight on the last game/match as most humans. RPI type question. With the question concerning improving its position for a regional host, is it better for Texas that Stanford wins or Stanford loses? Loses for sure. Any advantage Texas gets for their RPI Percentage on Stanford's wins are offset by where the two teams will rank in RPI. In other words - a Stanford win helps Stanford a lot more than it helps Texas and since these two teams may be competing for the same rank - Texas wants them to lose. Same thing in terms of regional host - as Texas will need to have a better RPI than Stanford and may want some distance.
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Post by oldunc on Oct 26, 2019 10:27:44 GMT -5
I'm not so sure that the takeaway from the Stanford match is so straightforward... Eh, I don't really buy this... I'd hardly expect you to buy it. I would expect that the Texas team would have had a more constructive takeaway from the match than "We're pretty good".
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 26, 2019 11:12:06 GMT -5
Eh, I don't really buy this... I'd hardly expect you to buy it. I would expect that the Texas team would have had a more constructive takeaway from the match than "We're pretty good". Okay. My issue (that you helpfully removed when you quoted me--there is a whole lot more that I said after the ellipsis there) is that it seemed like you were going out of your way to discredit the parts of the match when Texas was playing well, as you wanted to write off an entire set as well as a "freak run" that led to Texas winning another set. I just think that any time a team wins two sets, they were competitive. Now, with the way Stanford has been playing lately, playing them competitively is looking less and less impressive, though I think Texas got Stanford at the point of the season the Cardinal was playing its best.
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Post by yupyupyup on Oct 26, 2019 11:17:50 GMT -5
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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 26, 2019 11:17:53 GMT -5
RPI type question. With the question concerning improving its position for a regional host, is it better for Texas that Stanford wins or Stanford loses? Loses for sure. Any advantage Texas gets for their RPI Percentage on Stanford's wins are offset by where the two teams will rank in RPI. In other words - a Stanford win helps Stanford a lot more than it helps Texas and since these two teams may be competing for the same rank - Texas wants them to lose. Same thing in terms of regional host - as Texas will need to have a better RPI than Stanford and may want some distance. The UCLA win should help Baylor as well since they have a win over them.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 26, 2019 11:18:09 GMT -5
OMG - Baylor got outscored 25-13, 25-17, 25-10 in the last 3 sets. This is 100% proof that their opponent is clearly the better team. How could anyone possibly think that Baylor should have been in consideration for a regional host? Oh, wait - that was Washington... Hot streaks are fleeting - that is why analytics don't put so much weight on the last game/match as most humans. Is there actually a significant number of people arguing that Baylor "shouldn't be in consideration for a regional host"? I believe the issue that people were actually debating was whether or not Baylor should be ranked over Texas in an opinion poll. That is not the same thing.
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