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Post by ted_heise on Nov 2, 2024 8:31:17 GMT -5
Husker serve took it up another level tonight. Damn good to see. They have shown they can ramp the service pressure against elite opponents. Minimal errors as well. Tough to beat them when they add the elite serve element. Louisville and Stanford come to mind- great opponents who were whipped by the Huskers serve. Huskers fans are here for it. Agreed. People love to diss on our serving since we definitely lack some flashy/crazy strong servers (which we don’t need) but we’re clearly much improved from years past in terms of service errors and just keeping the ball in play, yet still fairly tough consistently. As you said, we’ve been good enough throughout the year so far to keep several good teams pressured in SR so 🤷🏽♂️ can’t complain. this is the one good thing that came out of the Texas serving beat down last year--deep understanding of what's needed (and results from) that level of serve. |
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Post by ted_heise on Nov 2, 2024 8:35:03 GMT -5
I know this is petty of me, but I can't resist. Emily Ehman and Lee Feinswog in a podcast a couple days before this match: E: "Wisconsin looks like the best team in the B1G hands down." LF: "You know I agree with you, and all you Nebraska fans who just went into convulsions...eyeball test" E: "Well we call them the W-A-N , always the What About Nebraska folk. Doesn't matter what you say, always gonna be someone saying What About Nebraska" LF: hahaha E: "Love them to death but there are times when you gotta realize you aren't the best"  Pettiness is encouraged. But seriously, Wisconsin looked like the best team in the Big 10 "hands down?" Because they swept Purdue? Lol. maybe just me, but it wasn't just the sweep of Purdue, it was how solid and dominant the Badgers looked in that match. And in a loud, hostile environment. I can't recall for sure how I voted, but think it was Wisconsin in five. I'm beyond happy to have been wrong on this! |
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Post by edu14 on Nov 2, 2024 8:36:27 GMT -5
Can I get olivia mauch on the all big-ten freshman team or am I asking for too much?? Olivia for national freshman of the week! |
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Post by maigrey on Nov 2, 2024 8:41:28 GMT -5
^^^ I, personally, promise to overreact to any outcome tonight, despite the fact that I know I shouldn't. THINGS ARE BAD TEAM IS DOING BAD OMG, IT'S JUST VOLLEYBALL! 😭😭 |
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Post by maigrey on Nov 2, 2024 8:45:16 GMT -5
Can I get olivia mauch on the all big-ten freshman team or am I asking for too much?? I think she should be on the AA all freshman team. She's so good. |
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Post by robtearle on Nov 2, 2024 8:45:41 GMT -5
Wisconsin has been making baffling lineup choices all season, and tbh that lack of defined roles (aside from Sarah) really hurts the team. I don’t want to blame it all on this, but, in my opinion, Sheffield not being able to land a reliable OH from the portal during the offseason, and waffling on the upperclassmen MB/RS’s, kinda kicked off a domino effect of lineup issues and error-prone play that I think we’re watching play out now. Imagine if he had gotten Landfair or Acevedo to be the other OH with Franklin, then Orzol plays Lib, GG and Schumacher DS, and a firm commitment was made for Smrek to Opp, Robinson to M1, and either CC or Booth to M2. IMO that team would be way stronger. Volleyball teams need clearly defined roles, and Franklin’s role can’t be “the only point scorer on the team.” It’s a shame, I want better for the Badgers, and for this rivalry. 1. I doubt Acevedo starts over Julia Orzol. If so, it's because Orzol is needed at libero, not because Acevedo is better. (OTOH Landfair would absolutely have started, bumping Orzol to Libero where she would be an upgrade to Schumacher) 2. I think you don't really know what you're talking about with firm commitments. Smrek has been #1 opposite since she got healthy, Robinson has been only an M1, and CC and Booth have been primarily M2s (part of why CC and Charlie struggled with the slide connection when Devyn was pulled). While he's tinkered a bit with who's going to play, Sheffield has been clear on the roles of the players. 3. I'm not all that sure it matters. Nebraska is really talented and when they are on they are incredibly difficult to play against. Meanwhile, Wisconsin has a freshman setter not named Starck, a freshman libero, and their only middle who closes well to the pins lacks offensive firepower. Yes, Franklin is an Olympic prospect. Nebraska has like 3 or 4 of those (it's kind of gross) and because of the setter situation plays with more cohesion. Even if Taylor Landfair was a Badger, I think Wisconsin still loses against a Nebraska team playing like this. (I'm pretty sure you know this, but for others reading who might not) Devyn wasn't "pulled". That word has a connotation that just does not apply here. Sheffield sometimes uses Devyn and CC in a sort of offense/defense platoon. CC will be in as the "serving middle", and Devyn will come in when the serve is lost. It isn't a straight up "serving sub" - CC comes in for longer than that, but you can think of it as a sort of expanded serving sub. |
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Post by ted_heise on Nov 2, 2024 8:54:15 GMT -5
I know this is petty of me, but I can't resist. Emily Ehman and Lee Feinswog in a podcast a couple days before this match: E: "Wisconsin looks like the best team in the B1G hands down." LF: "You know I agree with you, and all you Nebraska fans who just went into convulsions...eyeball test" E: "Well we call them the W-A-N , always the What About Nebraska folk. Doesn't matter what you say, always gonna be someone saying What About Nebraska" LF: hahaha E: "Love them to death but there are times when you gotta realize you aren't the best" oop |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 2, 2024 9:10:40 GMT -5
Pettiness is encouraged. But seriously, Wisconsin looked like the best team in the Big 10 "hands down?" Because they swept Purdue? Lol. maybe just me, but it wasn't just the sweep of Purdue, it was how solid and dominant the Badgers looked in that match. And in a loud, hostile environment. I can't recall for sure how I voted, but think it was Wisconsin in five. I'm beyond happy to have been wrong on this! Right. But Purdue is a clear step below the top teams. I wanted to see how Wisconsin looked v Nebraska before declaring them the best team in the Big 10. |
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Post by robtearle on Nov 2, 2024 9:18:25 GMT -5
maybe just me, but it wasn't just the sweep of Purdue, it was how solid and dominant the Badgers looked in that match. And in a loud, hostile environment. I can't recall for sure how I voted, but think it was Wisconsin in five. I'm beyond happy to have been wrong on this! Right. But Purdue is a clear step below the top teams. I wanted to see how Wisconsin looked v Nebraska before declaring them the best team in the conference. A clear step below who managed to take Nebraska to extra points in the 5th set in Lincoln. We all tend to over-react and put too much import on what happened most recently. Wisconsin played really well vs Purdue, and less so last night. Nebraska played really well last night. That doesn't mean "it shall always be thus". |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 2, 2024 9:21:20 GMT -5
Right. But Purdue is a clear step below the top teams. I wanted to see how Wisconsin looked v Nebraska before declaring them the best team in the conference. A clear step below who managed to take Nebraska to extra points in the 5th set in Lincoln. We all tend to over-react and put too much import on what happened most recently. Wisconsin played really well vs Purdue, and less so last night. Nebraska played really well last night. That doesn't mean "it shall always be thus". Purdue's best wins are Kentucky and Utah. Losing a five-setter doesn't mean much to me. Nothing is guaranteed, but they're a clear step down right now. |
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Post by vbruh on Nov 2, 2024 9:28:29 GMT -5
Can I get olivia mauch on the all big-ten freshman team or am I asking for too much?? I think she should be on the AA all freshman team. She's so good. Penn St S Izzy Starck looks to be a lock for B1G and NCAA Frosh of the Year Other notable B1G Frosh: Olivia Mauch, DS, Nebraska Jadyn Livings, OPP, USC Julia Hunt, MB, Washington Charlie Fuerbringer, S, Wisconsin Cristin Cline, S, Oregon Beyond B1G: Carlie Cisneros, OH, Arizona Zoey Burgess, MB, Kansas Avery Scoggins, S, Arizona Faith Frame, L, Cincinnati Taylor Parks, S, Florida Aniya Madkin, OH, Arkansas Ayden Ames, MB, Texas Ipar Kurt, OH, Stanford Nayeli’s Carnell, S, Louisville Breonna Goss, MB, Duke I know I’ve missed some as well |
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Post by austintatious on Nov 2, 2024 9:28:34 GMT -5
maybe just me, but it wasn't just the sweep of Purdue, it was how solid and dominant the Badgers looked in that match. And in a loud, hostile environment. I can't recall for sure how I voted, but think it was Wisconsin in five. I'm beyond happy to have been wrong on this! Right. But Purdue is a clear step below the top teams. I wanted to see how Wisconsin looked v Nebraska before declaring them the best team in the Big 10. Purdue not as good as they will be. 3 sophs and freshman, Wisconsin and crowd, even though their own, got to them. |
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Post by ted_heise on Nov 2, 2024 9:54:33 GMT -5
CC would be better at covering the slide I think. I think the point vergyltantor was making is that Andi's slides are a relatively smaller portion of attacks than those via the OHs. In any case, that giant block tandem of Anna and Carter is what got my attention in the Badger match against Purdue, and the effectiveness of which (or not) seems likely to be a big factor tonight. In follow up, seems the Huskers did well against the Badger block. And the squad's balance showed up big, compensating well for the good defense against Andi. |
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Post by swaggyp on Nov 2, 2024 9:57:35 GMT -5
I think the point vergyltantor was making is that Andi's slides are a relatively smaller portion of attacks than those via the OHs. In any case, that giant block tandem of Anna and Carter is what got my attention in the Badger match against Purdue, and the effectiveness of which (or not) seems likely to be a big factor tonight. In follow up, seems the Huskers did well against the Badger block. And the squad's balance showed up big, compensating well for the good defense against Andi. The Badgers will lose 100% of the matches they get out-physicaled at the net, as they did last night. |
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Post by dragan11 on Nov 2, 2024 10:00:40 GMT -5
The system Wisconsin uses with CC&Robinson disgusts me. Why Booth has to play full 3 rotations? To throw more balls?
Robinson had potential to be the next slide attacker in international level while playing TeamUSA youth teams. Unfortunately, it seems, that train has passed.
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