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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 19, 2023 15:00:26 GMT -5
Knowing how much of a Rubin stan you have always been (not a bad thing at all, btw), I came back to VT to post exactly what you stated in the highlighted part of your post I quoted. Elia and the coaches would absolutely want her to keep on swinging away! She is such a rising star...and just a Sophomore.
Combined with the responsibilities of new parenthood (though I've been a dad before)...and the insanity surrounding the NU match on the board here re: a non-con match in mid-September....I left VT just before said contest. I recently read the post-NU matchup comments, along with the pre-/post-Louisville match postings, and all I say to y'all is: "Relax, it is mid-September. The FF is a few months away in mid-December"! This team just finished what was arguably the hardest OOC schedule in the NCAA at 7-2, with one of the defeats occurring without Baird. They now start the final Pac-12 schedule ever: 20 matches for the conference championship. I am SO PROUD of this squad! As in their comeback against Louisville...reverse sweeping on the road in a hostile environment...this team just does not quit: they had a # of close/deuce set scores in the two losses as well. They are fighters, I love them. Go Card!
Also, about recruiting, my SID guy says y'all are hot on two 2025's, warm on the others, off on one. All of this discussion re: the Nebraska match seems to omit one key factor...no one here is the coach. Kevin knows what he's doing: 4 FFs, two NCs. He also permits players to play their way out of slumps. Hopefully, if Stanford and NU meet up in the tourney in coming years, Elia will kick some 'Husker ass!
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Post by FTLOG on Sept 19, 2023 15:22:34 GMT -5
What was interesting to me was how, in the Louisville broadcast, Sunderland quoted Hambly as saying Rubin took some "ill-advised" swings against Nebraska. I was at that game and, to me, Rubin between points a couple of times looked like the block was affecting her concentration. There were 2 or 3 times where she either went back to serve when it wasn't her turn, or didn't go back to serve when it was, as if her head wasn't in the moment but was rather reliving the... 6?... times that Allick roofed her. Maybe in set 2, for her benefit as much as the team's, it might have been interesting to bring in someone else, though it probably wouldn't have changed the outcome.
Anyway, one of the season storylines is how, at this point, Nebraska looks like the team to beat, finally having some offense to go with their always-amazing defense. It's scary to think how good they might be by December, too. I think the test will come if a) they somehow are undefeated entering the tourney (a lot of pressure that Cook's teams haven't always handled well), or b) if they do have some mid-season adversity with losses or more injuries (hoping Krause and Choboy are ok).
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 19, 2023 15:40:22 GMT -5
What was interesting to me was how, in the Louisville broadcast, Sunderland quoted Hambly as saying Rubin took some "ill-advised" swings against Nebraska. I was at that game and, to me, Rubin between points a couple of times looked like the block was affecting her concentration. There were 2 or 3 times where she either went back to serve when it wasn't her turn, or didn't go back to serve when it was, as if her head wasn't in the moment but was rather reliving the... 6?... times that Allick roofed her. Maybe in set 2, for her benefit as much as the team's, it might have been interesting to bring in someone else, though it probably wouldn't have changed the outcome. Anyway, one of the season storylines is how, at this point, Nebraska looks like the team to beat, finally having some offense to go with their always-amazing defense. It's scary to think how good they might be by December, too. I think the test will come if a) they somehow are undefeated entering the tourney (a lot of pressure that Cook's teams haven't always handled well), obr ) if they do have some mid-season adversity with losses or more injuries (hoping Krause and Choboy are ok).The cornhuskers will absolutely suffer some defeats in the B1G; nobody could convince me otherwise! And the "survive and advance" modus in a single-elimination tourney nearly guarantees no sure thing.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Sept 19, 2023 16:43:53 GMT -5
I’m 90% sure I’m commentating the game at Arizona this year again!😁 okay in tragic news this isn’t happening anymore. I had to change my arizona trip dates😭
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Post by baytree on Sept 19, 2023 16:46:23 GMT -5
I’m 90% sure I’m commentating the game at Arizona this year again!😁 okay in tragic news this isn’t happening anymore. I had to change my arizona trip dates😭 That's too bad. I really enjoy your commentary.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Sept 19, 2023 16:49:46 GMT -5
okay in tragic news this isn’t happening anymore. I had to change my arizona trip dates😭 That's too bad. I really enjoy your commentary. thank you!😭 i just had too much going on that weekend back home, including commentating a North Texas game. doing 3 of those, and then Arizona v USC I believe. hopefully next season I can do some TCU!
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Post by hammer on Sept 19, 2023 17:22:54 GMT -5
I’m 90% sure I’m commentating the game at Arizona this year again!😁 okay in tragic news this isn’t happening anymore. I had to change my arizona trip dates😭 Noooooooooooooooooooo!
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Post by liberosetter101 on Sept 19, 2023 20:44:08 GMT -5
I was harsh on the Stanford DS girlies, but Pringle really showed up against Louisville. She had some impact digs and good service runs. Kudos
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2023 20:49:17 GMT -5
I was harsh on the Stanford DS girlies, but Pringle really showed up against Louisville. She had some impact digs and good service runs. Kudos "girlies"
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Post by liberosetter101 on Sept 19, 2023 20:51:54 GMT -5
I was harsh on the Stanford DS girlies, but Pringle really showed up against Louisville. She had some impact digs and good service runs. Kudos "girlies" Beaven gets a kudos even tho she didn’t play!
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Post by liberosetter101 on Sept 19, 2023 23:09:41 GMT -5
Would not be surprised to see Rubin as the libero in 2025 when Oglivie is gone. Assuming Kurt and Blyashov can pass and we don’t pick up a top caliber player
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 19, 2023 23:43:54 GMT -5
Would not be surprised to see Rubin as the libero in 2025 when Oglivie is gone. Assuming Kurt and Blyashov can pass and we don’t pick up a top caliber player That's in the 2025 pipeline
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Post by ShaneM2005 on Sept 20, 2023 8:16:00 GMT -5
I agree with you bigjohn043 100% regarding Rubin against Nebraska. I was at the match, front row. I never felt that Rubin should be taken out. Like you said, she was not giving up: she continued to swing hard. She wasn't tipping or spraying balls out, which is when you often would take a hitter out. If there is someone on the bench comparable to Rubin, then sure, sub her out, give her a break. I hope Blyashov develops into that player. But at the moment, neither her nor Harvey (who is an OPP) would have fared better against Nebraska. Further, we would have lost a lot as a team in many areas, especially ball control. For sure Rubin learned from this match, especially regarding what not do to when hitting into a fell-formed double block. Rubin is extremely important to this team's success, and needs to be on the court. These same people who want to blame Rubin for the loss, and are upset she wasn't subbed out, are the same people who blame so many losses on missed serves. If we wanted to, we could get 99% of our serves in. But then our opponents would be in system all match, and we'd be losing many more matches. Serving tougher comes with missing serves. I realize it is pointless explaining this year after year, because so many have made their minds up that missing serves is bad, period, black and white. I apologize for getting off topic from Rubin. But in essence these are two examples of people not understanding the bigger picture or all of the ramifications. We missed 12 serves and lost by 7 points: serving was the reason we lost. Wrong. We lost a close match, and one of our OH's had poor hitting numbers: Hambly should have subbed her out. Sorry, not so simple as that. If only. Are you just designating Harvey an opposite because of what's on Stanford's website? Didn't she play OH against Florida?
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Post by cbrown1709 on Sept 20, 2023 8:37:36 GMT -5
I agree with you bigjohn043 100% regarding Rubin against Nebraska. I was at the match, front row. I never felt that Rubin should be taken out. Like you said, she was not giving up: she continued to swing hard. She wasn't tipping or spraying balls out, which is when you often would take a hitter out. If there is someone on the bench comparable to Rubin, then sure, sub her out, give her a break. I hope Blyashov develops into that player. But at the moment, neither her nor Harvey (who is an OPP) would have fared better against Nebraska. Further, we would have lost a lot as a team in many areas, especially ball control. For sure Rubin learned from this match, especially regarding what not do to when hitting into a fell-formed double block. Rubin is extremely important to this team's success, and needs to be on the court. These same people who want to blame Rubin for the loss, and are upset she wasn't subbed out, are the same people who blame so many losses on missed serves. If we wanted to, we could get 99% of our serves in. But then our opponents would be in system all match, and we'd be losing many more matches. Serving tougher comes with missing serves. I realize it is pointless explaining this year after year, because so many have made their minds up that missing serves is bad, period, black and white. I apologize for getting off topic from Rubin. But in essence these are two examples of people not understanding the bigger picture or all of the ramifications. We missed 12 serves and lost by 7 points: serving was the reason we lost. Wrong. We lost a close match, and one of our OH's had poor hitting numbers: Hambly should have subbed her out. Sorry, not so simple as that. If only. Are you just designating Harvey an opposite because of what's on Stanford's website? Didn't she play OH against Florida? She played OPP in the first match without Kipp and again last night.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 20, 2023 10:44:27 GMT -5
Look for some Insta-announcements to start trickling in over the next couple of months. Two exciting headliners!
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