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Post by stpaulvolleyball on Dec 15, 2011 23:57:43 GMT -5
The Party Line is that Nebraska brought all of its history with it when it joined the Big Ten, so it would 6 in a row if Illinois wins on Saturday. They must be smoking some pretty powerful stuff at that party if they expect anybody to go along with that. LOL, I know what you mean, but I am not kidding. I think they said it on every Big Ten Network broadcast "Current big ten schools have won the past 5 national titles". That "current" makes it true on a technicality.
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Post by coltrane4 on Dec 15, 2011 23:57:53 GMT -5
The Party Line is that Nebraska brought all of its history with it when it joined the Big Ten, so it would 6 in a row if Illinois wins on Saturday. They must be smoking some pretty powerful stuff at that party if they expect anybody to go along with that. I don't think hardly any B1G fans believe this. Yes, it's great having a program with such a pedigree join the conference, but all of Nebraska's accomplishments until this year are rightfully credited to the Big 12. Karch and Beth Mowins said something like "If Illinois wins the championship, it will be 6 in a row for teams currently in the Big 10." While technically true, it can easily be misinterpreted as "If Illinois wins, it will be 6 in a row for the Big 10."
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Post by jayj79 on Dec 15, 2011 23:58:01 GMT -5
Way to go ILLINOIS!!!! Way to represent the Big 10 and the EAST COAST!!!!!! What an outstanding match! East coast? evidently anything east of the Mississippi River is east coast now
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Post by PukaPants on Dec 15, 2011 23:58:34 GMT -5
Congrats to Illinois!
As for the commentators, it was yada yada yada Jupiter...yada yada yada Jupiter. Even when she was playing bad, it was Jupiter, Jupiter, Jupiter. Now, don't get me wrong, I think Jupiter is a great player, but damn, spread the love around.
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Post by bownlovingfreak on Dec 16, 2011 0:00:53 GMT -5
Congrats to Illinois! As for the commentators, it was yada yada yada Jupiter...yada yada yada Jupiter. Even when she was playing bad, it was Jupiter, Jupiter, Jupiter. Now, don't get me wrong, I think Jupiter is a great player, but damn, spread the love around. Huh? They seemed to thoroughly enjoy Hagglund, Ward and McMahon
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Post by volleyjeep on Dec 16, 2011 0:00:56 GMT -5
Congrats to Illinois! As for the commentators, it was yada yada yada Jupiter...yada yada yada Jupiter. Even when she was playing bad, it was Jupiter, Jupiter, Jupiter. Now, don't get me wrong, I think Jupiter is a great player, but damn, spread the love around. I didn't even pay too much attention to the commentators so they didn't bother me much. Watched the match with my mom and we just critiqued the game between us all the while enjoying an exciting match.
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Post by volleyballfanatic1 on Dec 16, 2011 0:01:17 GMT -5
ESPNU is showing the matches from 3-6 a.m. I think; hopefully for those who didn't see them they will broadcast the second one in full. Is this ET? And is it 3-6 on December 16? Thanks for the info.
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Post by redincolorado on Dec 16, 2011 0:01:24 GMT -5
Jeezmo, Liz McMahon, that 6'6" OH for Illinois, is just a freshman. That young lady has a scarey upside. By the time she's a senior-------LOOK OUT!!!!
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Post by lhlg on Dec 16, 2011 0:03:49 GMT -5
What match indeed. Illinois has got to be on fire going into Saturday. I absolutely loved Erin and Liz for Illinois tonight. And of course, Ward and Bartsch are clutch. Great defense by Beltran. Dorn was looking very timid tonight. thank you Annie for restraining from piling on the attack errors after that one in the first set. Congrats Illini- will be rooting for Illinois on Saturday for sure.
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Post by volleyballfanatic1 on Dec 16, 2011 0:04:56 GMT -5
By looking at the stats, both Ward and Bartsch had good nights, and Illinois had 4 hitters going. Ward 27k, .268 Bartsch 22k, .293 Both added 22 digs as well.
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Post by tenniscraze on Dec 16, 2011 0:05:00 GMT -5
SC blew it... their blocking today was terrible. Hagglund was still outstanding though.
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Post by westsidevballer on Dec 16, 2011 0:05:46 GMT -5
i think the big10 may have a great run in the last 4-5 yrs, but overall, pac12/10 has the most ncaa championships... can someone check.... the gap is closing. it's good to see high level vb for both east and west... im looking forward to championship match. i think illinois has more weapons than the bruins...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2011 0:06:07 GMT -5
USC was fortunate to win g4, imo -- and it was a credit to Jupiter scoring from the back row. But the match still came down to this: USC needed Jupiter to beat McMahon and she couldn't. They were back in that rotation for g5 and Alex was slowed down again. They needed more than Alex and Williams, but they *really* needed Alex to score again McMahon, letting the other hitters deal with the smaller block.
I liked what Haley tried to do, but, ultimately, that's was the difference.
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Post by PukaPants on Dec 16, 2011 0:06:42 GMT -5
What was with the connection between the USC setter and Williams? Sorry, I haven't been paying attention to college volleyball.
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Post by andrewwmic on Dec 16, 2011 0:09:51 GMT -5
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