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Post by Kearney Kingston on Nov 15, 2024 8:50:09 GMT -5
Why is it that Oregon does not play any of the top teams in the league twice? From what I’m reading, the Ducks only play Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Purdue one time, while the others are playing at least one top program two times.that must figure in to the results at the end of the year. It would seem to be good for the B1G to have an additional Oregon vs. Wisconsin match.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 15, 2024 9:15:47 GMT -5
If Neal doesn’t come back in ‘25, that would mean only Cogill and Tvrdy as middles, right? Ulmer definitely needs to pick up a middle or two in the portal. might need to pick up another OH to replace Ohwobete. We definitely need an OH (it's to replace Acevedo - we never filled that spot in our pipeline). I suspect we'll look for one OH and one MB. That will put us at 18 on the roster. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 15, 2024 9:17:38 GMT -5
Why is it that Oregon does not play any of the top teams in the league twice? From what I’m reading, the Ducks only play Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Purdue one time, while the others are playing at least one top program two times.that must figure in to the results at the end of the year. It would seem to be good for the B1G to have an additional Oregon vs. Wisconsin match. The West Coast teams are doing Home-and-Home together, while the rest are more jumbled. We don't get an extra "top" match, but we also don't get an extra easy win against a bottom-feeder like the others you mentioned do (and PSU gets both Michigan St. AND Maryland twice). |
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Nov 15, 2024 9:23:59 GMT -5
It’s an RPI benefit to not get a bottom-feeder. Nothing worse than playing pitiful W-L team twice!
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 15, 2024 9:37:02 GMT -5
It’s an RPI benefit to not get a bottom-feeder. Nothing worse than playing pitiful W-L team twice! Yes. It will probably be helpful RPI-wise, esp. since I wouldn’t like our chances in a rematch against the 3 top teams we lost to. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 17, 2024 19:05:39 GMT -5
The last two seasons were an oasis of tranquility, as the Ducks were very strong mentally and didn't do things like *gestures wildly at USC match*
It seems that the 2024 squad is more of a vintage Oregon team, and we are returning to our historical identity of being chaotic. I do not like the reversion.
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Post by JJVb on Nov 17, 2024 19:46:10 GMT -5
The last two seasons were an oasis of tranquility, as the Ducks were very strong mentally and didn't do things like *gestures wildly at USC match* It seems that the 2024 squad is more of a vintage Oregon team, and we are returning to our historical identity of being chaotic. I do not like the reversion. Some inexperience. Some injuries. Some subpar play. Losing to a ranked team isn't a horrible loss. Still a good season, but not likely to reach the round they did the last couple of years. |
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Post by blastingsand on Nov 17, 2024 21:02:34 GMT -5
On the bright side this year was a patched up transition year with a lot of one and done players.
Until the staff can bring in more players like Mimi who are ready right away, it's tough to player the long wait game.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 17, 2024 21:53:36 GMT -5
The last two seasons were an oasis of tranquility, as the Ducks were very strong mentally and didn't do things like *gestures wildly at USC match* It seems that the 2024 squad is more of a vintage Oregon team, and we are returning to our historical identity of being chaotic. I do not like the reversion. Some inexperience. Some injuries. Some subpar play. Losing to a ranked team isn't a horrible loss. Still a good season, but not likely to reach the round they did the last couple of years. It’s not that we aren’t a good team for a rebuilding year, it just feels like a return back to the years of when being an Oregon volleyball fan was an incredibly frustrating endeavor. Missed opportunities and “it looks great when it works and terrible when it doesn’t” and letting wins slip through our fingers from mystifyingly boneheaded plays. Basically the vibes from inception up to 2022. |
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Post by maroki13 on Nov 17, 2024 22:53:47 GMT -5
I’m bummed we haven’t been able to maximize our year with Onye. She’s such a dynamic middle and had a good connection with Cline before Cline’s injury, it seemed, and now the connection is all wonky. I’m not sure if it is from Cline still recovering from injury or the switching back and forth between her and Roberta, but regardless, it’s a bummer.
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Post by blastingsand on Nov 19, 2024 0:51:38 GMT -5
I’m bummed we haven’t been able to maximize our year with Onye. She’s such a dynamic middle and had a good connection with Cline before Cline’s injury, it seemed, and now the connection is all wonky. I’m not sure if it is from Cline still recovering from injury or the switching back and forth between her and Roberta, but regardless, it’s a bummer. Yeah this is extremely disappointing. I actually think Cline could have been so much better with her sets to Onye. Clearly Onye has the quickness and powerful arm to be a very very good offensive middle. Cline should have gone to her so much more than she did. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 19, 2024 1:41:25 GMT -5
I’m bummed we haven’t been able to maximize our year with Onye. She’s such a dynamic middle and had a good connection with Cline before Cline’s injury, it seemed, and now the connection is all wonky. I’m not sure if it is from Cline still recovering from injury or the switching back and forth between her and Roberta, but regardless, it’s a bummer. Yeah, we really need Onye to produce with how the offense is set up. We just need to kind of hope that it clicks again because it doesn't look like Purashaj is able to elevate us when she does come in. Hoping Cline can shake it off and get back to what she was doing in September. Patterson is doing solidly in a sub role, but I wonder if McClellan's court presence/leadership is missed. We needed someone to slap us awake on Sunday, and it didn't happen. Tough because she did not look healthy last time we saw her on court. |
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Post by maroki13 on Nov 19, 2024 10:02:19 GMT -5
I’m bummed we haven’t been able to maximize our year with Onye. She’s such a dynamic middle and had a good connection with Cline before Cline’s injury, it seemed, and now the connection is all wonky. I’m not sure if it is from Cline still recovering from injury or the switching back and forth between her and Roberta, but regardless, it’s a bummer. Yeah, we really need Onye to produce with how the offense is set up. We just need to kind of hope that it clicks again because it doesn't look like Purashaj is able to elevate us when she does come in. Hoping Cline can shake it off and get back to what she was doing in September. Patterson is doing solidly in a sub role, but I wonder if McClellan's court presence/leadership is missed. We needed someone to slap us awake on Sunday, and it didn't happen. Tough because she did not look healthy last time we saw her on court. Am I correct in remembering that the injured players didn’t travel to USC last weekend? I only saw small parts of sets 4 and 5 so can’t be sure, but I thought I didn’t see them on the bench. In that case, McClellan’s leadership was completely absent. Unfortunately, I don’t think Onye and Mimi are great court leaders - the Oregon brand seems to be leadership driven by the backcourt, usually, anchored by the Libero/DS (and Brooke when she was here, defensive player that she was.) Onye and Mimi carry such a heavy offensive load it’s understandable the leadership needs to come from elsewhere, but unfortunate with so many injuries and new faces in the lineup. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 19, 2024 12:26:36 GMT -5
Yeah, we really need Onye to produce with how the offense is set up. We just need to kind of hope that it clicks again because it doesn't look like Purashaj is able to elevate us when she does come in. Hoping Cline can shake it off and get back to what she was doing in September. Patterson is doing solidly in a sub role, but I wonder if McClellan's court presence/leadership is missed. We needed someone to slap us awake on Sunday, and it didn't happen. Tough because she did not look healthy last time we saw her on court. Am I correct in remembering that the injured players didn’t travel to USC last weekend? I only saw small parts of sets 4 and 5 so can’t be sure, but I thought I didn’t see them on the bench. In that case, McClellan’s leadership was completely absent. Unfortunately, I don’t think Onye and Mimi are great court leaders - the Oregon brand seems to be leadership driven by the backcourt, usually, anchored by the Libero/DS (and Brooke when she was here, defensive player that she was.) Onye and Mimi carry such a heavy offensive load it’s understandable the leadership needs to come from elsewhere, but unfortunate with so many injuries and new faces in the lineup. I don’t think position matters for leadership and maybe chemistry was the better word to use. |
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Post by maroki13 on Nov 19, 2024 14:42:53 GMT -5
Am I correct in remembering that the injured players didn’t travel to USC last weekend? I only saw small parts of sets 4 and 5 so can’t be sure, but I thought I didn’t see them on the bench. In that case, McClellan’s leadership was completely absent. Unfortunately, I don’t think Onye and Mimi are great court leaders - the Oregon brand seems to be leadership driven by the backcourt, usually, anchored by the Libero/DS (and Brooke when she was here, defensive player that she was.) Onye and Mimi carry such a heavy offensive load it’s understandable the leadership needs to come from elsewhere, but unfortunate with so many injuries and new faces in the lineup. I don’t think position matters for leadership and maybe chemistry was the better word to use. True. The chemistry is definitely different with different people on the court. |
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