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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Nov 30, 2015 14:58:07 GMT -5
Washington is the best serve/pass/defend team in the country. I don't see how Nebraska fans can be so confident. The Huskers are also a good pass/defend team but I'd give Washington the edge. You forgot serve. Nah, Washington is much better in this area.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 30, 2015 15:43:27 GMT -5
Final AVCA Rankings for this regional:
1. Washington 14. Ohio State 22. Kentucky 24. Arkansas State
5. Nebraska 11. BYU 20. Western Kentucky
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Post by StuffU on Nov 30, 2015 15:55:28 GMT -5
Nah, Washington is much better in this area. IMO, the single biggest reason Washington is tough at Hec Ed is the serve. Washington's game is setup by their serve. At home, they rip away in the comfortable confines of Hec Ed, and it sets up their system perfectly. It's difficult for anyone to beat Washington at home. When Washington has woes on the road, it almost always can be linked back to serving.
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Post by luckydawg on Nov 30, 2015 17:24:01 GMT -5
I don't see how anyone could say this seriously. Washington is fantastic and very well could have been a top-4 seed. If that's the Elite 8 match-up, it's going to be a war. Washington is very mortal away from home. Nebraska is a tremendous passing time. But, the key to me is that Washington doesn't come close to matching Nebraska's talent at the pins. If "very mortal" means losing the fifth at Stanford 15-13 and losing the fourth at USC 31-29 a day after UW's top hitter got injured, then you could be right.
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Post by andrewwmic on Nov 30, 2015 18:23:23 GMT -5
Nah, Washington is much better in this area. lol, we'll see
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Post by volleyfan24 on Nov 30, 2015 18:45:45 GMT -5
Should I start the Nebraska/UW hype thread now. Both have to take care of potentially OSU and BYU first or whoever lies on their side of the bracket.
I think no one is really talking about BYU. Does anyone follow the cougars I did last season but my provided stopped carrying BYUtv so haven't seen any of their matches recently only earlier in the year.
OSU when playing to potential can be as good as anyone and there mid-season skid also was while their setter was injured.
The reason people are so confident it will be a Nebraska/UW elite 8 regional final is these teams have closed the season with few losses and strong wins. It sure does look like a collision course is looming. I like UW's chances.
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Post by bball on Nov 30, 2015 18:49:16 GMT -5
Washington and nebraska have a long road ahead of them before those two even would meet up.
I think ohio state might make a big statement in this regional. Washington better be prepared. This ohio state team has challenged every top team it played. They could definitely beat Washington. I feared them and wisconsin the most as a fan in this tournament...
Nebraska better be prepared for byu. They are playing great volleyball right now as well. Grey has been unstoppable. Nebraska severely struggled on their last match with byu on serve receive and blocking. They are actually both strong attributes to their current team this season. Nebraska defense is stellar. Nebraska looks good right now as well... they have all American level players at each position this season. Last year that was not the case...
Nu and W. A long ways a way.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 30, 2015 19:24:02 GMT -5
But, the key to me is that Washington doesn't come close to matching Nebraska's talent at the pins. Washington hit .286 (.165 opp%) in the Pac-12 to Nebraska at .259 (.167 opp%) in the B1G. That's a .029 differential, which is fairly significant. Yeah, it's going to come down to who better handles the other team's best players. We'll see...
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Post by tomclen on Nov 30, 2015 19:32:31 GMT -5
The Washington AD has hired Jim McLaughlin to travel to Lexington to provide security.
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Post by huskerjen on Nov 30, 2015 19:35:49 GMT -5
But, the key to me is that Washington doesn't come close to matching Nebraska's talent at the pins. Washington hit .286 (.165 opp%) in the Pac-12 to Nebraska at .259 (.167 opp%) in the B1G. That's a .029 differential, which is fairly significant. Yeah, it's going to come down to who better handles the other team's best players. We'll see... Comparing statistics between conferences is useless because they're out of context. It's like Hawaii fans getting excited about their stats. Washington is a good team and will be tough for anyone to beat. However, Nebraska took care of business last year in UW's house against the NPOY and JMac, and this year's Husker team is appreciably better. So while we respect UW's team, and they're certainly good enough to beat anyone on a given night, as a Husker fan I'm not upset about that match-up. I'd rather play this year's version in Lexington with them coming off a possible tOSU match a day earlier than play last year's version on Friday night in their house with Vansant. Having watched this version of UW, I don't find anything to be overly worried about, they're just another strong team that the Huskers will have to beat to have a chance at the championship (assuming the match-up even happens, both teams have work to accomplish).
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Post by isaacspaceman on Nov 30, 2015 20:07:19 GMT -5
Washington and nebraska have a long road ahead of them before those two even would meet up. I think ohio state might make a big statement in this regional. Washington better be prepared. This ohio state team has challenged every top team it played. They could definitely beat Washington. I feared them and wisconsin the most as a fan in this tournament... Nebraska better be prepared for byu. They are playing great volleyball right now as well. Grey has been unstoppable. Nebraska severely struggled on their last match with byu on serve receive and blocking. They are actually both strong attributes to their current team this season. Nebraska defense is stellar. Nebraska looks good right now as well... they have all American level players at each position this season. Last year that was not the case... Nu and W. A long ways a way. Krista Vansant said in a chat earlier this year that BYU was the toughest block she played against in college, because they were both big and fundamentally sound. Less big without Hamson, but presumably just as fundamentally sound. I like BYU and I thought their fans were great (boisterous without being jerks, which is a hard line to walk) when Washington went there last year, so I'll root for them unless and until they run into Washington. My head says Nebraska over BYU, though. Regarding whether Washington is beatable on the road, it's technically true, since they got beat twice on the road (in good matches against the #1 and #8 seeds in the tournament). They also went 5 at WSU to open the season, but I didn't see that match. I don't recall any other match, home or away, where it felt like they were in trouble, and I don't think they've played noticeably different at home than away. They have not suffered the prolonged mental lapses that plagued them the last four years, where they'd lose a match they had no business losing. Even the Stanford match was really just a minor meltdown at the end of Set 4, followed by a pretty even Set 5 against a good team.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 30, 2015 20:07:50 GMT -5
The Washington AD has hired Jim McLaughlin to travel to Lexington to provide security. No, he'll be responsible for the "color" commentary...
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 30, 2015 20:11:57 GMT -5
Comparing statistics between conferences is useless because they're out of context. It's like Hawaii fans getting excited about their stats. So, you're comparing the Pac-12 to the Big West?
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 30, 2015 20:39:52 GMT -5
As far as conference statistical comparisons are concerned, they are more relevant than season comparisons, at least between roughly comparable conferences.
Nonetheless, Nebraska played Ohio State, Minnesota, and Wisconsin ONLY ONCE, and lost ALL THREE. They did play Iowa, Rutgers, Maryland, and Indiana twice.
Washington, on the other hand, played USC, Stanford, and UCLA twice, going 4-2. They skipped Colorado and Utah once.
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Post by jagdpanther on Nov 30, 2015 20:53:52 GMT -5
Well, congratulations to Nebraska for winning this year's "Free Ride" pass.
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