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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 2, 2015 18:45:46 GMT -5
Yes, it's hard to imagine BYU beating Nebraska. No, wait, I think I watched that in person last year.... Why should I be sold on BYU this year? All 3 of Nebraska's pins can match Gray, while Amber and Boswell match up pretty evenly. Subtract Hamson for BYU, and add Foecke for Nebraska, you've got an entirely different match this year. I'll take Nebraska in this one. I'm not saying you should be sold. Personally, I'm not worried about any of the matchups. Washington is the #1 team in pablo for a good reason. Either the Huskies will play well, in which case they will probably win, or they won't play well, in which case they will lose. And if somebody plays better than they do on any given night and beats them, well that means the other team has earned the win. That's what the tournament is all about. 63 teams lose every year.
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Dec 3, 2015 14:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 3, 2015 14:33:25 GMT -5
Why should I be sold on BYU this year? All 3 of Nebraska's pins can match Gray, while Amber and Boswell match up pretty evenly. Subtract Hamson for BYU, and add Foecke for Nebraska, you've got an entirely different match this year. I'll take Nebraska in this one. I'm not saying you should be sold. Personally, I'm not worried about any of the matchups. Washington is the #1 team in pablo for a good reason. Either the Huskies will play well, in which case they will probably win, or they won't play well, in which case they will lose. And if somebody plays better than they do on any given night and beats them, well that means the other team has earned the win. That's what the tournament is all about. 63 teams lose every year. I see Nebraska and UW as very even teams, Nebraska with a maybe a little better athletes across the board. Would be a great final. If you look at the history of when they have played, a couple have been epic battles, and a couple times the one of the teams has laid an egg. You just never know what teams are going to do in the moment, which of course makes it so exciting.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 3, 2015 15:03:19 GMT -5
One-and-done, coming in with high expectations, etc., adds a lot of pressure, especially on young players. Some disappear, others try to do too much. Experienced players know better how to convert pressure into motivation and performance, while maintaining team cohesion. Both Washington and Nebraska are experienced squads (one with no freshman starters, the other with one). Michigan State has only two freshmen on their squad (one a DS, the other seldom playing), but Arkansas State has five.
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Post by FreeBall on Dec 3, 2015 15:12:49 GMT -5
American is taking a bus to Ohio State. According to Google Maps the distance from Washington, DC to Columbus, OH is 401 miles, right at the NCAA's threshold. Officially, it's a 392 mile trip. Here's a link to the calculator used by the NCAA: web1.ncaa.org/TES/exec/miles
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Post by tomclen on Dec 3, 2015 15:21:04 GMT -5
I'm not saying you should be sold. Personally, I'm not worried about any of the matchups. Washington is the #1 team in pablo for a good reason. Either the Huskies will play well, in which case they will probably win, or they won't play well, in which case they will lose. And if somebody plays better than they do on any given night and beats them, well that means the other team has earned the win. That's what the tournament is all about. 63 teams lose every year. I see Nebraska and UW as very even teams and pretty, Nebraska with a little better athletes across the board. Would be a great final. If you look at the history of when they have played, a couple times have been epic battles, and a couple times the one of the team has laid an egg. You just never know what teams are going to do in the moment, which of course makes it so exciting. Washington has been guilty of two semi-final meltdowns. 2006 vs Stanford and 2013 vs PSU.
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Post by dawgs4life on Dec 3, 2015 16:45:45 GMT -5
I see Nebraska and UW as very even teams and pretty, Nebraska with a little better athletes across the board. Would be a great final. If you look at the history of when they have played, a couple times have been epic battles, and a couple times the one of the team has laid an egg. You just never know what teams are going to do in the moment, which of course makes it so exciting. Washington has been guilty of two semi-final meltdowns. 2006 vs Stanford and 2013 vs PSU. And 2004 vs Stanford
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Post by nowhereman on Dec 3, 2015 16:52:44 GMT -5
Not sure the 2004 match was a meltdown - I think it went four sets. But in the end the record book still shows it as a L.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 16:55:33 GMT -5
One-and-done, coming in with high expectations, etc., adds a lot of pressure, especially on young players. Some disappear, others try to do too much. Experienced players know better how to convert pressure into motivation and performance, while maintaining team cohesion. Both Washington and Nebraska are experienced squads (one with no freshman starters, the other with one). Michigan State has only two freshmen on their squad (one a DS, the other seldom playing), but Arkansas State has five. Granted, but Foecke doesn't play like a freshman.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 3, 2015 17:01:18 GMT -5
But in 2005, they cut through the field like a hot knife through butter, not losing a set.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 3, 2015 18:49:18 GMT -5
One-and-done, coming in with high expectations, etc., adds a lot of pressure, especially on young players. Some disappear, others try to do too much. Experienced players know better how to convert pressure into motivation and performance, while maintaining team cohesion. Both Washington and Nebraska are experienced squads (one with no freshman starters, the other with one). Michigan State has only two freshmen on their squad (one a DS, the other seldom playing), but Arkansas State has five. Granted, but Foecke doesn't play like a freshman. Except when Nebraska loses: Texas: .062 Ohio State: -.043 Minnesota: .179 Wisconsin: .125
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 6, 2015 17:05:54 GMT -5
Team Comparisons (Conference Statistics):
Hitting %:
Washington .286 BYU .277 Nebraska .259 Ohio St .236
Opp Hit %:
Washington .165 Nebraska .167 BYU .176 Ohio St .210
Blocks/Set:
BYU 3.02 Washington 2.98 Nebraska 2.94 Ohio St 2.55
Aces/Set:
Washington 1.32 BYU 1.20 Nebraska 1.17 Ohio St 1.09
Digs/Set:
Washington 15.45 Nebraska 15.42 BYU 15.18 Ohio St 14.49
Individual Comparisons:
Hit %:
Sybeldon UW .463 A. Rolfzen NEB .372 Boswell BYU .358 Sandbothe OSU .335 Wade UW .329 Gray BYU .321 Mitchell OSU .273 K. Rolfzen NEB .269
Kills/Set:
Gray BYU 5.59 Campbell OSU 3.32 K. Rolfzen NEB 3.26 Appold OSU 3.15 Foecke NEB 3.07 Sybeldon UW 2.78 Sandbothe OSU 2.74 Scambray UW 2.71 Boswell BYU 2.56 Fien NEB 2.49 Schwan UW 2.45 Burnett BYU 2.09
Aces/Set:
Albrecht NEB 0.35 Scambray UW 0.33 Strickland UW 0.32 Foecke NEB 0.29 Boswell BYU 0.29 Leon OSU 0.25 Parker BYU 0.23 Schirmer OSU 0.22
Blocks/Set:
A. Rolfzen NEB 1.57 Sybeldon UW 1.46 Boswell BYU 1.42 Sandbothe OSU 1.27 Howard BYU 1.24 Wade UW 1.20 Hall NEB 1.19
Digs/Set:
Wong-Orantes NEB 4.57 Strickland UW 4.46 Parker BYU 4.27 Leon OSU 3.81
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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 6, 2015 17:46:37 GMT -5
Team Comparisons (Conference Statistics): Hitting %: Washington .286 BYU .277 Nebraska .259 Ohio St .236 Opp Hit %: Washington .165 Nebraska .167 BYU .176 Ohio St .210 Blocks/Set: BYU 3.02 Washington 2.98 Nebraska 2.94 Ohio St 2.55 Aces/Set: Washington 1.32 BYU 1.20 Nebraska 1.17 Ohio St 1.09 Digs/Set: Washington 15.45 Nebraska 15.42 BYU 15.18 Ohio St 14.49 Individual Comparisons: Hit %: Sybeldon UW .463 A. Rolfzen NEB .372 Boswell BYU .358 Sandbothe OSU .335 Wade UW .329 Gray BYU .321 Mitchell OSU .273 K. Rolfzen NEB .269 Kills/Set: Gray BYU 5.59 Campbell OSU 3.32 K. Rolfzen NEB 3.26 Appold OSU 3.15 Foecke NEB 3.07 Sybeldon UW 2.78 Sandbothe OSU 2.74 Scambray UW 2.71 Boswell BYU 2.56 Fien NEB 2.49 Schwan UW 2.45 Burnett BYU 2.09 Aces/Set: Albrecht NEB 0.35 Scambray UW 0.33 Strickland UW 0.32 Foecke NEB 0.29 Boswell BYU 0.29 Leon OSU 0.25 Parker BYU 0.23 Schirmer OSU 0.22 Blocks/Set: A. Rolfzen NEB 1.57 Sybeldon UW 1.46 Boswell BYU 1.42 Sandbothe OSU 1.3 Howard BYU 1.24 Wade UW 1.20 Hall NEB 1.19 Digs/Set: Wong-Orantes NEB 4.57 Strickland UW 4.46 Parker BYU 4.27 Leon OSU 3.81 they play in different leagues so it is difficult to understand what the stats mean relative to them playing each other.
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Post by Mocha on Dec 6, 2015 18:24:26 GMT -5
I remember watching the Penn State-Stanford regional final on TV a couple of years ago and Memorial Coliseum looked empty.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 6, 2015 18:30:07 GMT -5
they play in different leagues so it is difficult to understand what the stats mean relative to them playing each other. The B1G and Pac-12 are the two toughest conferences, so I don't see how any other than conference stats should be used to highlight team strengths and key performers. Granted that BYU plays in the WCC, a less strong conference, so some extrapolation is necessary, although they do have a second team (LMU) in the Sweet 16. On the other hand, if your argument is that the B1G is so superior that comparables don't apply, I can only remind you that Nebraska played Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio State only once, losing all three. Washington played Colorado and Utah only once.
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