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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 15:44:49 GMT -5
I'll state the obvious: pay attention to the points, not the rankings. That'll tell you more about movement.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 28, 2017 15:46:21 GMT -5
TBH, I am not sure Jones is better than a healthy De Hoog anyway. I was also proud of Reni. She really has improved her setting tempo and location from last year. Jones' injury had a chain-effect. She's a six-rotation player and DeHoog plays front-row only. Bajema was slated to start at OH, but for three rotations, with McPherson subbing for her back-row. Julye was inserted, instead, as purportedly the better all-around player - she did great against Pitt, but struggled against Creighton's tall block. DeHoog played great. UW's problems were more with inconsistent passing and Creighton knowing what was coming on OOS plays. |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 28, 2017 15:51:36 GMT -5
Wow, making excuses already? This is early even for you, Redbeard. See my previous post for my reply. I actually think it was a loss that could pay dividends later on, especially against other tall teams (one in particular). |
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Post by Steve vb on Aug 28, 2017 16:17:26 GMT -5
I also impressed with Florida's MB.... no, not Al Hassan, Kramer! Ok, Al Hassan is impressive too. They have to be the best MB tandem. Williams and Rettke are going to challenge for that title.... As a Freshman, Rettke wasn't supposed to be this good this early. Are six feet - eight inch middles the future of women's volleyball? I'm impressed that Rettke is already quick enough to pay the MB position at this level while being so tall. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 28, 2017 16:18:38 GMT -5
TBH, I am not sure Jones is better than a healthy De Hoog anyway. Neither am I, mainly because the opportunity to actually see a healthy DeHoog has been nearly non-existent. |
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 28, 2017 16:44:09 GMT -5
Williams and Rettke are going to challenge for that title.... As a Freshman, Rettke wasn't supposed to be this good this early. Are six feet - eight inch middles the future of women's volleyball? I'm impressed that Rettke is already quick enough to pay the MB position at this level while being so tall. Rettke's challenge is less about innate physical quickness and more about familiarity with the sport. She's multi-sport athlete who was a late convert to Vball. She played basketball into high school and was heavily recruited for it. She seems to have made up a lot of ground though. Her anticipation this weekend was very good. host.madison.com/wsj/sports/college/volleyball/badgers-volleyball---dana-rettke-ready-for-her-wisconsin/article_3ee6ef15-c46c-509b-9150-392f386b51e5.html |
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Post by bball on Aug 28, 2017 16:49:50 GMT -5
i think they dropped Texas too low.... dont' necessarily agree with their ranking...
Lot's of those teams Ceighton, WI, MINN.... not even the slightest bit tested yet... so much to change in coming weeks.
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Post by bigfan on Aug 28, 2017 16:54:01 GMT -5
Rank
School (First-Place Votes)
Total Points Adjusted
2017 Record
Previous Week
1 Stanford (53) 1587 3-0 2
2 Minnesota (3) 1461 2-0 4
3 Florida (7) 1447 2-0 12
4 Texas (1) 1332 1-1 1
5 Penn State 1320 3-0 6
6 Wisconsin 1271 2-0 7
7 Creighton 1250 3-0 9
8 Washington 1095 2-1 3
9 Kansas 1070 3-0 8
10 BYU 1054 3-0 10
11 UCLA 988 3-0 13
12 Nebraska 850 0-2 5
13 Kentucky 833 3-0 14
14 Oregon 750 1-1 18
15 Florida State 680 3-0 15
16 North Carolina 602 0-2 11
17 San Diego 494 2-1 22
18 Southern California 454 3-0 NR
19 Michigan 413 2-1 16
20 Ohio State 383 2-1 21
21 Purdue 335 3-0 25
22 Utah 315 2-1 23
23 Michigan State 207 2-1 17
24 Western Kentucky 137 3-0 NR
25 Iowa State 116 3-0 NR
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Post by bigfan on Aug 28, 2017 16:55:21 GMT -5
Who still voted tx number one? REALLY? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 17:03:43 GMT -5
i think they dropped Texas too low.... dont' necessarily agree with their ranking... Lot's of those teams Ceighton, WI, MINN.... not even the slightest bit tested yet... so much to change in coming weeks. How are Creighton, Wisconsin and Minnesota "not even the slightest bit tested yet"? SMH. |
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Post by tempesthorn on Aug 28, 2017 17:15:22 GMT -5
Redacted because it's not worth re-posting How are Creighton, Wisconsin and Minnesota "not even the slightest bit tested yet"? SMH. We would all be well served to put this poster on ignore and stop quoting his bs. He is really off the rails from talking about a player's mental health issues, to saying refs were paid off in the Tx/Oregon match, etc. Let's stop feeding the troll. |
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Post by BuckysHeat on Aug 28, 2017 17:21:38 GMT -5
i think they dropped Texas too low.... dont' necessarily agree with their ranking... Lot's of those teams Ceighton, WI, MINN.... not even the slightest bit tested yet... so much to change in coming weeks. Just a week ago there were UNC posters complaining about the disrespect and people were falling all over themselves to agree Now UNC is not enough of a test? Outside of Florida/Texas/Nebraska I do not see anybody else that has had a real test yet, probably drop nebraska out of that equation since they didn't even have their setter on the court |
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Post by wonderwarthog79 on Aug 28, 2017 17:22:07 GMT -5
Is the point of the poll to reward who is going to be the best team or who played the best volleyball last weekend?(I know its political as all hell). One could certainly argue for the Gators to be #1 given who they beat, and yes they did play at home. I thought Nebraska would drop further. Are the Huskers getting a pass because Hunter is hurt? Is that fair? Did Creighton get a big enough boost for beating Washington on their home floor(no easy feat) or snubbed by the poll's love for the B1G? I honestly don't know that teams should get a pass losing because they have kids gone due to injury because this is the team they have on the floor at that moment. In the end it's the first weekend of the season. The next few weekends will prove interesting. It's a POLL. That means the results are compiled from the voting of a bunch of coaches. It doesn't work to reward anybody for anything. |
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Post by hammer on Aug 28, 2017 17:33:11 GMT -5
Creighton played very well. UW was missing one of their top players (Crissy Jones, ankle) and is playing a new lineup (Tia Scambray to Libero being the biggest change), which will take some time to gel. Just ironic because I read something like, "UW reached the Elite Eight, and returns PAC POY and 2nd Team AA Setter, and loses no-one ..." about 100 times during the off season. Now they lose and we get excuses about a new line-up. That's why we need this: * |
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Post by azvolleydad on Aug 28, 2017 17:38:32 GMT -5
i think they dropped Texas too low.... dont' necessarily agree with their ranking... Lot's of those teams Ceighton, WI, MINN.... not even the slightest bit tested yet... so much to change in coming weeks. Didn't Creighton beat Washington in Seattle? |
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