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Post by jcvball22 on Sept 18, 2017 15:47:10 GMT -5
But, really, is there any reason to believe that the coaches at McNeese State, or Harvard, or UMass Lowell, however knowledgable they may be about the sport, have the time, interest, and information needed to form an educated opinion as to which top teams, none of which their own team is ever likely to encounter, should be ranked ahead or behind other top teams? How astoundingly condescending of you....
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Post by Reach on Sept 18, 2017 15:47:42 GMT -5
These polls mean nothing. lol
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Post by tomclen on Sept 18, 2017 15:50:27 GMT -5
But, really, is there any reason to believe that the coaches at McNeese State, or Harvard, or UMass Lowell, however knowledgable they may be about the sport, have the time, interest, and information needed to form an educated opinion as to which top teams, none of which their own team is ever likely to encounter, should be ranked ahead or behind other top teams? How astoundingly condescending of you.... ![](https://i.imgur.com/MrW5mUX.gif)
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Post by jake on Sept 18, 2017 16:30:40 GMT -5
what a flpping joke Cal Poly was #26 last week, all they've done is sweep every flippn opponent in their wins, aside from beating Wichita 3-2. they brutalized their competition last week (away from home again) so far, played every single game away from home - no other ranked team has done that lose only to top 10 teams Oregon & Washington (@ Oregon & @ Washington at that ) and what happens - then they get dropped down from 26 to 29 in favor of Colorado, Colorado State, Western Kentucky, and Wichita ( a team that Cal Poly beat on a neutral court while Wichita gets rewarded for beating good teams AT HOME), Michigan State (a team that hasn't beat anyone and lost to Ga Tech) & Notre Dame - teams that all leap-frogged Cal Poly Notre Dame beat Ohio State (a team no longer ranked or having any votes, but so what, Notre Dame also LOST to Ohio State), so of course they leap-frog Cal Poly just a total joke - they should have been 23 or 24th, and ahead of Wichita for sure Yes,...so true to life. When you beat a team that should stand for something,...why we play these matches. And, why no committee should publicly try and change that one aspect of sports. Why don't we just forget about playing all these matches,..let the preseason polls come out,..a week later pair up the teams and go straight into the postseason tourney. Right AVCA Pollsters?
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 18, 2017 16:38:47 GMT -5
How astoundingly condescending of you.... ![](https://i.imgur.com/MrW5mUX.gif) I picture tomclen as being a bit more "fit" than George Costanza. Older, but more fit.
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Post by Cruz'n on Sept 18, 2017 16:41:11 GMT -5
Just silly to have UCLA ahead of Nebraska How you would do it differently. When Nebraska loses at home, should they drop in rankings, or stay same? And if Nebraska loses, and drops in rankings, should UCLA drop with them? If Nebraska keeps losing home matches, and UCLA keeps winning, should UCLA continue to remain below Nebraska? Just curious what your thoughts are? Should second week results fix the rankings for whole season? Or, as it is now, should rankings fluctuate each week based on most current results?
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Post by bownlovingfreak on Sept 18, 2017 16:55:53 GMT -5
Serious question. Where is Hawaii?!
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Post by beba on Sept 18, 2017 17:01:29 GMT -5
Way southwest of Los Angeles. But assuming you mean with respect to the poll, they are where they should be...out.
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Post by dd2000 on Sept 18, 2017 17:33:54 GMT -5
Way southwest of Los Angeles. But assuming you mean with respect to the poll, they are where they should be...out. Bown is likely trolling. But, with very close 5 set losses to UCLA and BYU, that easily could have gone either way, he has a point.
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Post by hookem1 on Sept 18, 2017 17:35:32 GMT -5
Honestly I thought it would be much worse, this is a decent week in terms of accurateness. UCLA is a bit high for having one notable win, but nothing absurdly bad.
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Post by Northern lights on Sept 18, 2017 17:37:11 GMT -5
Let the BIG war begin.
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Post by huskersrule95 on Sept 18, 2017 17:39:25 GMT -5
Just silly to have UCLA ahead of Nebraska How you would do it differently. When Nebraska loses at home, should they drop in rankings, or stay same? And if Nebraska loses, and drops in rankings, should UCLA drop with them? If Nebraska keeps losing home matches, and UCLA keeps winning, should UCLA continue to remain below Nebraska? Just curious what your thoughts are? Should second week results fix the rankings for whole season? Or, as it is now, should rankings fluctuate each week based on most current results? Nebraska hasn't lost at home. They lost in Omaha. They did destroy UCLA 3-0 twice at home though. Who has UCLA beat ? San Diego ?
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Post by wang pu on Sept 18, 2017 17:50:07 GMT -5
I wish there was away to guarantee it is the coaches voting and that they wait till all matches are completed. Perhaps make some verification of the last match score of the week?
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Post by eov4nu on Sept 18, 2017 17:54:41 GMT -5
How you would do it differently. When Nebraska loses at home, should they drop in rankings, or stay same? And if Nebraska loses, and drops in rankings, should UCLA drop with them? If Nebraska keeps losing home matches, and UCLA keeps winning, should UCLA continue to remain below Nebraska? Just curious what your thoughts are? Should second week results fix the rankings for whole season? Or, as it is now, should rankings fluctuate each week based on most current results? Nebraska hasn't lost at home. They lost in Omaha. They did destroy UCLA 3-0 twice at home though. Who has UCLA beat ? San Diego ? It was a neutral site at best against UNI the same time as a home football game. There were tons of empty seats. UNO's ticket selling website made it very difficult to purchase tickets for this tournament. It showed the tournament sold out when it wasn't. I tried purchasing tickets when they were available and the credit card option didn't work. I finally reached out to a UNO coach connection for passes who informed me, there are tons of unsold tickets. It was hardly a home match for Nebraska.
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Post by ACE on Sept 18, 2017 18:20:45 GMT -5
Serious question. Where is Hawaii?! Dropped out after the first weekend...then dropped further after the second weekend...
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