bodhi
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Post by bodhi on Feb 2, 2019 10:06:15 GMT -5
Kean now up 2-0. Looks like keeping them in the Top 10 might have been an OK decision Great SVU ranking as well. Keep that charming smile Wyoming Pancake is Johnny Badass behind a computer screen.
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Post by wyomingpancake on Feb 2, 2019 16:29:12 GMT -5
I believe you are one of the poll voters now, because these are absolutely horse s'h'i't. As someone who has always looked at strength of schedule and analyzation of performance, these rankings are as upsetting as the smile in your photo. You place a team, that just got stabbed and spit on in 3 by NCC, in the top 10. Not just that, but you then decide to place an unproven SVU team at 11 above not just Benedictine (Defeat Quincy in 4) but MSOE who took UCSC to 5 and prevailed. That being mentioned, having Cal Lutheran at 10 after giving an embarrassing performance in the 5th set against UCSB. You mention they have a solid resume......a 4 setter against NCC? Considerable. What is outside of that...……...a sweep of Marian...……..Illinois Tech...………..Arcadia? ? Continue proving that the AVCA continues to sham on actual talented teams. Stevenson can be considered the 4th seed, just the way they can take a beating in early sets, and come back as nothing happened. Where as New Paltz loses to a subpar NAIA team. I will give you credit with the Endicott ranking. Having them so high purely based off "court presence" Their "presence" was not enough for 2/3 ranked matchups. Let alone Kean being highly ranked for no legitimate reason (not surprised now after reading this 'hot take'). See you next week ))) Kean now up 2-0. Looks like keeping them in the Top 10 might have been an OK decision Once again. You placed a team that never has been challenged, in the top 10. They then get spanked 3 games in a row. Remember. New Paltz struggled with this team. Can’t wait to come back and slander their ranking. When it comes to endicott, they took one of the most inconsistent teams to 5. So who knows if you got that one right.
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Post by stevedraco123 on Feb 2, 2019 16:45:56 GMT -5
Kean now up 2-0. Looks like keeping them in the Top 10 might have been an OK decision Once again. You placed a team that never has been challenged, in the top 10. They then get spanked 3 games in a row. Remember. New Paltz struggled with this team. Can’t wait to come back and slander their ranking. When it comes to endicott, they took one of the most inconsistent teams to 5. So who knows if you got that one right. You never did give us your personal rankings. It’s easy to go back and criticize other people’s rankings when you have none to be accountable for
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Post by volleyturt on Feb 2, 2019 21:27:45 GMT -5
We have a close one in Springfield! Let’s see if this Vassar squad without last years player of the year can keep up the intensity.
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Post by nevolleyballer on Feb 2, 2019 21:31:12 GMT -5
Vassar and Springfield split heading into set 3
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Post by wyomingpancake on Feb 3, 2019 17:29:21 GMT -5
Once again. You placed a team that never has been challenged, in the top 10. They then get spanked 3 games in a row. Remember. New Paltz struggled with this team. Can’t wait to come back and slander their ranking. When it comes to endicott, they took one of the most inconsistent teams to 5. So who knows if you got that one right. You never did give us your personal rankings. It’s easy to go back and criticize other people’s rankings when you have none to be accountable for Stay tuned and I will be posting them tomorrow. Turn on notifications for my posts, some may spark some interest. But at least most of them will me logical. And not based off “court presence”
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Post by gwvb12 on Feb 4, 2019 2:56:21 GMT -5
Looks like Mark Lau is no longer the coach at Augustana. Anyone have any insight on what happened there?
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Post by bbk on Feb 4, 2019 10:16:15 GMT -5
This week is when Conference play will swing into action. There should be some tasty matches this week.
Benedictine has North Central, Carthage and then opens NACC play w/ Marian. Kean after sweeping Stevens has a trip to PA with matches vs Juniata & newcomer Elizabethtown Vassar hosts SUNY New Paltz to start the UVC campaign on Wednesday evening
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Post by volleyturt on Feb 4, 2019 12:40:10 GMT -5
You never did give us your personal rankings. It’s easy to go back and criticize other people’s rankings when you have none to be accountable for Stay tuned and I will be posting them tomorrow. Turn on notifications for my posts, some may spark some interest. But at least most of them will me logical. And not based off “court presence” Waiting in anticipation Mr Pancake
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Post by stevedraco123 on Feb 4, 2019 13:53:12 GMT -5
You never did give us your personal rankings. It’s easy to go back and criticize other people’s rankings when you have none to be accountable for Stay tuned and I will be posting them tomorrow. Turn on notifications for my posts, some may spark some interest. But at least most of them will me logical. And not based off “court presence” 1. Springfield 2. New Paltz - Potentially best overall team in the country 3. Carthage - Big weekend against Benedictine and Santa Cruz 4. Stevens - Bad loss to Kean in 3 but rebounded with big win against Stevenson 5. Dominican - Swept Cal Lu and North Central 6. Stevenson - Picked up a big road win against Southern Virginia but got swept by Stevens 7. Kean - Avenged their poor home tournament showing and player revolt week with a sweep of Stevens 8. Benedictine - Big match tomorrow against North Central 9. North Central - Big match tomorrow against Benedictine 10. Southern Virginia - Lost at home to Stevenson which one could have expected, no big matches until Feb 15 against Juniata 11. Endicott - No matches this past week and no big ones until Feb 16 against Nazareth 12. Lancaster Bible - The Nate Miller show is quite impressive 13. MSOE - Having Krisik back this season has been huge, big matchup Feb 15 against Dominican 14. Vassar - Strong showing this past weekend, even though they lost to Springfield they still seem improved from the start of the season 15. UC Santa Cruz - Beat Cal Lu in 5, great week to prove themselves against North Central, Carthage and MSOE
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Post by wyomingpancake on Feb 4, 2019 15:31:35 GMT -5
Stay tuned and I will be posting them tomorrow. Turn on notifications for my posts, some may spark some interest. But at least most of them will me logical. And not based off “court presence” 1. Springfield 2. New Paltz - Potentially best overall team in the country 3. Carthage - Big weekend against Benedictine and Santa Cruz 4. Stevens - Bad loss to Kean in 3 but rebounded with big win against Stevenson 5. Dominican - Swept Cal Lu and North Central 6. Stevenson - Picked up a big road win against Southern Virginia but got swept by Stevens 7. Kean - Avenged their poor home tournament showing and player revolt week with a sweep of Stevens 8. Benedictine - Big match tomorrow against North Central 9. North Central - Big match tomorrow against Benedictine 10. Southern Virginia - Lost at home to Stevenson which one could have expected, no big matches until Feb 15 against Juniata 11. Endicott - No matches this past week and no big ones until Feb 16 against Nazareth 12. Lancaster Bible - The Nate Miller show is quite impressive 13. MSOE - Having Krisik back this season has been huge, big matchup Feb 15 against Dominican 14. Vassar - Strong showing this past weekend, even though they lost to Springfield they still seem improved from the start of the season 15. UC Santa Cruz - Beat Cal Lu in 5, great week to prove themselves against North Central, Carthage and MSOE 1. Springfield Cons- Blocking is Below Average 2. Carthage- Weekend that put them ahead Cons- Middles are irrelevant 3. Stevens- Did get swept by Kean, but overall back to back sweeps. Great bounce back Cons- Blocking is Below Average4. Dominican- Consistent and impressive start Cons- No service pressure5. Benedictine- Sweep over Cal Lu put them ahead for this weeks rankings and the lack of productivity in other ranked teams. Cons- Overall Needs ImprovementT-6. Kean- I hate putting them here, but sweep against Stevens is worth some nickels. Had a great offensive day, but complete wreck from the service line. Passing is hard to watch. Cons- Offensively InconsistentT-6. Stevenson- nothing worth noting Cons- Middles Irrelevant
7. New Paltz- Wont be surprised if they drop next week, not a team offensively talented. Hit under .200 in a 5 setter against a vulnerable Cal Lu, along with 19 missed serves. Nothing impressive. But still in top 10 Cons- Blocking is Below Average8. North Central- sweep of Cal Lose keeps them in the top 10. Cons- Offense is Below Average9. Lancaster Bible- two sweeps over pity programs, but really do not see them winning any top 10 matchups Cons- Everybody whos name is not Nate Miller10. Endicott- Solid win over Kean, but barely made my list. Cons- Overall Needs Improvement Not worth my time listing anything past top 10. I don't think any team is mentionable with their level of play so far. MSOE can upset, but they wont make any noise after doing. Wont crack top 10 SVU had the mindset of a 10 year old when playing Stevenson. It was kill or error. Maybe don't miss 20 serves, and you will be worth listing top 10.
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Post by TheReignman on Feb 4, 2019 15:44:35 GMT -5
1. Springfield 2. New Paltz - Potentially best overall team in the country 3. Carthage - Big weekend against Benedictine and Santa Cruz 4. Stevens - Bad loss to Kean in 3 but rebounded with big win against Stevenson 5. Dominican - Swept Cal Lu and North Central 6. Stevenson - Picked up a big road win against Southern Virginia but got swept by Stevens 7. Kean - Avenged their poor home tournament showing and player revolt week with a sweep of Stevens 8. Benedictine - Big match tomorrow against North Central 9. North Central - Big match tomorrow against Benedictine 10. Southern Virginia - Lost at home to Stevenson which one could have expected, no big matches until Feb 15 against Juniata 11. Endicott - No matches this past week and no big ones until Feb 16 against Nazareth 12. Lancaster Bible - The Nate Miller show is quite impressive 13. MSOE - Having Krisik back this season has been huge, big matchup Feb 15 against Dominican 14. Vassar - Strong showing this past weekend, even though they lost to Springfield they still seem improved from the start of the season 15. UC Santa Cruz - Beat Cal Lu in 5, great week to prove themselves against North Central, Carthage and MSOE 1. Springfield Cons- Blocking is Below Average 2. Carthage- Weekend that put them ahead Cons- Middles are irrelevant 3. Stevens- Did get swept by Kean, but overall back to back sweeps. Great bounce back Cons- Blocking is Below Average4. Dominican- Consistent and impressive start Cons- No service pressure5. Benedictine- Sweep over Cal Lu put them ahead for this weeks rankings and the lack of productivity in other ranked teams. Cons- Overall Needs Improvement6. Kean- I hate putting them here, but sweep against Stevens is worth some nickels. Had a great offensive day, but complete wreck from the service line. Passing is hard to watch. Cons- Offensively Inconsistent 7. New Paltz- Wont be surprised if they drop next week, not a team offensively talented. Hit under .200 in a 5 setter against a vulnerable Cal Lu, along with 19 missed serves. Nothing impressive. But still in top 10 Cons- Blocking is Below Average8. North Central- sweep of Cal Lose keeps them in the top 10. Cons- Offense is Below Average9. Lancaster Bible- two sweeps over pity programs, but really do not see them winning any top 10 matchups Cons- Everybody whos name is not Nate Miller10. Endicott- Solid win over Kean, but barely made my list. Cons- Overall Needs Improvement Not worth my time listing anything past top 10. I don't think any team is mentionable with their level of play so far. MSOE can upset, but they wont make any noise after doing. Wont crack top 10 SVU had the mindset of a 10 year old when playing Stevenson. It was kill or error. Maybe don't miss 20 serves, and you will be worth listing top 10. Although we disagree with a number of matters on the topic, I respect the time and effort you put into your rankings this week.
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Post by pennclubball on Feb 4, 2019 22:04:14 GMT -5
Anyone else feeling an upset in Pa this year as Juniata makes their statement beating Kean on Friday night? Will Ross Madden be in attendance?
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Post by nevolleyballer on Feb 5, 2019 9:35:19 GMT -5
Anyone else feeling an upset in Pa this year as Juniata makes their statement beating Kean on Friday night? Will Ross Madden be in attendance? Unlikely, but if Kean forgets how to serve in the court again anything is possible.
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Post by TheReignman on Feb 5, 2019 9:47:07 GMT -5
1. Springfield- Until they are beat 2. Carthage- took care of business to move up 3. SUNY New Paltz- Still undefeated against DIII competition 4. Stevens- loss to Kean may have been wake up call; Quality win over SU keeps them from falling further 5. Dominican- dismantle of NCC puts them into top 5 6. Stevenson- bad loss to Stevens; but nice road win over SVU in tough gym; head to head keeps them ahead of 2nd tier midwest schools 7. North Central- Stay ahead of Kean based on H2H; big showdown with Benedictine 8. Kean- big value win over Stevens; previous results keep them from moving up more 9. Endicott- Idle week; but have quality wins on resume 10.Benedictine- not a ton of quality wins- but have taken care of business thus far; showdowns with NCC & Carthage are huge 11.MSOE- takes advantage of movement around them in idle week 12.Lancaster Bible- two non-descript wins but others around have faltered 13.Juniata- not beaten yet; Pass the eye test for me; big test this weekend with Kean 14.Arcadia- schools down here are a crapshoot; two quality wins over UCSC and Vassar 15.SVU- H2H keeps them hear over Elms; need more quality wins
Also Considered: Elms, UCSC, Vassar, Wells, Wentworth
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