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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 11:28:49 GMT -5
I think pressly is gonna put up BIG numbers. I don’t think the Texas defense is good enough
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Post by eotexas5 on Oct 21, 2019 11:28:56 GMT -5
I personally don't see Baylor blocking Texas out of the gym. They've already gone up against some really good blocks and have still hit relatively well. For Baylor to win, I really do think they have to play perfect. This reminds me a lot of the previous few match ups with Kansas in Austin. Their FF team couldn't manage to win a set in Austin but took Texas to 5 in Lawrence. Can't help but to see a lot of similarities between that Kansas team and this Baylor team. Hoping Butler takes over this match, both offensively and defensively. Mid-week game so the student section will be hype. I think Texas matches up really well with this Baylor team Horns in 4. What does playing perfect mean though? Baylor hasn’t really played perfect at all times this season but still are low error and are right behind Texas in hitting percentage. So even if they play at their normal level, they are still right there with the Texas offense. That’s where defense comes into play. Baylor is a better blocking and digging team. It seems like Texas is the one that will have to raise the level of play in that category. It’s so hard to confidently predict the outcome of this match. Where does Texas or Baylor have a distinct advantage? Who wins if both teams play perfect? Who wins if both teams play at their normal level? I'm obviously biased but I think Texas wins both matches if they are both playing perfect, both playing at their normal level. Hindsight is 20/20 but how does having Butler play against Stanford and Rice affect those matches? Baylor clearly has the edge in the setting category but Texas has the athletes to out block and out hit any team in the country on any given night. The last time Baylor played in Austin, Pressley hit negative and Texas cruised to an easy three set victory. This Wednesday will be interesting.
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Post by dokterrudi on Oct 21, 2019 11:36:33 GMT -5
Shame this isn't one of those ESPN Weds night matches. Other than Playstation, is there another way to access LHN? I'm on Vue and I went through the Wednesday schedule and the game is not listed.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 21, 2019 11:53:09 GMT -5
What does playing perfect mean though? Baylor hasn’t really played perfect at all times this season but still are low error and are right behind Texas in hitting percentage. So even if they play at their normal level, they are still right there with the Texas offense. That’s where defense comes into play. Baylor is a better blocking and digging team. It seems like Texas is the one that will have to raise the level of play in that category. It’s so hard to confidently predict the outcome of this match. Where does Texas or Baylor have a distinct advantage? Who wins if both teams play perfect? Who wins if both teams play at their normal level? I'm obviously biased but I think Texas wins both matches if they are both playing perfect, both playing at their normal level. Hindsight is 20/20 but how does having Butler play against Stanford and Rice affect those matches? Baylor clearly has the edge in the setting category but Texas has the athletes to out block and out hit any team in the country on any given night. The last time Baylor played in Austin, Pressley hit negative and Texas cruised to an easy three set victory. This Wednesday will be interesting. Some good points. I'll agree that Texas can outhit a lot of teams, but Baylor also leads the nation in kills/set so the same can be said about them. As far as blocking, Texas isn't even in the top 50 for blocks/set in the nation. There are a lot of teams that are out-blocking them. They don't have anyone in the individual top 50 for blocks either. Regardless, it's going to be an explosive match and I so wish it was being nationally televised outside of the LHN.
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Post by bigfan on Oct 21, 2019 11:54:48 GMT -5
Texas is on a 34 match winning streak against Baylor dating back to October 27, 2001. Texas will make 35 in row Texas 3-1
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Post by bigfan on Oct 21, 2019 11:56:11 GMT -5
Baylor losing one match to Texas shouldn’t set them back too much considering all other teams have already dropped at least one match too. Texas beating them twice will set them back
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Post by bigfan on Oct 21, 2019 11:57:22 GMT -5
HOOK 'EM HORNS
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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 21, 2019 12:09:41 GMT -5
Baylor losing one match to Texas shouldn’t set them back too much considering all other teams have already dropped at least one match too. Texas beating them twice will set them back We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Oct 21, 2019 12:19:11 GMT -5
I don’t think Texas beats Baylor with the same outcome they beat an injury-ridden Iowa State team. If ISU can take a set off of UT missing some key players, a healthy Baylor team should at least push it to 5.
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Post by oldunc on Oct 21, 2019 12:31:04 GMT -5
I'm obviously biased but I think Texas wins both matches if they are both playing perfect, both playing at their normal level. Hindsight is 20/20 but how does having Butler play against Stanford and Rice affect those matches? Baylor clearly has the edge in the setting category but Texas has the athletes to out block and out hit any team in the country on any given night.
The last time Baylor played in Austin, Pressley hit negative and Texas cruised to an easy three set victory. This Wednesday will be interesting.[/quote]
I'm a bit confused- are you equating playing perfect(ly) with playing at their normal level? Everyone loves an optimist but that doesn't seem awfully plausible.
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Post by eotexas5 on Oct 21, 2019 12:35:34 GMT -5
I don’t think Texas beats Baylor with the same outcome they beat an injury-ridden Iowa State team. If ISU can take a set off of UT missing some key players, a healthy Baylor team should at least push it to 5. I don't see it going to 5 in Austin, potentially in Waco, but that's just my opinion. The set they lost of ISU was awful. O'Neal hit negative in that match and overall, just a poor level of play for the team. I know someone mentioned earlier that because Baylor is #1, every team is always throwing their best at them. To some extent, I totally agree. But, Texas is Texas. They've won 7 out of the last 8 Big 12 championships. Every time they step on the court, their opponents usually play with a "nothing-to-lose" attitude. Baylor is #1 yes but I still think all the pressure is on Texas and will be until someone else is able to establish themselves as top dog. Not sure if any of this makes any sense as I'm typing it out, I'm not trying to downplay anything Baylor has done nor am I trying to make excuses for Texas' poor play at time this season. I remember when they lost the first set of the entire season to Northern Iowa and I was like what the heck. The girls love playing at home and love playing big matches at home. I think the match in Waco will be more telling of both teams. But, I wouldn't be surprised if either team won on Wednesday because they're both great teams. The Horns are five points away from being undefeated so...this should be a good one. One that the Big 12 needs! I remember when I was in college and how "up" we would get when Nebraska would come to town. We would always compete and usually win in Austin when the Huskers were clearly the superior team.
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Post by ilikecorn on Oct 21, 2019 12:35:43 GMT -5
Shame this isn't one of those ESPN Weds night matches. Other than Playstation, is there another way to access LHN? I'm on Vue and I went through the Wednesday schedule and the game is not listed. I guess you don't get to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 12:35:44 GMT -5
No, thanks. If Texas wants to make it this difficult for people to watch, I won't bother.
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Post by ilikecorn on Oct 21, 2019 12:37:57 GMT -5
No, thanks. If Texas wants to make it this difficult for people to watch, I won't bother. ✌
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Post by eotexas5 on Oct 21, 2019 12:38:23 GMT -5
I'm obviously biased but I think Texas wins both matches if they are both playing perfect, both playing at their normal level. Hindsight is 20/20 but how does having Butler play against Stanford and Rice affect those matches? Baylor clearly has the edge in the setting category but Texas has the athletes to out block and out hit any team in the country on any given night. The last time Baylor played in Austin, Pressley hit negative and Texas cruised to an easy three set victory. This Wednesday will be interesting. I'm a bit confused- are you equating playing perfect(ly) with playing at their normal level? Everyone loves an optimist but that doesn't seem awfully plausible.[/quote] This is probably a bad take by me considering I don't know near enough about Baylor to make that kind of claim. I've not watched them at all to know how they play when they're playing really well vs when it's just another night. I think I just based this off of comments made here about their recent matches. I don't think Texas has played close to "perfect" at all this season, maybe outside of the Tech match from a passing perspective. Honestly, the last time I would say that Texas has played perfect was the 2016 semifinal match against Nebraska. lol
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