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Post by ladyfan on Dec 20, 2023 13:02:43 GMT -5
Team play aside, I’d be fine with the NCAA not using another court in an ice arena simply because it was freezing for the spectators. Colder than Minnesota or Kansas City by a lot - with the added bonus of not being dressed for winter since it wasn’t snowy outside.
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Post by stevehorn on Dec 20, 2023 13:07:44 GMT -5
That conspiracy theory falls in the category that I've heard 2 or 3 times about football and baseball teams manipulating the air conditioning in indoor stadiums to change the "wind" blowing directions during the game. IDK how you do this on a neutral court. But whatever. It's looking for excuses to a monumentally bad performance. For this to be mentioned in a post game press conference, it most likely indicates that the team was discussing it during the match and was believing it. To allow that thought to get into the team's head and stay there indicates a lack of leadership IMO.
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Post by mln59 on Dec 20, 2023 13:08:06 GMT -5
I have been in volleyball over 30 years. I've been in my share of cold gyms. Never* have I heard of the weather conditions having an effect on the match. And certainly not for one team where it would make a difference. This was the biggest load of BS. Being from NE I know of the ideal gas law but I'd be interested to see how it affects volleyballs. *besides an obvious water dripping on the court or random acts of nature that are unforseen. You must never have played in Georgia Tech. That gym is full of mysterious conditions.
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Post by stevehorn on Dec 20, 2023 13:18:05 GMT -5
I have been in volleyball over 30 years. I've been in my share of cold gyms. Never* have I heard of the weather conditions having an effect on the match. And certainly not for one team where it would make a difference. This was the biggest load of BS. Being from NE I know of the ideal gas law but I'd be interested to see how it affects volleyballs. *besides an obvious water dripping on the court or random acts of nature that are unforseen. You must never have played in Georgia Tech. That gym is full of mysterious conditions. I believe I was watching a match at Georgia Tech when they had to stop a match for about 30 minutes for all the moisture on the floor from the high humidity. IIRC the gym had no AC (in Georgia?) or it was pretty poor.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Dec 20, 2023 13:19:25 GMT -5
You must never have played in Georgia Tech. That gym is full of mysterious conditions. I believe I was watching a match at Georgia Tech when they had to stop a match for about 30 minutes for all the moisture on the floor from the high humidity. IIRC the gym had no AC (in Georgia?) or it was pretty poor. No AC. I think they brought in a couple box fans from Home Depot and some extra dry rags. A spectacle
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Post by big10+4 fan on Dec 20, 2023 13:20:13 GMT -5
go find Beason's post game presser for all the tea/details about how the cold was used by Texas. (and not by Nebraska) Also Cook's statements in the press conference I'm not arguing either way, just going to point out that this is something Cook has mentioned for *years*
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Post by slxpress on Dec 20, 2023 13:23:29 GMT -5
I have been in volleyball over 30 years. I've been in my share of cold gyms. Never* have I heard of the weather conditions having an effect on the match. And certainly not for one team where it would make a difference. This was the biggest load of BS. Being from NE I know of the ideal gas law but I'd be interested to see how it affects volleyballs. *besides an obvious water dripping on the court or random acts of nature that are unforseen. I wasn’t arguing any team had an advantage, just that it as cold IMO. And I watched them handle a good Pitt team fairly easily on Thursday and it didn’t bother them then. The bigger issue IMO is they were really good and were not challenged most of the year, to their credit. I don’t buy the BS argument this conference didn’t prepare you but I watched a talented team play well all year and things just came easy. But now you’re playing a team just as talented if not more that is playing with an edge. And it wasn’t just the freshman who didn’t respond. Your Jr 1st Team AA RS didn’t respond, your Jr OH didn’t respond, your AA libero who was ok in SR got obliterated in the back row by Wenaas and Skinner. When punches started getting thrown there was no response from anyone. That was the best part!
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Post by stevehorn on Dec 20, 2023 13:25:28 GMT -5
I believe I was watching a match at Georgia Tech when they had to stop a match for about 30 minutes for all the moisture on the floor from the high humidity. IIRC the gym had no AC (in Georgia?) or it was pretty poor. No AC. I think they brought in a couple box fans from Home Depot and some extra dry rags. A spectacle It was unbelievable to see it happening at one of the very top engineering schools in the country and in a southern state near the coast where it consistently has high humidity. Basically like not air conditioning a gym in Houston.
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Post by stevehorn on Dec 20, 2023 13:27:10 GMT -5
Also Cook's statements in the press conference I'm not arguing either way, just going to point out that this is something Cook has mentioned for *years* What has Cook mentioned for "years"?
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 20, 2023 13:30:17 GMT -5
Also Cook's statements in the press conference I'm not arguing either way, just going to point out that this is something Cook has mentioned for *years* . . . and he still can't figure out how to deal with it?
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Post by hornfanaustin on Dec 20, 2023 13:39:02 GMT -5
Somewhat defending her it was cold in the arena, it felt like a hockey arena. But similar to the Nike ball vs LBSU both teams played under the same conditions so you can’t really argue one had an advantage over the other. I have been in volleyball over 30 years. I've been in my share of cold gyms. Never* have I heard of the weather conditions having an effect on the match. And certainly not for one team where it would make a difference. This was the biggest load of BS. Being from NE I know of the ideal gas law but I'd be interested to see how it affects volleyballs. *besides an obvious water dripping on the court or random acts of nature that are unforseen. Wait, wait.......[checking notes] it says here that it was cold on both sides of the court, right?
Unless one cheatin' team brought an electric blanket for their side of the court?
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Post by big10+4 fan on Dec 20, 2023 13:39:46 GMT -5
I'm not arguing either way, just going to point out that this is something Cook has mentioned for *years* What has Cook mentioned for "years"? That he believes cold air significantly impacts serve movement
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Post by stevehorn on Dec 20, 2023 13:57:12 GMT -5
What has Cook mentioned for "years"? That he believes cold air significantly impacts serve movement Do you realize how dumb this sounds? If cold air really impacts serve movement, three veteran coaches from Northern schools couldn't take advantage of it and two couldn't handle the serves, but the coach from a school in Texas (and grew up in California) could take advantage in a significant way plus had his team ready to handle those serves with more than normal movement. So I guess we know who got this into the heads of the Nebraska players. Sounds like just another Cook excuse that he pulls out when convenient. I still remember in 2015 when Nebraska beat Texas in the final, he said after the game that one reason for them winning was that the tough Big 10 schedule prepared them for the tournament. Then in 2016 when Texas beat Nebraska in the semis, he said afterwards that the grueling Big 10 schedule wore the team out for the tournament.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Dec 20, 2023 14:06:07 GMT -5
Skinner is currently rising up the ranks to the likes of Haley eckerman, Sarah sponcil, Elia Rubin, Britney Howard etc as my favorite non wahine players of all time
Such a class act and genuinely seems like a really really nice person
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Post by eotexas5 on Dec 20, 2023 14:10:21 GMT -5
No AC. I think they brought in a couple box fans from Home Depot and some extra dry rags. A spectacle It was unbelievable to see it happening at one of the very top engineering schools in the country and in a southern state near the coast where it consistently has high humidity. Basically like not air conditioning a gym in Houston. The most shockiest culture shock I experienced after moving to New York was discovering there were buildings/places that didn't have central AC. This was honestly mindblowing for someone like me born and raised in the swamps of Galveston. DeBeer made a really funny TikTok about that match and I commented that it was so ridiculous! I remember watching that match and thinking this was unbelievable. She liked my comment so I'm a fan of hers lol
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