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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jan 4, 2024 16:01:25 GMT -5
Well.....if you think about it, really we've got Skinner, Keegan/Hugh and St John as our field recruiters.
Only person who doesn't do JE's work for him is Mary. Oh well.
*so far
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Post by slxpress on Jan 4, 2024 16:11:03 GMT -5
Hahahahaha! Yeah, that’s it. Ames and Harvey were intimidated by the environment so they went to Texas instead. Hahahahaha! There’s a reason why sports psychologists are a thing. An athlete with performance/social anxiety could very much be turned off by that environment. That’s not an obscure thought. I’m talking in generalities/hypotheticals. So they go to Texas. That makes complete sense. I can't tell you how many people I've talked to in my life who told me, "I have a real issue with social anxiety and being around a lot of people. That's why I decided to go to the University of Texas. The small classroom sizes, the intimate feeling campus, the small town feel. It was exactly what I was looking for." I realize you're talking in generalities and hypotheticals. But you're then going on to apply them to these two athletes and posit it as the reason they went to UT. When you go from generality and hypothetical to the specific, that's when you enter the theater of the absurd. In a general and hypothetical way, of course.
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Post by Texas Horn Fan on Jan 4, 2024 16:24:57 GMT -5
There’s a reason why sports psychologists are a thing. An athlete with performance/social anxiety could very much be turned off by that environment. That’s not an obscure thought. I’m talking in generalities/hypotheticals. So they go to Texas. That makes complete sense. I can't tell you how many people I've talked to in my life who told me, "I have a real issue with social anxiety and being around a lot of people. That's why I decided to go to the University of Texas. The small classroom sizes, the intimate feeling campus, the small town feel. It was exactly what I was looking for." I realize you're talking in generalities and hypotheticals. But you're then going on to apply them to these two athletes and posit it as the reason they went to UT. When you go from generality and hypothetical to the specific, that's when you enter the theater of the absurd. In a general and hypothetical way, of course. That is the funniest post I've seen in a while. Man, those classrooms were crazy big.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Jan 4, 2024 16:29:44 GMT -5
There’s a reason why sports psychologists are a thing. An athlete with performance/social anxiety could very much be turned off by that environment. That’s not an obscure thought. I’m talking in generalities/hypotheticals. So they go to Texas. That makes complete sense. I can't tell you how many people I've talked to in my life who told me, "I have a real issue with social anxiety and being around a lot of people. That's why I decided to go to the University of Texas. The small classroom sizes, the intimate feeling campus, the small town feel. It was exactly what I was looking for." I realize you're talking in generalities and hypotheticals. But you're then going on to apply them to these two athletes and posit it as the reason they went to UT. When you go from generality and hypothetical to the specific, that's when you enter the theater of the absurd. In a general and hypothetical way, of course. My response was to the idea that being in that environment would automatically solidify a player attending Nebraska. I was offering a counter-reason to that. Also really unsure why you are being so condescending towards me. Truly just processing some thoughts.
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Post by ladyfan on Jan 4, 2024 16:37:36 GMT -5
I'm still shocked that we snagged Ames even after she attended that same match... Maybe they saw CJ get no playing time and realized Cook transferred portalled right over her… …but seeing Texas bring in transfers over current bench and recruits didn’t have the same effect? At this point athletes have to know that’s a possibility unless they choose a school where they are head and shoulders better than every other player. There are trade-offs either way.
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Post by nevollfan on Jan 4, 2024 16:46:22 GMT -5
Congrats on Taylor Harvey. A big get and her and Ames are just a class apart. She loved Austin, the program, the natty’s over being with her two year older sister at Stanford. Wild to think about, but not really.
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Post by jwvolley on Jan 4, 2024 16:46:41 GMT -5
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Post by slxpress on Jan 4, 2024 17:00:51 GMT -5
Yeah, that talking point has gone bye bye with this recruiting cycle. I don't like aces per set as the SOLE serving stat. It obviously has merit when utilized with other relevant stats. What I REALLY hate is aces/serving errors as a ratio being used as a talking point whatsoever. That's just flat out dumb. Except that's what is measured, so that's what is talked about. What I'd love to see referenced is points scored off serving rotation and opposing teams' passing percentage. That along with aces would be wonderful. Serving errors definitely have a place in the conversation, but some serving errors are simply a part of aggressive serving. They are way overemphasized. Edit - you guys still beat us head to head with Campbell Flynn, with identical roster complications.
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Post by jwvolley on Jan 4, 2024 17:04:31 GMT -5
Yeah, that talking point has gone bye bye with this recruiting cycle. I don't like aces per set as the SOLE serving stat. It obviously has merit when utilized with other relevant stats. What I REALLY hate is aces/serving errors as a ratio being used as a talking point whatsoever. That's just flat out dumb. Except that's what is measured, so that's what is talked about. What I'd love to see referenced is points scored off serving rotation and opposing teams' passing percentage. That along with aces would be wonderful. Serving errors definitely have a place in the conversation, but some serving errors are simply a part of aggressive serving. They are way overemphasized. Edit - you guys still beat us head to head with Campbell Flynn, with identical roster complications. I know your position, was just teasing.
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Post by babybacksets on Jan 4, 2024 17:07:17 GMT -5
The worry is to keep all these top recruits happy. Only 6 can play at a time (7) if you include the other middle. As you have seen recently;they have high level recruits on the sidelines now observing. Oh they definitely won’t keep them all happy lol but I think that’s The point at this period of portal athletics, get the best that you can and hope that you can make them all happy enough to stay. If not, at least you had them for as long as you did. It’s completely up to how the coaching staff manages their roster and how liberally/conservative they sub players in.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jan 4, 2024 17:09:53 GMT -5
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Post by eotexas5 on Jan 4, 2024 17:13:27 GMT -5
c'mon canva! you better work!
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Post by slxpress on Jan 4, 2024 17:16:50 GMT -5
So they go to Texas. That makes complete sense. I can't tell you how many people I've talked to in my life who told me, "I have a real issue with social anxiety and being around a lot of people. That's why I decided to go to the University of Texas. The small classroom sizes, the intimate feeling campus, the small town feel. It was exactly what I was looking for." I realize you're talking in generalities and hypotheticals. But you're then going on to apply them to these two athletes and posit it as the reason they went to UT. When you go from generality and hypothetical to the specific, that's when you enter the theater of the absurd. In a general and hypothetical way, of course. My response was to the idea that being in that environment would automatically solidify a player attending Nebraska. I was offering a counter-reason to that. Also really unsure why you are being so condescending towards me. Truly just processing some thoughts. But that's not what you said. It obviously didn't solidify those two players to Nebraska. It was still an amazing event for volleyball and for recruiting (and for women's sports overall). It just wasn't enough compared to what Texas had to offer. What Texas had to offer is the realm of speculation, just like all recruitments, really. For me my condescension feels less like it's directed at you - because you're awesome - and more to the point you're trying to make. Talking about someone with social anxiety/performance issues deciding The University of Texas at Austin is exactly the environment they're seeking out to avoid those kinds of triggers seems beyond silly to me. I'd be responding the same way regardless of who made the point. I realize from your response that you feel personally attacked by me in some way, but this is how I respond to everyone. I've responded this way to all my favorite posters when they've made what I consider a bad point. And that's nothing compared to how I respond to people in real life. People seek out the University of Texas because they're not scared of the challenge. ESPECIALLY the volleyball program. I cannot imagine Elliott would extend a scholarship offer to a player who was truly scared of performing in a big time environment. I certainly hope he wouldn't. That's just asking for someone to have mental health issues. It's a non issue. You backtracked some by saying you're throwing it out there as a generality and hypothetical, but you didn't actually throw it out as a generality or a hypothetical. You threw it out specifically in reference to Ames and Harvey, while describing it as a reason they possibly chose Texas over Nebraska. I found it an absurd point when you first posited it, and I haven't changed my impression since then. I don't know why they eventually chose Texas over Nebraska, but I feel highly confident manifesting social anxiety/performance issues after attending the match at Memorial Stadium wasn't it. Otherwise they absolutely would have chosen some place other than Texas.
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Post by slxpress on Jan 4, 2024 17:17:11 GMT -5
Yeah, that talking point has gone bye bye with this recruiting cycle. I don't like aces per set as the SOLE serving stat. It obviously has merit when utilized with other relevant stats. What I REALLY hate is aces/serving errors as a ratio being used as a talking point whatsoever. That's just flat out dumb. Except that's what is measured, so that's what is talked about. What I'd love to see referenced is points scored off serving rotation and opposing teams' passing percentage. That along with aces would be wonderful. Serving errors definitely have a place in the conversation, but some serving errors are simply a part of aggressive serving. They are way overemphasized. Edit - you guys still beat us head to head with Campbell Flynn, with identical roster complications. I know your position, was just teasing. It was awesome!
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Post by nellynel on Jan 4, 2024 17:18:28 GMT -5
Yeah, that talking point has gone bye bye with this recruiting cycle. I don't like aces per set as the SOLE serving stat. It obviously has merit when utilized with other relevant stats. What I REALLY hate is aces/serving errors as a ratio being used as a talking point whatsoever. That's just flat out dumb. Except that's what is measured, so that's what is talked about. What I'd love to see referenced is points scored off serving rotation and opposing teams' passing percentage. That along with aces would be wonderful. Serving errors definitely have a place in the conversation, but some serving errors are simply a part of aggressive serving. They are way overemphasized. Edit - you guys still beat us head to head with Campbell Flynn, with identical roster complications. That’s pretty good. You should feel like the Jerk when he found his name in the phone book. 😂
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