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Post by InTheKnow on Feb 12, 2020 1:21:35 GMT -5
I agree Wichita will be better. I don’t think Tulsa will however. Losing the best Libero in the league as well as their top Leftside to Arizona will set them back. Not sure about USF either. UCF is vulnerable but will be very good. Tulane lost a great Libero to but return most everyone else and Heidelberg is healthy. They will challenge as well as Houston and SMU. Temple has some more talent coming in and could be better as well. My top 5 would be: UCF Tulane SMU Wichita Houston
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Post by pittpittpitt on Feb 12, 2020 14:34:07 GMT -5
I am excited to see Tulsa play and see if they have made improvements during the spring. Wichita State team culture seems a little off, meaning some games they will play for eachother and other games they act like all individual players on the court. UCF is not losing a lot of players and I am hoping to see them again make it to the NCAA, amazing year ‘18-‘19 team had. Not very high expectations of Temple, but ready to be surprised. They lost their captain libero and their good freshman outside hitter. Did see the Hawaiian libero recommitted and signed, she is very talented..
Top 5: UCF Tulane Cincinnati SMU Tulsa
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Post by InTheKnow on Feb 17, 2020 9:33:18 GMT -5
If you go by the poll it would be 1. UCF 2. Tulane 3. SMU/Wichita tie 4. Cinci
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Post by sonofdogman on Feb 17, 2020 12:55:15 GMT -5
Six teams to the conference tourney again this year? I would be surprised if they changed it considering they are going to be down to 11 teams.
2019 was cut and dry in who got in, with 6 teams having winning records and a several game gap over the 6 teams with sub-.500 records. Should be way different this year. Houston and Tulsa should be in the mix as well as the 5 teams leading the poll listed above. USF could rebound too. I don't see Temple getting it together yet so I'd predict the owls plus Memphis and ECU to miss out. Will be fun to watch the race develop through the season.
Anyone know how the schedule will work this year with UConn out?
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Post by hammer on Feb 17, 2020 18:02:57 GMT -5
3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
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Post by InTheKnow on Feb 18, 2020 8:40:20 GMT -5
Six teams to the conference tourney again this year? I would be surprised if they changed it considering they are going to be down to 11 teams. 2019 was cut and dry in who got in, with 6 teams having winning records and a several game gap over the 6 teams with sub-.500 records. Should be way different this year. Houston and Tulsa should be in the mix as well as the 5 teams leading the poll listed above. USF could rebound too. I don't see Temple getting it together yet so I'd predict the owls plus Memphis and ECU to miss out. Will be fun to watch the race develop through the season. Anyone know how the schedule will work this year with UConn out? I agree about they will likely keep it at 6 teams to make the conference tourney. I imagine with 11 teams they would all play each other twice for 20 matches then the tourney. Can they fit that in the season? I’m not sure about Tulsa. They lost a great Libero and their best Leftside transferee out. Agree Houston will be good.
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Post by cardinalvolleyball on Feb 18, 2020 11:32:26 GMT -5
I feel like I should doubt this. However, I don't see nearly enough of the ACC to really know how those squads are these days. I know this AAC very well though and have seen all of them play last year. So I'll reserve my doubts, but wonder if you can provide some evidence to back up your exuberance. Like maybe head-to-head results between them? NCAA Tournament UCF defeats Florida State Cincinnati defeats Pittsburgh Last year looks like ACC > AAC 5-4 and ACC was 2-2 vs Cincinnati
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Feb 19, 2020 0:15:21 GMT -5
Which team will finish dead last in the AAC?
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Post by sonofdogman on Feb 19, 2020 9:13:04 GMT -5
Which team will finish dead last in the AAC? Memphis
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Post by Volley Passionista on Feb 19, 2020 11:47:59 GMT -5
Which team will finish dead last in the AAC? Memphis, good players are leaving the ship , others that aren't contributing but have a scholarship staying and I doubt that program will have any success until changes are made. From what I hear the program isn't run well
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Post by sonofdogman on Feb 19, 2020 14:36:13 GMT -5
Which team will finish dead last in the AAC? Memphis, good players are leaving the ship , others that aren't contributing but have a scholarship staying and I doubt that program will have any success until changes are made. From what I hear the program isn't run well Sad to hear. I know one kid there, recruited by the former staff. This is year three for Burdette and he should be getting them better, not worse.
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Post by Volley Passionista on Feb 20, 2020 9:37:44 GMT -5
Memphis, good players are leaving the ship , others that aren't contributing but have a scholarship staying and I doubt that program will have any success until changes are made. From what I hear the program isn't run well Sad to hear. I know one kid there, recruited by the former staff. This is year three for Burdette and he should be getting them better, not worse. he recruited a a very talented 2019 class but but 2 are leaving along with 3 sophomores and a junior
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Post by InTheKnow on Feb 25, 2020 19:22:34 GMT -5
Which team will finish dead last in the AAC? Memphis, good players are leaving the ship , others that aren't contributing but have a scholarship staying and I doubt that program will have any success until changes are made. From what I hear the program isn't run well I’m not sure about this. Sean did really well at his last stop. Memphis has always struggled. They don’t give support to the program and I can see the athletes getting tired of it. I think if has a lot more to do with the admin not Sean. But yea. They will be last.
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Post by Volley Passionista on Feb 26, 2020 14:58:07 GMT -5
Memphis, good players are leaving the ship , others that aren't contributing but have a scholarship staying and I doubt that program will have any success until changes are made. From what I hear the program isn't run well I’m not sure about this. Sean did really well at his last stop. Memphis has always struggled. They don’t give support to the program and I can see the athletes getting tired of it. I think if has a lot more to do with the admin not Sean. But yea. They will be last. Memphis had a realistic potential to make a 4-5 slot in conference , they had some very talented players coming in. All I am saying is that you have to respect your players as team members and treat them accordingly on and off the court to be successful and what I heard wasn't good.
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Post by sonofdogman on Feb 27, 2020 0:49:54 GMT -5
I’m not sure about this. Sean did really well at his last stop. Memphis has always struggled. They don’t give support to the program and I can see the athletes getting tired of it. I think if has a lot more to do with the admin not Sean. But yea. They will be last. Memphis had a realistic potential to make a 4-5 slot in conference , they had some very talented players coming in. All I am saying is that you have to respect your players as team members and treat them accordingly on and off the court to be successful and what I heard wasn't good. I concur after talking to the player I know who was on the team. Seemed oblivious to competent leadership methods and what it takes to unite and hold a team together.
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