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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Oct 31, 2021 22:29:04 GMT -5
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Nov 1, 2021 0:29:04 GMT -5
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Post by beba on Nov 1, 2021 0:29:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw that last night and was thinking that this must be where that Big 12 money is going. They made a video too. I suspect it has something to do with recruiting. Lots of recruits follow teams social media, and this is a chance to remind them of BYU success. |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 1, 2021 0:40:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw that last night and was thinking that this must be where that Big 12 money is going. They made a video too. I suspect it has something to do with recruiting. Lots of recruits follow teams social media, and this is a chance to remind them of BYU success. Yeah, I'm sure that it doesn't hurt for recruiting and is good for team morale. I don't recall them doing this in past years, but I may have missed it. |
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Nov 1, 2021 20:37:05 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2021 20:37:05 GMT -5
Was just watching the regional final in 2018 against Texas and WOW, the smith field house can be such a huge advantage when it comes to the tournament. If I was Heather Olmstead, I would try to schedule each season with the potential to get a top 4 seed. There is not a lot to lose and EVERYTHING to gain. She has repeatedly said the goal is a national championship, but I think the most likely route to that championship is through the smith field house. Obviously, it’s all about the team, and good teams can win anywhere. But wow after watching that match there is no denying how tough it can be for opponents to play in the smith field house. Except utah 2019 🤦♂️🤦♂️😅
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 1, 2021 21:20:56 GMT -5
Was just watching the regional final in 2018 against Texas and WOW, the smith field house can be such a huge advantage when it comes to the tournament. If I was Heather Olmstead, I would try to schedule each season with the potential to get a top 4 seed. There is not a lot to lose and EVERYTHING to gain. She has repeatedly said the goal is a national championship, but I think the most likely route to that championship is through the smith field house. Obviously, it’s all about the team, and good teams can win anywhere. But wow after watching that match there is no denying how tough it can be for opponents to play in the smith field house. Except utah 2019 🤦♂️🤦♂️😅 Yeah, I agree. I was really confused when this year's schedule came out because the schedules in 2018 and 2019 were much tougher. I think moving to the Big 12 should significantly help BYU's RPI situation, but I would like to see at least a couple of high-level opponents on the non-conference schedule every year. I also think BYU should try to play the better WCC teams like San Diego and Pepperdine on a regular basis after we move to the Big 12. |
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Post by azvb on Nov 1, 2021 21:28:21 GMT -5
Was just watching the regional final in 2018 against Texas and WOW, the smith field house can be such a huge advantage when it comes to the tournament. If I was Heather Olmstead, I would try to schedule each season with the potential to get a top 4 seed. There is not a lot to lose and EVERYTHING to gain. She has repeatedly said the goal is a national championship, but I think the most likely route to that championship is through the smith field house. Obviously, it’s all about the team, and good teams can win anywhere. But wow after watching that match there is no denying how tough it can be for opponents to play in the smith field house. Except utah 2019 🤦♂️🤦♂️😅 Was there. It was amazing. |
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Nov 1, 2021 22:23:15 GMT -5
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Post by beba on Nov 1, 2021 22:23:15 GMT -5
Scheduling is not that simple. Sometimes the other teams say "No".
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 1, 2021 22:35:33 GMT -5
Scheduling is not that simple. Sometimes the other teams say "No". Of course that's true. I have no idea if they tried to schedule more top teams or not. It doesn't really change that the schedule is a little disappointing. |
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Nov 1, 2021 22:41:30 GMT -5
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Post by beba on Nov 1, 2021 22:41:30 GMT -5
I learned long ago, playing playground basketball, that you can only compete against the people who are willing to walk onto the court with you. Do I wish other teams had said "Yes" this year? I do. So we play against those who accepted the challenge. When the tourney starts they have to show up.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Nov 1, 2021 23:09:40 GMT -5
Was just watching the regional final in 2018 against Texas and WOW, the smith field house can be such a huge advantage when it comes to the tournament. If I was Heather Olmstead, I would try to schedule each season with the potential to get a top 4 seed. There is not a lot to lose and EVERYTHING to gain. She has repeatedly said the goal is a national championship, but I think the most likely route to that championship is through the smith field house. Obviously, it’s all about the team, and good teams can win anywhere. But wow after watching that match there is no denying how tough it can be for opponents to play in the smith field house. Except utah 2019 🤦♂️🤦♂️😅 Yeah, I agree. I was really confused when this year's schedule came out because the schedules in 2018 and 2019 were much tougher. I think moving to the Big 12 should significantly help BYU's RPI situation, but I would like to see at least a couple of high-level opponents on the non-conference schedule every year. I also think BYU should try to play the better WCC teams like San Diego and Pepperdine on a regular basis after we move to the Big 12. they should beg UK/Creighton/USC to kick Northern Iowa out of their tournament (agreement ends next year) for them... its an RPI goldmine. ok i just want to see someone besides UNI lol |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 1, 2021 23:21:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. I was really confused when this year's schedule came out because the schedules in 2018 and 2019 were much tougher. I think moving to the Big 12 should significantly help BYU's RPI situation, but I would like to see at least a couple of high-level opponents on the non-conference schedule every year. I also think BYU should try to play the better WCC teams like San Diego and Pepperdine on a regular basis after we move to the Big 12. they should beg UK/Creighton/USC to kick Northern Iowa out of their tournament (agreement ends next year) for them... its an RPI goldmine. ok i just want to see someone besides UNI lol Sounds good to me. |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 2, 2021 12:42:51 GMT -5
I was curious if BYU might move up to the top spot in Pablo after Wisconsin's loss, but the Badgers are still first, and BYU is second. Also, BYU continues to lead the country in hitting percentage, increasing their season average to .345. Surprisingly to me, they're also now No. 1 in opponent hitting percentage, with a mark of .112 (Delaware State had a mark below .100 until recently). I'm not sure BYU has ever been No. 1 in both categories at the same time.
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Post by beba on Nov 2, 2021 13:50:59 GMT -5
Many people will say this is only attributable to playing a "weak" schedule. However, BYU has played 4 opponents ranked in the top 25, and hit as follows:
Pitt .284
Utah .310
Pepp .346
SD .373
I left out UNLV, which might have been ranked at some point.
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 2, 2021 14:02:48 GMT -5
Many people will say this is only attributable to playing a "weak" schedule. However, BYU has played 4 opponents ranked in the top 25, and hit as follows: Pitt .284 Utah .310 Pepp .346 SD .373 I left out UNLV, which might have been ranked at some point. Yeah, BYU has a very balanced offense and a great setter. I don't know if I thought they'd be hitting .345, but I did expect them to comfortably be above .300. I think the NCAA-leading opponent hitting percentage is more surprising. They aren't really a great blocking team this season like they have been in previous years. I think it's a combination of strong serving, good floor defense and a solid if not exceptional block. |
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Post by bbg95 on Nov 2, 2021 14:40:55 GMT -5
Speaking of serving, I noticed a little while ago that Aria McComber seemed to be a fairly effective server, though her sample size was low. After the San Diego match, she had seven aces in 67 attempts and only three errors. She had three more aces in the two matches against Santa Clara and San Francisco, and she didn't have any errors. So she now has 10 aces in 101 attempts, which means she served 34 times in those two matches or 5.67 serves per set. Prior to that, she had only been averaging 1.05 serves per set, so this has definitely been a shift recently. I believe she is serving in place of Koerber, and I can see why, as Koerber has been fairly error-prone this year from the line (29 errors in 223 attempts), while McComber is the least-error prone server on the team.
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