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Post by VB48 on Apr 15, 2021 17:27:22 GMT -5
We all knew that Dayton was going to be good, otherwise, they would have been playing Penn St
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Post by donut on Apr 15, 2021 17:28:04 GMT -5
Well, I'm not going to say that looked like the Huskies played their best. But all in all, IMO this is simply an example of what I was complaining about before. If you throw enough good, dangerous opponents at the seeded teams, some are going to struggle, and some are going to lose. And that's why it matters if certain teams get markedly easier round 2 opponents than other teams. LOL.
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Post by bprtbone on Apr 15, 2021 17:28:36 GMT -5
One more thing: Madi Endsley is one cool customer for a freshman. She really kept UW in this match and never looked rattled. She played like a senior.
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Post by lionsfan on Apr 15, 2021 17:29:11 GMT -5
We all knew that Dayton was going to be good, otherwise, they would have been playing Penn St Exactly! They're a cupcake only when Penn State gets them in the second round.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Apr 15, 2021 17:29:22 GMT -5
Well, I'm not going to say that looked like the Huskies played their best. But all in all, IMO this is simply an example of what I was complaining about before. If you throw enough good, dangerous opponents at the seeded teams, some are going to struggle, and some are going to lose. And that's why it matters if certain teams get markedly easier round 2 opponents than other teams. LOL. Except really. Washington avoided an early upset by getting Penn St.'s draw. In a typical year, they've got Hawaii or Colorado St. in this match and get knocked out. And now they're 1 match away from the Elite 8 without doing anything special. Draws matter.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2021 17:29:55 GMT -5
Huskies nearly choked on their cupcake. Yikes!
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Post by Disc808 on Apr 15, 2021 17:30:00 GMT -5
Suddenly UW-Louisville seems more compelling. I already thought it was going to be compelling. Washington should win, but Louisville serves, passes, and blocks, well. If Aiko decides to be Aiko'20, then they're a handful. Past three matches for Aiko haven’t been that great. Now would be a good time to show up lol
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Post by redbeard2008 on Apr 15, 2021 17:31:15 GMT -5
Hard to see how she could see that there wasn't a touch. I remember a ton of failed challenges from Cook this year with better evidence than that. I think that she forgot that the call was a touch, then decided there was no evidence of a touch. The replay call in the fifth was also strange - if there was no violation, it should have been UW's point.
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Post by jwvolley on Apr 15, 2021 17:31:47 GMT -5
UW with its worst performance since Week 2 but were very fortunate to get a manageable draw so they could still make the Sweet 16. They move on, and have got to play better (particularly Powell - she had a rough day and is such an important leader for the team) on Sunday to have a chance. those of us that actually follow Pac-12 volleyball (rather than the Big 10 trolls) Is that why your fellow Washington fan just wasted no time in pivoting to seeding and unfair matchups instead ?
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Post by ay2013 on Apr 15, 2021 17:32:52 GMT -5
those of us that actually follow Pac-12 volleyball (rather than the Big 10 trolls) Is that why your fellow Washington fan just wasted no time in pivoting to seeding and unfair matchups instead ? ummmm....I don't speak for anyone but myself. You can ask the poster why they pivoted to seeding and unfair matches, not me, thanks.
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Post by jwvolley on Apr 15, 2021 17:34:04 GMT -5
Is that why your fellow Washington fan just wasted no time in pivoting to seeding and unfair matchups instead ? ummmm....I don't speak for anyone but myself. ..... "those of us who actually follow Pac 12 volleyball (not big 10 trolls) "
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Post by redbeard2008 on Apr 15, 2021 17:36:11 GMT -5
Dayton is a big and talented team. Their size gave UW problems. Ultimately it was UW's serve that made the difference.
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Post by Kingsley on Apr 15, 2021 17:36:14 GMT -5
Survive and Andvance [sic]
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Post by ay2013 on Apr 15, 2021 17:36:34 GMT -5
ummmm....I don't speak for anyone but myself. ..... "those of us who actually follow Pac 12 volleyball (not big 10 trolls) " My point is that Washington played very poor and sloppy volleyball on their side of the net, regardless of what Dayton was doing (and they were playing well, except for some service and serve receive hiccups). I watch all the Husky matches, and other Pac-12 fans that also watch a lot of Pac-12 volleyball also saw that Washington was just not playing their game today. Those people commenting, that don't actually watch husky volleyball, are, in fact, just trolling. You then asked me why some other poster pivoted to seeds and matchups. I don't have an answer for why another poster chose to make those comments - ask them!
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 15, 2021 17:36:40 GMT -5
The replay call in the fifth was also strange - if there was no violation, it should have been UW's point. No. If there was a touch by Washington, the play should not have been whistled dead. But it was whistled dead. So if there was a touch by Washington, a replay was the correct answer.
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