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Post by slxpress on Sept 8, 2021 23:50:22 GMT -5
I don't know what's going on with Notre Dame this year, but they've looked like trash. It's a bad sign if Arizona or Texas loses to them. I'm sure Coach Elliot thought they'd be a bigger factor when he originally put them on the schedule. They have a great program. It's just not looking like a good year for them. At all. If you haven't seen Texas this year, kimdc, they regularly start out slow in the first set, then tend to roll. Don't know why that is so far, but it's been a pattern. Serving is ridiculously tough. The usual overwhelming physicality. Passing and setting less than smooth, but Scarlett Johansson probably can't sing, either.
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Post by kimdc on Sept 9, 2021 0:01:53 GMT -5
I haven't seen Texas yet this year, but I know they're formidable and have a good shot at a title. No one, even in Tucson, expects Arizona to win.
As for Notre Dame, when I asked Coach Rubio about his thoughts about the Irish, he told us that the non-conference he scheduled is not as strong as it originally looked. I imagine that is what a lot of Notre Dame opponents are thinking.
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Sept 9, 2021 3:03:41 GMT -5
Looking at the Texas roster and I noticed some things have changed.... Eggleston, and Jhenna are now listed as juniors and at the beginning of the season they were listed as seniors. I know Jhenna planned on using the extra year so is this confirmation that Eggleston will be returning for another season?👀👀👀
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Post by hillcountryhorn on Sept 9, 2021 5:43:26 GMT -5
Looking at the Texas roster and I noticed some things have changed.... Eggleston, and Jhenna are now listed as juniors and at the beginning of the season they were listed as seniors. I know Jhenna planned on using the extra year so is this confirmation that Eggleston will be returning for another season?👀👀👀 Jhenna was featured on Out Of System’s YouTube channel and she confirmed that Logan isn’t leaving. 😏
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Post by rodbcantu on Sept 9, 2021 6:10:29 GMT -5
Looking at the Texas roster and I noticed some things have changed.... Eggleston, and Jhenna are now listed as juniors and at the beginning of the season they were listed as seniors. I know Jhenna planned on using the extra year so is this confirmation that Eggleston will be returning for another season?👀👀👀 Jhenna was featured on Out Of System’s YouTube channel and she confirmed that Logan isn’t leaving. 😏 day. Made! After hearing about Logan she’ll want the extra year to get her master’s for free. Smart decision. Thinking about life after volleyball.
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Post by nellynel on Sept 9, 2021 6:11:52 GMT -5
Looking at the Texas roster and I noticed some things have changed.... Eggleston, and Jhenna are now listed as juniors and at the beginning of the season they were listed as seniors. I know Jhenna planned on using the extra year so is this confirmation that Eggleston will be returning for another season?👀👀👀 Jhenna was featured on Out Of System’s YouTube channel and she confirmed that Logan isn’t leaving. 😏 That would be awesome to see Logan for another year if she comes back! If not the best then one of the best most complete players in the game her ‘Honey Badger don’t care.’ court presence is a big reason why they are so tuff. Don’t think that attitude of I’m going to brush everything off and keep coming at you attitude regardless of what happening isn’t a big reason they can be down big early to Minnesota and Stanford yet still take huge sets in those matches.
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Post by longhorn9214 on Sept 9, 2021 8:52:29 GMT -5
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Post by slxpress on Sept 9, 2021 8:56:30 GMT -5
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm constantly comparing Samedy to Eggleston. To me they're two of the front runners for player of the year. There's a thread that I think may be currently active asking a what if about Samedy going to another program, and everyone was saying how she'd improve any team in the country. Which is true. However, I also think that's true of Eggleston, too. Samedy in my opinion is a better backrow striker, although not by much. I think Eggleston is a better blocker. They're both ferocious as pin hitters. But I do feel like Eggleston is the better server.
They're going to be competing for spots on the national team when their college careers are through. Maybe the national team takes both of them. That would be awesome. But if there has to be a choice between them, that's going to be one heck of a competition.
It would be so much fun for Eggleston to come away with a couple of national championships. Oh, and her timing of getting to Texas couldn't have been better, either. I was pretty bitter about Lexi Sun leaving. No offense to her. She has to do what she has to do. But with some of the things that got out regarding her departure, it was going to be a problem for recruiting if it became widespread Texas couldn't develop 6 rotation players. Eggleston has put a dramatic stop to that.
She's been a pivotal part of the program. I wish she didn't have such a strong reaction to the Eyes. I sang that at my father's funeral and also my best friend's when he passed suddenly. I tear up and get goose bumps at events when it's sung. Every time. It doesn't make me angry, because everyone has their own perspective and their own unique experiences, but it's not just a school song. It's more of a hymn to me. But I feel like everyone on the volleyball team has handled it really well. I'm so glad she's a part of the program, in every aspect. She's a great leader on and off the court. Like Jhenna says, future POTUS Eggleston.
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Post by basil on Sept 9, 2021 9:24:48 GMT -5
100%. Logan is one of the best OHs in the country, and imo, the only other one in the conversation is Mac May. And I wouldn’t be surprised if she uses her fifth season. She seems very academically-oriented so makes sense that she’d finish her masters, not to mention she enrolled a year early so it’d be nice to finish with her “real” class of Skylar and Molly.
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Post by rainbowsets on Sept 9, 2021 10:24:34 GMT -5
do you think the possibility of playing in Tennessee (if UT moves to the SEC by next year) had anything with eggleston coming back? she also started college early... so using an extra year kinda balances out? like she'd be turning pro with people her same age.
i just really would like to see her in Paris 2024 so hope she can break into the roster in that short amount of time.
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Post by nellynel on Sept 9, 2021 10:25:25 GMT -5
Agree on Logan and Samedy. If I could pick OH1 it would be Logan, if I could pick RS it would be Samedy. If I could pick OH2 even if she is not playing much 6 rotation not sure I wouldn’t pick Skylar.
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Post by stevehorn on Sept 9, 2021 10:39:47 GMT -5
do you think the possibility of playing in Tennessee (if UT moves to the SEC by next year) had anything with eggleston coming back? she also started college early... so using an extra year kinda balances out? like she'd be turning pro with people her same age. i just really would like to see her in Paris 2024 so hope she can break into the roster in that short amount of time. Doubtful that the SEC move had any influence on her decision. She is a top student (Big 12 Academic POY) and likely is using the free year for graduate school. Also she is from a Nashville suburb and Vanderbilt doesn't field a women's volleyball team.
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Post by eotexas5 on Sept 9, 2021 11:19:22 GMT -5
do you think the possibility of playing in Tennessee (if UT moves to the SEC by next year) had anything with eggleston coming back? she also started college early... so using an extra year kinda balances out? like she'd be turning pro with people her same age. i just really would like to see her in Paris 2024 so hope she can break into the roster in that short amount of time. Doubtful that the SEC move had any influence on her decision. She is a top student (Big 12 Academic POY) and likely is using the free year for graduate school. Also she is from a Nashville suburb and Vanderbilt doesn't field a women's volleyball team. Her younger sister plays at Alabama and I'm sure the opportunity to potentially play them could also be a factor. Also, I would absolutely take advantage of getting a free graduate education at McCombs!
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Post by jkvolley13 on Sept 9, 2021 11:32:12 GMT -5
Samedy and Logan conversation is quite interesting. I can see the both of them very easily being mainstays on the national team and internationally. I think Samedy's performance against Florida was a big sign of what she will do overseas. She is ready to be the go-to cannon and she is quite the defender as well. I would be damned to not see her go to at least mid-tier italian or turkish team in the winter.
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Post by stevehorn on Sept 9, 2021 12:11:49 GMT -5
Doubtful that the SEC move had any influence on her decision. She is a top student (Big 12 Academic POY) and likely is using the free year for graduate school. Also she is from a Nashville suburb and Vanderbilt doesn't field a women's volleyball team. Her younger sister plays at Alabama and I'm sure the opportunity to potentially play them could also be a factor. Also, I would absolutely take advantage of getting a free graduate education at McCombs! Situations like playing in her home state or playing her sister are typically nice add-ons, but they typically are not decision makers in a decision like playing another year. The academics and preparing yourself for the rest of your life are usually much more important.
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