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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 6, 2021 15:13:13 GMT -5
Big West 22-36 or .379 Come on Big West we are better than this. The cancelled season really atrophied the conference The true reality of the BW's current state...agreeing that the year off atrophied everyone...is that the BW was ninth in RPI amongst other conferences ending 2019. I wrote about it in the conference thread that year, researching a source I have, and the current drop-off has been exacerbated due to C-19. Just a long way back...
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Post by HawaiiVB on Sept 6, 2021 15:27:04 GMT -5
When you are playing teams that are essentially in mid-season form, you will need the time to catch up. Why do you think everyone has to start practice officially at the same time? So that the teams are getting the same amount of training.
Almost everyone played last in April 2021, only the Big West and the Ivy League last played in 2019. And yes they all have new players on board, but the teams that are fairing better right now are the ones who have team chemistry and Covid season experience. So if you haven't played since 2019 and you add on a majority of new players to the mix, well, this is what you get.
The positions that stabilize a team are setter, libero, OH, and then middles. Of course, leadership and system buy-in from the players is key.
Hopefully, come Big West conference time, the teams that can fix its deficits will take control of the Big West. Perhaps by then, the caliber of the players are going to carry the season.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 7, 2021 0:35:26 GMT -5
Does anyone know how Big West Soccer and other canceled Fall sports are doing? Volleyball is very unfortunate in the sense that it takes a lot of infrastructure (court, net, 12 quality players, etc) to be able to put together competitive enough games to be able to improve. Whereas soccer and others aren’t as difficult to make quality training happen in lieu of a full season, not to mention the ability to play outdoors.
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Post by vbgal on Sept 7, 2021 21:07:01 GMT -5
Big West Weekly Honors:
OPOW: Kashauna Williams (LBSU) DPOW: Shira Lahav (UC Davis) FOW: Olivia Utterback (UC Davis)
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Sept 7, 2021 22:34:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know how Big West Soccer and other canceled Fall sports are doing? Volleyball is very unfortunate in the sense that it takes a lot of infrastructure (court, net, 12 quality players, etc) to be able to put together competitive enough games to be able to improve. Whereas soccer and others aren’t as difficult to make quality training happen in lieu of a full season, not to mention the ability to play outdoors. LB Soccer beat #9 Pepperdine and stayed close to #4 UCLA so much for the theory about a year off
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Post by HawaiiVB on Sept 7, 2021 23:20:31 GMT -5
Does anyone know how Big West Soccer and other canceled Fall sports are doing? Volleyball is very unfortunate in the sense that it takes a lot of infrastructure (court, net, 12 quality players, etc) to be able to put together competitive enough games to be able to improve. Whereas soccer and others aren’t as difficult to make quality training happen in lieu of a full season, not to mention the ability to play outdoors. LB Soccer beat #9 Pepperdine and stayed close to #4 UCLA so much for the theory about a year off Soccer is soccer. Volleyball is a different animal.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 8, 2021 0:04:45 GMT -5
Does anyone know how Big West Soccer and other canceled Fall sports are doing? Volleyball is very unfortunate in the sense that it takes a lot of infrastructure (court, net, 12 quality players, etc) to be able to put together competitive enough games to be able to improve. Whereas soccer and others aren’t as difficult to make quality training happen in lieu of a full season, not to mention the ability to play outdoors. LB Soccer beat #9 Pepperdine and stayed close to #4 UCLA so much for the theory about a year off Yea i almost feel like with soccer you can legitimately get better in an extended off season. There are so many variables that comes with improving as an indoor volleyball player that can’t be recreated on the grass or in the sand.
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Post by trojansc on Sept 8, 2021 0:11:20 GMT -5
Does anyone know how Big West Soccer and other canceled Fall sports are doing? Volleyball is very unfortunate in the sense that it takes a lot of infrastructure (court, net, 12 quality players, etc) to be able to put together competitive enough games to be able to improve. Whereas soccer and others aren’t as difficult to make quality training happen in lieu of a full season, not to mention the ability to play outdoors. LB Soccer beat #9 Pepperdine and stayed close to #4 UCLA so much for the theory about a year off Big West Men's Soccer Record 9-26-1 (26.39%) Big West Women's Soccer Record 18-34-4 (35.71%)
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 8, 2021 1:25:04 GMT -5
LB Soccer beat #9 Pepperdine and stayed close to #4 UCLA so much for the theory about a year off Big West Men's Soccer Record 9-26-1 (26.39%) Big West Women's Soccer Record 18-34-4 (35.71%) Lol that sounds more like a conference coming off of an almost 2 year hiatus
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 11:11:20 GMT -5
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Post by gouci on Sept 10, 2021 13:39:57 GMT -5
UCSB has no killer instinct as they lose their 5th 5 setter match in a row at Wyoming (+17,-22,-26,+20,-13).
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Post by gouci on Sept 10, 2021 14:06:02 GMT -5
UCSB lacks confidence going into 5 setters while UCSD lacks confidence whenever they play a Division 1 match.
UC San Diego continues to be winless (0-7) as they got swept 3-0 (-21,-19,-18) by lowly Seattle who has an unofficial RPI of 322.
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Sept 10, 2021 14:11:13 GMT -5
UCSB had the chance to be 7-0, but instead they are 1-6...
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Post by gouci on Sept 10, 2021 14:14:48 GMT -5
In some good news Cal St. Bakersfield is up 2-0 in sets over Utah State while Long Beach St. is looking to push Gonzaga into a 5th set.
Fullerton vs Idaho at Denver got canceled.
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Post by gouci on Sept 10, 2021 15:51:16 GMT -5
Cal St. Bakersfield outlasts Utah State 3-2 (-23,-22,+19,+21,-11).
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