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Post by justahick on Jul 13, 2021 18:11:43 GMT -5
It means that the conference record for the Big West will be 110-110 instead of 72-72. The BW was 58-47 in nonconference matches in 2019 - which isn't great, but better than .500. On average - every conference opponent will have a slightly lower w/l% than if they were doing a 16 match conference schedule. There is just no substitution for winning! Coaches that play tough OOC schedules and loses most matches just to prepare for conference play are hurting rather than helping the conference RPI. Schedule OOC matches against opponents that you have a good chance to beat,..."should be the rule of thumb"! Depends on your goals. Your opponents are worth 75% of your RPI. If your goal is an at-large, quality of opponents is more important than winning all of those matches. Obviously it doesn't do you any good if you lose all of your OOC matches, but you also need to schedule other at-large contenders and avoid teams outside of the top 100. |
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Post by noblesol on Jul 13, 2021 19:36:03 GMT -5
It basically means they also loose Pre conference games right? Which they could of used to schedule better competition It means that the conference record for the Big West will be 110-110 instead of 72-72. The BW was 58-47 in nonconference matches in 2019 - which isn't great, but better than .500. On average - every conference opponent will have a slightly lower w/l% than if they were doing a 16 match conference schedule. Might want to think about setting up two divisions in the future. Pick up another school, split into two divisions, play teams twice w/i the division, and once in the other division. That's 16 conference matches per team. Hold a tournament at the end for the top four teams, to include the winners of each division than the next two best teams (from either division). That's two more conference matches for the tournament teams, 18 total for the four top teams, cutting down on Big West conference matches overall and allowing for more OOC matches. From the tournament participants should come the AQ and any at-large selection(s). This format reduces the overall number of conference matches for all the teams, and gives some tournament excitement for conference teams which may not o/w expect that at their end of their season, given that the Big West is usually a two or one bid conference. |
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Post by practicesafesets on Jul 13, 2021 19:54:22 GMT -5
Be on the lookout for Mia Johnson of Hawai’i. Six rotation OH. She can do everything. Predicting she’ll see significant court time. She’s the most consistent of the incoming Hawai’i freshmen.
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Post by staticb on Jul 13, 2021 20:20:51 GMT -5
I know Hawaii voted against it in the past (for obvious reasons) but it's time for a tournament and shorter regular season. A 20 game schedule is kinda bush league and screams cheapness.
Every time Hawaii hosts the tournament, it would make the conference money. (Even if it's every 3 years)
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Jul 13, 2021 20:45:12 GMT -5
Be on the lookout for Mia Johnson of Hawai’i. Six rotation OH. She can do everything. Predicting she’ll see significant court time. She’s the most consistent of the incoming Hawai’i freshmen. Johnson is the freshman Wahine I'm most excited about. |
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Post by VBQ on Jul 13, 2021 23:59:35 GMT -5
Be on the lookout for Mia Johnson of Hawai’i. Six rotation OH. She can do everything. Predicting she’ll see significant court time. She’s the most consistent of the incoming Hawai’i freshmen. Hawaii fans will be quite impressed with Mia Johnson. She is a workhorse, one of the best players out of my home state of Texas, and I have seen a lot of great players here in Texas. |
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Post by bluepenquin on Jul 14, 2021 7:30:54 GMT -5
The Big East has 11 teams in the conference - they are going with 18 conference matches and then the top 4 teams go to a conference tournament. A 4 team conference tournament is usually a good thing for RPI. I think this would have been a better path for the Big West (in terms of RPI).
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Post by jake on Jul 14, 2021 10:50:09 GMT -5
The Big East has 11 teams in the conference - they are going with 18 conference matches and then the top 4 teams go to a conference tournament. A 4 team conference tournament is usually a good thing for RPI. I think this would have been a better path for the Big West (in terms of RPI). Dan Butterly needs to become much more proactive!!! |
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Post by n00b on Jul 14, 2021 10:54:47 GMT -5
The Big East has 11 teams in the conference - they are going with 18 conference matches and then the top 4 teams go to a conference tournament. A 4 team conference tournament is usually a good thing for RPI. I think this would have been a better path for the Big West (in terms of RPI). 20 matches also screw up how Hawaii usually schedules, right? When a team from the mainland plays Hawaii at Hawaii, it doesn't count against the away team's 28 dates. But they DO count for Hawaii. So this schedule only allows for 8 non-conference dates for Hawaii over 4 weekends. Their typical 3-day tournaments aren't really compatible with that (unless they only play 3 weekends of non-conference). |
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Post by medusa on Jul 14, 2021 11:59:07 GMT -5
What team or teams will be a shocker for good or bad? IMO- I pick CP and LBSU to fight for top, Hawaii will be good but not as good as CP. With Hawaii loosing one of their coach and season starts 1-1/2 months before season starts. No firewpower at both pins... Setters still in question. Please input and prove me wrong, thank you.
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Post by beachgrad on Jul 14, 2021 12:24:20 GMT -5
What team or teams will be a shocker for good or bad? IMO- I pick CP and LBSU to fight for top, Hawaii will be good but not as good as CP. With Hawaii loosing one of their coach and season starts 1-1/2 months before season starts. No firewpower at both pins... Setters still in question. Please input and prove me wrong, thank you. I am in agreement with you as CP is my top pick too. That team just has more balance across the board. Hawaii clearly has the best middle tandem in the conference and has a small gutty left but everywhere else are question marks. Will there first two contacts be good enough to consistently set their strength in the middle. LBSU has some heat on the pins but the setting is a real big question mark and their inexperienced middles. LBSU will have too many freshman starters for me to feel comfortable in picking them to win the conference. I do not think any other conference team has a legitimate shot at winning the auto bid. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 13:29:47 GMT -5
What team or teams will be a shocker for good or bad? IMO- I pick CP and LBSU to fight for top, Hawaii will be good but not as good as CP. With Hawaii loosing one of their coach and season starts 1-1/2 months before season starts. No firewpower at both pins... Setters still in question. Please input and prove me wrong, thank you. I am in agreement with you as CP is my top pick too. That team just has more balance across the board. Hawaii clearly has the best middle tandem in the conference and has a small gutty left but everywhere else are question marks. Will there first two contacts be good enough to consistently set their strength in the middle. LBSU has some heat on the pins but the setting is a real big question mark and their inexperienced middles. LBSU will have too many freshman starters for me to feel comfortable in picking them to win the conference. I do not think any other conference team has a legitimate shot at winning the auto bid. With the additions of the two 5-1 setters (McIntosh and Ma'a) UCSB could be better than expected. I don't think they have the depth on the pins or the 6-ro OHs to run a 6-2 but in a 5-1 they could DS Froley and Farmer and use their experienced middles more when the setter is front row. We won't know how good the setter is until we see them play but that is true for most of the teams in the conference and they do now at least have a plan B if one of the setters isn't ready. |
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Jul 14, 2021 13:50:16 GMT -5
I think the Big West is wide open this year. Hawaii's Middles are very good but passing and setting will determine how effective they can be on the offensive end. There's a lot to unpack for a lot of teams this season. I'm just happy we'll have a season.
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Post by staticb on Jul 14, 2021 13:53:42 GMT -5
What team or teams will be a shocker for good or bad? IMO- I pick CP and LBSU to fight for top, Hawaii will be good but not as good as CP. With Hawaii loosing one of their coach and season starts 1-1/2 months before season starts. No firewpower at both pins... Setters still in question. Please input and prove me wrong, thank you. As a Hawaii fan, I think we might have the opposite problem--firepower everywhere but not enough ball control. Setters a question mark, and other than Van Sickle, who the heck is going to pass? We're likely going to be middle/RS centric offensively so we need the passers. (Or a dynamic setter who can force the middle and outsides with less than perfect passing) Barring injuries, I think we'll have no disappointments at least at the top. Hawaii and CP (Not sure of the order) are both tournament and Top 25 teams, and LBSU and UCSB won't be far behind. I would probably pick UCSB as my team most likely to "surprise" (That is finish in the Top 2). Davis is my team most likely to disappoint. |
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Post by vbgal on Jul 14, 2021 14:57:58 GMT -5
I think Davis will be my team most likely to surprise. Their middles will be as physical as Hawaii's if not more. There ball control looked pretty solid in their spring matches. I also noticed they released there 2021 season schedule: ucdavisaggies.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule. They are starting pretty strong coming out of the gate...I think Hawaii, Cal Poly, UCSB, or UC Davis could win it all. Whoever can stay injury free and get their freshmen trained up will be the champs. |
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