#8 Kentucky @ #2 Wisconsin - Fri 9/10/21, 8p CT (BTN)

[nuclearbdgr]

Badgers back row depth is much improved this year, which I think let’s the home team win in 4.

[bucky415]

I am going Wisconsin in 4. I have confidence in my team at home, but I think it will be close. Kentucky will be better than they were against Creighton, but, from what I saw of Creighton versus USC, the Jays can make things very tough on you when they are playing well.

[rainbowbadger]

Happy Game Day Eve. I fleshed out the top post.

[Wiswell]

After watching Nebraska dismantle Creighton, I don't know what to think. I think Creighton looked bad. I think the Badgers may play tight given the environment. So it's a tossup.

[rainbowbadger]

Sept 9, 2021 20:24:30 GMT -5 Wiswell said:

After watching Nebraska dismantle Creighton, I don't know what to think. I think Creighton looked bad. I think the Badgers may play tight given the environment. So it's a tossup.

Creighton looked good against Kentucky and terrible against Nebraska.

Kentucky looked meh against Creighton and dominant against USC.

Who knows.

[Deleted]

Sept 9, 2021 20:24:30 GMT -5 Wiswell said:

After watching Nebraska dismantle Creighton, I don't know what to think. I think Creighton looked bad. I think the Badgers may play tight given the environment. So it's a tossup.

Nebraska contained Creighton's left sides and won the serve/pass battle... Kentucky did not. Creighton was able to win the OOS battle against Kentucky, Nebraska's blocking was *so* much better than Kentucky's. 

My outlook would be different if I knew how Orzol was... but idk. Wisconsin will have the advantage of their experience and their block. Creighton was touching everything Kentucky was hitting... and Wisconsin's middles are much better and bigger than Creighton's. 

Wisconsin will have to serve tough. Creighton made it really uncomfortable for Tharp and Walker (and whoever their DS is). Stumler had a lot of ugly swings when their setter had to move. 

[slxpress]

I mean, asking this Wisconsin team to serve tough is like asking a shark to swim.

[badgerbreath]

Sept 9, 2021 20:36:08 GMT -5 rainbowbadger said:

Sept 9, 2021 20:24:30 GMT -5 Wiswell said:

After watching Nebraska dismantle Creighton, I don't know what to think. I think Creighton looked bad. I think the Badgers may play tight given the environment. So it's a tossup.

Creighton looked good against Kentucky and terrible against Nebraska.

Kentucky looked meh against Creighton and dominant against USC.

Who knows.

A lot of Kentucky’s problem against Creighton was ball control on the first and second touches. That can change a lot from match to matching and over a season. I picked 3-1 badgers based on a few recent matches, but I don’t have a lot of confidence in any result without seeing a consistent pattern or trend.

[rainbowbadger]

Oh my god.

[Disc808]

Sept 10, 2021 10:57:12 GMT -5 rainbowbadger said:

Oh my god.

Um what and why…

[Kingsley]

Call your doctor if this match lasts more than four hours.

[Deleted]

any time i see a worrying caption on VT and the tweet hasn't loaded, i automatically think cancellation. thanks covid.

[Deleted]

Sept 10, 2021 10:59:38 GMT -5 Disc808 said:

Sept 10, 2021 10:57:12 GMT -5 rainbowbadger said:

Oh my god.

Um what and why…

its a copy of what the matrix did 

[nellynel]

The Kentucky serve, receive has to be much better than it was against Creighton. If it’s at that level will Wisc sweep handily. If the receiving can hold up it will be interesting to see how much Kentucky can engage the Middles. Wisc has the advantage but if Hart and Retke can cheat to double team the outsides even with improved passing it won’t matter. They have to be able to hold the Wisc middles well enough to give Skinner and Stumler chance.

[vballvball]

So you all made madden54 delete his account? Good job guys. You did it