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Post by trianglevolleyball on Oct 31, 2021 13:28:01 GMT -5
Has Rettke ever had the 5th most kills on her team before?
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Post by heartbeat on Oct 31, 2021 13:28:54 GMT -5
lol I think Texas has the Big12 held down…understandably so.. TX fans trounced Iowa State after losing the first set and they were like “Wow our team is so good.” Girl, Iowa (1-11, 3-17) swept Iowa State. Like stop. Your conference is awful. I can’t wait for them to be in the SEC, it can only be a good thing for volleyball. Most of this is nonsense. Texas is an objectively GREAT team. |
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Post by buckypete on Oct 31, 2021 13:30:15 GMT -5
If you told me we'd get through the Ohio St-Penn St-Nebraska-Purdue stretch 3-1 I'd probably have been pretty happy, but I wish we'd played better. Props to Purdue, gritty defensive win, but Wisconsin looked so out of it at times.
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Post by badgersinsix on Oct 31, 2021 13:30:21 GMT -5
Has Rettke ever had the 5th most kills on her team before? Right, if I were to tell you 4 Badgers have 10 kills, how much would you bet Dana was one of them?! |
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Post by basil on Oct 31, 2021 13:30:59 GMT -5
gotta admit, didn't expect this. gotta hand it to Purdue.
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Post by robtearle on Oct 31, 2021 13:31:10 GMT -5
Fingers crossed for Civita...
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Post by badgerbill on Oct 31, 2021 13:31:12 GMT -5
Congrats Purdue. Badger really fought so i gove them credit for that.
Badgers will regroup and have a few games in which they can do that. We will crush Purdue at the Field H0use
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Post by hipsterfilth on Oct 31, 2021 13:31:16 GMT -5
How can there be too much parity??? this is the best the big ten has been in years I disagree. The big ten is the weakest at the top it’s been in forever. Just take last night Nebraska Minnesota match for example. This match was better play at least. I’ll be doing some serious thinking about my poll and I think I’m gonna start giving more love to the pac instead of just pushing them further and further into the teens when they lose and keeping big ten teams ranked highly on name alone Hmm. Watching the PAC, players can’t cover a hitter, can’t dig hard shots, and seem confused when the rally goes longer than 2-3 shots. Don’t get me wrong, the PAC has good teams that can and will push B1G teams, but the eye test just shows the top B1G teams playing at a higher level to me. |
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Post by hipsterfilth on Oct 31, 2021 13:32:10 GMT -5
TX fans trounced Iowa State after losing the first set and they were like “Wow our team is so good.” Girl, Iowa (1-11, 3-17) swept Iowa State. Like stop. Your conference is awful. I can’t wait for them to be in the SEC, it can only be a good thing for volleyball. Most of this is nonsense. Texas is an objectively GREAT team. ? No %*$#. The point of the post is that they don’t get to show it being in the B12. |
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Post by buckyupbuttercup on Oct 31, 2021 13:32:30 GMT -5
Quality play by Purdue. Cleveland was impressive.
Barnes was fantastic. I wish she would have told the rest of the team the match started at 11 central time.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2021 13:32:31 GMT -5
I disagree. The big ten is the weakest at the top it’s been in forever. Just take last night Nebraska Minnesota match for example. This match was better play at least. I’ll be doing some serious thinking about my poll and I think I’m gonna start giving more love to the pac instead of just pushing them further and further into the teens when they lose and keeping big ten teams ranked highly on name alone Hmm. Watching the PAC, players can’t cover a hitter, can’t dig hard shots, and seem confused when the rally goes longer than 2-3 shots. Don’t get me wrong, the PAC has good teams that can and will push B1G teams, but the eye test just shows the top B1G teams playing at a higher level to me. idk. I also think teams like Florida, Baylor, and some of the pac teams that we all punished harshly earlier in the season are playing at a higher level then most of the big ten top teams right now |
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Post by vbkahuna on Oct 31, 2021 13:33:01 GMT -5
Great, gutty win for Purdue. They are exactly the kind of team that can give Wisconsin trouble (smaller, but much quicker and more athletic, with great court coverage and team defense). Purdue's dialed in blocking (on Orzol in particular) was really significant.
Overall, this was the greatest weekend of quality collegiate volleyball other than the national playoffs I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of volleyball). Thank you, Illinois, Minnesota, and Purdue AND your very worthy opponents, Penn State, Nebraska, and Wisconsin for the truly great volleyball.
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Post by hipsterfilth on Oct 31, 2021 13:35:11 GMT -5
Hmm. Watching the PAC, players can’t cover a hitter, can’t dig hard shots, and seem confused when the rally goes longer than 2-3 shots. Don’t get me wrong, the PAC has good teams that can and will push B1G teams, but the eye test just shows the top B1G teams playing at a higher level to me. idk. I also think teams like Florida, Baylor, and some of the pac teams that we all punished harshly earlier in the season are playing at a higher level then most of the big ten top teams right now I think they look better bc they’re playing lesser competition now. But, who can be sure. It’ll be a fun postseason. |
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Post by badgersinsix on Oct 31, 2021 13:35:44 GMT -5
Well, I feel a lot better about the Badgers now than after set 2, understandably. I’m not overly concerned about this loss. Well played, Purdue. Ok with a couple losses if it leads to working towards specific improvements. Would like to see Hilley’s placements on sets to the pins improve. When she puts sets to the pins in good spots, her hitters get kills. When she leaves the sets short, they struggle with the block. Would also like to see the middles more effective in front of the setter.
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Post by badgerbill on Oct 31, 2021 13:36:03 GMT -5
I don't think Purdue is more athletic than the Badgers. I see a little more grit on their end, and Badger block is really not up to par.
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