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Post by slxpress on Dec 14, 2022 22:04:41 GMT -5
I'm so nervous I'm gonna puke I was ok until I saw the full replay of Stanford-USD. Blossom was nails. I’m nervous as f now. Just remember the two sets Stanford won were 25-19, 25-19. And they had their chances to win the whole match. Texas is demonstrably better than Stanford. It doesn't matter at this point who the opponent is. They're all going to be really good. That said this San Diego team is playing really well right now, and they have legitimate elite pieces in Frohling, Edwards, Lukes, Blackwell, and Benbow. Plus the only 1st team AA setter in the country in Blossom. They average 2.8 blocks per set. They are hitting machines, with an extremely balanced attack. They have ferocious back row attacks, especially from Lukes. They run the slide attack about as often as Texas does. But it's like Logan said. If Texas plays their game, serves tough and gets good passes/digs to SKT, Texas will be a very tough out no matter who the opponent is. If San Diego wins it's a legitimate upset. So just have to be playing our A game for 3 sets. I'm still nervous as all get out, but there's reason for confidence, too. |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 14, 2022 22:09:13 GMT -5
Other than failing to post the score for the Iowa State match on their IG account - which will go down as a crime against humanity the likes of which we haven't seen on the North American continent since the days of mass human sacrifice in Central America - the Texas Volleyball social media account has been nails. I don't know who runs that, but they need their salary doubled. Nothing exudes the whole Texas attitude better. Jerritt Elliott was a bit long winded. Who does that? Who? Texas volleyball social media, that's who. |
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Post by basil on Dec 14, 2022 22:11:31 GMT -5
Other than failing to post the score for the Iowa State match on their IG account - which will go down as a crime against humanity need the same energy for Nebraska not posting about their season-ending loss tbh |
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Post by katn on Dec 14, 2022 22:14:05 GMT -5
😭😭😭 they might’ve killed each other this year Oh it would have been a two part dateline longhorns special about the double homicide of player and coach. lmao |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 14, 2022 22:15:20 GMT -5
Other than failing to post the score for the Iowa State match on their IG account - which will go down as a crime against humanity need the same energy for Nebraska not posting about their season-ending loss tbh To be REALLY honest, we need a whole lot less energy about it, actually. I haven't seen this goofy of a one person crusade since The Man of La Mancha. "To dream, the impossible dream!" Windmills versus social media accounts posting up scores of losses. Tough call. |
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Post by basil on Dec 14, 2022 22:16:51 GMT -5
need the same energy for Nebraska not posting about their season-ending loss tbh To be REALLY honest, we need a whole lot less energy about it, actually. I haven't seen this goofy of a one person crusade since The Man of La Mancha. "To dream, the impossible dream!" Windmills versus social media accounts posting up scores of losses. Tough call. oh I agree that it's not a big deal but if "they"'re going to make a big deal out of it be consistent lol |
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Post by katn on Dec 14, 2022 22:17:43 GMT -5
Caffey: Y’all are talking about whose on an AA list, I’d just like a jersey with my name on it. i brought the glue gun & some glitter letters from hobby lobby let's get it done |
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 14, 2022 22:18:32 GMT -5
I was ok until I saw the full replay of Stanford-USD. Blossom was nails. I’m nervous as f now. Texas is demonstrably better than Stanford. Demonstrably? Demonstrated by us being in the Final Four or handily sweeping them at the beginning of the year? |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 14, 2022 22:22:27 GMT -5
To be REALLY honest, we need a whole lot less energy about it, actually. I haven't seen this goofy of a one person crusade since The Man of La Mancha. "To dream, the impossible dream!" Windmills versus social media accounts posting up scores of losses. Tough call. oh I agree that it's not a big deal but if "they"'re going to make a big deal out of it be consistent lol Husker fans haven't made a big deal out of it. It's been one person, and if you look at their posting history the vast majority of their posts are about Texas. I don't know what their affiliation with Texas is, or how strong it is, because they make some odd posts about Texas for sure, but I can say with a great deal of confidence they want to see Texas win even more than they want to see scores of losses posted on IG. |
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Post by outlaw on Dec 14, 2022 22:26:06 GMT -5
are there any watch parties in austin tomorrow night? The Texas Volleyball Fans Facebook group is going to The Tavern |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 14, 2022 22:26:22 GMT -5
Texas is demonstrably better than Stanford. Demonstrably? Demonstrated by us being in the Final Four or handily sweeping them at the beginning of the year? Definitely the latter. That was also our most complete game. I realize it's not an end all be all measurement, but for me it does qualify for the "demonstrably better" category. |
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Post by basil on Dec 14, 2022 22:26:51 GMT -5
Texas is demonstrably better than Stanford. Demonstrably? Demonstrated by us being in the Final Four or handily sweeping them at the beginning of the year? Texas *was* demonstrably better than Stanford idk if they are at this point in the season, we'll find out tomorrow! |
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Post by nellynel on Dec 14, 2022 22:29:39 GMT -5
Demonstrably? Demonstrated by us being in the Final Four or handily sweeping them at the beginning of the year? Texas *was* demonstrably better than Stanford idk if they are at this point in the season, we'll find out tomorrow! Texas has been the best team in the country all year. But none of that matters now, execution is the only thing that matters now. Serve Receive Set |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Dec 14, 2022 22:33:41 GMT -5
I wonder what the serving strategy will be tomorrow. Obviously aggressive, but to what level? Do we stay at the level of aggression we’re at and force them to pass around a 1.8-2.0 the whole game? Then we sort of risk Blossom making those seem like 3s, but it makes it MUCH harder still of course.
Orrrr do we ramp it up even more and accept some extra service errors, making sure we’re racking up some aces and forcing a lot of OOS sets from the lib/DSs??
Probably start with the first, and if Blossom shows us she’s gonna be a magician with those 1-2 passes, we ramp it up. Make Logan and Asjia serve with even more pace, throw Parra in there, etc.
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Post by braque on Dec 14, 2022 22:35:10 GMT -5
oh I agree that it's not a big deal but if "they"'re going to make a big deal out of it be consistent lol Husker fans haven't made a big deal out of it. It's been one person, and if you look at their posting history the vast majority of their posts are about Texas. I don't know what their affiliation with Texas is, or how strong it is, because they make some odd posts about Texas for sure, but I can say with a great deal of confidence they want to see Texas win even more than they want to see scores of losses posted on IG. Not a big deal. Not a crusade. Merely the expression of my opinion that it was really weak for the IG account -- after weeks of in-your-face posts after wins -- to do a total run-and-hide after one loss. "Nothing to see here, let's just move along." As if we are so jittery and fragile that a single mid-season road loss Must Not Even Be Acknowledged by the IG account. But yes I have been to virtually every UT home match for over a decade and I do indeed fervently hope they win it all this year. But if they don't, I also hope that the IG account doesn't act like the match never happened. |
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