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Post by nothingbutcorn on Sept 15, 2022 7:54:48 GMT -5
Agree Knuckles has been a little off. I think Cook needs to go with a 5-1 and let Orr figure it out. Also agree with Whit showing what she could do in a big match.
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Post by volleyball303 on Sept 15, 2022 8:12:31 GMT -5
Agree Knuckles has been a little off. I think Cook needs to go with a 5-1 and let Orr figure it out. Also agree with Whit showing what she could do in a big match. I have always liked Hames and think she is putting up a better ball. But if he is going to go with Orr he needs to let her ease into the position. Nothing is harder than playing and thinking any mistake is going to get you yelled at or pulled. She seems like the type player who is going to build confidence through positive affirmations and reinforcement. I don’t think everyone looking at her and asking “why are you not as good as we all expected?” is going to work out well. Clearly she has the game cause everyone has seen it but confidence is so important at this level.
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Post by kidsker7 on Sept 15, 2022 8:30:51 GMT -5
Ahh you noticed it! I’m surprised no one here has mentioned that Knuckles seemed “off”… checked out even imho. Watching her last night was like watching her during the 4th set against Creighton. Sloppy game indeed, but I thought the positives were extremely promising: Whitney, despite her high errors, didn’t back down. Playing back court and scoring? Yes please. Serving back to back aces at THE most crucial points of the game? Oh yes please and some more. This is what Cook wanted to see right? How she’d deal with the elite teams. She didn’t buckle. And Maisie, coming in for the first time at the end of the 4th? To serve? Yeah if that were me that ball wouldn’t have made it past the 10 ft line. Also, love the fire in Orr and Krause—but yes, the latter needs to get going consistently from the start, the former needs to just get going. It might be the yips for Orr. Not unheard of for athletes to experience this post major injury. Rewatched this match again last night and I certainly noticed something was off from everyone. Knuckles certainly seemed off, but candidly so did everyone else including the coaching staff. Jaylen seemed overly stressed and not himself as well. It seemed like there was a distraction or a situation that they were dealing with from the start. (obviously things were not going their way) Either way, sometimes that's volleyball, it's over with now and hopefully they move past whatever that was this weekend. I think it is naive to not think that all Husker sports are not affected by the football loss, Frost firing, and the unknowns that are now floating around. So many of the girls have boyfriends and friends on the football team and I am sure they have had/heard lots of conversations about disappointment and change. Cook was good friends with Scott, and Jalen interacts with the football staff. The situation has bothered me a lot this week and it has nothing to do with my life, except on gameday. Nebraska football made Scott a multimillionaire and I am very happy that Mickey is getting a chance. I still feel lousy.
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Post by SayonaraTachikara on Sept 15, 2022 8:58:56 GMT -5
Rewatched this match again last night and I certainly noticed something was off from everyone. Knuckles certainly seemed off, but candidly so did everyone else including the coaching staff. Jaylen seemed overly stressed and not himself as well. It seemed like there was a distraction or a situation that they were dealing with from the start. (obviously things were not going their way) Either way, sometimes that's volleyball, it's over with now and hopefully they move past whatever that was this weekend. I think it is naive to not think that all Husker sports are not affected by the football loss, Frost firing, and the unknowns that are now floating around. So many of the girls have boyfriends and friends on the football team and I am sure they have had/heard lots of conversations about disappointment and change. Cook was good friends with Scott, and Jalen interacts with the football staff. The situation has bothered me a lot this week and it has nothing to do with my life, except on gameday. Nebraska football made Scott a multimillionaire and I am very happy that Mickey is getting a chance. I still feel lousy. This is a great point. Did not even think about that. I sensed something was weighing on their minds and this totally could be it.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Sept 15, 2022 10:00:03 GMT -5
Ahh you noticed it! I’m surprised no one here has mentioned that Knuckles seemed “off”… checked out even imho. Watching her last night was like watching her during the 4th set against Creighton. Sloppy game indeed, but I thought the positives were extremely promising: Whitney, despite her high errors, didn’t back down. Playing back court and scoring? Yes please. Serving back to back aces at THE most crucial points of the game? Oh yes please and some more. This is what Cook wanted to see right? How she’d deal with the elite teams. She didn’t buckle. And Maisie, coming in for the first time at the end of the 4th? To serve? Yeah if that were me that ball wouldn’t have made it past the 10 ft line. Also, love the fire in Orr and Krause—but yes, the latter needs to get going consistently from the start, the former needs to just get going. It might be the yips for Orr. Not unheard of for athletes to experience this post major injury. Rewatched this match again last night and I certainly noticed something was off from everyone. Knuckles certainly seemed off, but candidly so did everyone else including the coaching staff. Jaylen seemed overly stressed and not himself as well. It seemed like there was a distraction or a situation that they were dealing with from the start. (obviously things were not going their way) Either way, sometimes that's volleyball, it's over with now and hopefully they move past whatever that was this weekend. That’s a lot of conjecture.
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Post by dodger on Sept 15, 2022 11:59:28 GMT -5
I think it is naive to not think that all Husker sports are not affected by the football loss, Frost firing, and the unknowns that are now floating around. So many of the girls have boyfriends and friends on the football team and I am sure they have had/heard lots of conversations about disappointment and change. Cook was good friends with Scott, and Jalen interacts with the football staff. The situation has bothered me a lot this week and it has nothing to do with my life, except on gameday. Nebraska football made Scott a multimillionaire and I am very happy that Mickey is getting a chance. I still feel lousy. This is a great point. Did not even think about that. I sensed something was weighing on their minds and this totally could be it. Omg cry me a river!😹😹😹
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Post by vbgirls2 on Sept 15, 2022 12:20:50 GMT -5
No chance that VB is affected by the football turmoil -none! Football and Mens BB have sucked for quite a few years. People come up to the VB players and coaches and tell them “ because of VB I’m still a true Husker fan” . Not that they would purposely want FB to struggle but for once they are the top dogs, they are the rockstars. This doesn’t happen very often at schools that have FB.
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Post by volleyball90 on Sept 15, 2022 12:30:09 GMT -5
Rewatched this match again last night and I certainly noticed something was off from everyone. Knuckles certainly seemed off, but candidly so did everyone else including the coaching staff. Jaylen seemed overly stressed and not himself as well. It seemed like there was a distraction or a situation that they were dealing with from the start. (obviously things were not going their way) Either way, sometimes that's volleyball, it's over with now and hopefully they move past whatever that was this weekend. I think it is naive to not think that all Husker sports are not affected by the football loss, Frost firing, and the unknowns that are now floating around. So many of the girls have boyfriends and friends on the football team and I am sure they have had/heard lots of conversations about disappointment and change. Cook was good friends with Scott, and Jalen interacts with the football staff. The situation has bothered me a lot this week and it has nothing to do with my life, except on gameday. Nebraska football made Scott a multimillionaire and I am very happy that Mickey is getting a chance. I still feel lousy. This is a good point. Did anyone think to consider how the Queen’s death may have played a role in distracting the players?
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Post by vollectator on Sept 15, 2022 13:59:36 GMT -5
No chance that VB is affected by the football turmoil -none! Football and Mens BB have sucked for quite a few years. People come up to the VB players and coaches and tell them “ because of VB I’m still a true Husker fan” . Not that they would purposely want FB to struggle but for once they are the top dogs, they are the rockstars. This doesn’t happen very often at schools that have FB. HC got fired, player A on the football thinking portal time, player K on the volleyball dates player A and is now a little rattled by the uncertainties ahead. is that a possible scenario? i wouldn't say no chance.
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Post by vbgirls2 on Sept 15, 2022 15:43:39 GMT -5
This may sound un-feeling but when a Women’s sport is more successful than a mens sport ( especially football) it may be the only time that the winning Women’s sport gets more attention, more press, than the mens sport. Granted VB at Nebraska gets plenty of attention compared to other schools, however FB is still king even if they’re losing. I’m not saying that they are totally gloating but they kind of are to some degree. Women’s sports have come a long way, no doubt about it, which is great! Do I want their FB team to win, you bet- I’m just saying that they are not sitting around feeling sad for the football players, even if their boyfriend is a football player.
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Post by dodger on Sept 15, 2022 15:45:09 GMT -5
No chance that VB is affected by the football turmoil -none! Football and Mens BB have sucked for quite a few years. People come up to the VB players and coaches and tell them “ because of VB I’m still a true Husker fan” . Not that they would purposely want FB to struggle but for once they are the top dogs, they are the rockstars. This doesn’t happen very often at schools that have FB. HC got fired, player A on the football thinking portal time, player K on the volleyball dates player A and is now a little rattled by the uncertainties ahead. is that a possible scenario? i wouldn't say no chance. No chance
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Post by rjaege on Sept 15, 2022 20:41:58 GMT -5
Several points: 1) At this point in the season NE is NOT the 2nd best team in the nation, 2) Doesn't foretell how their season will go, NE often gets better as the season progresses and peaks during the NCAA tournament 3) Knuckles does seem to be in a slump, lots of conjecture why, maybe just variance and regression, who knows, she'll be back 4) IMO the whole team performed similarly to their performances vs Creighton and LBS, the difference, Stanford was a better team than Creighton or LBS. Still they came close even though injury forced a major change at setter mid-match. 5) The longer sets resulted in NE running short of subs, if they continue the 6-2 this will be a re-occurring issue in the B1G. 6) IMO the setter position is the immediate determinor of early and long term performance of this team. The rest will grow and get better, but a solid setter is critical. Pulling for Orr to step up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2022 21:50:08 GMT -5
On talk show cook said that Whitney and Lindsey are getting close to be ready to play 6 rotations 👀
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Post by smartcookie on Sept 15, 2022 21:53:38 GMT -5
A few months ago they featured Kenzie Knuckles in a video for mental health awareness month. She talks about how sometimes she struggles on the court. She has looked a bit "off" lately...hopefully everything is OK with her.
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Post by vergyltantor on Sept 15, 2022 23:05:18 GMT -5
Nebraska Volleyball Show.
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