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Post by pbmu on Sept 23, 2022 16:13:19 GMT -5
Ducks in 5
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Post by wonderwarthog79 on Sept 23, 2022 16:28:57 GMT -5
Oregon’s serve receive has been up and down and off from the level it’s been the past couple of years. Stanford has the serving to punish that - or to let us off the hook entirely. I like the Ducks in system, but we’re going to have a tough time with Stanford’s block OOS. Stanford can punish if they get their serve in enough. On the road they are averaging somewhere between 4 and 5 SEs per set. Typically the pattern is one good set of (say) 2 SEs, and the others are 5+. That's plenty of free points. Stanford is also very strong in SEs out of a TO. They might lead the nation in that category. It's Stanford's serving and blocking vs. Stanford's crappy defense. Which will make the most difference? I agree that the Ducks will be tough with good passing, but that's a big if. I don't care about Stanford's SE's, but Francis' presence is a big deal. |
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Post by neurovolley on Sept 23, 2022 16:31:15 GMT -5
Card in 3
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Post by stanfankev on Sept 23, 2022 16:41:41 GMT -5
Stanford's passing is going to have to be better than it was at Cal. I don't know if Cal is a particularly good serving team, but the Card struggled. To my eye, they passed better against the toughest teams (Minn, Neb - FLA was up and down, as was Louisvile) Maybe they lost a little focus and intensity against Cal. But that wont' work against Oregon.
If Stanford passes fairly well, I see them taking this in 4 games.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 23, 2022 17:40:34 GMT -5
Stanford's passing is going to have to be better than it was at Cal. I don't know if Cal is a particularly good serving team, but the Card struggled. To my eye, they passed better against the toughest teams (Minn, Neb - FLA was up and down, as was Louisvile) Maybe they lost a little focus and intensity against Cal. But that wont' work against Oregon. If Stanford passes fairly well, I see them taking this in 4 games. Yup....SU 3-1 is my vote in the poll: with one caveat, since I voted before Francis was held out of Wednesday's contest. If Sami returns with 90-95% of her usual efficacy my vote stands. *If not* it's UO 3-2. |
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Post by JJVb on Sept 23, 2022 17:41:18 GMT -5
Oregon is a good serving team, and that will cause problems for Stan. Oregon should win this, but they do need the middles who are getting the most blocks in this season to be in the line up.
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Post by vbfamily on Sept 25, 2022 0:33:25 GMT -5
Students are back on campus (school starts Monday), hope it means a nice crowd!
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 25, 2022 10:46:37 GMT -5
Students are back on campus (school starts Monday), hope it means a nice crowd! Wakey, wakey students (and maybe Bake-y, if you're so inclined). It's a beautiful game day! GO DUCKS |
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Post by Kingsley on Sept 25, 2022 10:55:12 GMT -5
Oh, this is at MKA. Maybe we should get baked.
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Post by slxpress on Sept 25, 2022 13:01:27 GMT -5
Students are back on campus (school starts Monday), hope it means a nice crowd! Apparently the student athletes are going to be there in force following a compliance meeting. |
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Post by baytree on Sept 25, 2022 13:19:46 GMT -5
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Post by hipsterfilth on Sept 25, 2022 13:20:48 GMT -5
okayyyyy this has potential to be a great match given it's in Eugene.  I hope it is! |
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Post by hammer on Sept 25, 2022 13:53:01 GMT -5
okayyyyy this has potential to be a great match given it's in Eugene. I hope it is! John Cook predicting ugly volleyball today in Eugene  |
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Post by hammer on Sept 25, 2022 14:00:15 GMT -5
About to start ... who is announcing today?
EDIT: Looks like Rich Burk
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Post by neurovolley on Sept 25, 2022 14:01:56 GMT -5
Go Cardddd
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I hope it is! 