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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 27, 2022 13:05:07 GMT -5
Let’s also not forget the committee routinely ignores the last weekend. Unless they’re listening and know we’re searching them… the last two matches are going to be vital if they are in fact waiting to finalize things until all matches are played. Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Nebraska playing each other that last weekend - not sure how they could ignore those matches. That will be interesting. Also - San Diego's last 3 matches of the year are LMU, Pepperdine, and BYU. At least the last one is just before Thanksgiving. But it will be a while before we know if San Diego can run the table in the WCC. I know Pablo wants them to lose one more match this season, and we’ve seen just how difficult it is to keep a streak going. I will light every candle I own for them the rest of the season if it means a shot at them hosting. I think it would be great to see them sneak in there.
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Post by boxcariii on Oct 27, 2022 13:59:43 GMT -5
I'm relatively "new" and I really thought the Michella Chester copying/pastaing this forum thing was just a meme joke at first. But it's getting hard to ignore at this point. You didn't do a bracketology this week, neither did she.
I had my own reasons for not liking her previously (her power rankings are a joke at best), and she has lots of things she "does" for the NCAA, so expecting her to do all of it seems misguided at best (which could be laid, at least partially, at her employer's feet). Still, this week kind of cements her at the place volleytalk wants to lead me to.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 27, 2022 14:07:06 GMT -5
I'm relatively "new" and I really thought the Michella Chester copying/pastaing this forum thing was just a meme joke at first. But it's getting hard to ignore at this point. You didn't do a bracketology this week, neither did she. I had my own reasons for not liking her previously (her power rankings are a joke at best), and she has lots of things she "does" for the NCAA, so expecting her to do all of it seems misguided at best (which could be laid, at least partially, at her employer's feet). Still, this week kind of cements her at the place volleytalk wants to lead me to. In her defense, she couldn’t do a bracketology this week because she had to ‘research’ her fantasy draft team’.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 27, 2022 14:16:16 GMT -5
I'm relatively "new" and I really thought the Michella Chester copying/pastaing this forum thing was just a meme joke at first. But it's getting hard to ignore at this point. You didn't do a bracketology this week, neither did she. I had my own reasons for not liking her previously (her power rankings are a joke at best), and she has lots of things she "does" for the NCAA, so expecting her to do all of it seems misguided at best (which could be laid, at least partially, at her employer's feet). Still, this week kind of cements her at the place volleytalk wants to lead me to. In her defense, she couldn’t do a bracketology this week because she had to ‘research’ her fantasy draft team’. Lol, it should take about 5 minutes to pick the players she did.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 27, 2022 14:19:33 GMT -5
In her defense, she couldn’t do a bracketology this week because she had to ‘research’ her fantasy draft team’. Lol, it should take about 5 minutes to pick the players she did. Exactly why I used quotes. She really stressed herself mentally for that one.
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Post by donut on Oct 27, 2022 14:30:02 GMT -5
I'm relatively "new" and I really thought the Michella Chester copying/pastaing this forum thing was just a meme joke at first. But it's getting hard to ignore at this point. You didn't do a bracketology this week, neither did she. I had my own reasons for not liking her previously (her power rankings are a joke at best), and she has lots of things she "does" for the NCAA, so expecting her to do all of it seems misguided at best (which could be laid, at least partially, at her employer's feet). Still, this week kind of cements her at the place volleytalk wants to lead me to. In her defense, she couldn’t do a bracketology this week because she had to ‘research’ her fantasy draft team’. Like, actually, who did she have to research here?
Michaela Chester H- Kendall Kipp, Stanford H- Brooke Nuneviller, Oregon H- Skylar Fields, USC MB- Kaitlyn Hord, Nebraska MB- Asjia O'Neal, Texas S- Mac Podraza, Ohio State L- Zoe Fleck, Texas DS- Kylie Murr, Ohio State
kipp? brooke? fields? hord? o'neal? fleck? LOL. big names exclusively from the PAC-12, B1G and Texas. if she had done her research, she might actually have included non-"famous" players (and the two players with arguably the smallest names here are two of her worse takes).
disgustang
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 27, 2022 14:41:34 GMT -5
In her defense, she couldn’t do a bracketology this week because she had to ‘research’ her fantasy draft team’. Like, actually, who did she have to research here?
Michaela Chester H- Kendall Kipp, Stanford H- Brooke Nuneviller, Oregon H- Skylar Fields, USC MB- Kaitlyn Hord, Nebraska MB- Asjia O'Neal, Texas S- Mac Podraza, Ohio State L- Zoe Fleck, Texas DS- Kylie Murr, Ohio State
kipp? brooke? fields? hord? o'neal? fleck? LOL. big names exclusively from the PAC-12, B1G and Texas. if she had done her research, she might actually have included non-"famous" players (and the two players with arguably the smallest names here are two of her worse takes).
disgustang
I would honestly rather them just admit it. ‘We only took top 10 teams into consideration, and even then ONLY the teams we actually like. Here goes!’
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Post by swatson91 on Oct 27, 2022 14:43:49 GMT -5
Exactly, kind of lazy. No one from the #3 team in the country (Lukes, Blossom)
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 27, 2022 14:47:06 GMT -5
It would be fun if they did drafts every x amount of weeks, but couldn’t use previously chosen players. That would force some creativity.
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Post by boxcariii on Oct 27, 2022 15:39:46 GMT -5
Like, actually, who did she have to research here?
Michaela Chester H- Kendall Kipp, Stanford H- Brooke Nuneviller, Oregon H- Skylar Fields, USC MB- Kaitlyn Hord, Nebraska MB- Asjia O'Neal, Texas S- Mac Podraza, Ohio State L- Zoe Fleck, Texas DS- Kylie Murr, Ohio State
kipp? brooke? fields? hord? o'neal? fleck? LOL. big names exclusively from the PAC-12, B1G and Texas. if she had done her research, she might actually have included non-"famous" players (and the two players with arguably the smallest names here are two of her worse takes).
disgustang
I would honestly rather them just admit it. ‘We only took top 10 teams into consideration, and even then ONLY the teams we actually like. Here goes!’ This is exactly my problem with her Top 10 Power Rankings. If you're "unconventional", you ain't %*$#.
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Post by donut on Oct 27, 2022 15:39:58 GMT -5
Like, actually, who did she have to research here?
Michaela Chester H- Kendall Kipp, Stanford H- Brooke Nuneviller, Oregon H- Skylar Fields, USC MB- Kaitlyn Hord, Nebraska MB- Asjia O'Neal, Texas S- Mac Podraza, Ohio State L- Zoe Fleck, Texas DS- Kylie Murr, Ohio State
kipp? brooke? fields? hord? o'neal? fleck? LOL. big names exclusively from the PAC-12, B1G and Texas. if she had done her research, she might actually have included non-"famous" players (and the two players with arguably the smallest names here are two of her worse takes).
disgustang
I would honestly rather them just admit it. ‘We only took top 10 teams into consideration, and even then ONLY the teams we actually like. Here goes!’ and they weren't even correct! "we took big names, didn't research whether or not they have the stats to back up inclusion, and stuck them in"
^that would be the honest response
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Post by trojansc on Oct 29, 2022 17:05:58 GMT -5
San Francisco beating both LMU and Pepperdine certainly puts pressure on both of those two teams, though probably even moreso for LMU.
PAC-12 Mountain Schools did themselves a huge favor this weekend. As did Northwestern in the B1G.
Utah State with a tough loss in 5 sets to UNLV today - hurting the MWC chances to get multi-teams into the tournament.
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Post by horns1 on Oct 29, 2022 17:18:26 GMT -5
San Francisco beating both LMU and Pepperdine certainly puts pressure on both of those two teams, though probably even moreso for LMU. PAC-12 Mountain Schools did themselves a huge favor this weekend. As did Northwestern in the B1G. Utah State with a tough loss in 5 sets to UNLV today - hurting the MWC chances to get multi-teams into the tournament. You gonna give us your Top 10 tomorrow before the committee's second reveal?
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Post by trojansc on Oct 29, 2022 23:13:08 GMT -5
San Francisco beating both LMU and Pepperdine certainly puts pressure on both of those two teams, though probably even moreso for LMU. PAC-12 Mountain Schools did themselves a huge favor this weekend. As did Northwestern in the B1G. Utah State with a tough loss in 5 sets to UNLV today - hurting the MWC chances to get multi-teams into the tournament. You gonna give us your Top 10 tomorrow before the committee's second reveal? It's interesting because I literally take 0 stock into their 'reveals'. Maybe I should because it might help explain future decisions. I don't know - I think if I try to make sense of what they 'value' it may come back to bite when the seasons all over and I should just look at how it all ends. Anyways, as of right now (through all Saturday matches excluding the Big West ones playing now which are mostly inconsequential), this is what I see: 1. Texas 2-8 (send help) Louisville, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Stanford, Ohio State 9. Minnesota 10. Florida Seriously. 2-8 is a mess Pittsburgh beat Louisville Louisville beat Stanford Ohio State beat Louisville Louisville beat San Diego San Diego beat Ohio State San Diego beat Pittsburgh Wisconsin beat Nebraska Nebraska beat Ohio State Stanford beat Nebraska Every team in the 2-8 grouping has at least one win vs another team in this grouping. Wisconsin is the only team that does not have a loss to one of these teams, but they have losses to Florida, Minnesota, and Baylor. Pittsburgh is the only team with a loss to a non Top 25 team, and they are currently out of the Top 50 (Towson) AND it was at home. I guess this is what I come up with: 2. Pittsburgh 3. Louisville 4. San Diego 5. Stanford 6. Wisconsin 7. Nebraska 8. Ohio State It's so hard to sort out. I just don't see how the B1G is going to get shutout. I guess you move Nebraska up to 4. The real question is what they do with San Diego. I think San Diego will probably be down around #7 in their reveal tomorrow. Stanford/Wisconsin share Nebraska as their best win. But Stanford beat Florida and Minnesota and Wisconsin lost to Florida and Minnesota. Wisconsin also lost to Minnesota/Baylor. Then again, Stanford lost to Penn State while Wisconsin beat Penn State.
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Post by volleynerd on Oct 29, 2022 23:16:13 GMT -5
your top10 is probably is what we are most likely going to see, the order is what everyone is going to have different, it will be interesting to see what factors the committee focuses more on because a different order can be created based on what criteria they chose to focus more on...
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