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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 10, 2022 20:44:39 GMT -5
It seems like either the coaches or SKT are married to these faster lower outside no matter the situation, and that’s often effective but the Ohio block was there and I feel like Skinner was aching for some ceiling space because she can go over. So while I’m often quick to judge SKT I’m not sure it was all her. Same thing would often happen to Gabriel. Look what happens with Halter's moonball bump sets to Eggleston. There's a huge part of me that has always felt Texas handcuffs recruiting these ridiculous athletes by forcing the fast offense. Brionne Butler, come on down. But it is what it is. I completely agree with this. How often do we see sets to the outside that are too low for Logan or Madi to swing? I understand running a fast offense has its advantages but when you have some of the most athletic girls on the court that can jump over blocks and hit sharp angles why don’t you mix in some high balls and let them tee off? Madi struggled tonight, I didn’t see her final numbers but I can’t imagine they were too good. Hopefully that’s behind her and she comes out firing in Omaha. As nervous as I was during this match, Texas really dominated about 90% of it. Outside of that bad run to close the 2nd and one little mini run in the 4th to close the gap Texas really outplayed OSU and took care of business. |
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 10, 2022 20:46:13 GMT -5
ugh why was caffey pulled. elliot is so dumb passing wasn’t good enough to set Caffey and Bella’s block came alive. Surprisingly good sub |
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Post by nellynel on Dec 10, 2022 20:50:47 GMT -5
Who honestly thinks anyone beside TX will win it all? And if so, why? Guess an influenza outbreak could happen. Other than that, good luck to all the competitors. Texas is in a war here with Ohio State at home.... they are hardly a runaway force that nobody can touch. There isn’t one team left that is a run away that no one can touch. The question is who is best 3 of 5. |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 10, 2022 20:52:05 GMT -5
Same thing would often happen to Gabriel. Look what happens with Halter's moonball bump sets to Eggleston. There's a huge part of me that has always felt Texas handcuffs recruiting these ridiculous athletes by forcing the fast offense. Brionne Butler, come on down. But it is what it is. I completely agree with this. How often do we see sets to the outside that are too low for Logan or Madi to swing? I understand running a fast offense has its advantages but when you have some of the most athletic girls on the court that can jump over blocks and hit sharp angles why don’t you mix in some high balls and let them tee off? Madi struggled tonight, I didn’t see her final numbers but I can’t imagine they were too good. Hopefully that’s behind her and she comes out firing in Omaha. As nervous as I was during this match, Texas really dominated about 90% of it. Outside of that bad run to close the 2nd and one little mini run in the 4th to close the gap Texas really outplayed OSU and took care of business. I could make this post for the last 5 years or so. Substitute Micaya White and Skylar Fields for Skinner. The one thing I'll say is that it's easy to criticize from the sidelines. There are always unintended consequences. It's so tough to get that connection going in a fast offense in the first place. I could see where trying to throw in higher sets wouldn't be a big deal for us watching, but would be a nightmare to implement everything effectively. Thinking this way does nothing to lessen my frustration at times, though. It does lead to some form of acceptance, however. |
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Post by txvbcoach on Dec 10, 2022 20:55:38 GMT -5
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Post by katn on Dec 10, 2022 20:59:43 GMT -5
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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 10, 2022 21:01:48 GMT -5
Is Texas the only team in Division I Volleyball with all three paid coaches who are men? I think operations person is also a man. Jessica Brannan is a female assistant. Jordan Larson was going to be an assistant until she brought her husband over and he took the paid job and she went to a volunteer job (or maybe stepped away all together). The Texas sports psychologist who’s on the bench is a female as well. Curious why you mention this to begin with? Should every team have a female on the staff? |
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Post by ezevb on Dec 10, 2022 21:12:33 GMT -5
Same thing would often happen to Gabriel. Look what happens with Halter's moonball bump sets to Eggleston. There's a huge part of me that has always felt Texas handcuffs recruiting these ridiculous athletes by forcing the fast offense. Brionne Butler, come on down. But it is what it is. I completely agree with this. How often do we see sets to the outside that are too low for Logan or Madi to swing? I understand running a fast offense has its advantages but when you have some of the most athletic girls on the court that can jump over blocks and hit sharp angles why don’t you mix in some high balls and let them tee off? Madi struggled tonight, I didn’t see her final numbers but I can’t imagine they were too good. Hopefully that’s behind her and she comes out firing in Omaha. As nervous as I was during this match, Texas really dominated about 90% of it. Outside of that bad run to close the 2nd and one little mini run in the 4th to close the gap Texas really outplayed OSU and took care of business. Call me crazy, but can’t you also just set a tempo ball a little higher for athletes with a higher hitting window? Fast doesn’t have to mean just above the tape and high balls don’t have to be loopy. I’m a big fan of tempo, but I’ve never told a setter to set lower just for the sake of setting lower. Full disclosure, I’m not a college coach so take this fwiw. |
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Post by horns1 on Dec 10, 2022 21:23:55 GMT -5
ugh why was caffey pulled. elliot is so dumb passing wasn’t good enough to set Caffey and Bella’s block came alive. Surprisingly good sub For sure. Some posters just love throwing out insults at the coaches while said posters sit at home posting online behind an anonymous username . . . |
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Post by nellynel on Dec 10, 2022 22:10:41 GMT -5
Hats off to Ohio St, as they have been all season just a mentally tough and scrappy team that goes down swinging and didn’t make it easy for anyone.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Dec 10, 2022 22:12:44 GMT -5
Ok I really don’t understand the Ewert sub… Mel came in and served fine yesterday and Asjia’s serve has been working well… Got back from the game, still skimming this thread. But my wife told me that JE kicked a chair leg in anger after Ewert's serve. |
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Post by nellynel on Dec 10, 2022 22:20:53 GMT -5
Ok I really don’t understand the Ewert sub… Mel came in and served fine yesterday and Asjia’s serve has been working well… Got back from the game, still skimming this thread. But my wife told me that JE kicked a chair leg in anger after Ewert's serve. You had one job😂 |
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 10, 2022 22:24:18 GMT -5
Ok I really don’t understand the Ewert sub… Mel came in and served fine yesterday and Asjia’s serve has been working well… Got back from the game, still skimming this thread. But my wife told me that JE kicked a chair leg in anger after Ewert's serve. that serve was nearly an ace though. 1 more centimeter… |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 10, 2022 22:27:21 GMT -5
Got back from the game, still skimming this thread. But my wife told me that JE kicked a chair leg in anger after Ewert's serve. You had one job😂 I'm going to assume Ewert got put in for her last game at the Greg |
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Post by hornfanaustin on Dec 10, 2022 22:31:27 GMT -5
I'm going to assume Ewert got put in for her last game at the Greg No! Not at the risk of losing a set! |
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