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Post by mibadger on Dec 14, 2023 14:52:32 GMT -5
Yeah, but Emily is like "oh just line up Smrek opposite of Skinner" as if the Badgers have started in any lineup other than 1.GG 2.CC 3.Smrek 4.Franklin 5.Booth 6.Hammill L.Orzol in the last month. And we need that lineup because otherwise our subs get messed up much earlier. As currently constructed, we run out of subs after rotating 15 times (when TTA comes in for GG the third time) and Devyn goes back row two rotations later. Another way to say it is that Devyn serves after our 17th sideout - thus we only need to score 8 points on serve. Thus, if the opponent sides out at 70% (17/24 or 16/23) and we don't lose, we will run out of subs in that set. It's actually wild how rarely this happens even against elite teams, and shows how tough a team we are on serve. But if we don't start with GG at the 1 this comes much sooner for us, so we need to start in that rotation. It also has the "side benefit" of having Franklin start front left. :-) Yeah, I doubt Sheffield's going to change that. I guess that's a small advantage Elliot has, knowing what rotation UW is starting in, and being able to set things the way he wants. I think the beauty in this years team is that he doesn’t care if you know how we are starting. We play to our many strengths and let you try to figure out a way to beat us.
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Post by ldubs on Dec 14, 2023 14:54:07 GMT -5
I teared up reading this. What a great, well written article. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by badgercard on Dec 14, 2023 15:06:49 GMT -5
Won't be able to watch tonight (Club practice ) Debating recording it and watching, or seeing who won then watching, just so I don't have a heart attack XD
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Dec 14, 2023 15:08:16 GMT -5
Won't be able to watch tonight (Club practice ) Debating recording it and watching, or seeing who won then watching, just so I don't have a heart attack XD Totally me. I put my phone on do not disturb and set a timer for two hours lol.
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Post by skinny on Dec 14, 2023 15:54:28 GMT -5
Ehman when the interview gets to talking about Wisconsin.
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Dec 14, 2023 15:58:04 GMT -5
If Minny can get its act together, we're about to get some very good matches at Fiserv next year:
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Post by ndodge on Dec 14, 2023 16:01:06 GMT -5
If Minny can get its act together, we're about to get some very good matches at Fiserv next year: This is the perfect thing for a road trip for me. Bonus is I can bring some of my MN friends along.
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Post by neatwithatwist on Dec 14, 2023 16:05:24 GMT -5
If Minny can get its act together, we're about to get some very good matches at Fiserv next year: Bam !
Those are a helluva quad of matches !
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Post by mibadger on Dec 14, 2023 16:27:05 GMT -5
Won't be able to watch tonight (Club practice ) Debating recording it and watching, or seeing who won then watching, just so I don't have a heart attack XD Totally me. I put my phone on do not disturb and set a timer for two hours lol. Yep. Gotta put yourself in the bubble. Being able to avoid your phone is the biggest obstacle.
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Dec 14, 2023 16:28:29 GMT -5
Totally me. I put my phone on do not disturb and set a timer for two hours lol. Yep. Gotta put yourself in the bubble. Being able to avoid your phone is the biggest obstacle. The worst are the texts during like “What’s going on?” or “Keep it up, Badgers!” TELL ME NOTHING.
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Post by mibadger on Dec 14, 2023 16:29:41 GMT -5
If Minny can get its act together, we're about to get some very good matches at Fiserv next year: Bam !
Those are a helluva quad of matches ! Amazing. I hope 1 ticket gets you both matches of the day. Be great if they sold a package for both days.
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Post by mibadger on Dec 14, 2023 16:33:28 GMT -5
Yep. Gotta put yourself in the bubble. Being able to avoid your phone is the biggest obstacle. The worst are the texts during like “What’s going on?” or “Keep it up, Badgers!” TELL ME NOTHING. Absolutely. I did the bubble for a football game recently but still had my phone on vibrate and my smart watch on. The explosion of texts every once in awhile gave me such anxiety and I wouldn’t look but at the same time I couldn’t force myself to turn them off.
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Dec 14, 2023 16:34:47 GMT -5
The worst are the texts during like “What’s going on?” or “Keep it up, Badgers!” TELL ME NOTHING. Absolutely. I did the bubble for a football game recently but still had my phone on vibrate and my smart watch on. The explosion of texts every once in awhile gave me such anxiety and I wouldn’t look but at the same time I couldn’t force myself to turn them off. A tough life we live simply as fans, lol. I would collapse into fetal position if I were actually on the court playing.
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Post by robtearle on Dec 14, 2023 16:35:14 GMT -5
Amazing. I hope 1 ticket gets you both matches of the day. Be great if they sold a package for both days. I'm sure it will. This is like the Baylor/TCU vs Minnesota/Wisconsin 'challenge' (and let's hope it lasts four years).
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Post by neatwithatwist on Dec 14, 2023 17:02:42 GMT -5
Amazing. I hope 1 ticket gets you both matches of the day. Be great if they sold a package for both days. I'm sure it will. This is like the Baylor/TCU vs Minnesota/Wisconsin 'challenge' (and let's hope it lasts four years). If so- would be interesting if the following three years' matches were also played in off-campus stadiums.
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