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Post by uofaGRAD on Mar 13, 2023 13:48:04 GMT -5
Will Kahahawai be in the starting lineup at Opposite this coming season? we’re under the assumption there’s an open competition between her and Molly for it. there was a (small, probably extremely small if you asked Molly herself) chance molly might look at going back to middle because we assumed Asjia was leaving but that’s clearly not the case. I could see Molly winning from experience, but I fully expect Devin to play more this season. I could easily see some double subs where Molly+Swindle sub out and Kahahawai/Crownover sub in.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Mar 14, 2023 12:15:40 GMT -5
Volleyball
Regular season: Format to be determined.
SEC Volleyball Tournament: A Conference tournament will be conducted for the first time since 2005. All Conference teams will participate. Still to be determined is whether the SEC Volleyball Tournament will resume following the 2024 season or following the 2025 season.
I wonder if this helps, hurts, or N/A for Texas when it comes to RPI and seeding for the future.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Mar 14, 2023 13:13:00 GMT -5
Volleyball
Regular season: Format to be determined.
SEC Volleyball Tournament: A Conference tournament will be conducted for the first time since 2005. All Conference teams will participate. Still to be determined is whether the SEC Volleyball Tournament will resume following the 2024 season or following the 2025 season.
I wonder if this helps, hurts, or N/A for Texas when it comes to RPI and seeding for the future.
depends on format. if we can get like a double bye, like they do the basketball tournament, then it should help, because we’ll be playing two quality teams. if we have to play like four games, it might hurt because we might have to play the worst team in the conference again plus a mid tier team
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Post by trojansc on Mar 14, 2023 13:48:08 GMT -5
Volleyball
Regular season: Format to be determined.
SEC Volleyball Tournament: A Conference tournament will be conducted for the first time since 2005. All Conference teams will participate. Still to be determined is whether the SEC Volleyball Tournament will resume following the 2024 season or following the 2025 season.
I wonder if this helps, hurts, or N/A for Texas when it comes to RPI and seeding for the future.
depends on format. if we can get like a double bye, like they do the basketball tournament, then it should help, because we’ll be playing two quality teams. if we have to play like four games, it might hurt because we might have to play the worst team in the conference again plus a mid tier team It’d be unlikely if Texas plays 4 SEC tournament games that their RPI would be hurt. Unless they got bad fortune with the way the bracket goes and W/L record of their opponents, and lost the 4th game and gained no bonus points for their first 3 wins. But yes, a double bye or even single bye would generally better.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Mar 14, 2023 13:49:47 GMT -5
depends on format. if we can get like a double bye, like they do the basketball tournament, then it should help, because we’ll be playing two quality teams. if we have to play like four games, it might hurt because we might have to play the worst team in the conference again plus a mid tier team It’d be unlikely if Texas plays 4 SEC tournament games that their RPI would be hurt. Unless they got bad fortune with the way the bracket goes and W/L record of their opponents, and lost the 4th game and gained no bonus points for their first 3 wins. But yes, a double bye or even single bye would generally better. yeah that’s why I said might. always a chance you take an unexpected loss. but if they got a bye or double bye and got to play like an Auburn and Florida again, it could be the push they need to get a 1 seed if they win both
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Post by stevehorn on Mar 14, 2023 14:06:47 GMT -5
depends on format. if we can get like a double bye, like they do the basketball tournament, then it should help, because we’ll be playing two quality teams. if we have to play like four games, it might hurt because we might have to play the worst team in the conference again plus a mid tier team It’d be unlikely if Texas plays 4 SEC tournament games that their RPI would be hurt. Unless they got bad fortune with the way the bracket goes and W/L record of their opponents, and lost the 4th game and gained no bonus points for their first 3 wins. But yes, a double bye or even single bye would generally better. Most likely there won't be byes, except for 2024 if it starts that year. The announcement said all teams will be in the tournament. That is 16 teams starting in 2025 so that appears to indicate no byes. If there is one in 2024, likely the 1st place team will get a bye since there will only be 15 teams.
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Post by horns1 on Mar 14, 2023 14:59:03 GMT -5
It’d be unlikely if Texas plays 4 SEC tournament games that their RPI would be hurt. Unless they got bad fortune with the way the bracket goes and W/L record of their opponents, and lost the 4th game and gained no bonus points for their first 3 wins. But yes, a double bye or even single bye would generally better. Most likely there won't be byes, except for 2024 if it starts that year. The announcement said all teams will be in the tournament. That is 16 teams starting in 2025 so that appears to indicate no byes. If there is one in 2024, likely the 1st place team will get a bye since there will only be 15 teams. Exactly. The double-byes in SEC women's hoops tourney happen because there are currently only 14 member schools. With 16 member schools playing volleyball in 2025, that's enough for every team to play in a Sweet 16 single-elimination tournament. Now, not that I expect it, but they could limit the number of teams who qualify for the volleyball tournament like they do in men's baseball, for example; if only 12 teams qualify, they could give the Top 4 teams a first round bye.
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Post by stevehorn on Mar 14, 2023 15:15:53 GMT -5
Most likely there won't be byes, except for 2024 if it starts that year. The announcement said all teams will be in the tournament. That is 16 teams starting in 2025 so that appears to indicate no byes. If there is one in 2024, likely the 1st place team will get a bye since there will only be 15 teams. Exactly. The double-byes in SEC women's hoops tourney happen because there are currently only 14 member schools. With 16 member schools playing volleyball in 2025, that's enough for every team to play in a Sweet 16 single-elimination tournament. Now, not that I expect it, but they could limit the number of teams who qualify for the volleyball tournament like they do in men's baseball, for example; if only 12 teams qualify, they could give the Top 4 teams a first round bye. The announcement today said that all teams will be in the volleyball tournament, so it will be 16 in 2025 unless they decide to change it.
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Post by tempesthorn on Mar 14, 2023 15:17:26 GMT -5
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Post by stevehorn on Mar 14, 2023 15:30:46 GMT -5
So it could be possible that the volleyball tournament will be the same format.
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Post by slxpress on Mar 14, 2023 17:09:10 GMT -5
Not a fan. I do not believe an SEC tournament helps Texas in the slightest, really. But I guess we'll see.
One of the things I feel very fortunate about as a fan is how relatively injury free we've been. I feel like a lot of it is the use of advanced metrics and constantly monitoring the load that's being put on the players. There is no way to adequately reduce the load of playing 4 matches in 4 days. There's a reason the coaches campaigned so hard to get a days rest in between tournament matches. This flies in the face of that.
I guess if it helps build excitement for SEC volleyball it will be worth it in some context, but this is much more advantageous for other programs than it is for Texas, IMO.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Mar 14, 2023 17:37:11 GMT -5
Whenever people ask "Why do conferences have to have a football championship or a basketball tournament?"
The answer is always "money"
But, we know that only a very few schools make money off of volleyball ticket sales. I know Texas doesn't. Then why would the SEC revive a tournament after a 20 year period?
My theory is that it's chance to provide a chance that one Cinderella team, that might not make the tournament, an invite if it were to become an automatic qualifier due to winning the conference championship? Is that logic weak? I can't think of valid reason to add more games at the end of the year where there's a greater chance of injury or adding wear on a team about to play the tournament.
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Mar 14, 2023 17:45:47 GMT -5
Not a fan. I do not believe an SEC tournament helps Texas in the slightest, really. But I guess we'll see. One of the things I feel very fortunate about as a fan is how relatively injury free we've been. I feel like a lot of it is the use of advanced metrics and constantly monitoring the load that's being put on the players. There is no way to adequately reduce the load of playing 4 matches in 4 days. There's a reason the coaches campaigned so hard to get a days rest in between tournament matches. This flies in the face of that. I guess if it helps build excitement for SEC volleyball it will be worth it in some context, but this is much more advantageous for other programs than it is for Texas, IMO. Thisssssss!! Mind you they’ll have a tournament after a long season of SEC play. I rather the team have a break before NCAA tournament.
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Post by dodger on Mar 14, 2023 17:56:56 GMT -5
Not a fan. I do not believe an SEC tournament helps Texas in the slightest, really. But I guess we'll see. One of the things I feel very fortunate about as a fan is how relatively injury free we've been. I feel like a lot of it is the use of advanced metrics and constantly monitoring the load that's being put on the players. There is no way to adequately reduce the load of playing 4 matches in 4 days. There's a reason the coaches campaigned so hard to get a days rest in between tournament matches. This flies in the face of that. I guess if it helps build excitement for SEC volleyball it will be worth it in some context, but this is much more advantageous for other programs than it is for Texas, IMO. Thisssssss!! Mind you they’ll have a tournament after a long season of SEC play. I rather the team have a break before NCAA tournament. So “we” complain, beg, wish , hope we get the same kind of attention as mens basketball: well they play along season, and almost every conference then plays a conference tournament: so if we are wanting equal treatment lets have equal treatment!
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Post by horns1 on Mar 14, 2023 18:06:12 GMT -5
Other than the athletes unlimited match and the match against TCU on the 26th are there any other announcements for our spring schedule?? Spring schedule posted texassports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/scheduleMar 26 (Sun) 12 p.m. at Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Mar 31 (Fri) 7 p.m. at Texas State San Marcos, TX Apr 5 (Wed) 7:30 p.m. vs Baylor Austin, Texas Gregory Gymnasium Apr 12 (Wed) 7 p.m. vs Athletes Unlimited Austin, Texas Gregory Gymnasium
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