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Post by sunsuphornsup on Mar 14, 2023 23:39:15 GMT -5
Omg I love Byrd on the sand
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2023 23:56:49 GMT -5
Bella is blocking the hell outta Hawai’i
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Post by hookem24 on Mar 15, 2023 0:13:56 GMT -5
Omg I love Byrd on the sand She could be such a good sand player. She swings so hard
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Post by hookem24 on Mar 15, 2023 0:53:06 GMT -5
Madi and Molly are a great pair. Really fun to watch. Madi is playing amazing defense!
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Post by katn on Mar 15, 2023 0:53:53 GMT -5
Madi and Molly are a great pair. Really fun to watch. Madi is playing amazing defense! they play great together
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Post by widdledumpling on Mar 15, 2023 1:29:03 GMT -5
I mean, Atlanta is easy to fly into from most locations, and has plenty of hotel rooms. If you die in the south you have a layover in Atlanta before you get to go to hell
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Post by aardvark on Mar 15, 2023 5:51:39 GMT -5
I mean, Atlanta is easy to fly into from most locations, and has plenty of hotel rooms. If you die in the south you have a layover in Atlanta before you get to go to hell This made me laugh. However, I have had only one layover in Atlanta, and it went very well. I'm sure the experiences of others will vary, but it's rarely fun to have a layover that isn't in your plans.
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Post by pointtexas on Mar 15, 2023 14:33:29 GMT -5
lost 2-3 but honestly super well-fought from us, I'm happy the 3s, 4s, and 5s all went 3 sets and were all within 2-3 points Imagine how much this beach experience will contribute to their indoor careers in the coming years. It's almost like when 7 on 7 got popular in Texas you started seeing all these Texas QB's on NFL teams...This could be the same type of thing for us. Beach is SO much harder than indoor and easy on the joints...win-win!
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Post by uofaGRAD on Mar 15, 2023 17:12:22 GMT -5
I feel like the chances of me predicting the exact Texas lineup are approximately the same as me trying to pick who I think will make the final four in March Madness
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Post by basil on Mar 15, 2023 17:14:41 GMT -5
I feel like the chances of me predicting the exact Texas lineup are approximately the same as me trying to pick who I think will make the final four in March Madness for beach? or indoor
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Post by uofaGRAD on Mar 15, 2023 17:24:36 GMT -5
I feel like the chances of me predicting the exact Texas lineup are approximately the same as me trying to pick who I think will make the final four in March Madness for beach? or indoor indoor lol
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Post by slxpress on Mar 15, 2023 17:33:43 GMT -5
I feel like the chances of me predicting the exact Texas lineup are approximately the same as me trying to pick who I think will make the final four in March Madness It ended up not being too cray cray last year. Prior to the season I thought the possibilities were all over the place. But in the end Eggleston/Skinner, O'Neal/Caffey (with sometimes Bergmark), Phillips, SKT, Fleck, Akana/Halter seemed like the likeliest, especially once we realized how good Halter is. Still sad panda about Parra, and even a little bit about Ewert and even Kahahawai, but not much you can do. The best players played, IMO. If I was going to say the likeliest right now - not my preference, or rooting interest, or what I think it will eventually be, but the likeliest as of this exact moment - I'd say Skinner/Wenaas, O'Neal/ Singletary Bergmark, Phillips, Swindle, Barnes, Akana/Halter. But I wonder about the impact Byrd and Kahahawai can make in particular. And I certainly don't have Barnes as the libero over Halter chiseled in stone.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Mar 15, 2023 17:52:51 GMT -5
slxpress my biggest question mark, which is throwing me off by far the most, is the DS situation. do the outsides both play 6? if not, which one plays 3?! that’s my big question mark. and then what DS for who? sure there’s other things like Molly v Devin, Mari v Bella, Jenna vs Devin/Byrd which could CERTAINLY end up going to the younger ones, but i think all of our guts say experience will win out for now. my guess is Skinner/Wenaas O’Neal/Bergmark Swindle/Phillips (DS Halter) Barnes it’s so hard for me to imagine a lineup without Akana on the court, at least serving, but I don’t see where she fits. Madi and Jenna probably both deserve to play six. I think the wrinkle in all of this though is if they decide Devin or Jordyn are clearly a better attacker than Jenna, and they play them front row and Halter backrow forget them, with Akana then playing DS for Molly like last year. I could see that happening, but not more than the lineup I have above. Those are my top two though.
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Post by slxpress on Mar 15, 2023 18:08:15 GMT -5
slxpress my biggest question mark, which is throwing me off by far the most, is the DS situation. do the outsides both play 6? if not, which one plays 3?! that’s my big question mark. and then what DS for who? sure there’s other things like Molly v Devin, Mari v Bella, Jenna vs Devin/Byrd which could CERTAINLY end up going to the younger ones, but i think all of our guts say experience will win out for now. my guess is Skinner/Wenaas O’Neal/Bergmark Swindle/Phillips (DS Halter) Barnes it’s so hard for me to imagine a lineup without Akana on the court, at least serving, but I don’t see where she fits. Madi and Jenna probably both deserve to play six. I think the wrinkle in all of this though is if they decide Devin or Jordyn are clearly a better attacker than Jenna, and they play them front row and Halter backrow forget them, with Akana then playing DS for Molly like last year. I could see that happening, but not more than the lineup I have above. Those are my top two though. I should have had Bergmark as the second middle blocker rather than Singletary, although Singletary is another one who could muddy up the mix. I guess I'm of the opinion Elliott is going to stick with 1 6 rotation pin. I'm not going to die on that hill, but that's my guess at this point. Then it becomes, like you're saying, does Wenaas play 6 rotations or 3. Given that her strength in many ways is her back row play, I don't see her being on the floor for only 3 front row rotations. Seems more likely she'd be out there for 3 back row rotations if nothing else. But what do I know? People get REALLY worked up about this stuff. Which, hey, it's part of being a fan. You (general you, not uofastudent you) do you. I just mostly have a wait and see mode. I like talking about the combinations without creating a religious crusade regarding them.
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Post by anOPINionATEDbeACH(hookemboo) on Mar 15, 2023 19:59:00 GMT -5
There's no way you guys should be finding anything negative out of this. This is great for sport of Volleyball & the promotion could be insane. When you say there's no way, I don't think it means what you think it means. I'm not a fan of it. Telling me I shouldn't feel that way is not very compelling to me. How about we just agree to have a different perspective on it? In the end, we're going to have a tournament regardless of how I feel about it, so your excitement shouldn't be diminished by me having a different opinion. Fair.
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