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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jun 22, 2023 9:16:25 GMT -5
Anyone else sick of the tone policing of female athletes? Again and again, it's that they are "aggressive" or "dominating" or not sufficiently humble or ladylike. These people want female athletes to smack the sh!t out of the ball and then be all "aww shucks, who me?" apologetic about being great at what they do. No thanks. this is usually only reserved from Black female athletes tbh Right? |
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Post by eotexas5 on Jun 22, 2023 9:22:31 GMT -5
this is usually only reserved from Black female athletes tbh Right? And it's always towards Texas, one of the more diverse teams in the country. One of the things that have always irked me is when folks love to comment on how "athletic" our teams are, diminishing their skills. "Well, they're just high flying athletes, blah blah blah. Whereas other teams, specifically midwest teams and one in particular recruit actual volleyball players blah blah blah." Let me stop there before I get into it. |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jun 22, 2023 10:56:49 GMT -5
But now we’ve said it.
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Post by aardvark on Jun 22, 2023 11:28:27 GMT -5
Sixpress...
1. So you're just gonna let Stanford win?
2. Disingenuous. The Texas rivalries with Arkansas, Nebraska, and Texas A&M all come from football, not volleyball. My comments derive from football. To confine your thinking to just volleyball ignores the 900 pound gorilla in the room.
The quoted attendance figure for USD's arena is interesting. I have no way to easily verify it. I don't see why Texas would draw more fans there than any other top level team. Perhaps they have a strong alumni presence in the area? In any event, my experience is with the other of the two teams you mentioned, Louisville.
If you're trying to use last year's statistics to make your case, they will be influenced by Texas being the clear #1 ranked volleyball team for the entire season.
3. Texas gets its money for road games due to agreements made when scheduling. Teams that have a high expectation of fan turnout for such a game will offer more to entice Texas to come there over some other place. I do agree that changing conferences should temporarily cause a decline in opposing antipathy for Texas (obvious exceptions of Texas A&M and Arkansas). However, Texas isn't making this change to lower the enmity of opponents, they are doing it to make the most money. Money also drives scheduling. See how that works?
4. OK. You revel in the hatred, but I don't see general agreement here from the other Texas fans in this thread. The rest of your paragraph seems to be making a case for opposing fans hating Texas for reasons other than exhibited passion. And those reasons may have considerable validity. But since Texas fans can't really control those other reasons, I think it makes more sense to talk about the reason they can control. Their own behavior. You say this isn't important, but you don't offer proof, and your assertion is counter-intuitive with normal human behavior. People tend to respond in kind to others.
5. You've apparently been around long enough to remember that politics wasn't always this divisive. It has trended that way, step by step, over the years in the last few decades. I stipulate it has because of accrued animosity (other reasons too, but this one is big). You say I'm trivializing the extent of political antagonism by comparing it to sports rivalries. In reality, I was pointing to politics as an example of where sports rivalries will end up if people don't reign in their instinct to turn on each other. I'm not saying they are comparable now. I'm saying that people walking that path in sports rivalries can expect the end result of what we have in politics today.
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Post by davebrake38 on Jun 22, 2023 11:46:20 GMT -5
Goodness, a lot of time on your hands.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jun 22, 2023 11:47:38 GMT -5
Sixpress... 1. So you're just gonna let Stanford win? 2. Disingenuous. The Texas rivalries with Arkansas, Nebraska, and Texas A&M all come from football, not volleyball. My comments derive from football. To confine your thinking to just volleyball ignores the 900 pound gorilla in the room. The quoted attendance figure for USD's arena is interesting. I have no way to easily verify it. I don't see why Texas would draw more fans there than any other top level team. Perhaps they have a strong alumni presence in the area? In any event, my experience is with the other of the two teams you mentioned, Louisville. If you're trying to use last year's statistics to make your case, they will be influenced by Texas being the clear #1 ranked volleyball team for the entire season. 3. Texas gets its money for road games due to agreements made when scheduling. Teams that have a high expectation of fan turnout for such a game will offer more to entice Texas to come there over some other place. I do agree that changing conferences should temporarily cause a decline in opposing antipathy for Texas (obvious exceptions of Texas A&M and Arkansas). However, Texas isn't making this change to lower the enmity of opponents, they are doing it to make the most money. Money also drives scheduling. See how that works? 4. OK. You revel in the hatred, but I don't see general agreement here from the other Texas fans in this thread. The rest of your paragraph seems to be making a case for opposing fans hating Texas for reasons other than exhibited passion. And those reasons may have considerable validity. But since Texas fans can't really control those other reasons, I think it makes more sense to talk about the reason they can control. Their own behavior. You say this isn't important, but you don't offer proof, and your assertion is counter-intuitive with normal human behavior. People tend to respond in kind to others. 5. You've apparently been around long enough to remember that politics wasn't always this divisive. It has trended that way, step by step, over the years in the last few decades. I stipulate it has because of accrued animosity (other reasons too, but this one is big). You say I'm trivializing the extent of political antagonism by comparing it to sports rivalries. In reality, I was pointing to politics as an example of where sports rivalries will end up if people don't reign in their instinct to turn on each other. I'm not saying they are comparable now. I'm saying that people walking that path in sports rivalries can expect the end result of what we have in politics today. 1. Check your facts. Stanford's thread started 2010 and has only reached 1486 pages total. This one is annual, started Dec and we're at 356 in the off season. Do the math. We're trouncing them. |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 22, 2023 12:11:12 GMT -5
Sixpress... 1. So you're just gonna let Stanford win? 1. Check your facts. Stanford's thread started 2010 and has only reached 1486 pages total. This one is annual, started Dec and we're at 356 in the off season. Do the math. We're trouncing them. I appreciate the humor in this. |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 22, 2023 12:21:03 GMT -5
Goodness, a lot of time on your hands. I'm not sure if this is directed at sixpress or me. But if it's at me, then be afraid. When I retire, I'll have a lot more time on my hands that I'll need to fill up doing stupid stuff. Like making posts on VT. |
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Post by basil on Jun 22, 2023 12:29:45 GMT -5
can y'all just leave it alone like I just wanna talk about potential starters and recruits
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Post by davebrake38 on Jun 22, 2023 12:30:13 GMT -5
Can we have comment on the two new commits?
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Post by davebrake38 on Jun 22, 2023 12:30:56 GMT -5
Yea, Basil
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jun 22, 2023 13:01:57 GMT -5
I was trying to explain to volleybae why he should be excited about the season starting in less than two months. I said unlike last year, there are some actual question marks this year about our lineup and it’s going to be fun to watch all of that play out.
-who will win the libero jersey? 3 viable options
- second middle doesn’t seem as clear cut this year. Asjia is the only sure thing going into this season, IMO. (Madi too, but will she play 3 or 6 rotations is still up in the air.)
- can an underclassmen unseat a would be starter? I feel like Molly is vulnerable. If Wenaas can’t terminate to Texas’ standard, is she still a shoe-in to start?
- everything surrounding a true freshman setter
- who is going to serve?!?
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Post by widdledumpling on Jun 22, 2023 13:10:47 GMT -5
- who is going to serve?!? Asjia. She’s also playing 6 rotations, we’ll libero the outsides lol |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jun 22, 2023 13:15:32 GMT -5
- who is going to serve?!? Asjia. She’s also playing 6 rotations, we’ll libero the outsides lol Honestly, I’m here for it. |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jun 22, 2023 13:21:41 GMT -5
-who will win the libero jersey? 3 viable options Ehhhhh. . . IMO two clear front runners for libero. MB2 battle will be interesting. I'm super excited to see what Singletary can bring. OH - Madi will start as 6ro. If the second OH is between Devin and Wenaas, I think JE will go with whoever is more terminal. But who can say? Freshmen, surprise us! |
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