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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 6:54:21 GMT -5
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 7:03:36 GMT -5
going to be a long time until match time. i'll have to schedule my naps accordingly
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Post by katn on Dec 7, 2023 8:21:52 GMT -5
game day, LFG horns
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 9:08:06 GMT -5
here's my game plan for the match
1. serve tough 2. great block touches 3. crush your enemies 4. see them driven before you 5. hear the lamentations of their fans
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Post by slxpress on Dec 7, 2023 10:30:45 GMT -5
here's my game plan for the match 1. serve tough 2. great block touches 3. crush your enemies 4. see them driven before you 5. hear the lamentations of their fans Well...fan. I think Friday is about the only Tennessee fan who posts on here. And she is really nice. I am going to enjoy envisioning the lamentations of a lot of rude Tennessee fans that don't actually post on here, but I know exist out there somewhere. And of course then there's all the "anyone but Texas" crowd. That's always a fun group to displease.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 7, 2023 10:48:15 GMT -5
Here's a writeup regarding the Tennessee team from their athletic department on their website:
TENNESSEE MAKES HISTORY WITH SEEDING, ADVANCES TO REGIONAL SITE After enjoying one of the best regular seasons in program history, the Lady Vols were selected as the No. 10 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, which marked the best seed in program history. It's the first time the Lady Vols have hosted the first and second rounds since 2011. This is the third consecutive trip to the dance for UT and the fourth under head coach Eve Rackham Watt. The Lady Vols continued to make history by earning a spot in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2005. BIG ORANGE ATTACK AMONG NATION'S ELITE GROUPS Tennessee's attack has been stellar this season, and it's the primary reason for the Lady Vols' success. UT currently ranks inside the top five in the country and leads the SEC in kills per set (2nd/14.80), assists per set (3rd/13.63) and hitting percentage (5th/.307). UT RECOGNIZED WITH AVCA REGIONAL AWARDS Four Lady Vols were honored with AVCA Southeast Regional awards, highlighted by Morgahn Fingall being named the 2023 AVCA Southeast Region Player of the Year. She was joined on the All-Region Team by Caroline Kerr, Jenaisya Moore and Yelianiz Torres (honorable mention). Tennessee's four selections were its most since 2011, and Fingall became the first Lady Vol ever to win regional player of the year and joined Nikki Fowler as the only Lady Vols to earn All-Region honors three years in a row. BIG THREE SHINES DURING OPENING WEEKEND UT's All-SEC trio of Morgahn Fingall, Caroline Kerr and Jenaisya Moore fueled the Lady Vols' hot offense the first weekend. Moore (T3rd/6.00) and Fingall (T10th/5.00) are the only duo in the tournament to rank inside the top 10 in kills per set through the first two rounds, while Kerr's 13.67 assists per set are second overall. Moore and Fingall both ranked inside the top 10 for points per set as well, checking in at fifth and eighth. BREAK OUT THE BROOMS: LADY VOLS BOAST SECOND-MOST SWEEPS IN UT HISTORY So far this year, the Lady Vols boast 19 sweeps, marking the second-most in program history and most since 1983. Over the last three seasons, UT has swept 43 opponents, including 29 at home. The Big Orange swept 10 SEC opponents and went on a streak of 18 straight set wins between Loyola (4th set) and Mississippi State (2nd set). LADY VOLS IN THE RANKINGS The Big Orange currently sits at No. 11 in the AVCA polls but has been as high as eighth. The only higher ranking UT has ever achieved was sixth in the final poll of the 2005 rankings, following Tennessee's Final Four run.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 7, 2023 11:00:03 GMT -5
Happy Best Volleyball Day of the Year
I'm rooting for upsets in every match except ours (and maybe Stanford).
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Post by slxpress on Dec 7, 2023 11:14:10 GMT -5
i know texas had a pre-game press conference earlier today...i saw a clip of it...can anyone find it? I guess if it's not posted on the Texas Longhorns youtube page it's not posted anywhere. I don't know why they wouldn't post it, but it's not there. BTW, this can be such an irritation to me. Nebraska is on a whole 'nother level when it comes to the coverage and marketing of their team. There is a bit of chicken/egg there, where the audience is bigger so of course it's going to drive more coverage, but I feel like there's a gap at Texas volleyball between how much information about the team gets put out there versus how much about the team could be put out there. I'm glad we have Point Texas, and that seems to be a rich environment where the most invested fans are rewarded with more insight about their favorite team, but I'd like to see more that's accessible to a general audience. The fact this press conference isn't put out there for public consumption as the team is about to compete in the regional semifinal is a good example. I'm sure we'll see the post match press conference made available today, but to me this is a lost opportunity. I know this kind of stuff doesn't move the needle by itself, but in the aggregate it can. Casual people learn more about their team, they become more invested, and over time they become less casual. It also helps the harder core fans stay emotionally invested and even become moreso. Maybe things will change a bit in the SEC? I'd love to see a conference wide press conference the way the Big 10 does. There's the post season conference tournament, which I'm not a fan of for Texas in terms of the NCAA tournament, but it will be an opportunity to promote the sport, and it does create an event type moment where we might get another Elliott press conference. But these things are like pulling teeth for the guy. I feel like a curmudgeon because I really do love the guy as our coach. I just wish the program wasn't such a black box when it comes to marketing itself.
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Post by anOPINionATEDbeACH(hookemboo) on Dec 7, 2023 11:35:10 GMT -5
Nervessssssssssss
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Post by slxpress on Dec 7, 2023 11:48:33 GMT -5
I don't feel as confident as last year. But last year I suffered as a fan because it felt so important to win that national championship. Not that my life would be over if we didn't, but anything less would have been a disappointment. That was a bummer to feel as we went through the tournament. This year I don't have the confidence in this team from match to match, but every potential win is going to mean so much more. They've improved tremendously since the start of the year. I knew they would, because that's what this staff does, but it's still fulfilling to watch nonetheless, and I try hard not to take it for granted. To me the minimum for me as a fan this year was making the Sweet 16 to keep the streak alive. They not only did that, they did it with aplomb. SMU was - in my opinion - our most complete match of the year. Everything beyond is icing on the cake. That said, another Elite Eight to make it 17 out of 18 seasons would be a lot of fun. Then we would get a chance to compete to go to Tampa, which would put me over the moon for this group. I'm so excited to get an opportunity to watch this group tonight. I hope there are several more to come!
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Post by katn on Dec 7, 2023 12:25:40 GMT -5
i love it matches all day long 🤘
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 7, 2023 12:26:30 GMT -5
i love it matches all day long 🤘 All the live long day 🤘
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Post by katn on Dec 7, 2023 12:30:50 GMT -5
let's see if texas can put everything together today (firing on all cylinders) & surprise some folks...hook'em
texas.fight
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 12:53:32 GMT -5
louisville's hitting percentage dropped off a cliff
.400 in the first -.029 in the 2nd
yikes
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Post by diatx on Dec 7, 2023 13:10:58 GMT -5
let's see if texas can put everything together today (firing on all cylinders) & surprise some folks...hook'em texas.fight Burnt orange > Prison orange! Let’s go Texas!
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