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Post by tedheise on Dec 7, 2023 13:20:08 GMT -5
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 13:33:47 GMT -5
come on creighton
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 14:54:00 GMT -5
i hope pitt destroys washington state
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Post by katn on Dec 7, 2023 15:03:43 GMT -5
i've seen gt play great this season & also play not well @ all...bummed gt is not playing well today...super self-inflicted errors
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 15:28:31 GMT -5
i've seen gt play great this season & also play not well @ all...bummed gt is not playing well today...super self-inflicted errors led 19-18 in the must win 3rd set and neb. promptly goes on a 4-0 run. ouch
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Post by asdf27 on Dec 7, 2023 15:53:07 GMT -5
i’m watching this pitt wsu game and part of me wishes we played them because I know that we’d sweep them
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Post by stanfordvb on Dec 7, 2023 16:00:49 GMT -5
i’m watching this pitt wsu game and part of me wishes we played them because I know that we’d sweep them which one?
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 16:19:23 GMT -5
yes pitt. one more. do it for ol' mln59
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Post by hornfanaustin on Dec 7, 2023 16:50:06 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. You know this is a big point. JE keeps talking about trying to grow fan base and yet he's not out there at some chicken wing joint having a weekly lunch with the coach and being interviewed by a friend Texas reporter. I see weekly interviews with JC and yes, sometimes he puts his foot in his mouth, but at least the Nebraska volleyball team is giving content for fans to consume and grow.
A friend of mine I gave a free ticket to the first Baylor game (reverse sweep) and didn't show up because her condo association had a meeting that ran long. No big deal to her. She'd never seen a Texas game, so what? Then, I get her to finally show up to the last home game and she was so pumped that she said she spent 3 hours after she got home going through old YouTube games and watching them. And if this is a person who has lived in Austin for over 30 years and this is her first home game, what does that tell you about the marketing?
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Post by texex9266 on Dec 7, 2023 16:50:06 GMT -5
These early lopsided matches are making me even more nervous for tonight 🥴
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 7, 2023 16:50:27 GMT -5
i hope pitt destroys washington state Well this wish is definitely coming true
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Post by mln59 on Dec 7, 2023 16:50:57 GMT -5
yes pitt. one more. do it for ol' mln59 that'll do pitt, that'll do
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Post by diatx on Dec 7, 2023 16:52:35 GMT -5
I’ve been fine all day but now I’m starting to spiral 🥹
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Post by slxpress on Dec 7, 2023 17:10:09 GMT -5
One thing about this Arkansas-Kentucky match, is while our attacks are more impressive to me, our service game is better, and the block is much better than both teams, IMO...the backrow defense by both squads has been stellar.
I hope what we saw versus SMU was more a case of us reaching a different level than SMU being off or not being at a high enough level. I'd really like to see our defense show up strong tonight.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 7, 2023 17:11:33 GMT -5
And outside of Texas players, I think Jill Gillen is the most fun player to watch in all of college volleyball. Not the best player, but the most fun. There's something about a 5'7 OH that jumps out of the gym and plays with so much fire that brings me a lot of joy. I know I'm not alone.
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