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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 8, 2023 14:00:57 GMT -5
This is gonna make our games against them more intense. New rivalry? If it's one-sided, is it still a rivalry? I feel like we'll be more focused on A&M (actual historic rivalry) and Kentucky (losing a natty)
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Post by uofaGRAD on Dec 8, 2023 14:02:55 GMT -5
I’m of the belief that that could’ve been any Tennessee player on the ground and they would’ve still posted it. it’s a great picture. it just hurts Moore more than it would’ve any other Tennessee player of her history vs Texas. but that could’ve been anyone.
I also don’t get the being upset from fans though lol. no one on the Texas team posted that, there was sh!t talk from BOTH SIDES all throughout the match so it’s not like Asjia was out of line or did anything wrong. I also fail to see the relevancy in not being able to brag about a sweet 16 win just because one of the other teams player got hurt and because it was a five set match lol. a sweet 16 win is a sweet 16 win. Tennessee was -4 with Torres and +1 without her anyways. it’s not like she went out and Texas just dominated after that. it was actually quite the opposite. Texas dominated set 1, then she went out at 16-14 in the second and Texas did horrible the rest of set 2 and then promptly lost set 3, before winning two deuce sets.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:04:15 GMT -5
I don’t feel like I’m kidding myself. Moore is the foil. That’s her only role. The focus is still on O’Neal and Texas as the victors. It’s okay if you don’t see it that way. The social media team is obviously appealing to Texas fans. You’re not the intended audience. And frankly, neither is Moore. The post wasn't to humiliate Moore. Excuse me, if that wasn't the case... crop the photo. They did it for a reason. You are the intended audience and you love the dig at Tennessee. Most fans would, that's why they do it. It isn't that big of a deal but to act like they aren't throwing shade is a weird take. If you crop the photo the photo doesn’t have the same power any more. The core of the photo’s power comes from the juxtaposition of O’Neal with Moore. That doesn’t mean they’re trying to humiliate Moore. I don’t love the dig at Tennessee. I don’t care about Tennessee. I care about making it to the Elite Eight in a year where we didn’t have all the pieces. A HUGE reason why we’re there is that Skinner and O’Neal picked the team up and put them on their very broad backs and carried them with their last breath over the finish line. That’s what the picture encapsulates for me. There’s shade there only in the sense that someone had to win, and someone had to lose, and this time it was Texas that came out the winner. This photo is a celebration of that, and I love it. Doesn’t have anything to do with Moore or Tennessee to me whatsoever. I can understand if their feelings are hurt by it, but that’s not the intention. The intention is to lift up Texas and celebrate what it took to come out the winners.
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Post by mln59 on Dec 8, 2023 14:05:14 GMT -5
This is gonna make our games against them more intense. New rivalry? They’ll have to beat us first. We’re going to have plenty of new rivalries. Tennessee can wait in line. We’re going to quickly become the most hated program in the SEC, and I’m not talking about volleyball here. oklahoma is the only Texas rivalry IMO FWIW IYAM
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:06:58 GMT -5
This is gonna make our games against them more intense. New rivalry? If it's one-sided, is it still a rivalry? I feel like we'll be more focused on A&M (actual historic rivalry) and Kentucky (losing a natty) Arkansas will end up a rivalry simply because those folks are going to go apesh1t insane every time we play up there. I know I keep saying it, but Texas fans are about to be surprised at the reaction we get up there. You’ll see.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:07:36 GMT -5
They’ll have to beat us first. We’re going to have plenty of new rivalries. Tennessee can wait in line. We’re going to quickly become the most hated program in the SEC, and I’m not talking about volleyball here. oklahoma is the only Texas rivalry IMO FWIW IYAM Truth.
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Post by dokterrudi on Dec 8, 2023 14:12:28 GMT -5
on the post Moore commented "stfu texas" with a horns down emoji oneal responded directly to her comment "all love girl. lots of respect for you as a person and player" ive said in other threads im all for some stare downs, I dont LOVE that texas decided to post a picture of oneal screaming across the net staring down Moore, I do think its a little bit disrespectful but not a big deal in the end. thats just my take Not cool, I was at the match and Texas is lucky, yes lucky they won. It could have very easily gone the other way and nearly did. Much respect for Tennessee. They’re a good team. That was a bad post and a bad look. Things are ugly enough already. Do better.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:14:42 GMT -5
Who is trying to change your opinion? I’m hearing you out and telling you why I’m indifferent to that perspective. The core of the photo’s power is the juxtaposition of O’Neal and Moore. It’s like the famous Muhammad Ali photo. There’s a primal celebration of being the victor that does have the same meaning without the vanquished. But it’s still not really about Moore. She simply happens to be the person on the other side of the equation. Which isn’t meant to make her feel better. But the focus isn’t about making her feel bad. The fact your sympathies lie with her is fine. Mine do not. It’s a great picture and it encapsulates my feelings as a fan watching that match. Since I’m more the intended audience than you are, I’d say the photo is a sterling success. You being disturbed by it is your prerogative, but you root against Texas every chance you get, so it’s not like we were about to make you a convert but now we’ve lost our chance. Allow this to cement your feelings about the program even further. It’s not going to bother me. But it also doesn’t make your point of view the correct one. It simply means its your’s. Which, obviously, you’re perfectly entitled to. Here’s a link to the pic I was referencing: a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_508/1468592157749/001292890_master.jpgAll this just to say you DGAF about Moore's feelings LOL. Why should I? It’s not about her. It’s about Texas. She just happened to be on the other side of the outcome. I don’t care about your feelings. Should I? Who are you to me? I’m not going to go out of my way to try to hurt you, but if my celebrations come at your expense and you resent me for it, that’s your problem. Not mine. I don’t know you. I like you as a poster, but that’s the extent of it. Same kind of thing with Moore. Console herself among her fellow Tennessee players, staff, student body, and family and friends. For goodness sakes don’t look to slxpress on volleytalk to make her feel better about the loss. That’s not my responsibility. I’m glad she lost, but only because it meant Texas won. That’s the extent of it. This bizarre insistence we should be more concerned about how this makes Moore feel has no resonance for me whatsoever.
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Post by ngc9494 on Dec 8, 2023 14:15:30 GMT -5
How many of you even know what the Stood on Business is a reference to lmao
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Post by volleyguy on Dec 8, 2023 14:15:31 GMT -5
on the post Moore commented "stfu texas" with a horns down emoji oneal responded directly to her comment "all love girl. lots of respect for you as a person and player" ive said in other threads im all for some stare downs, I dont LOVE that texas decided to post a picture of oneal screaming across the net staring down Moore, I do think its a little bit disrespectful but not a big deal in the end. thats just my take It’s a crushing feeling to be on the losing side. Especially when you know there’s no next year any more. Only one team out of 64 doesn’t feel it. I’m glad it’s Tennessee players experiencing it and not Texas, but it EASILY could have been the other way around. That said I love the social media team’s posts. That’s a great image and I love that they captured and highlighted it. O’Neal looks like a warrior giving a guttural cry after emerging victorious on the field of battle. In the end it’s a zero sum game. For someone to win, someone has to lose, and that’s all there is to it. It’s nothing personal against Tennessee or Moore. They’re the foil for our triumph. Our exaltation. But I don’t blame them if they take it personally. How can you not? But not doing something because you might hurt someone’s feelings is no way to go through life. You shouldn’t be doing things IN ORDER to hurt people’s feelings, but there’s a big distinction between the two. It’s obvious this post is intended to focus on and glorify Texas and O’Neal, not to humiliate Moore. Nice try, but the glory in that picture is fully dependent on the player being in that position. They could have just as easily cropped the player out and focused on O’Neal. Choices. But not really a big deal in the grand scheme. This is definitely consistent with the Texas brand.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:16:53 GMT -5
on the post Moore commented "stfu texas" with a horns down emoji oneal responded directly to her comment "all love girl. lots of respect for you as a person and player" ive said in other threads im all for some stare downs, I dont LOVE that texas decided to post a picture of oneal screaming across the net staring down Moore, I do think its a little bit disrespectful but not a big deal in the end. thats just my take Not cool, I was at the match and Texas is lucky, yes lucky they won. It could have very easily gone the other way and nearly did. Much respect for Tennessee. They’re a good team. That was a bad post and a bad look. Things are ugly enough already. Do better. I think it’s a great post and a great look, and part of its appeal to me is it’s so upsetting to you.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:18:42 GMT -5
How many of you even know what the Stood on Business is a reference to lmao It’s not exactly obscure.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 8, 2023 14:19:41 GMT -5
It’s a crushing feeling to be on the losing side. Especially when you know there’s no next year any more. Only one team out of 64 doesn’t feel it. I’m glad it’s Tennessee players experiencing it and not Texas, but it EASILY could have been the other way around. That said I love the social media team’s posts. That’s a great image and I love that they captured and highlighted it. O’Neal looks like a warrior giving a guttural cry after emerging victorious on the field of battle. In the end it’s a zero sum game. For someone to win, someone has to lose, and that’s all there is to it. It’s nothing personal against Tennessee or Moore. They’re the foil for our triumph. Our exaltation. But I don’t blame them if they take it personally. How can you not? But not doing something because you might hurt someone’s feelings is no way to go through life. You shouldn’t be doing things IN ORDER to hurt people’s feelings, but there’s a big distinction between the two. It’s obvious this post is intended to focus on and glorify Texas and O’Neal, not to humiliate Moore. Nice try, but the glory in that picture is fully dependent on the player being in that position. They could have just as easily cropped the player out and focused on O’Neal. Choices. But not really a big deal in the grand scheme. This is definitely consistent with the Texas brand. It is consistent with the Texas brand, which also happens to be the intended audience. I love it.
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 8, 2023 14:19:44 GMT -5
It’s a crushing feeling to be on the losing side. Especially when you know there’s no next year any more. Only one team out of 64 doesn’t feel it. I’m glad it’s Tennessee players experiencing it and not Texas, but it EASILY could have been the other way around. That said I love the social media team’s posts. That’s a great image and I love that they captured and highlighted it. O’Neal looks like a warrior giving a guttural cry after emerging victorious on the field of battle. In the end it’s a zero sum game. For someone to win, someone has to lose, and that’s all there is to it. It’s nothing personal against Tennessee or Moore. They’re the foil for our triumph. Our exaltation. But I don’t blame them if they take it personally. How can you not? But not doing something because you might hurt someone’s feelings is no way to go through life. You shouldn’t be doing things IN ORDER to hurt people’s feelings, but there’s a big distinction between the two. It’s obvious this post is intended to focus on and glorify Texas and O’Neal, not to humiliate Moore. Nice try, but the glory in that picture is fully dependent on the player being in that position. They could have just as easily cropped the player out and focused on O’Neal. Choices. But not really a big deal in the grand scheme. This is definitely consistent with the Texas brand. I don't entirely get this--the glory of a stuff block is fully dependent on your opponent losing the point. That's what a stuff is.
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Post by horns1 on Dec 8, 2023 14:20:57 GMT -5
yall saw Moore's comment?!??!? lmaooo I can’t even blame her. she’s 0-4 against Texas, including knocking her out of the tournament twice. she’s hit under .100 3/4 matches too (and the other was .167) Almost physically . . .
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