Fall 2023 Match Threads - Come Here for the Links!

[exit237a]

Aug 29, 2023 10:43:16 GMT -5 eazy said:

Any big tournaments or matches missing threads?

Thanks for asking, eazy!  I was drafting a post for Top 25 matchups and will post that in this thread in a sec.  That might be a good place to start and we'll solicit folks offering to make threads like last season.

[exit237a]

Last season we had an unofficial system in place during the non-conference slate to try to get threads made for all the head-to-head matches between Top 25 ranked teams, including teams receiving votes.  I got a late start but thought we might try to do it again this season.

Here's a table showing all such matches, whether they've been made, and who's either made it, volunteered to make it, or if it's unspoken for. I've also penciled in some folks who have either called dibs on a team (in the recent thread, NCAA Match Thread Makers - Gauging Interest for 2023) or frequently cover a team or conference.  If anyone would like to call dibs on the open matches they can reply to this thread and we can update things here (I'll keep my eyes peeled elsewhere on the board, too). I'm also tagging folks who've made match threads recently for these teams to bring this to their attention and so they can weigh in on whether they're planning to make threads.  I'm happy to cover some additional matches, too.  *And big thanks to NYCHusker for putting together their weekly Top 25 Matchups table, from which I've lifted the first two columns : )

baytree   JT   rainbowbadger   Cubicle No More ...   JJVb
avid 2.0   karma   agean09   eazy   manyshaped

Date	Teams	Status	Maker
8/29	#2 Stanford vs #8 Florida	Finished	baytree
8/29	#5 Minnesota vs #7 Texas	Finished	JT
8/30	#1 Wisconsin vs #21 Arkansas	Finished	rainbowbadger
8/30	#9 BYU vs (RV) Loyola Marymount	Finished	karma
8/31	#1 Wisconsin vs #21 Arkansas	Finished	rainbowbadger
8/31	#24 Tennessee vs (RV) San Diego	Finished	eazy
8/31	(RV) Hawai'i vs (RV) USC	Finished	Cubicle No More ...
9/1	#10 Pittsburgh vs #15 Kentucky	Finished	exit237a
9/1	#11 Georgia Tech vs #12 Ohio State	Finished	agean09
9/1	#14 Penn State vs #24 Western Kentucky	Finished	JT
9/1	#16 Baylor vs #18 Rice	Finished	manyshaped
9/1	#19 Marquette vs #25 Purdue	Finished	rainbowbadger
9/1	(RV) Long Beach State vs (RV) Washington	Finished	JJVb
9/2	#11 Georgia Tech vs #12 Ohio State	Finished	agean09
9/2	#19 Marquette vs #23 Kansas	Finished	rainbowbadger
9/2	#20 Creighton vs (RV) LSU	Finished	avid 2.0
9/2	#23 Kansas vs #25 Purdue	Finished	JT
9/2	(RV) Hawai'i vs (RV) USC	Finished	Cubicle No More ...
9/3	#1 Wisconsin vs #24 Tennessee	Finished	rainbowbadger
9/3	#2 Stanford vs #7 Texas	Finished	baytree
9/3	#5 Minnesota vs #8 Florida	Finished	JT
9/3	#10 Pittsburgh vs #15 Kentucky	Finished	exit237a
9/3	#21 Arkansas vs (RV) Colorado State	Finished	JJVb
9/3	(RV) Auburn vs (RV) Florida State	Finished	manyshaped

*I would also just add that some of these matches are part of full tournaments.  Full tournament threads are always welcome but if folks just want to make threads for individual matches that's okay, too.

[eazy]

I'll take Tennessee/San Diego. And if no one else is interested, I can do both Kentucky/Pitt matches.

[karma]

I can make one for BYU/LMU later this evening!

[agean09]

I could do the GT/tOSU matches! I have a Georgia tech player on my fantasy team now, so I have a vested interest lol

[JJVb]

Ill do CSU/Arkansas weekend. If no one claims Rice/Baylor Ill be back up for that one too.

[manyshaped]

i can do the fsu/auburn match...its part of the seminole tournament at fsu with smu also

[rainbowbadger]

Oh, you've already got me down for the Marquette matches. Solid.

[agean09]

Jeez I don't know how y'all do this... what a pain getting all the coding right lol. And I'm just copying/pasting from what you guys did already!

[Cubicle No More ...]

Aug 29, 2023 12:29:30 GMT -5 agean09 said:

Jeez I don't know how y'all do this... what a pain getting all the coding right lol. And I'm just copying/pasting from what you guys did already!

haha it does help to just use a thread you've used before .... and i've gotten some nice tips and cheat codes from the more experienced thread-starters

[rainbowbadger]

Here's Wisconsin's other match thread for the week. Starting on Marquette later today.

volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/95355/wisconsin-24-tennessee-sun-b1g

[rainbowbadger]

Aug 29, 2023 11:38:23 GMT -5 JT said:

Looks like a lot got covered quick (which is why I deleted my first post, in case you saw it for a couple seconds).

I'll take
9/1 #14 Penn State vs #24 Western Kentucky OPEN
9/2 #23 Kansas vs #25 Purdue OPEN

JT - I can take Purdue/Kansas, since they're in a tourney with Marquette and I'm doing those games. I can just do one big tourney thread.

[manyshaped]

RV Florida State vs. SMU - Fri, Sept. 1 | 6PM ET, 5PM CT | ESPN+

RV Auburn vs. SMU - Sat, Sept. 2 | 1PM CT 

RV Auburn vs. RV Florida State - Sun, Sept. 3 | 1PM ET, 12PM CT | ESPN+ 

[Cubicle No More ...]

i can do the long beach/ucla thread for sat, 9/2



Here you go: Long Beach St vs UCLA | Sat 9/2 7pm PT | ESPN+

[Cubicle No More ...]

made this one ... could be interesting, given uc davis' results in the first weekend ... possibly ...



BYU vs UC Davis | Sat 9/2 5pm MT | ESPN+