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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 17, 2023 20:08:50 GMT -5
if they handled the calls properly they wouldn’t have to handle the coaches 😭 Coaches aren't objective. They see what they want to see. Not always right. No touch call correct. Net correct. None of us know about the rotation fault JE wanted. Refs are fine. No okay maybe I kinda get Jerritt Elliott… because I really caused a whole delay at the tournament I coached in today to argue with the ref (I was right of course) and it got my team fired up enough to come back and win the set 🤔
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Post by yupyupyup on Dec 17, 2023 20:09:24 GMT -5
[br Do you actually believe they thought they’d show up and win? That’s bonkers. Yes and apparently Harper Murray thinks they have the next 3 in the bag Is that too much fire for you? You don’t like this attitude?
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 17, 2023 20:10:14 GMT -5
Cook has always been a sore loser and obviously his players are feeding off that. It still does take away that he’s likely the best coach in the ncaa. I don’t know if this is necessarily true anymore. The quality of coaching goes up every year. You can only stay at the top so long. I know they just missed the Final Four, but I see DBK as being the next generation great coach
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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 17, 2023 20:10:46 GMT -5
Okay, so he commented on some of the throws which he has always done. The truth of the matter is that Asjia is playing in her 6th year and did have a great stint with Team USA over the summer which probably did bolster her game and changed the way she sees the competition. I'm not sure how this is shade. You can listen to the press conference. The tone in which it was said kind of implied that it was an unfair advantage, insinuating that she maybe shouldn’t have continued to play college ball given its ber sixth year and her experience with the national team. That was at least how I took it. Based on other commenters responses, I think many of us interpreted his response the same way. Agreed. The way it was said made it sound like he was taking a shot at Texas and Asjia.
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Post by toomuchvb on Dec 17, 2023 20:12:23 GMT -5
Okay, so he commented on some of the throws which he has always done. The truth of the matter is that Asjia is playing in her 6th year and did have a great stint with Team USA over the summer which probably did bolster her game and changed the way she sees the competition. I'm not sure how this is shade. You can listen to the press conference. The tone in which it was said kind of implied that it was an unfair advantage, insinuating that she maybe shouldn’t have continued to play college ball given its ber sixth year and her experience with the national team. That was at least how I took it. Based on other commenters responses, I think many of us interpreted his response the same way. Yes. Lauren Stivrins had the multiple years in school, with injury, as did O’Neal with heart surgeries. Stivrins may not have had the Team USA exposure her final year. Although I do not know if she trained with the National Team during her collegiate career. Cannot bash a player for having that experience. Nebraska setter had Team USA experience this summer as well; as someone corrected me—at Norceca. Norceca also features International teams in competition and Team USA training and coaching. So what’s good for one is good for the other.
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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 17, 2023 20:12:58 GMT -5
Yes and apparently Harper Murray thinks they have the next 3 in the bag Is that too much fire for you? You don’t like this attitude? I would guess she’ll regret saying that at some point, but I understand that she was in a really tough moment and probably didn’t want to be there. Those press conferences are almost a no-win situation for the players, anything you say is going to get picked apart. But it did come across as arrogant/we were really the better team and were going to win the next 3 because we’re the best team there is.
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Post by volleyguy on Dec 17, 2023 20:13:26 GMT -5
I’m sorry but the 0.9 is sending me 😭😭😭😭 Texas’ serving was deadly tho so I get it Serve and pass …. who’d have thunk it? 😑 Anyone whose job it was to scout Texas in the tournament. That's the story here: Not how Texas played, but how unprepared for adjustments the Nebraska coaching staff turned out to be.
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Post by chenny11 on Dec 17, 2023 20:13:57 GMT -5
I don’t know if this is necessarily true anymore. The quality of coaching goes up every year. You can only stay at the top so long. I know they just missed the Final Four, but I see DBK as being the next generation great coach DBK is such a great coach. She really cares about her players and she does the tough love thing really well. Her players are so happy there and she works really hard to make sure that is so. I know that the writing is on the wall that she will end up at NE eventually (maybe even soon) but I wish she would stay at Louisville and continue to build that program. I do think that when Cook does retire and DBK likely takes over that there will not be the mass exodus from NE like other programs when a storied coach leaves.
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 17, 2023 20:14:01 GMT -5
I am by no means a Jerritt Elliott fan, but I can't help but compare his post-match remarks when UT lost to UK in the finals to John Cook's here. All of Elliott's remarks were incredibly complimentary of UK and UK's performance. And that was a much closer game. Even after the drubbing by Stanford this year he was super complimentary of Stanford and said that they played amazingly. No excuses for our play or against Stanford even though Madi was playing sick that game
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 17, 2023 20:14:38 GMT -5
Congrats to Texas, but my God Jenna Wenaas has to be the worst OH2 to ever win a championship lol. She did play well today though and that made Texas essentially unbeatable vanjak was pretty rough for stanford in 2016. I think if we're talking about worst in their position to win a natty we might be looking at setter for 2023. im also not very familiar with college vb before 2008 so I might be totally off Shots fired at the freshman playing through an injury!!!
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Post by diggerdive on Dec 17, 2023 20:15:30 GMT -5
Did John Cook lose his password to the portal? He big mad. ITS NOT FAIR Asjia O'Neal played with USA volleyball and SHE PUSHES!!!!”
What a GD baby. 😆…that got SPANKED!
Nebraska sucks and they’re gonna get spanked again next year.
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Post by yupyupyup on Dec 17, 2023 20:15:33 GMT -5
Is that too much fire for you? You don’t like this attitude? I would guess she’ll regret saying that at some point, but I understand that she was in a really tough moment and probably didn’t want to be there. Those press conferences are almost a no-win situation for the players, anything you say is going to get picked apart. But it did come across as arrogant/we were really the better team and were going to win the next 3 because we’re the best team there is. Think you’re reading too much into it. It sounds like she is willing to work hard and has drive to be successful. I like that response rather then giving excuses
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Post by Texas Horn Fan on Dec 17, 2023 20:15:36 GMT -5
Twenty year olds who suffered a hard loss minutes before are allowed to react any damn way they want, in my book. Agreed. We can argue about what Cooks said or didn't say. I have no problem with how the players acted or said. Not sure it's fair to drag players who gave it all to explain the loss minutes after the game. Just my opinion.
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Post by northwoods on Dec 17, 2023 20:15:38 GMT -5
You can listen to the press conference. The tone in which it was said kind of implied that it was an unfair advantage, insinuating that she maybe shouldn’t have continued to play college ball given its ber sixth year and her experience with the national team. That was at least how I took it. Based on other commenters responses, I think many of us interpreted his response the same way. Agreed. The way it was said made it sound like he was taking a shot at Texas and Asjia. Hilarious since her trotted out TWO six year senior middles when they lost to Wisconsin a couple years ago🤭
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 17, 2023 20:15:48 GMT -5
Is that too much fire for you? You don’t like this attitude? I would guess she’ll regret saying that at some point, but I understand that she was in a really tough moment and probably didn’t want to be there. Those press conferences are almost a no-win situation for the players, anything you say is going to get picked apart. But it did come across as arrogant/we were really the better team and were going to win the next 3 because we’re the best team there is. I like that quote from her. She is a great player, now just has to go back that quote up. Look forward to many more meetings with Nebraska in the tourney. It always matters more when it’s them on the other side of the net
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