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Post by stanfordvb on Dec 17, 2023 20:16:28 GMT -5
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!!! most think she's better now than before the injury lol
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Post by yupyupyup on Dec 17, 2023 20:18:15 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. Nebraska does not ‘suck’ don’t be that annoying sore winner fan
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 17, 2023 20:19:46 GMT -5
You play for Texas, you play for Wisconsin, you play for Stanford, you play for ANY program that perennially beats up on the rest of the nation … you’re gonna be hated to some degree. Pretty sure these ladies don’t like it but also pretty sure they’re somewhat used to it by now. It comes with the territory and it’s a trade off most are willing to make in order to get a shot at The Big Prize. So …… when one or more of these teams lose ….. it gets ramped up. They’ll all sleep tonight, just some better than others.
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 17, 2023 20:21:17 GMT -5
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 It’s the kind of attitude you have to have to become the kind of elite athlete who gets to go to Nebraska and play for Championships and in front of 93,000 people. I like the attitude. After the 2020 championship Logan said “we’ll be back next year and we’ll win it” through tears. She was off by a year.
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Post by sfvbsfvb on Dec 17, 2023 20:23:05 GMT -5
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 It’s the kind of attitude you have to have to become the kind of elite athlete who gets to go to Nebraska and play for Championships and in front of 93,000 people. I like the attitude. After the 2020 championship Logan said “we’ll be back next year and we’ll win it” through tears. She was off by a year. And now Logan’s doing so well on the national team /s People forget that today’s theatrics are basically irrelevant. The only women on that court with any future are Madi, Lexi, Bergen, and Asjia. Everyone else is going to fade into irrelevance very quickly.
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Post by yupyupyup on Dec 17, 2023 20:23:21 GMT -5
Is that too much fire for you? You don’t like this attitude? I generally don’t like losers, which Murray and Nebraska are today. Wake me up when they win a natty. That is such a crappy comment. You really think Harper is a loser because she and her team lost only 2 games her freshman season as a 6rotation outside? Let’s compare her resume to yours and we’ll see who the bigger loser is
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Post by GatorsChomp on Dec 17, 2023 20:24:23 GMT -5
omg I just realized, Wenaas really won a natty after hitting <.250% and not getting passed Sweet 16 at Minnesota. Did she get offered to play at Texas in HS?
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Post by VT Karen on Dec 17, 2023 20:24:34 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. Yeah, no. I took at as him giving context to Asjia and the type of match she had. He didn't say anything that wasn't true. Could he have said "she was great" and left is at that? Absolutely. But again, he went and explained it from a different angle and didn't say anything that wasn't true.
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Post by texashorns on Dec 17, 2023 20:25:21 GMT -5
omg I just realized, Wenaas really won a natty after hitting <.250% and not getting passed Sweet 16 at Minnesota. Did she get offered to play at Texas in HS? yes
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Post by Cooper on Dec 17, 2023 20:25:23 GMT -5
I don't mind the comments from Harper and Bekka at all. I think if the roles we're reversed, and Swindle said the same thing Harper did after a Texas loss...Horns fans would appreciate the emotion behind it.
Y'all won the game. Dominated it. Piling on these ladies seems weird to me. You wanna go after JC, knock yourselves out.
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Post by texex9266 on Dec 17, 2023 20:26:41 GMT -5
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 It’s the kind of attitude you have to have to become the kind of elite athlete who gets to go to Nebraska and play for Championships and in front of 93,000 people. I like the attitude. After the 2020 championship Logan said “we’ll be back next year and we’ll win it” through tears. She was off by a year. I’ll never fault a player for believing in themselves and their team even in defeat. If she turns out to be right it’ll be a legendary quote.
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Post by diggerdive on Dec 17, 2023 20:30:53 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. Nebraska does not ‘suck’ don’t be that annoying sore winner fan Okay, I’ll rephrase: they cant pass gas and they can only serve whine. All this nonsense about how Nebraska would handle Texas. And Wisconsin before that because Big10 bla bla bla. It’s exhausting. And when Texas beats STANFORD and then shreds Wisconsin cheese - and it’s just a fluke. They give NPOY to someone that didn’t even make the all-tournament team 😆 and the coach of the year has more excuses than a pregnant nun. Cook should just say they got stomped, they weren’t as good, Texas was better prepared and better in every aspect and then STFU.
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 17, 2023 20:32:43 GMT -5
Nebraska does not ‘suck’ don’t be that annoying sore winner fan Okay, I’ll rephrase: they cant pass gas and they can only serve whine. All this nonsense about how Nebraska would handle Texas. And Wisconsin before that because Big10 bla bla bla. It’s exhausting. And when Texas beats STANFORD and then shreds Wisconsin cheese - and it’s just a fluke. They give NPOY to someone that didn’t even make the all-tournament team 😆 and the coach of the year has more excuses than a pregnant nun. Cook should just say they got stomped, they weren’t as good, Texas was better prepared and better in every aspect and then STFU. Did anyone from STFU make the all tournament squad? Just asking …
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Post by nellynel on Dec 17, 2023 20:33:55 GMT -5
Can someone please mail that B10 trophy to: Gregory Gymn 2101 Speedway Austin, Tx 78712
Much appreciated.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 17, 2023 20:34:39 GMT -5
John Cook is just bitter his team lost and they lost to Texas of all programs. Him saying whiny things at the press conference makes my heart soar. I think he also sees the writing on the wall with the portal. He is not in the best position because this is the team he has for the next two year. Unless a stud, proven outside transfers in via portal. Which will also be another difficult situation with having both Ally and Lindsay unless one of them transfers out. There are like 5 teams that are one or two portal transfers away from being the top team next year. I am sure it’s frustrating for him. Really? I don't see it that way at all. My gosh, they were the #1 team practically from wire to wire. They won their first Big 10 championship in umpty umpty years, slaying the Wisconsin dragon. I felt like they were the most complete team until they faced the Texas freight train. They swept a very good Pitt team in the semi finals, for goodness sakes. They have no seniors, as we've been reminded about over and over again. I don't know if anyone transfers, but there won't be anyone important that transfers. They just set an amazing record in women's sports - not volleyball, mind you, but women's sport GLOBALLY. He hinted they have something new that's going to be big in the works. I'm genuinely excited to see what it is. They will always be in the running for whatever transfer they have room for and want to bring on. They have the best fan base by far in all of volleyball. They have a great staff. A massive budget. And now they have the biggest NIL in college volleyball. It's so much bigger than Texas they might as well be doing laps around the Longhorns. IMO Nebraska is still setting the bar in different ways. But as a Texas fan it is nice to get this win and push back a possible coronation for another year. I hope we can do the same thing next year. This was fun. But you're making it sound like they're finished, which I find completely and utterly absurd. They're my preseason #1 team next year for sure.
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