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Post by stull90210 on Dec 17, 2023 20:34:48 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. 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. I have to agree. I watched the presser (and am unbiased in Texas vs Nebraska) and thought that Cook was just stating mere facts. Yes it’s true that O’Neal played for USA this summer, is a super senior, and was able to play at a higher level than any of his players have seen. Yeah he didn’t say it in a super upbeat tone, but who could blame him minutes after losing the natty? I think we are all reading too much into what everyone is saying, and perhaps viewing it all in a negative context. Another example: Murray saying they will be back and they will win next 3 straight championships. All that came across to me was a player who is determined to come back and will do everything she can to win (x3). Where in the hell is everyone getting “she said that because she thinks they are the better team and should’ve won tonight”. That simply did not come out of her mouth at all, yall need to stop insinuating crap
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Post by brybast on Dec 17, 2023 20:34:57 GMT -5
Also, I recall he poached a great middle from LSU (?) several years back. And isn't Beason a transfer as well? Cook is the biggest hypocrite in college volleyball. And his tears taste delicious.
Poached? Holman turned down a scholarship offer to play at Penn State and took out a bank loan and paid her way to Nebraska and sat out a year. She and her family believed Nebraska was best for her because Cook promised she would get her degree, something know one in her immediate family had accomplished. Talk to Florida's coach before you talk crap about Beason you might find your answer on why she decided to hit the transfer portal. At the end of the season, she spent 4 days in talks with Florida's staff prior to her decision. Tennessee's program blew up and numerous players left including Polmiller and Robinson. It was Robinson that called Coach Cook, not the other way around. Robinson was told if she wanted to come to Nebraska she would have to learn and be expected to lead. Was she a transfer or was she not? Bottom line is Cook needs to shut his cakehole because he's proven time and again that he's not above taking transfers and using them to win titles.
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 17, 2023 20:35:13 GMT -5
Can someone please mail that B10 trophy to: Gregory Gymn 2101 Speedway Austin, Tx 78712 Much appreciated. Ouch 😂
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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 17, 2023 20:36:39 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. Love the fire Digger. How many pages would the thread be of posters saying Texas would get handled by Stanford, UW and Nebraska. Or Posters saying they’d rather see Stanford and UW win because they’d give Nebraska a more competitive game in the championship. I guess they were all right to some extent, the final four and national championship weren’t very competitive.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 17, 2023 20:36:48 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. This.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 17, 2023 20:38:32 GMT -5
Poached? Holman turned down a scholarship offer to play at Penn State and took out a bank loan and paid her way to Nebraska and sat out a year. She and her family believed Nebraska was best for her because Cook promised she would get her degree, something know one in her immediate family had accomplished. Talk to Florida's coach before you talk crap about Beason you might find your answer on why she decided to hit the transfer portal. At the end of the season, she spent 4 days in talks with Florida's staff prior to her decision. Tennessee's program blew up and numerous players left including Polmiller and Robinson. It was Robinson that called Coach Cook, not the other way around. Robinson was told if she wanted to come to Nebraska she would have to learn and be expected to lead. Was she a transfer or was she not? Bottom line is Cook needs to shut his cakehole because he's proven time and again that he's not above taking transfers and using them to win titles. Is he using them to win titles? I don't know about that part.
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Post by knapplc on Dec 17, 2023 20:38:39 GMT -5
So many people putting the Toxic into VolleyToxic tonight.
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 17, 2023 20:38:44 GMT -5
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 Oh, oh, oh .. pick me!!! I know the answer!
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 17, 2023 20:40:09 GMT -5
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. ? I missed where either Logan or Harper said they would be on the USWNT
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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 17, 2023 20:40:11 GMT -5
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. I have to agree. I watched the presser (and am unbiased in Texas vs Nebraska) and thought that Cook was just stating mere facts. Yes it’s true that O’Neal played for USA this summer, is a super senior, and was able to play at a higher level than any of his players have seen. Yeah he didn’t say it in a super upbeat tone, but who could blame him minutes after losing the natty? I think we are all reading too much into what everyone is saying, and perhaps viewing it all in a negative context. Another example: Murray saying they will be back and they will win next 3 straight championships. All that came across to me was a player who is determined to come back and will do everything she can to win (x3). Where in the hell is everyone getting “she said that because she thinks they are the better team and should’ve won tonight”. That simply did not come out of her mouth at all, yall need to stop insinuating crap I watched the entirety of the press conference and inferred tone and demeanor of Cook and the players. As I’ve stated, I completely understand how difficult of a situation that is for a player, but I don’t think my observations are unfair. You could see Harper smirking when Cook was taking digs at Texas. Just compare how Lexi handled questions to Harper and Bekka. Again, I understand how difficult it is and have no problem with how it went down. Just stating how I interpreted their responses.
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Post by VT Karen on Dec 17, 2023 20:51:39 GMT -5
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. I have to agree. I watched the presser (and am unbiased in Texas vs Nebraska) and thought that Cook was just stating mere facts. Yes it’s true that O’Neal played for USA this summer, is a super senior, and was able to play at a higher level than any of his players have seen. Yeah he didn’t say it in a super upbeat tone, but who could blame him minutes after losing the natty? I think we are all reading too much into what everyone is saying, and perhaps viewing it all in a negative context. Another example: Murray saying they will be back and they will win next 3 straight championships. All that came across to me was a player who is determined to come back and will do everything she can to win (x3). Where in the hell is everyone getting “she said that because she thinks they are the better team and should’ve won tonight”. That simply did not come out of her mouth at all, yall need to stop insinuating crap Exactly. I get that the Texas vs Nebraska rivalry is the backdrop and hasn't been pretty but Coach Cook is a professional and remained so during a tough presser. He was gracious towards Texas who really was fantastic tonight and their serving was fun to watch!
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Post by yupyupyup on Dec 17, 2023 20:54:56 GMT -5
I have to agree. I watched the presser (and am unbiased in Texas vs Nebraska) and thought that Cook was just stating mere facts. Yes it’s true that O’Neal played for USA this summer, is a super senior, and was able to play at a higher level than any of his players have seen. Yeah he didn’t say it in a super upbeat tone, but who could blame him minutes after losing the natty? I think we are all reading too much into what everyone is saying, and perhaps viewing it all in a negative context. Another example: Murray saying they will be back and they will win next 3 straight championships. All that came across to me was a player who is determined to come back and will do everything she can to win (x3). Where in the hell is everyone getting “she said that because she thinks they are the better team and should’ve won tonight”. That simply did not come out of her mouth at all, yall need to stop insinuating crap I watched the entirety of the press conference and inferred tone and demeanor of Cook and the players. As I’ve stated, I completely understand how difficult of a situation that is for a player, but I don’t think my observations are unfair. You could see Harper smirking when Cook was taking digs at Texas. Just compare how Lexi handled questions to Harper and Bekka. Again, I understand how difficult it is and have no problem with how it went down. Just stating how I interpreted their responses. What exactly did Harper and Bekka say in quotes that bother you?
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Post by Longhorn20 on Dec 17, 2023 20:55:53 GMT -5
I have to agree. I watched the presser (and am unbiased in Texas vs Nebraska) and thought that Cook was just stating mere facts. Yes it’s true that O’Neal played for USA this summer, is a super senior, and was able to play at a higher level than any of his players have seen. Yeah he didn’t say it in a super upbeat tone, but who could blame him minutes after losing the natty? I think we are all reading too much into what everyone is saying, and perhaps viewing it all in a negative context. Another example: Murray saying they will be back and they will win next 3 straight championships. All that came across to me was a player who is determined to come back and will do everything she can to win (x3). Where in the hell is everyone getting “she said that because she thinks they are the better team and should’ve won tonight”. That simply did not come out of her mouth at all, yall need to stop insinuating crap Exactly. I get that the Texas vs Nebraska rivalry is the backdrop and hasn't been pretty but Coach Cook is a professional and remained so during a tough presser. He was gracious towards Texas who really was fantastic tonight and their serving was fun to watch! He was not gracious toward Texas😂 His closing comments were essentially that they were better because they were using freshmen instead of transfers. Night and day from Sheffield’s comments toward the winning team.
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Post by coachdavid on Dec 17, 2023 20:56:55 GMT -5
I'm a B1G stan but gotta give credit: Texas squeaks past Tenn "Stanford will kill em" Texas shatters Stanford "Wisconsin will crush them" Texas makes Wisconsin look silly "They have no chance vs Nebraska" Whelp. Here we are. False narrative. Who was saying they have no chance against Nebraska or Wisconsin will crush them? Man you 'Everything is Bigger in Texas' people are crazy. It was all over the Tenn, Stanford, and Wisconsin match threads. Even from some Texas fans going "x will sweep us"
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Post by ebes1099 on Dec 17, 2023 20:59:33 GMT -5
Exactly. I get that the Texas vs Nebraska rivalry is the backdrop and hasn't been pretty but Coach Cook is a professional and remained so during a tough presser. He was gracious towards Texas who really was fantastic tonight and their serving was fun to watch! He was not gracious toward Texas😂 His closing comments were essentially that they were better because they were using freshmen instead of transfers. Night and day from Sheffield’s comments toward the winning team. He actually said that Texas shouldn’t have won the Tennessee match.
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