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Post by BeiBei on Dec 18, 2023 2:29:18 GMT -5
Fun fact,
With this win, Nebraska and Long Beach are the only teams with three or more titles that didn’t win back to back titles . Ucla, PSU, Stanford, USC, Hawaii and now Texas have all achieved that milestone
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Post by maigrey on Dec 18, 2023 4:28:03 GMT -5
Just watched Nebraska's post match presser and Lexi Rodriguez is a class act and is professional when she answers. I thought the same thing. I think it does help that she has been on that stage before, unlike the freshman who were still processing this huge deal. But she and Merb were 100% classy.
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Post by maigrey on Dec 18, 2023 4:39:06 GMT -5
she should coach JC on how to handle an interview I thought Coach was fine. He was gracious towards Tampa and Texas. Bekka is the one that needs the coaching, in my opinion. I'm going to have to disagree with you on Coach Cook here. I watched the presser with the mindset of "oh, I'm sure the VTers are blowing this out of proportion". I was kind of shocked at how snarky his comments seemed, and he did come off, to me, as a sore loser. Now, would his interview have been different at the players were not right there? Probably. I feel like some of his behavior was "in defense" of his young freshman team, and their confidence after such a lopsided match.
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Post by maigrey on Dec 18, 2023 4:49:54 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. It didn't come off that way to me. It came off more that a 20-year-old was pissed that they lost so badly, and is going to do everything they can so it doesn't happen again. I feel it was more heat at the moment type thing than anything like they were the better team and shouldn't have lost yesterday.
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Post by nellynel on Dec 18, 2023 5:00:22 GMT -5
Ok, I’m gonna use the word fluke here. I’m not saying Texas wouldn’t have won, but no serious volleyball fan can watch these last couple sets and think it could be replicated in any meaningful way. Texas just had that golden touch this week. Of course you would say this😂 It was in front of over 15k Husker fans.
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Post by nellynel on Dec 18, 2023 5:04:46 GMT -5
Texas A&M putting up a better fight than Big Ten #1 and #2. Iconic. Never a night off in the SEC. Bye B12🫡
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Post by samvb on Dec 18, 2023 5:09:41 GMT -5
Pulled the clip of just the Bekka Allick double, not sure how you miss this as a ref. imgur.com/a/W4gsRMxThanks for posting the video. I read the last few pages and the double comments seem interesting to take a closer look at the video. I zoomed in on this video. After the block, Allick and Bergen both make an attempt to play the ball. While not totally conclusive to me based on this video, it appears that Bergen makes the first contact with her left hand while Allick has her platform together just a few inches away. It was close for sure. Unless Wenaas obstructed the Texas bench, the coaches would have had a clear view of who made first contact.
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 18, 2023 5:26:24 GMT -5
Pulled the clip of just the Bekka Allick double, not sure how you miss this as a ref. imgur.com/a/W4gsRMxThanks for posting the video. I read the last few pages and the double comments seem interesting to take a closer look at the video. I zoomed in on this video. After the block, Allick and Bergen both make an attempt to play the ball. While not totally conclusive to me based on this video, it appears that Bergen makes the first contact with her left hand while Allick has her platform together just a few inches away. It was close for sure. Unless Wenaas obstructed the Texas bench, the coaches would have had a clear view of who made first contact. Wenaas obstructed the Nebraska attackers 🤣
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Post by maigrey on Dec 18, 2023 5:28:05 GMT -5
I wish Jerritt made sure he got another card with Texas up by 10 in the closing moments of the match so he could have gotten a standing ovation when he was escorted from the court. Why would he be escorted off for getting another card? he wouldn't have been. If he gets two red cards in a SET, he would be ejected. The cards reset at the end of each set, so if you got a ride to card in the third it would have just been a point for Nebraska.
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Post by secgator4 on Dec 18, 2023 5:46:18 GMT -5
What's the story on this match. Looks like the Nebraska passing and setting fell apart Understatement but correct
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Post by VT Karen on Dec 18, 2023 5:49:56 GMT -5
I agree that it's a tough position to be in but I don't think cruel is the word. Though with NIL, I think some of these athletes are raking in a good chunk of money so it's more like a job that they need to do ala a professional athlete. I mean I get that, but even someone like Serena Williams has done post match press and has said honestly that she doesn’t want to be there. And that’s after 20 years of experience. Why not hold the post match presser tomorrow morning before everyone flies home? Even if they’re cashing car dealership checks, it just seems like unnecessary punishment after an emotional match to me. And we didn’t get any real answers from anyone but Lexi that weren’t hella salty. Just doesn’t seem necessary to me. That's Serena's job. It's apart of what she needs to do in her profession. I'm not too sure how we can use the word "punishment" to refer to a post match presser where female athletes are needing to answer a few questions in front of lights and cameras knowing that most of them have full ride athletic scholarships and NIL money coming in. Sports and volleyball has it's rightful place in life and it really shouldn't be that high when placed against the big picture of life in general. Suffice to say, win or lose, presser today or presser tomorrow, all of the athletes we enjoy watching are in privileged positions.
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Post by VT Karen on Dec 18, 2023 5:50:27 GMT -5
I thought Coach was fine. He was gracious towards Tampa and Texas. Bekka is the one that needs the coaching, in my opinion. I'm going to have to disagree with you on Coach Cook here. I watched the presser with the mindset of "oh, I'm sure the VTers are blowing this out of proportion". I was kind of shocked at how snarky his comments seemed, and he did come off, to me, as a sore loser. Now, what is interview have been different at the players were not right there? Probably. I feel like some of his behavior was "in defense" of his young freshman team, and their confidence after such a lopsided match. Fair enough.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 18, 2023 5:54:25 GMT -5
wild that Beason isn’t here having multiple underclassmen face this is definitely a choice Named team captain and present at B1G media days this summer, but not in the post-match presser . . . Teams do not choose who attends press conference.
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 18, 2023 6:21:05 GMT -5
During the season, when Texas had off nights, sometimes the team on the other side of the net punished them for it and sometimes not. Whether Texas squeaked by or escaped with a win was probably a product of both Texas “hanging in there long enough to prevail” and the opponent failing to end it when they had a chance to do so. What I found impressive about Texas was, in the end, against three solid programs, they finished the job. When they got Wisconsin and Nebraska to the ground, they kicked them again and again until it was over. It’s not the fault of Texas that Nebraska or Wisconsin didn’t have an answer for tough serving (if that’s what you think was the difference), it’s the fault of Nebraska and Wisconsin. It’s not there fault of Texas that Tennessee had their libero go down … it took them five but, ultimately, Texas was able to get the job finished. As for consistency, I personally would rather watch my team peak at a championship and win it, rather than play great pretty much all year and then trip over the mat while trying to step through the front door. Why does any season culminate with a championship tournament or event? Because that’s how we measure programs that are both efficient and clutch. The tournament is not the measure of how good your entire season was but it’s a massive part of that season. If you asked most supporters of most teams, they would probably prefer the season Texas had over theirs. Regular season is enjoyable, entertaining and a night out. Playoffs and championships however, are where I want my team to perform their best …. A la Texas this year.
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Post by diggerdive on Dec 18, 2023 8:36:20 GMT -5
During the season, when Texas had off nights, sometimes the team on the other side of the net punished them for it and sometimes not. Whether Texas squeaked by or escaped with a win was probably a product of both Texas “hanging in there long enough to prevail” and the opponent failing to end it when they had a chance to do so. What I found impressive about Texas was, in the end, against three solid programs, they finished the job. When they got Wisconsin and Nebraska to the ground, they kicked them again and again until it was over. It’s not the fault of Texas that Nebraska or Wisconsin didn’t have an answer for tough serving (if that’s what you think was the difference), it’s the fault of Nebraska and Wisconsin. It’s not there fault of Texas that Tennessee had their libero go down … it took them five but, ultimately, Texas was able to get the job finished. As for consistency, I personally would rather watch my team peak at a championship and win it, rather than play great pretty much all year and then trip over the mat while trying to step through the front door. Why does any season culminate with a championship tournament or event? Because that’s how we measure programs that are both efficient and clutch. The tournament is not the measure of how good your entire season was but it’s a massive part of that season. If you asked most supporters of most teams, they would probably prefer the season Texas had over theirs. Regular season is enjoyable, entertaining and a night out. Playoffs and championships however, are where I want my team to perform their best …. A la Texas this year. Aside from having no paragraphs this is pretty tight.
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