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Post by batnasterson on Aug 6, 2024 11:14:42 GMT -5
New WSJ article this AM with some musings from Sheff: Sheffield gets his first opportunity to work with the freshmen this week ... He’ll now get the chance to work with No. 1 setter recruit Charlie Fuerbringer, who players raved about. “I am really impressed with what I've seen with her this summer getting in the gym and just working on our connection,” Robinson said. “She's just really talented ...”
The Badgers had run a 6-2 system that allowed both setters ... to serve, and allowed Sheffield to deploy “more arms than probably … " he stopped himself from comparing it to anyone ... The front-line talent is impressive ... But Sheffield hasn’t outlawed running a 5-1, either.
The pros for Fuerbringer are, “she's as talented as anybody I've ever seen at her age,” Sheffield said while he called her a “competitor with a very even demeanor.” But she has her first practice with Sheffield on Tuesday ... The reality is that Anderson coming from Montana and Fuerbringer from high school means neither have “played opponents in environments like this on a week to week basis.”
Passing, generally, hadn’t been an issue for the Badgers. They ranked fourth in the Big Ten receiving 94.2% of serves last season ... but that also is what ended the last two seasons ... “We've given up too many free points at the match that has ended our season the last couple of years,” he said. “And so those can kind of stand out and ... we've got to get better.”
Returning to the back line are Gulce Guctekin, a libero her freshman season and reserve last season, and Saige Damrow, who sat most of last season with an injury, ... But as opposed to fortifying the serve-receive, Sheffield had a different solution.
“I almost think more important than us just being a steady or passing team in that area, we've got to be a better serving team to put that same amount of pressure on our opponents, because our serving has actually been worse in my mind than our passing has been in those matches,” he said.
He's not wrong here, Texas went nuclear from the service line in the semifinal and the final. Nebraska has the best passer in the nation and they looked just as bad as we did.
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Aug 6, 2024 11:56:18 GMT -5
Ok the white unis are just as sick (Lola’s IG stories).
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 6, 2024 12:12:23 GMT -5
Anyone having trouble buying single game tix???
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Post by swaggyp on Aug 6, 2024 12:16:38 GMT -5
Anyone having trouble buying single game tix??? Yes! Very frustrating. I'll post here if I get it sorted.
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Post by swaggyp on Aug 6, 2024 12:23:15 GMT -5
It looks like they are having a problem with the fanshield integration, which isn't working at all for me now.
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Post by swaggyp on Aug 6, 2024 12:29:37 GMT -5
It looks like they are having a problem with the fanshield integration, which isn't working at all for me now. After 30 minutes, of trying, I've gotta quit. I'll try again later. I never got it working.
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Post by swaggyp on Aug 6, 2024 13:19:00 GMT -5
I gave up and called the ticket office. 5 minute phone call and it was done.
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 6, 2024 13:32:31 GMT -5
Access to the seating map is fixed, but the checkout is still not working. They're working hard to fix it.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 6, 2024 13:45:50 GMT -5
Access to the seating map is fixed, but the checkout is still not working. They're working hard to fix it. How many tickets are we even talking about? I'm sure it varies, but on average, what sort of numbers and sections, etc? (My chance doesn't come until noon tomorrow. Which I assume means 'never'. :-)
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Post by swaggyp on Aug 6, 2024 14:35:31 GMT -5
Access to the seating map is fixed, but the checkout is still not working. They're working hard to fix it. How many tickets are we even talking about? I'm sure it varies, but on average, what sort of numbers and sections, etc? (My chance doesn't come until noon tomorrow. Which I assume means 'never'. :-) As of about an hour ago, I was seeing maybe 20 to 30 seats available in GA and Red sections. (No other sections were available.)
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Post by swaggyp on Aug 6, 2024 14:51:29 GMT -5
“I almost think more important than us just being a steady or passing team in that area, we've got to be a better serving team to put that same amount of pressure on our opponents, because our serving has actually been worse in my mind than our passing has been in those matches,” he said.
I think this is very consistent with his post-2016 posture, which I interpret as something like "Being aggressive and adaptable is superior to being technically excellent." Why not both, of course, but I think that's a pretty common theme of the last 7 years.
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 6, 2024 15:05:53 GMT -5
Access to the seating map is fixed, but the checkout is still not working. They're working hard to fix it. How many tickets are we even talking about? I'm sure it varies, but on average, what sort of numbers and sections, etc? (My chance doesn't come until noon tomorrow. Which I assume means 'never'. :-) It was said that there were "plenty" of seats available for all matches, 1.5 hours ago.
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Post by ndodge on Aug 6, 2024 15:32:31 GMT -5
I'd take one GA for MN match if anyone has one or can easily get one That's the one I don't like my chances on for the general public day.
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Post by badgerguru on Aug 6, 2024 15:35:26 GMT -5
Ok the white unis are just as sick (Lola’s IG stories). I wish we would have a black version too
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Aug 6, 2024 15:36:00 GMT -5
Ok the white unis are just as sick (Lola’s IG stories). I wish we would have a black version too This. Absolutely this.
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