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Post by toonscivb on Sept 4, 2024 4:02:21 GMT -5
I'm shocked that Cook didn't make one change to the lineup at the start of Set 3. I thought a coach would've tried something to at least add a spark to the team.
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You know, the very fact that you oppose this makes me think I'm on to something.
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Post by heartandsoul on Sept 4, 2024 5:25:27 GMT -5
My uber late night thoughts on the match: - My opinion is that the girls are stretched pretty thin with the off the court distractions (Harper, ESPN doc, etc) and struggling to find their place on the court with everything going on. I know they will figure it out, but it's going to take some time to truly settle into this season. I would expect some more losses within the juggernaut that is the Big Ten (along with the powerhouses of Stanford, Louisville, Creighton). The team will be tested continuously this season. The girls will get it together. Hopefully its sooner than later so they can stand up to the tests from those incredible teams. - Players like Lexi and Merritt are absorbing an incredible amount of pressure to get back to the National Championship. Cook said that Nebraska is the most motivated team in the country. Maybe that is not the right approach to have for the season. Maybe the "Race for the Roses" theme is adding more pressure that is unnecessary for the girls to handle. The pressure seems to be getting to the entire team, not just Lexi and Merritt. But that pressure is showing within the team play. - Landfair and Blackwell coming in later than everyone else is showing negatively, in the sense that Cook doesn't seem to have confidence in their ability to play in a match for a sustained period of time and them not truly knowing the Nebraska system yet. - Cook needs to be the "bad guy" and just end the speculation with OH's, MB's and such. Pick the team that is going to win consistently. The object of the game is to win. Make a decision and go with a consistent starting lineup and go forth. If this means sitting Landfair, Blackwell, Mauch and going with the proven strengths that got you to the National Championship last year, then so be it. They will all get playing time once things really start to click and gel. - Krause, Murray, Bergen, Lexi, Allick, Jackson, Choboy and Orr as a serving sub needs to be the way to go. Everything else is gravy. As EE said (can't believe Im quoting her), Nebraska has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to players and depth on the team. This doesn't mean that every player needs to be utilized to the point that there is no cohesion. That is what this Nebraska is showing right now - a lack of cohesion. Win at all costs and choose the right players who can play together CONSISTENTLY to achieve that goal. - Lastly for us fans on VT, ignore the trolls who continue to come in here and spew hate and disgusting things about Nebraska and our program. Thankfully those posters are few and far between, but you know who those few are who just don't have anything good to say except things to rile up the fan base. Ignore them. Their day will come. Psh. These measured and thoughtful opinions have no place on an internet message board! đ *** I wonder how much them feeling themselves a bit is factoring into things as well. Weâve been gassing this team up all summer, and all the national team successes theyâve had couldâve gone to their head. Not to fault them for it or anything, as itâs only âhuman naturalâ for that to happen. And if it is indeed the case, itâs not like it wasnât earned. Maybe this loss is just what the doctor ordered. Cookâs comments post match were spot on regarding his teamâs play. I tend to trust a head coach to know the best way to motivate their team, so hopefully calling them out publicly this way will spark something. I wouldâve liked him to take a bit of the onus too, though (unless I missed it). If his team is unprepared, whether it be the Xâs and Oâs or just being ready to match an opponentâs energy level, thatâs on him. Agree with you on the ideal lineup, though Iâd maybe go with Liv over Choboy. Iâm certainly no expert, but she seems to be playing much better through the first four matches. Finally, so I donât seem like too much of a John Cook fanboy⊠at some point he has to realize a change to the offensive scheme needs to be made, right? I donât know the answer, maybe itâs playing with a faster tempo as others have suggested, but these hitting percentages have been below standard for years now. Insert trite quote about the definition of insanity here. But again, and it may be naive, I still trust Cook to navigate this storm. If 2021 taught me anything, itâs that playing better at the end of the season is what matters. And who knows, maybe he has one more âmagical roster adjustment that sends us to a title winâ like in 2015 left in him.
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Post by diggerdive on Sept 4, 2024 6:45:22 GMT -5
To start over from scratch? You have to be the worse texas fan on this forum. I S2G. đ The straight boring non-dragrace obsessed version of texasfight. The worse?
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Post by ceebs1219 on Sept 4, 2024 7:00:01 GMT -5
Everyone please beware that when you share links from Instagram it shows us your account. Just pointing this out for privacy and safety. After you click on the link it says â*user* shared this reel with youâ. We can see you profile pic and account name. thank you pepperjack! I do know that, which is part of the reason I have an insta just for volleyball things đ«Ł
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Post by rjaege on Sept 4, 2024 7:06:23 GMT -5
Just watched the psu match and I got to say how the hell did you guys let CJ go. My god she has a cannon for an arm. Psu fans everywhere thank you. Lol. We got that for 4 years. Thatâs got to be the steal Of the off-season 100%. We know.
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Post by rjaege on Sept 4, 2024 7:15:37 GMT -5
My uber late night thoughts on the match: - My opinion is that the girls are stretched pretty thin with the off the court distractions (Harper, ESPN doc, etc) and struggling to find their place on the court with everything going on. I know they will figure it out, but it's going to take some time to truly settle into this season. I would expect some more losses within the juggernaut that is the Big Ten (along with the powerhouses of Stanford, Louisville, Creighton). The team will be tested continuously this season. The girls will get it together. Hopefully its sooner than later so they can stand up to the tests from those incredible teams. - Players like Lexi and Merritt are absorbing an incredible amount of pressure to get back to the National Championship. Cook said that Nebraska is the most motivated team in the country. Maybe that is not the right approach to have for the season. Maybe the "Race for the Roses" theme is adding more pressure that is unnecessary for the girls to handle. The pressure seems to be getting to the entire team, not just Lexi and Merritt. But that pressure is showing within the team play. - Landfair and Blackwell coming in later than everyone else is showing negatively, in the sense that Cook doesn't seem to have confidence in their ability to play in a match for a sustained period of time and them not truly knowing the Nebraska system yet. - Cook needs to be the "bad guy" and just end the speculation with OH's, MB's and such. Pick the team that is going to win consistently. The object of the game is to win. Make a decision and go with a consistent starting lineup and go forth. If this means sitting Landfair, Blackwell, Mauch and going with the proven strengths that got you to the National Championship last year, then so be it. They will all get playing time once things really start to click and gel. - Krause, Murray, Bergen, Lexi, Allick, Jackson, Choboy and Orr as a serving sub needs to be the way to go. Everything else is gravy. As EE said (can't believe Im quoting her), Nebraska has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to players and depth on the team. This doesn't mean that every player needs to be utilized to the point that there is no cohesion. That is what this Nebraska is showing right now - a lack of cohesion. Win at all costs and choose the right players who can play together CONSISTENTLY to achieve that goal. - Lastly for us fans on VT, ignore the trolls who continue to come in here and spew hate and disgusting things about Nebraska and our program. Thankfully those posters are few and far between, but you know who those few are who just don't have anything good to say except things to rile up the fan base. Ignore them. Their day will come. Agree 1st 2 points and last point have validity. Not the other 3. IMO this team has to play above the sum of its parts to reach its goals. They are not there yet, but that doesn't mean they won't get there as the season progresses.
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Post by tedheise on Sept 4, 2024 7:29:42 GMT -5
My uber late night thoughts on the match: - My opinion is that the girls are stretched pretty thin with the off the court distractions (Harper, ESPN doc, etc) and struggling to find their place on the court with everything going on. I know they will figure it out, but it's going to take some time to truly settle into this season. I would expect some more losses within the juggernaut that is the Big Ten (along with the powerhouses of Stanford, Louisville, Creighton). The team will be tested continuously this season. The girls will get it together. Hopefully its sooner than later so they can stand up to the tests from those incredible teams. - Players like Lexi and Merritt are absorbing an incredible amount of pressure to get back to the National Championship. Cook said that Nebraska is the most motivated team in the country. Maybe that is not the right approach to have for the season. Maybe the "Race for the Roses" theme is adding more pressure that is unnecessary for the girls to handle. The pressure seems to be getting to the entire team, not just Lexi and Merritt. But that pressure is showing within the team play. - Landfair and Blackwell coming in later than everyone else is showing negatively, in the sense that Cook doesn't seem to have confidence in their ability to play in a match for a sustained period of time and them not truly knowing the Nebraska system yet. - Cook needs to be the "bad guy" and just end the speculation with OH's, MB's and such. Pick the team that is going to win consistently. The object of the game is to win. Make a decision and go with a consistent starting lineup and go forth. If this means sitting Landfair, Blackwell, Mauch and going with the proven strengths that got you to the National Championship last year, then so be it. They will all get playing time once things really start to click and gel. - Krause, Murray, Bergen, Lexi, Allick, Jackson, Choboy and Orr as a serving sub needs to be the way to go. Everything else is gravy. As EE said (can't believe Im quoting her), Nebraska has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to players and depth on the team. This doesn't mean that every player needs to be utilized to the point that there is no cohesion. That is what this Nebraska is showing right now - a lack of cohesion. Win at all costs and choose the right players who can play together CONSISTENTLY to achieve that goal. - Lastly for us fans on VT, ignore the trolls who continue to come in here and spew hate and disgusting things about Nebraska and our program. Thankfully those posters are few and far between, but you know who those few are who just don't have anything good to say except things to rile up the fan base. Ignore them. Their day will come. spot on
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Sept 4, 2024 7:31:02 GMT -5
Okay I got some sleep to cool me down a bit but itâs clear through four matches that this severely underperforming. We had our weaknesses exposed in the final game of last season and instead of working on said weaknesses, nothing was done about it.
From what Iâve gathered from watching a lot of other teams is that offensive tempo and service pressure has improved across the top 50 or so teams, and then you look at Nebraska and we are still serving cupcakes over the net and sending over the worst tips/roll shots on high, slow sets.
Bergen is an extremely talented setter. It is why she has been picked for various national team selections (Pan Am, U21, etc.). Itâs pretty obvious now to see that whatever Cook/Nebraska is teaching its setters is not good or productive. I canât think of a setter since Kelly Hunter that has come in and actually become a significantly better setter in her time here. And for Kelly, I would bet a lot of her improvement came from Hildebrand in 2017.
Itâs honestly so painful to see every team we play running a smoother and faster offense and here we are playing at the speed of a jv team. You always hear the coaches and players say after a loss âthat wasnât nebraska volleyballâ. Now the issue isnât that they didnât play Nebraska volleyball, itâs that Nebraska volleyball is an outdated brand of volleyball that wouldâve been effective 10 years ago, now not so much. Cook needs to do some real coaching now instead of just throwing top recruits into a tired ass, cookie cutter template he calls a system.
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Post by nothingbutcorn on Sept 4, 2024 8:27:31 GMT -5
I really think their is too much going on between their ears, part of that could be coming from John Cook. He has in the past gotten into his players head. This team is better than they have showed so far this year.
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Post by rjaege on Sept 4, 2024 8:31:05 GMT -5
Okay I got some sleep to cool me down a bit but itâs clear through four matches that this severely underperforming. We had our weaknesses exposed in the final game of last season and instead of working on said weaknesses, nothing was done about it. From what Iâve gathered from watching a lot of other teams is that offensive tempo and service pressure has improved across the top 50 or so teams, and then you look at Nebraska and we are still serving cupcakes over the net and sending over the worst tips/roll shots on high, slow sets. Bergen is an extremely talented setter. It is why she has been picked for various national team selections (Pan Am, U21, etc.). Itâs pretty obvious now to see that whatever Cook/Nebraska is teaching its setters is not good or productive. I canât think of a setter since Kelly Hunter that has come in and actually become a significantly better setter in her time here. And for Kelly, I would bet a lot of her improvement came from Hildebrand in 2017. Itâs honestly so painful to see every team we play running a smoother and faster offense and here we are playing at the speed of a jv team. You always hear the coaches and players say after a loss âthat wasnât nebraska volleyballâ. Now the issue isnât that they didnât play Nebraska volleyball, itâs that Nebraska volleyball is an outdated brand of volleyball that wouldâve been effective 10 years ago, now not so much. Cook needs to do some real coaching now instead of just throwing top recruits into a tired ass, cookie cutter template he calls a system. You might be a pessimist ... Were the 23 Huskers also so poor? I think not. Therefore, either the coaching staff is a lot worse this year or it is something else. Statistical regression says repeating last year is unlikely. Add the human factor, even more so. NE has lots of time to pull together and end strong.
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Post by nothingbutcorn on Sept 4, 2024 8:53:04 GMT -5
Also Cook has spent too much time with his horses IMHO. What he has now is much much more than a hobby.
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Post by azsker on Sept 4, 2024 9:07:19 GMT -5
Okay I got some sleep to cool me down a bit but itâs clear through four matches that this severely underperforming. We had our weaknesses exposed in the final game of last season and instead of working on said weaknesses, nothing was done about it. From what Iâve gathered from watching a lot of other teams is that offensive tempo and service pressure has improved across the top 50 or so teams, and then you look at Nebraska and we are still serving cupcakes over the net and sending over the worst tips/roll shots on high, slow sets. Bergen is an extremely talented setter. It is why she has been picked for various national team selections (Pan Am, U21, etc.). Itâs pretty obvious now to see that whatever Cook/Nebraska is teaching its setters is not good or productive. I canât think of a setter since Kelly Hunter that has come in and actually become a significantly better setter in her time here. And for Kelly, I would bet a lot of her improvement came from Hildebrand in 2017. Itâs honestly so painful to see every team we play running a smoother and faster offense and here we are playing at the speed of a jv team. You always hear the coaches and players say after a loss âthat wasnât nebraska volleyballâ. Now the issue isnât that they didnât play Nebraska volleyball, itâs that Nebraska volleyball is an outdated brand of volleyball that wouldâve been effective 10 years ago, now not so much. Cook needs to do some real coaching now instead of just throwing top recruits into a tired ass, cookie cutter template he calls a system. ...it's astounding to me how fixated you are on the speed of the offense when the passing was what it was. Who runs a fast paced offense on passing like that? Nebraska volleyball has been in like 6 of the last 9 national championships. Outdated offense? It's ONE loss. Bad? Yeah. But it's one loss. Just like UNI was. Just like Auburn was. Just like back to back losses to Wisconsin/Minnesota were in 2017. The outdated, slow offense turned a corner at all of those junctions and they can do it again. Do you really feel putting this much negative emotion and energy in to the 4th game of the season is necessary? Your expectations for them based on last year's results are on you. A lot of these teams got to spend the entire summer together, while many of Nebraska's players were traveling on national teams. Harper Murray had her issues, Beason isn't Beason yet (similar to last season), Roddy was uncharacteristic. It was just a bad night. And it provides a learning opportunity. And if they don't, maybe they'll lose 5 of 7 like they did in 2018 (AND STILL PLAYED FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND LOST IN 5). They got rattled. They're a bunch of 18-21yo women. They're not immune to this. No one is... It's sports. And this is no excuse, let me make this clear it is NO EXCUSE, but 4 games in 7 days? With another tomorrow night? I'm kind of shocked at the scheduling because there hasn't been time to work on any of the issues. Let's just give it a few more games before we completely unravel...because if they smack Creighton, Arizona State, Stanford and Louisville all around...this nonsense was all for nothing. And we all know they have the capability to do just that.
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Post by rjaege on Sept 4, 2024 9:26:52 GMT -5
Okay I got some sleep to cool me down a bit but itâs clear through four matches that this severely underperforming. We had our weaknesses exposed in the final game of last season and instead of working on said weaknesses, nothing was done about it. From what Iâve gathered from watching a lot of other teams is that offensive tempo and service pressure has improved across the top 50 or so teams, and then you look at Nebraska and we are still serving cupcakes over the net and sending over the worst tips/roll shots on high, slow sets. Bergen is an extremely talented setter. It is why she has been picked for various national team selections (Pan Am, U21, etc.). Itâs pretty obvious now to see that whatever Cook/Nebraska is teaching its setters is not good or productive. I canât think of a setter since Kelly Hunter that has come in and actually become a significantly better setter in her time here. And for Kelly, I would bet a lot of her improvement came from Hildebrand in 2017. Itâs honestly so painful to see every team we play running a smoother and faster offense and here we are playing at the speed of a jv team. You always hear the coaches and players say after a loss âthat wasnât nebraska volleyballâ. Now the issue isnât that they didnât play Nebraska volleyball, itâs that Nebraska volleyball is an outdated brand of volleyball that wouldâve been effective 10 years ago, now not so much. Cook needs to do some real coaching now instead of just throwing top recruits into a tired ass, cookie cutter template he calls a system. ...it's astounding to me how fixated you are on the speed of the offense when the passing was what it was. Who runs a fast paced offense on passing like that? Nebraska volleyball has been in like 6 of the last 9 national championships. Outdated offense? It's ONE loss. Bad? Yeah. But it's one loss. Just like UNI was. Just like Auburn was. Just like back to back losses to Wisconsin/Minnesota were in 2017. The outdated, slow offense turned a corner at all of those junctions and they can do it again. Do you really feel putting this much negative emotion and energy in to the 4th game of the season is necessary? Your expectations for them based on last year's results are on you. A lot of these teams got to spend the entire summer together, while many of Nebraska's players were traveling on national teams. Harper Murray had her issues, Beason isn't Beason yet (similar to last season), Roddy was uncharacteristic. It was just a bad night. And it provides a learning opportunity. And if they don't, maybe they'll lose 5 of 7 like they did in 2018 (AND STILL PLAYED FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND LOST IN 5). They got rattled. They're a bunch of 18-21yo women. They're not immune to this. No one is... It's sports. And this is no excuse, let me make this clear it is NO EXCUSE, but 4 games in 7 days? With another tomorrow night? I'm kind of shocked at the scheduling because there hasn't been time to work on any of the issues. Let's just give it a few more games before we completely unravel...because if they smack Creighton, Arizona State, Stanford and Louisville all around...this nonsense was all for nothing. And we all know they have the capability to do just that. Generally agree. Too much negativity after one loss early in season. And too much 2nd guessing coaching IMO. BTW WI fans are also blaming Cook for recruiting Landfair as they think she had committed to them.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Sept 4, 2024 9:40:49 GMT -5
Also Cook has spent too much time with his horses IMHO. What he has now is much much more than a hobby. Oh dear lord.
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Post by willswims117 on Sept 4, 2024 9:47:37 GMT -5
I know Beason is playing bad but⊠the sets to her. Bergen is consistently putting her way off the net and making her overrrun every ball. There was an in-system back set last night that went almost to where Beason needs her D-balls. At some point, is Orr really that much worse? She looked pretty good in the scrimmage, maybe time to give her a chance one last time.
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