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Post by rjaege on Sept 4, 2024 9:54:08 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. Additional maturity at that age brings advantages. At my age, 71, not so much. LOL.
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Post by azsker on Sept 4, 2024 10:00:11 GMT -5
...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 Outdated offense?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 The outdated, slow offense turned a corner at all of those junctions and they can do it again.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. Right. Cook's fault for last night's loss. Cook's fault Wisconsin is 0-3. The power that man has... Wisconsin fans forget who chooses who. They can pop off to their recruiters.
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Post by kurtndiego on Sept 4, 2024 10:04:10 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is giving enough credit to SMU and their all around inspired play and experience. I think they can compete with the best of the ACC.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2024 10:11:06 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. That’s got to be the steal Of the off-season 100%. We know. Nebraska gets a lot of talent and not everyone is going to get to start so it’s up to coaches to determine who they think is gonna have biggest impact. They have done a decent job of that over the years. I think this is one of the few mistakes they made however. I also think if not Nebraska is was always gonna be psu for CJ with her ties there. Mendlson was just a bonus and I think CJ was the reason penn state was able to get her
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Post by azsker on Sept 4, 2024 10:23:28 GMT -5
Nebraska gets a lot of talent and not everyone is going to get to start so it’s up to coaches to determine who they think is gonna have biggest impact. They have done a decent job of that over the years. I think this is one of the few mistakes they made however. I also think if not Nebraska is was always gonna be psu for CJ with her ties there. Mendlson was just a bonus and I think CJ was the reason penn state was able to get her they didn't make a mistake. CJ is phenomenal. She isn't Beason, regardless of how Merritt's season has started. A heavy arm isn't a guaranteed spot at Nebraska. Defense is.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2024 10:25:14 GMT -5
Nebraska gets a lot of talent and not everyone is going to get to start so it’s up to coaches to determine who they think is gonna have biggest impact. They have done a decent job of that over the years. I think this is one of the few mistakes they made however. I also think if not Nebraska is was always gonna be psu for CJ with her ties there. Mendlson was just a bonus and I think CJ was the reason penn state was able to get her they didn't make a mistake. CJ is phenomenal. She isn't Beason, regardless of how Merritt's season has started. A heavy arm isn't a guaranteed spot at Nebraska. Defense is. Not every player is to be a defense phenom. Psu has enough great defenders that she works for them. They need the offense. When she turns into a 4 year all American let’s revisit. lol. Jess and Hannah both in their last year so the team will be hers next year from offensive standpoint. I think overall the team will be Izzy’s As far as defense, look at there defense percentages through first three games. They are not having any issues there
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Post by tedheise on Sept 4, 2024 10:27:15 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is giving enough credit to SMU and their all around inspired play and experience. I think they can compete with the best of the ACC. a few have, but generally it's a valid point.
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Post by staticb on Sept 4, 2024 10:30:42 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is giving enough credit to SMU and their all around inspired play and experience. I think they can compete with the best of the ACC. 'Their "high" is very high (last night's win and they won a set 25-7 against Hawaii and 25-11 vs. San Diego) Their big thing this season will be staying at that level. It looks like they fixed their serve-receive patterns from last weekend as well as their tip/roll-shot coverage (Something that plagued them over the weekend--Nebraska tried but they weren't going down last night)
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Post by haterade on Sept 4, 2024 10:46:27 GMT -5
How do we all convince Cook to stop telling us how hard it is to win the Big Ten regular season title? Unfortunately, I see winning the B1G and the National Championship to be separate and often conflicting goals. Guess which this fan couldn’t care less about…
In his focus to win the conference title, he’s not trying different lineups enough, not risking losing a match we ‘shouldn’t’ to see how specific players perform under pressure and when behind. The endless optionality this team has doesn’t seem to be used at all. I get there are egos to protect but seems to be mostly his. I think Andi will be okay with a night off if it’s to see how our other middles do when pressed.
We have the talent to experiment our way to a top 10 seed in the tourney. I’d much rather see us use the 30 games on finding the best lineup for the post season matches that matter. Not just the one that will beat Purdue on a Wednesday night.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2024 10:49:29 GMT -5
Not every player is to be a defense phenom. Psu has enough great defenders that she works for them. They need the offense. When she turns into a 4 year all American let’s revisit. lol. Right sides hitting .267 with 2.7 kills per set aren’t named All Americans. They are very balanced this year. Next year she will have bigger load. I don’t think they have to be over reliant on her this year. Izzy spreads the ball out pretty well to whole team. Plus it’s only been three games. Let her get settled in. With that being said, I can see Izzy being my new fav player. Hancock I couldn’t get enough of and Izzy has a similar vibe to me. Micha had the monster serve but I think Izzy might be more skilled at the pure setting aspect
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Post by azsker on Sept 4, 2024 11:09:30 GMT -5
they didn't make a mistake. CJ is phenomenal. She isn't Beason, regardless of how Merritt's season has started. A heavy arm isn't a guaranteed spot at Nebraska. Defense is. Not every player is to be a defense phenom. Psu has enough great defenders that she works for them. They need the offense. When she turns into a 4 year all American let’s revisit. lol. Jess and Hannah both in their last year so the team will be hers next year from offensive standpoint. I think overall the team will be Izzy’s As far as defense, look at there defense percentages through first three games. They are not having any issues there this isn't PSU. I don't base my opinions on a team's defense after 3 games. And you may want to check CJ's season hitting % before you pop off after one game where Louisville wasn't Louisville...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2024 11:10:54 GMT -5
Not every player is to be a defense phenom. Psu has enough great defenders that she works for them. They need the offense. When she turns into a 4 year all American let’s revisit. lol. Jess and Hannah both in their last year so the team will be hers next year from offensive standpoint. I think overall the team will be Izzy’s As far as defense, look at there defense percentages through first three games. They are not having any issues there this isn't PSU. I don't base my opinions on a team's defense after 3 games. And you may want to check CJ's season hitting % before you pop off after one game where Louisville wasn't Louisville... I’m not basing it on 3 games. I’m basing it off the potential I see
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Post by juancook on Sept 4, 2024 11:13:48 GMT -5
Right sides hitting .267 with 2.7 kills per set aren’t named All Americans. They are very balanced this year. Next year she will have bigger load. I don’t think they have to be over reliant on her this year. Izzy spreads the ball out pretty well to whole team. Plus it’s only been three games. Let her get settled in. With that being said, I can see Izzy being my new fav player. Hancock I couldn’t get enough of and Izzy has a similar vibe to me. Micha had the monster serve but I think Izzy might be more skilled at the pure setting aspect Maybe, and just maybe, you should be discussing CJ, the greatness of Penn State and your perceived CJ All-American aspirations in the Penn State thread? Just a suggestion. Not sure why you’re determined to prove your point here.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2024 11:18:03 GMT -5
They are very balanced this year. Next year she will have bigger load. I don’t think they have to be over reliant on her this year. Izzy spreads the ball out pretty well to whole team. Plus it’s only been three games. Let her get settled in. With that being said, I can see Izzy being my new fav player. Hancock I couldn’t get enough of and Izzy has a similar vibe to me. Micha had the monster serve but I think Izzy might be more skilled at the pure setting aspect Maybe, and just maybe, you should be discussing CJ, the greatness of Penn State and your perceived CJ All-American aspirations in the Penn State thread? Just a suggestion. Not sure why you’re determined to prove your point here. Hey if I can get my small windows to annoy Nebraska fans I’m gonna take it lol
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Post by juancook on Sept 4, 2024 11:19:29 GMT -5
Maybe, and just maybe, you should be discussing CJ, the greatness of Penn State and your perceived CJ All-American aspirations in the Penn State thread? Just a suggestion. Not sure why you’re determined to prove your point here. Hey if I can get my small windows to annoy Nebraska fans I’m gonna take it lol Who said anything about being annoyed? Certainly not me. Penn State is a great team. Lots of great potential. You should enjoy it without trying to instigate the fanbases of other teams. You’ll be a lot better for it. Good luck to you and PSU going forward!
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