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Post by devilhorns24 on Sept 25, 2024 23:00:43 GMT -5
now what in the world happened in this georgia arkansas match Lovett with 82 swings.... Fischer with 76?? No Muoneke so Lovett was the main offensive option. Fischer played six rotations. Their OPP (Blakely) went down in the fourth (?) set and they played their backup setter as their OPP from then on. |
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Post by chalktalk on Sept 25, 2024 23:03:49 GMT -5
now what in the world happened in this georgia arkansas match Lovett with 82 swings.... Fischer with 76?? The announcer said they are down to 9 players. Of the three off the bench two are defensive specialists and one is a setter they had to turn into a right side to play this match. They have 5 players out. 3 are starters and the other 2 key contributors. This team is banged up af. |
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Post by vbshrink on Sept 26, 2024 10:40:05 GMT -5
Did anyone else think Tennessee looked surprisingly meh? I would normally give credit to an opponent, but I thought Alabama looked like what I expected them to look like: not that great. (I thought Agee looked improved over her time in Starkville, though - kudos on that!). Tenn's passing and floor defense were, I thought, weak. Are they missing people? What gives?
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Post by volleav on Sept 26, 2024 10:46:09 GMT -5
Tennessee is one dimensional. They don't learn how to spread the offense they will have a difficult time against stronger blocking and defensive teams. Passing was also rough, but Alabana does serve aggressive.
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Post by GatorsChomp on Sept 26, 2024 11:00:22 GMT -5
Did anyone else think Tennessee looked surprisingly meh? I would normally give credit to an opponent, but I thought Alabama looked like what I expected them to look like: not that great. (I thought Agee looked improved over her time in Starkville, though - kudos on that!). Tenn's passing and floor defense were, I thought, weak. Are they missing people? What gives? They lost like their entire roster due to graduation and even then that roster was filled with grad students and seasoned transferred players. These are basically new players on the team. They just need time, I think they’ll get it together by November |
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Post by vbshrink on Sept 26, 2024 11:05:27 GMT -5
Well, I'm aware of the roster turnover (I wrote about it in the OP of this thread!), but I thought they looked better even earlier this year.
I'm also not trying to diss the LV's. I was just really surprised.
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Post by volleynerd on Sept 29, 2024 19:13:04 GMT -5
| TEAM | MATCH 1 | MATCH 2 | | Arkansas (2-0) | @ Oklahoma | | | Auburn (2-0) | v. Georgia | v. Texas A&M | | Texas (2-0) | v. South Carolina | @ Florida^ | | Mississippi State (1-0) | v. LSU | v. Tennessee | | Florida (1-1) | v. Texas^ | | | Kentucky (1-1) | v. Oklahoma* | v. Missouri* | | Missouri (1-1) | @ Kentucky* | | | Oklahoma (1-1) | @ Kentucky* | v. Arkansas | | Tennessee (1-1) | @ Ole Miss | @ Mississippi State | | Texas A&M (1-1) | @ Auburn | | | Ole Miss (0-1) | v. Tennessee | v. LSU | | South Carolina (0-1) | @ Texas | | | Georgia (0-1) | @ Auburn | @ Alabama* | | Alabama (0-2) | v. Georgia* | | | LSU (0-2) | @ Mississippi State | @ Ole Miss |
*on SECN ^on ESPN WED OCT 2 South Carolina @ Texas 7:30PM Oklahoma @ Kentucky 8PM SECNFRI OCT 4 LSU @ Mississippi State 4PM Tennessee @ Ole Miss 7:30PM Georgia @ Auburn 7:30PM SUN OCT 6 Missouri @ Kentucky 1PM SECNTexas @ Florida 1PM ESPNLSU @ Ole Miss 3PM Georgia @ Alabama 3PM SECNTennessee @ Mississippi State 3PM Texas A&M @ Auburn 3PM Arkansas @ Oklahoma 3PM |
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Post by vbshrink on Sept 29, 2024 19:16:21 GMT -5
So - the first week of conference play is in the books. What are people's thoughts?
Here are a few of mine:
Alabama isn't as terrible as I thought they would be. Not saying they're great or anything, but they seem to have a plan and do an ok job executing it.
If Arkansas's OHs can consistently play as well as they did this week/end, the Hogs will be a bubble team (and that's an upgrade from where I thought they'd be).
Auburn had very nice win over depleted UK. But still kind of messy, imo.
Florida: you know, maybe there isn't as big a gap between the top of the conference and the bottom as I thought.
I think UGA is better than their record but ... next Friday's road match vs Auburn looms large.
Kentucky - I hope Lamb is ok. Inconsistency, thy name is Wildcat.
How long before Robinson's NIL at LSU stops motivating her?
Miss State had a nice road win in Columbia (east). But I'm still a sell on these Bulldogs.
The Mizzou collapse against TAMU looked bad, but they thumped LSU and have talent.
OK, Sooners (see what I did there?), we see you.
Ole Miss needs more from the pins, and Ratliff needs to get on the same page as Tufono.
Disappointing start at home from the Gamecocks. They had to have had that one penciled in as a W.
Something just isn't clicking yet in Knoxville. The defense especially looks bad.
Texas has some things to sort out, offensively. How does that team lose a set 25-14 to TAMU?
I still think the Aggies have some questions at the OH, but they play with a bit of attitude.
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Post by hopefuldawg on Sept 29, 2024 23:06:00 GMT -5
So - the first week of conference play is in the books. What are people's thoughts? Here are a few of mine: Alabama isn't as terrible as I thought they would be. Not saying they're great or anything, but they seem to have a plan and do an ok job executing it. If Arkansas's OHs can consistently play as well as they did this week/end, the Hogs will be a bubble team (and that's an upgrade from where I thought they'd be). Auburn had very nice win over depleted UK. But still kind of messy, imo. Florida: you know, maybe there isn't as big a gap between the top of the conference and the bottom as I thought. I think UGA is better than their record but ... next Friday's road match vs Auburn looms large. Kentucky - I hope Lamb is ok. Inconsistency, thy name is Wildcat. How long before Robinson's NIL at LSU stops motivating her? Miss State had a nice road win in Columbia (east). But I'm still a sell on these Bulldogs. The Mizzou collapse against TAMU looked bad, but they thumped LSU and have talent. OK, Sooners (see what I did there?), we see you. Ole Miss needs more from the pins, and Ratliff needs to get on the same page as Tufono. Disappointing start at home from the Gamecocks. They had to have had that one penciled in as a W. Something just isn't clicking yet in Knoxville. The defense especially looks bad. Texas has some things to sort out, offensively. How does that team lose a set 25-14 to TAMU? I still think the Aggies have some questions at the OH, but they play with a bit of attitude. Texas: starting to figure things out. I'm excited about this trajectory Florida: Stucky is not the silver bullet... but you should've put her back in after Parks' performance in set 2. Stucky needs more time Tennessee: Should've been unranked for a minute Kentucky: Ok, you stay ranked, but not nearly as high as you have been Auburn: should've been ranked for a couple weeks. Clearly top 20 worthy Georgia: I still can't figure out why this team isn't great LSU: Too bad the Texas roster is too packed for Robinson to transfer there. Maybe try Washington? Unbelievable that you have such a talented player join a team that went to the NCAA tournament, and they fall flat 2 years in a row. |
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Post by mrsmiawallace on Sept 29, 2024 23:18:09 GMT -5
So - the first week of conference play is in the books. What are people's thoughts? Here are a few of mine: Alabama isn't as terrible as I thought they would be. Not saying they're great or anything, but they seem to have a plan and do an ok job executing it. If Arkansas's OHs can consistently play as well as they did this week/end, the Hogs will be a bubble team (and that's an upgrade from where I thought they'd be). Auburn had very nice win over depleted UK. But still kind of messy, imo. Florida: you know, maybe there isn't as big a gap between the top of the conference and the bottom as I thought. I think UGA is better than their record but ... next Friday's road match vs Auburn looms large. Kentucky - I hope Lamb is ok. Inconsistency, thy name is Wildcat. How long before Robinson's NIL at LSU stops motivating her? Miss State had a nice road win in Columbia (east). But I'm still a sell on these Bulldogs. The Mizzou collapse against TAMU looked bad, but they thumped LSU and have talent. OK, Sooners (see what I did there?), we see you. Ole Miss needs more from the pins, and Ratliff needs to get on the same page as Tufono. Disappointing start at home from the Gamecocks. They had to have had that one penciled in as a W. Something just isn't clicking yet in Knoxville. The defense especially looks bad. Texas has some things to sort out, offensively. How does that team lose a set 25-14 to TAMU? I still think the Aggies have some questions at the OH, but they play with a bit of attitude. So much parity in the SEC this year. More so than anytime in past 5-10 yrs that I can remember. Feels like most anyone can beat anyone on any given day! |
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Post by vbshrink on Sept 30, 2024 10:53:20 GMT -5
Does anyone know what the prognosis for Muonoke's return to UGA is?
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Post by seceason on Oct 12, 2024 21:15:58 GMT -5
Really intrigued by Tennessee - Mizzou tomorrow. Neither of them looks fantastic to me, but seem to be right in that second tier of the SEC wanting to make the tournament.
I haven't watched a lot of Tennessee, but saw that Hayden Kubik is their season Dig Leader? Isn't she a right back DS? When I have seen them play, they're not great defensively.
Mizzou beat AL in 3, but was pretty even with them until Iliff started raining jump serves. AL/ARK could be highly competitive if ARK isn't sharp, which when you've got young pins on the floor, weird stuff can happen.
Also Texas UK. Please UK, create some parity in this league. I fear Texas is just going to be too much for everybody on their schedule.
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Post by horns1 on Oct 12, 2024 22:43:12 GMT -5
What is happening with Oklahoma? I wasn't expecting them to be very competitive this season, but they took both Florida and Kentucy to 5 sets before losing; their block was very impressive at Kentucky. Then they go and lose 3-1 at LSU last night.
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Post by kpvolley on Oct 12, 2024 23:23:37 GMT -5
What is happening with Oklahoma? I wasn't expecting them to be very competitive this season, but they took both Florida and Kentucy to 5 sets before losing; their block was very impressive at Kentucky. Then they go and lose 3-1 at LSU last night. Oklahoma lead in pretty much every statistical category except aces, but LSU still somehow came out on top! |
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Post by therefisblind on Oct 13, 2024 7:51:54 GMT -5
What is happening with Oklahoma? I wasn't expecting them to be very competitive this season, but they took both Florida and Kentucy to 5 sets before losing; their block was very impressive at Kentucky. Then they go and lose 3-1 at LSU last night. The SEC is wild this year. Everyone is capable of Beating each other, maybe with the exception of Texas. Oklahoma probably should’ve beaten Kentucky but Kentucky started to put it on them midway through that fifth set. one thing is for sure is Florida’s days of completely running the conference are long gone. |
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