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Post by johnwwool on Jun 20, 2024 19:15:14 GMT -5
Pitt returns 5 rotation players from last year, setter, both outsides, right side, and libero, all of whom got some variety of all-acc last year. Also returning are both serving specialists. One possible issue is that OH Torrey Stafford had offseason surgery, and didn't play in the spring.
Both middle blockers graduated. We have Bre Kelley coming back from injury last season. The other middle blocker is probably going to come from one of the three freshmen middles we will have this fall. Two of them played in the spring, and both will probably more than fine. Apparently, we couldn't find any Big Ten graduating middles that wanted to come to Pitt and become an all american.
As you can imagine, vibes are very good. Depth is good everywhere. It's probably our last season in historic fitzgerald field house. The OOC has two west coast trips, a home game against Penn State that fans are very excited for, and is otherwise similar to OOC's in the past. General goal for the season is to win two more games at the end there.
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Jun 20, 2024 20:00:20 GMT -5
Home-and-home opponents: Tier 1 Stanford: CAL, LOU, GT Pittsburgh: GT, LOU, SMU Louisville: ND, PIT, STAN Georgia Tech: CLEM, PIT, STAN Tier 2 SMU: FSU, NCST, PIT Florida State: MIA, SMU, WAKE Miami: DUKE, FSU, NCST NC State: MIA, SMU, WAKE Duke: MIA, UNC, WAKE Wake Forest: DUKE, FSU, NCST Tier 3 Cal: ND, STAN, SYR North Carolina: CLEM, DUKE, UVA Clemson: BC, GT, UNC Boston College: CLEM, SYR, UVA Notre Dame: CAL, LOU, VT Virginia Tech: ND, SYR, UVA Virginia: BC, UNC, VT Syracuse: BC, CAL, VT Everybody plays their travel partner twice plus two others in the same tier listed above. Did the conference do this intentionally? It helps the seeding for the top 4, but makes it difficult for Tier 2 teams to get opportunities for top 25 victories RPI wise. |
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Post by n00b on Jun 20, 2024 20:05:38 GMT -5
Home-and-home opponents: Tier 1 Stanford: CAL, LOU, GT Pittsburgh: GT, LOU, SMU Louisville: ND, PIT, STAN Georgia Tech: CLEM, PIT, STAN Tier 2 SMU: FSU, NCST, PIT Florida State: MIA, SMU, WAKE Miami: DUKE, FSU, NCST NC State: MIA, SMU, WAKE Duke: MIA, UNC, WAKE Wake Forest: DUKE, FSU, NCST Tier 3 Cal: ND, STAN, SYR North Carolina: CLEM, DUKE, UVA Clemson: BC, GT, UNC Boston College: CLEM, SYR, UVA Notre Dame: CAL, LOU, VT Virginia Tech: ND, SYR, UVA Virginia: BC, UNC, VT Syracuse: BC, CAL, VT Everybody plays their travel partner twice plus two others in the same tier listed above. Did the conference do this intentionally? It helps the seeding for the top 4, but makes it difficult for Tier 2 teams to get opportunities for top 25 victories RPI wise. Yes, I'm sure the conference did this intentionally. You're right, but on the whole, this type of scheduling seems to be best for maximizing everybody's RPI. |
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Post by choopachoops on Jun 21, 2024 0:53:09 GMT -5
Just personnel based: Louisville returns three first-teamers and two second-teamers (though Glock may no longer start). Pittsburgh returns three first-teamers and a second-teamer (though VVG may no longer start). Ga Tech returns two first-teamers and a player who could have been All-American prior to injury (Mogridge). FSU returns two first-teamers. Miami returns a first-teamer. Stanford returns four first-teamers. Cal returns a first teamer. SMU returns two first-teamers and a second-teamer. Louisville also gets Pac 12 Freshman of the year and Mexico National volleyball team member! and They get Player of the year finalist and Iowa GPOY! |
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Post by johnwwool on Jun 21, 2024 6:45:27 GMT -5
Did the conference do this intentionally? It helps the seeding for the top 4, but makes it difficult for Tier 2 teams to get opportunities for top 25 victories RPI wise. Yes, I'm sure the conference did this intentionally. You're right, but on the whole, this type of scheduling seems to be best for maximizing everybody's RPI. It's to strengthen the teams at the top's potential to host regionals. |
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Post by bellvision1 on Jun 21, 2024 9:48:01 GMT -5
Home-and-home opponents:
Tier 1
Stanford: CAL, LOU, GT
Pittsburgh: GT, LOU, SMU
Louisville: ND, PIT, STAN
Georgia Tech: CLEM, PIT, STAN
This seems a bit rough on Louisville - playing Pitt and Stanford twice, while the other big two only play each other once. Yes, upsets can happen, but I'm sure that Pitt and Stanford are more likely to win against Georgia Tech than each other.
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Post by herecomesthebusboom on Jun 21, 2024 11:14:40 GMT -5
Home-and-home opponents:
Tier 1
Stanford: CAL, LOU, GT
Pittsburgh: GT, LOU, SMU
Louisville: ND, PIT, STAN
Georgia Tech: CLEM, PIT, STANThis seems a bit rough on Louisville - playing Pitt and Stanford twice, while the other big two only play each other once. Yes, upsets can happen, but I'm sure that Pitt and Stanford are more likely to win against Georgia Tech than each other. I think Louisville has the toughest schedule in the conference, and maybe in the NCAA. Wisconsin, Tennessee, Penn St., Creighton, Kentucky, and Nebraska during non-con and then playing Stanford and Pitt twice, plus Georgia Tech once. |
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Post by n00b on Jun 21, 2024 11:36:06 GMT -5
Home-and-home opponents:
Tier 1
Stanford: CAL, LOU, GT
Pittsburgh: GT, LOU, SMU
Louisville: ND, PIT, STAN
Georgia Tech: CLEM, PIT, STANThis seems a bit rough on Louisville - playing Pitt and Stanford twice, while the other big two only play each other once. Yes, upsets can happen, but I'm sure that Pitt and Stanford are more likely to win against Georgia Tech than each other. I think it’s rare that schedule differences decide who is the conference champion. (Yes, I realize that definitely happened in the ACC last year) It’s much more likely that this type of scheduling helps top teams chances of hosting. While I’d be refer to see an ACC tournament, this is the next best thing. |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 21, 2024 11:39:23 GMT -5
Home-and-home opponents: Tier 1 Stanford: CAL, LOU, GT Pittsburgh: GT, LOU, SMU Louisville: ND, PIT, STAN Georgia Tech: CLEM, PIT, STAN Tier 2 SMU: FSU, NCST, PIT Florida State: MIA, SMU, WAKE Miami: DUKE, FSU, NCST NC State: MIA, SMU, WAKE Duke: MIA, UNC, WAKE Wake Forest: DUKE, FSU, NCST Tier 3 Cal: ND, STAN, SYR North Carolina: CLEM, DUKE, UVA Clemson: BC, GT, UNC Boston College: CLEM, SYR, UVA Notre Dame: CAL, LOU, VT Virginia Tech: ND, SYR, UVA Virginia: BC, UNC, VT Syracuse: BC, CAL, VT Everybody plays their travel partner twice plus two others in the same tier listed above. Did the conference do this intentionally? It helps the seeding for the top 4, but makes it difficult for Tier 2 teams to get opportunities for top 25 victories RPI wise. Hmmm.... Pitt's travel partner is SMU? I guess there weren't any good choices to pair up with the Mustangs. The main problem with making them Pitt's partner is that SMU is tier 2, and the other top teams are paired with a tier 3 partner. |
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Post by skullars on Jul 12, 2024 16:08:04 GMT -5
A few trips to Texas. More Away + Neutral matches than home. A few B1G opponents. And front-loading the FSU contests at beginning of the conference schedule. http://instagram.com/p/C9VNBphux2Y |
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 12, 2024 19:28:34 GMT -5
The typical ACC schedule shenanigans to manipulate RPI aside, the actual tournament worthy teams I see this year out of the conference are Stanford, Pitt, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Florida State, SMU, and maybe Cal... as for everyone else, I'll believe it when I see it.
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Post by choopachoops on Aug 1, 2024 12:10:25 GMT -5
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Post by volleyl0ver on Aug 1, 2024 14:10:38 GMT -5
How many years will it take for Stanford to win its first ACC title ? Pitt and Lou look much more stacked in the coming years compared to Stanford
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Post by herecomesthebusboom on Aug 1, 2024 14:40:14 GMT -5
The votes were really close so it’s not the end of the world, but I am surprised that Stanford is second after losing Kipp, Vicini, and Baird. Their roster seems thin and there are more questions about offense from Stanford than there are about Louisville IMO. I suppose time will tell!
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Post by choopachoops on Aug 1, 2024 15:54:32 GMT -5
The votes were really close so it’s not the end of the world, but I am surprised that Stanford is second after losing Kipp, Vicini, and Baird. Their roster seems thin and there are more questions about offense from Stanford than there are about Louisville IMO. I suppose time will tell! yeah my point, Lou’s depth is way more compared to Stanford and not only that they lost key players. Vites were also close. Louisville does have the tougher conference season schedule compared to Pitt and Stanford, so maybe they don’t think Louisville can finish top 2 considering how tough their opponents are in conference and non conference maybe? |
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