Everything posted by Gut Wagon
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
An all-around weak team performance, no doubt. I did think it was odd having Harvey suddenly reappear for long stretches after being a chronic DNP lately.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
For whatever reason(s), she didn't get a lot of run yesterday.
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Texas WBB 2025-26: Return to the Final Four
No, it's not nearly the same USC without Watkins. But forget all that and just watch UCONN. They're a relentless machine.
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Texas WBB 2025-26: Return to the Final Four
We and maybe LSU have more of a chance to beat them than do most other teams, both due to talent and coaching. That said, I just can't ignore UCONN's ability to handle pressure, control the boards and lean on the opposition's D in ways other teams can't. It's almost as if they have a couple Bookers on the court at all times. We desperately need Crump and Preston back to make it a more fair fight.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
If there's a hit, I think it's only a brief blip on the big picture. As of today, which school is better in women's sports overall? Making the Elite Eight with a young VB team (as opposed to aggy's 9 seniors) was a decent run. Not the ending we wanted, but we're a blueblood most people see as being on an upward trajectory again. And that new facility can't hurt. Softball and basketball are clearly well entrenched and have even fuller talent pipelines at the moment. They'll likely keep contending. Now throw in rowing, swim/dive, tennis, golf, track/field and beach VB, along with new blood coaching soccer, and most women's sports are either already elite or showing signs of getting there. Aggy and other schools will come and go in certain sports, but CDC isn't going to let any area lag for long.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here
I assumed from the start that Akina was a transitional coach for us, in part due to his age. As we didn't seem to get any clear benefit from his "teaching," it's hard for me to grasp his being around in 2026. But I don't claim to know who the best replacement would be.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Wonder what the portal will bring to Austin...or take from it.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
In retrospect, our improbable perfect record with a front-loaded schedule hid some issues that killed us last night. Wisconsin, A&M and some other teams got better late in the year, while we sputtered a bit even as we were winning SEC matches. The warts caught up with us and Stanford, who also looked pretty mortal in defeat. Penn State and Creighton were even less competitive.
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Texas WBB 2025-26: Return to the Final Four
Until proven otherwise, UCONN is the best team in America. And I think it's by some decent margin. Size, speed, handles and consistent shooting make them hard to stay within 10 points of. And obviously, they stack up OK in coaching. Doesn't mean we couldn't beat them when we're healthy, but it would take great shooting (get rid of the endless missed layups) and dodging foul trouble.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
I can imagine a worse fall sports season than this. And I need not go very far back to find it.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Not physical or precise tonight. Bad time to trot that mix out there.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Tip, tip, tip. This is how you lose.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Their 11-3 run after we had all the momentum is maddening.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Nice spark from Harvey.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Binney to the rescue. Never thought I'd say it, but here we are. May it continue.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Collier is destroying us.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Experience obviously matters, but I'm not sure how much our youth has to do with this. Wiscy is shutting down Stafford and we're not compensating well enough for it. Certainly need better passing to get back in.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Getting curbstomped in all phases. Maybe being down 0-2 will light a spark, but I'd rather not find out.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Nonexistent blocking is again a glaring concern.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Let's see some fire.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Now we roll.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Vagisil and Furburger are pretty decent.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Where do they rank among the great armies?
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Feed her again.
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2025 Texas Volleyball - Locked and Reloaded
Kelly's gone through more lip balm than Rick Barnes.