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  1. "You are looking live..." Surly is on site
  2. Thanks for the updates. I'm planning to be at the matches later this week. Curious to see the team dynamic / morale considering this team is used to competing for and winning national championships and is now scraping to win games and may be uncompetitive in many matches this season. The coaches will need to manage the mental side / confidence. A few wks ago, Coach Sullivan said something about setting proper expectations with the team. I suspect he knew they'd struggle in many matches this first season and wanted to get in front of it and prep them for the learning/growth experience. Also, going forward the coaches will need to: 1) figure out, in coordination with the players, who's going to play indoor/outdoor only or both and 2) for those playing both ways, ensure beach techniques/tendencies/instincts that don't work indoor don't bleed over to that side and vice versa
  3. First ever Texas Women's Beach Volleyball roster is posted: https://texassports.com/sports/wbvball/roster
  4. Ella and Devin at the USA Volleyball Women's National Team Open Program 🤘
  5. My thoughts on the men's side: Last year was kind of interesting with some of the bigs pairing up: Chase/Troy for the season and then Benesh/Dalhausser at one point (Austin iirc). And on the other (smaller) end, you had the Taylors teaming up. The Bourne/Crabb/Brunner/Schalk switch will be interesting to watch. I think Bourne/Schalk is the more successful duo going fwd, but I like Theo and betting against Trevor the past few yrs has been a bad decision. Last I saw, Chase was teaming up with Miles Evans. Not sure who Troy is going to end up with. Benesh and Partain could be sleepers. Andy seems to get overshadowed by some of the bigger name blockers in terms of hype, but he can hold his own. And Miles is so good in so many areas. If they can get the jump set down, they'll be winning a lot of tournaments. Who I'm looking forward to following: - The Taylors simply because of the highlight reel - Partain because he's that good - "[insert name] just because [insert name again]": Theo, Billy Allen, Bomgren, Casebeer, Ratledge - Tri and Travis because of SandCast; briefly talked to them at Manhattan Beach and seem like cool guys - Casey if he comes back for any events My thoughts on the women's side: I generally prefer watching the women's side [lets the jokes and jeers die down] because I still play and I just learn way more from them. The guys are able to cover so much space, take chances, and then make up for mistakes by sheer size and freak athleticism. I'm not 6'7" nor can I get my shoulders to the tape to hit/block - I can't replicate what the guys do on a men's net. I can kind of do most of what the women do. I'm a big Sarah Sponcil fan. Her ability to move around the court and get to balls she has no business getting to is amazing; the last few years she's gotten much better at converting those digs into points on the offensive side. You could see she and Terese Cannon were figuring things out most of the year - you'd have the really strong performances interspersed with "what the heck was that?" sets, strings of points where they weren't on the same page, or periods where T seemed to be lacking confidence in her passing or hitting. I'd have to think the re-union of Cheng and Hughes makes them the favorite - so much talent on both offense and defense. Who I'm looking forward to following: - Sponcil because of the above - Met Kloth and Nuss sitting on the courtside bench at Austin last year - both really sweet and super talented. How Kristen Nuss can hit down on a ball is beyond me - Kelley Kolinske - just makes everything seem so smooth/fluid; she's picking up an up and comer so we'll see how that works - Zana because she seems like a mini Sponcil to me (even though they're listed as the same height) and she got Sarah Pavan to wear a bright pink tennis skirt at the championships last year - Julia Scoles - another up and comer - interested to see what she can do this year with a new veteran partner - Brandie and Mel Humana-Paredes would be my sleeper team on the women's side. ...oh and Six Feet of Sunshine is teaming up with Logan Tom for one last Olympic run. Will April enter a tournament or two? Should be a fun year.
  6. My attempt at Who's Who Back row: Coach Elliott, Coach Hunt?, Asjia, Mariana Singletary?, Sydney Helmers?, Jordyn Byrd?, Devin Kahahawai, Bella Bergmark?, Madi, Jenna Wenaas?, Asst. Brannan?, Coach Sullivan Front row: Halter, Ella Swindle?, Akana, Reilly Heinrich?, Kenna Miller?, ?, Molly Looks like we have a few incoming '23 Freshman signees and a '23 transfer on the sand, which is great to see.
  7. Looks like we need to start a thread on the $9.95 'cruitin' forum
  8. Do we have any courts on campus? Otherwise we'd be left with one of the nearby parks ... or Aussies. Curious what the NCAA facility requirements are for beach volleyball and if UT would be looking to build something on campus or nearby to host in the future. Would be cool if they could develop something the UT beach team could use and also to attract AVP back to Austin. Curious what the roster will look like.
  9. Schedule is up: https://texassports.com/sports/wbvball/schedule Date Time At Opponent Location TV Radio Tournament Result Links March 10, 2023 (Friday) 1 PM Hawaii Queens Beach Heineken Queens Cup March 10, 2023 (Friday) 7:15 PM Oregon Queens Beach Heineken Queens Cup March 11, 2023 (Saturday) 1 PM Nebraska Queens Beach Heineken Queens Cup March 11, 2023 (Saturday) 4:45 PM California Queens Beach Heineken Queens Cup March 12, 2023 (Sunday) 2:15 PM Washington Queens Beach Heineken Queens Cup March 14, 2023 (Tuesday) 10:30 PM Hawaii Manoa, HI March 17, 2023 (Friday) 10:30 AM Long Beach State Long Beach, CA March 17, 2023 (Friday) 12:30 PM CSUN Long Beach, CA March 18, 2023 (Saturday) 10:30 AM Utah Long Beach, CA March 18, 2023 (Saturday) 12:30 PM Stetson Long Beach, CA March 24, 2023 (Friday) 9:30 AM Missouri State Fort Worth, Texas March 24, 2023 (Friday) 11:30 AM Grand Canyon Fort Worth, Texas March 25, 2023 (Saturday) 9 AM Missouri State Fort Worth, Texas March 25, 2023 (Saturday) 5 PM TCU Fort Worth, TX
  10. Was referred over here from the UT Beach thread 2023 AVP schedule released today. https://avp.com/events/ I'm targeting Manhattan Beach, Chicago, and the Championship. Maybe one or two others. Hope the championship is outdoor this year. The Phoenix championship last year was done about as well as one could expect for an indoor event, but it was still beach vball indoors. Still think the teams w/ first rd byes were at a disadvantage with their opponents having already played a match in that space. Where are you guys going? Who are you following?
  11. I appreciate you all piecing our schedule together from other teams' schedules. I heard back from the Ath Dept on our schedule: "We are still finalizing a few matches, but it should be out very soon." Been to a bunch of AVP events and now looking forward to seeing burnt orange on the sand.
  12. Allow me to preface this with agreement with what others have said - that the schedule does set up well for us to get to ~10 wins and there is nothing significantly wrong with it. That said, I did notice a few anomalies: UT's opponents: - are home the week prior to playing UT 7 out of 9 times - have Thurs night games for two of those prior games. One of them is TCU's game at TT, which is what, a 4 hr drive to Ft Worth? You can practically call my prior bullet 8 out of 9 then. OU's opponents: - are home the week prior to playing OU 7 out of 9 times ... and in the other two weeks, their opponent is coming off a bye The B12 may not have flipped UT and OU off to their faces with this schedule, but it sure looks like they're trying to get us and OU with paper cuts.
  13. Many/most of those $1k+ prices seem to be first class seats - at least in my queries. Agree the dynamic pricing is kicking in for the plebian seats, but more in the $400-800 range.
  14. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10059295-uncs-drake-maye-received-2-5m-offers-to-transfer-pitt-hc-pat-narduzzi-says Skimmed the article and still trying to figure out what Narduzzi has to do with UNC/Maye. Anyway, more behind the scenes transfer portal dealing. Can anyone think of two programs in need of a proven starting QB, with a history of throwing cash around, with a lax perspective on ethics/compliance, and that "[get] all the top recruits"?
  15. Correct - missed the edit time cutoff when I caught my mistake. Thanks
  16. The above is correct. Lots of appreciation in Badger-land for Chryst and some shock when he was let go, but not shocking to many closer to the athletic department. Chryst was a good fit for a while as an alumnus, one who's coaching philosophy matched the existing blueprint, and the fact that he looks like every dad in the state of WI with his sweatshirt and cap on. The problem was, as identified above, lack of emphasis on recruiting and the writing on the wall that we may get crushed going into the new world of NIL and transfer portal continuing down that path. And who knows where conference realignment goes in the coming years - athletic departments cannot afford to become an also-ran these days or they risk some form of to-be-conceived-of relegation. Prior to the Fickell buzz, even into last night, I think most of WI saw Jim Leonard as the likely successor at 85% and the field at 15%. Fickell's name came up along with the other 6 or so usual suspects that always get mentioned and you never think are serious candidates. I don't follow coaches nearly as closely as many here on Surly, but I've been impressed with Fickell and hoped he'd end up at Texas after the Herman firing or, probably a better fit, at Wisconsin. Another thing to note is our AD is 1.5 yrs in, so while this appears to be a very good hire, there's also likely a dash of a new AD wanting to put his own imprint on the program and not doing what everyone expected (hiring Leonard). Kudos to him for getting it done. UW flies under the radar a bit, but it has a surprisingly large (top 15ish) athletic budget and they're looking for results. My two remaining questions: - Most suspect tOSU is Fickell's dream job. How long does UW keep him if he pans out? If he gets snagged by tOSU in the future, presumably that means UW has been doing very well, in which case I wouldn't be too upset. - What happens with Leonard? He demonstrated considerable loyalty over the years to the UW program and was seemingly walking into his dream job. Now that's not the case. There will be a lot of questions about when and how he was made aware. Wisconsinites love Jim Leonard. CFB has become a cold business - we all get that, but some of us in or from WI still yearn for the good ol' days where we think things like loyalty, integrity, etc existed in college athletics. Bringing this discussion back to UT... From a UW board asking why they were caught off guard on this hire and reports that Mrs. Fickell took a flight or two to Madison: Post: Who the hell was supposed to be tracking flights? Reply: Honestly we’re not very good at this coaching change thing. Auburn, Tennessee, Texas, those guys are pros at this.
  17. SIAP Aggy contracted the SEC flu?
  18. Greg Jennings putting the team on his back!
  19. A few yrs ago, ESPN seemed to manage a curated calendar of high profile events. https://espn.calreplyapp.com/espn-daily-calendar The calendar would include the major events across multiple sports (e.g. Super Bowl, Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, Masters, Bowl games etc) and then on a daily basis they would update the calendar with upcoming, high profile NFL, CFB, CBB, NBA, MLB etc match ups - usually only selecting maximum of 3-4/day so your calendar remained manageable. It was a nice complement to the individual team calendars you can subscribe to. They haven't updated this calendar in a few years. Is there any similar service out there?
  20. A buddy is unable to make the trip, so I am looking to help sell his 3 day General Admission wristband for the race this weekend. The wristband includes access to the 21 Pilots (Fri) and Billy Joel (Sat) concerts. No parking or shuttle passes included - just the three day GA wristband. I'm flying in and should be arriving downtown a little after noon on Friday. I can deliver the wristband downtown or at COTA after I arrive Fri afternoon. The resale sites are showing the 3 day GA tickets going for ~$500 with fees and all. Since I am unable to deliver until Fri afternoon and prefer to do the exchange either downtown or at COTA, I'll offer $350... yes, I know I pronounced 350 wrong.
  21. This. It's entertaining and more bearable. Any word if they're doing it for the championship game?
  22. You guys are having your fun, but the joke's on you. As we speak, someone is finishing up a 500 word letter extolling the game day environment at CS. I'm sure pure class and academic superiority will be mentioned. Maybe an amazing story of selflessness... such as helping an elderly lady cross a road... maybe an organ donation at a tailgate... We'll have to wait and see. I was told the registrar's office ran out of spring semester application forms this afternoon. SECSECSEC compliments > SECSECSEC wins
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