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That finger looks like rubber on slow mo - I think there was a touch, but who knows

I don’t watch Rice outside of their matches against us, but she has always played well and sets really nice quick sets. But her form is so odd to me - she gets her feet behind most balls, but it’s almost like she sets only using her wrists

Did he just say this was the 3rd largest crowd in history? If so - did they recently add seats, increase ticket numbers, or something else. Because that seems like an odd record breaking crowd considering how many other “high profile” matches have been played in Gregory.

Also, our ball control is horrendous

I know they are Baylor announcers, but they are very annoying tonight

Was this the first match that Iosia brought the jump serve back? I think this was the most consistent and effective serving she has had as a Longhorn. Tonight, Baylor’s serve receive broke down during important points, but IMO Baylor is missing a well rounded offense - When they beat us in 2019, their middles and right sides were solid weapons that played well against us - Van der Mark was pretty quiet tonight.

The Championship Committee revealed their top 10, and put Louisville at #1 and Texas at #2. (Also, Baylor is at #8)

So we play again tomorrow? 😬😬

I can’t tell if our hits are seeming weak because of the sets, KUs defense/block, or if it’s just a bad day for both Eggleston and Fields. also, are KUs jerseys an eggshell color? It’s kinda odd

Eff Baylor (any other school I might feel bad for) but it's a Friday night, they are ranked in the top 10, haven't dropped a set in Big 12 play, etc. - and they can barely get 300 people there. Tbh 300 may even be a high estimate. Surely that many people dont travel with the football team for tomorrow's away game to be an excuse for low turnout.

IMO It seems our block isn’t getting set well enough - it is making back row defense so much harder. (plus obviously the missed serves are rough) I think there have been a few iffy calls, and I’m wondering if those are shaking them up more than usual with it being at A&M

It’s weird that I only recognize maybe one Stanford player - such a young team, but that worked out well for them with the young teams with Plummer, Fitzmorris, Gray, Hentz, Alade, etc But we need to pass better in serve receive *pretends to be shocked*

That looked like a touch to me

Do you have Fox Sports - I’m watching on the app

I think they had to just about beg O’Brien to play last year, since it seemed she had accepted her career being over - she graduated from Illinois a year early, despite being the starting libero. Looking back, I wonder if Elliott knew she wasn’t going to return because he gave Iosia the chance to play libero quite a bit after Morgan got COVID. It is looking like Parra is playing well in the back row this second set. I wonder if Elliott will try the 6-2 at all this match

You’re right, I did not miss the black court…but I have played on some weird colored courts, and I’m wondering if the black makes it easier to have line awareness bc the orange can sometimes blend a little into the wood court. anyone watching Baylor v Minnesota?? Pretty good match for early in the season

They released the Olympic roster, and Chiaka is going to Tokyo!!! Would love to see her win a gold medal🏅🤘 It is interesting that they are only taking one libero (no DS), and the alternate libero was originally an OH for Penn State in college. But, I guess international sub limits forcing OHs to play all 6 rotations can make a DS sub not needed.

Chiaka has been selected as a member of the #2 U.S. Women’s National Team, attempting to defend the FIVB Volleyball Nations League title May 25 - June 24 in Rinini, Italy (hopefully she also makes the Olympic squad!).

TV #s from this year’s volleyball championship match. It was the most watched show on ESPN2 this month. Up 28% from 2019! 202(1)0: 696K (Kentucky vs. Texas) 2019: 533K (Stanford vs. Wisc) 2018: 938K (Stanford vs. Neb) 2017: 1 mil (Neb vs. Florida) 2016: 576K (Stanford vs. Texas) (per Holly Rowe and David A Portney on Twitter)

Off topic from the NCAA Championship - but we should be closeish to the USA Olympic National Team roster announcement (I think sometime before May 25th). Wondering if we will have any Longhorns on the team - Rachael Adams is still on the National Team roster, and Chiaka Ogbogu has gotten some good playing time with Team USA as well!

Seems kinda like how Madeline Gates ended up playing for Stanford when she went to get her masters bc Stanford had one of the top academic programs in the country. WE DEFINITELY GOT LUCKY!!!

Rettke seemed off these past few matches, but I’m guessing she had a good enough season since she was named an All American

Haha they both are regular UT volleyball announcers, and one used to coach here. Tbh I didn’t notice much bias besides Paul building up Wisconsin a bit so people didn’t change the channel.

Lexi also could not have vibed well with Elliott and other coaches. I know there was a post on here that was saying she was almost in tears while Elliott yelled at her on the sideline. IMO, (only based off what I observed in person at games or watching games on TV) Elliott can be a hothead that either ignores or yells his players that are performing poorly - I may be totally wrong, but this is just the impression I get. While some of it is probably Lexi's mental toughness, I personally was not a player who responded well to these types of coaches, so I can also understand it just not working out. But who cares about Lexi Sun because TEXAS is moving on to the semi-finals, and for once I feel like Paul Sunderland cant say that Wisconsin is the more "battle tested/ready" team since they had so many matches cancelled. I am feeling optimistic about our chances after watching the match against Florida last night.

I kinda remember a blog post - I could be getting it confused with the others around the same time - but I didn’t think it was too terrible, and I don’t remember her really ever bashing UT too hard (maybe a few slight digs about not feeling supported or something) I think the only thing that people were annoyed about at the time was that her transferring was originally blamed on being homesick, but then she transferred even further away from home to Nebraska. IMO, it seems like her dad wasn’t happy that she wasn’t getting consistent 6-rotation playing time, and Nebraska promised her she would play all the way around + they just won a National Championship and were set up to contend for another. I did find this article in old threads that’s since been deleted from hookem.com: Lexi Sun, now a sophomore at Nebraska, caught bits and pieces of Texas’ four-set win against then-No. 18 Oregon last Friday at the VERT Challenge in Lincoln, Neb. It was the Longhorns’ first match since Sun transferred away from the program, becoming the first starter in coach Jerritt Elliott’s 18 seasons to leave Texas before graduation. Sun made it clear she was happy that her old team won. “We ended on good terms,” Sun said. “I’m still good friends with a lot of the girls.” Sun, sporting a red “N” T-shirt, was a little less clear on why she decided to leave Austin after her freshman season. Playing time certainly wasn’t the reason; in 2017, Sun — an all-Big 12 first-teamer — played in 103 of Texas’ 106 sets. She was second on the team in kills-per-set (3.27), and was good enough on the service line and the back row to play all six spots on the court. The decision to transfer, she said, came after the season. “I talked with a lot of my mentors, and I knew (transferring) was the best thing for me,” Sun said. “There’s nothing wrong with the Texas program. They’re a great program and will continue to be.” Sun didn’t visit Nebraska, which won the 2017 national championship, on a recruiting visit coming out of high school, but did talk then to Huskers coach John Cook. On her second bite of the apple, she visited USC and Wisconsin before deciding that Nebraska was “where I could grow the most.” Elliott was at ease talking about Sun after Saturday’s win against then-No. 7 Florida. “Sometimes it doesn’t work,” he said with a shoulder shrug. He confirmed that there is no animus between he and Sun. “She sent me a very nice card (after transferring) and I texted her back,” Elliott said. “Lexi’s a very talented player, and she can be great. We’ve obviously been able to, luckily, find some recruits to replace her. We wish her good luck.”