2020 Texas Volleyball (Hopefully)

[Js1 87317]

UW def ran out of gas after playing three straight 5 set matches. Texas up in about 45 min 

[UDontKnow 10572]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Yeah because in today’s match, all the challenges have been warranted- there have just been more missed calls than challenges allocated. Is he, on the national semifinal, supposed to let early bad calls go?  Every call is a 2 point swing, they’re all important. 

That's another reason rally scoring isn't the best for volleyball. I prefer the old school style of only being able to score on your own service.

[Underdog 29248]

Fuck you, Cal! 

Coach Skinner to Men's Hoops. 

[UDontKnow 10572]

Texas will have to go through #1 and #2 seeds to win the title. Hook 'Em Ladies!

[Js1 87317]

2 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Texas will have to go through #1 and #2 seeds to win the title. Hook 'Em Ladies!

Let’s win the whole damn thing 

[BurntOrange&White 42024]

How do we match up against Wisconsin? Is the difference between 1 and 4 that great in volleyball?

[Js1 87317]

3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

How do we match up against Wisconsin? Is the difference between 1 and 4 that great in volleyball?

Not really. Texas plays in a weaker conference but has similar or better talent at almost every position, save setter. 

Texas - better athletes, better out of system attacking, more terminal hitters that hit over and around big blocks

Wisconsin - more fundamental, better floor defense, better passing

Edited April 23, 2021 by Js1

[TwiceHorn 32121]

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

How do we match up against Wisconsin? Is the difference between 1 and 4 that great in volleyball?

In theory, well.  We probably have more offensive horsepower, they are theoretically a better defensive team  That defense can make their offense really go..  Historically, teams like Wisconsin give us fits with pasty short girls playing defense and passing with precision from a winter spent in the gym.  But that would be true of other top B1G teams like Corn and PSU, soooooo.

In reality, though, we've played roughly double the number of games, and we look to be mostly hitting on all cylinders.  Wisconsin does not.  That could change tonight.

[Pato del Muerto 53614]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Not really. Texas plays in a weaker conference but has similar or better talent at almost every position, save setter. 

Texas - better athletes, better out of system attacking, more terminal hitters that hit over and around big blocks

Wisconsin - more fundamental, better floor defense, better passing

So white girls vs black girls?

[UDontKnow 10572]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

So white girls vs black girls?

We got some white girls and they got some black girls.

[OU Sucks 9405]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

pasty short girls playing defense

[TwiceHorn 32121]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

So white girls vs black girls?

Wellll, maybe.

It's probably coaching as much as anything.  To be fair, we mostly play white girls in the back row and at setter, where they have the advantage, usually.

[Js1 87317]

Like Twice said, we’ve played almost a season and a half compared to Wisconsin, who had a long layover due to COVID and missed 5 of their 8 matches versus similar talent in the B1G (Corn, PSU and one Minny match all cancelled) 

[Pato del Muerto 53614]

Yeah I know what our girls look like. Just being goofy. 

[Underdog 29248]

Fuck Wisconsin. 

[TwiceHorn 32121]

17 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Yeah I know what our girls look like. Just being goofy. 

Yeah.  But, we do have a bit of a history of more players of color than a lot of other teams.  It is not an explanation for why we're more offensively oriented to the detriment of defense, because most of the front row players (e.g. back girls) don't play defense, but we have had a series of PoC six-rotation players.

Until lately, and the arrival of excellent transfer libero Morgan O"Brien, our inability to play defense is pretty squarely on the recruiting and coaching of Jerritt Elliott and staff.  If she doesn't stick around next year, we're going to miss her badly.  Iosia may be an adequate replacement, she's flashed, but it's unclear.

Reason I bring this up, I noodled around on volleytalk some the last few days and there are more than a few insinuations that Texas is "ghetto."

Edited April 23, 2021 by TwiceHorn

[Js1 87317]

“Wisconsin has never lost a national semifinals”

And before Monday, Nebraska had never missed a Final Four held in Omaha.

They sitting at home defeated by Texas. 

[Js1 87317]

9:08 is the time 

[UDontKnow 10572]

Battle of the White, Bald Headed, Volleyball Coaches!

[Js1 87317]

2 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Battle of the White, Bald Headed, Volleyball Coaches!

3 of the 4 coaches are bald headed and white. 2 will face off in the finals 

[Js1 87317]

Go time! 

[kingkoopa6 8753]

Way to get us in it butler !

[kingkoopa6 8753]

Eggy!

[Js1 87317]

Back row has come to play! 

[TwiceHorn 32121]

I'm loving what I'm seeing from the back row.

Iosia is a great passer.

[perfectchaos007 6780]

The match is going to last a while given the average length of points so far

[TwiceHorn 32121]

Molly Hagerty kind of annoys me.  Same way those twins from Corn annoyed me.  Or sisters.

Edited April 23, 2021 by TwiceHorn

[TwiceHorn 32121]

Ka BOOM.

[Pancho 46392]

Score?

[Js1 87317]

Just now, Pancho said:

Score?

9-6 Texas

[Js1 87317]

They are smartly forcing Logan to take the serve and try to get her out of the offense 

[Sarks Personal Bartender 129]

Anyone got a stream??

[perfectchaos007 6780]

That was out??

[Js1 87317]

Logan with a couple of errors already going long 

[Mo Horn 8943]

Just now, Sarks Personal Bartender said:

Anyone got a stream??

It's on ESPN

[Dahobbs 18433]

Boom. 

[wood 11779]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Logan with a couple of errors already going long 

That last one was in. No challenge.

[NAVY 6974]

Here ya go

http://123tv.live/watch/espn-20201106/

[SDG 3336]

2 minutes ago, Sarks Personal Bartender said:

Anyone got a stream??

http://123tv.live/watch/espn-20201106/ This one works once you close the popups.   

[perfectchaos007 6780]

15-14 Wisconsin at the media TO

[wood 11779]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

That was out??

Nope. It wasn't.

[Dahobbs 18433]

Just now, wood said:

That last one was in. No challenge.

Sure looked like it. 

[Js1 87317]

15-14 Wisky. Media TO. Very very competitive. 

Edited April 23, 2021 by Js1

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Elliot must be saving his challenges. Sucks a correct challenge is still burned.

[GSU&UT 1799]

What is the humidity there? Every single one of these player's hair look statically charged.

[TwiceHorn 32121]

1 minute ago, wood said:

That last one was in. No challenge.

I thought so.  Couple of em were close.

Guess Jerritt's wisely trying not to pull a Keegan.

[Pato del Muerto 53614]

2 minutes ago, wood said:

That last one was in. No challenge.

Agreed

[wood 11779]

Just now, Dahobbs said:

Sure looked like it. 

Yeah I slo-mo'd it. Easily in. Same line judge missed the one off touch earlier too. It was also in, but at least they called the touch.

[TexasDPT 338]

Wisconsin is passing Texas’ serve really well.

We need Skylar to start bombing away. 

[Js1 87317]

Just now, TexasDPT said:

Wisconsin is passing Texas’ serve really well.

We need Skylar to start bombing away. 

They’re getting great block touches.