2024 Volleyball: SEC, here comes Daddy

[Mittens 8705]

That 3rd set was badass

[Js1 87174]

Cardinal block looks like us from last year 

[WBT 20965]

Louisville up 9-3.  If they hold on and close this out, the final on Saturday could be ugly without DeBeer.

[WBT 20965]

17-9, Pitt is in trouble.  Coach Kornacki going to choke away the semifinal again, even with DeBeer out?

[Js1 87174]

Cool, congrats to Nebraska or Pedo on their title.

And You know it’ll be Nebraska 🙄 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Sheesh, whoopin'. 

[Rickylovesweed 15449]

Guess I gotta stop believing in Pitt.

They can't find a way to get over this final 4 hump. As well as they've played this year, this is kind of a choke job considering the Debeer injury. 

[PhillyD 1315]

I'm hopeful Debeer can get treatment and play in the final.  She was back on the bench and looked like she might go in.  I thought this match was over for Louisville without her 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

The incessant challenges are suck a fucking beating. 

[Rickylovesweed 15449]

Pitt fans must feel like Texas fans did for a while.

Elite 8, final 4, final 4, final 4, final 4 in the last 5 years. Getting that close every year is brutal. 

[Rickylovesweed 15449]

Just now, PhillyD said:

I'm hopeful Debeer can get treatment and play in the final.  She was back on the bench and looked like she might go in.  I thought this match was over for Louisville without her 

Yeah, Louisville won't be an easy out if Debeer is healthy. 

There is going to be some major juice in Louisville's favor in that final playing at home. 

[Js1 87174]

2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Guess I gotta stop believing in Pitt.

They can't find a way to get over this final 4 hump. As well as they've played this year, this is kind of a choke job considering the Debeer injury. 

Yep. Huge choke when you have Fairbanks, Clicka, Babcock, Stafford 

[Rickylovesweed 15449]

Just now, Js1 said:

Yep. Huge choke when you have Fairbanks, Clicka, Babcock, Stafford 

For sure but I feel for Pitt fans too. Having to beat a 1 seed in their home environment is brutal. 

Texas fans have been there before with Nebraska. I guess there's no way to prevent it but it's brutal having to play a final 4/national championship match at a disadvantage simply due to who gets to randomly host it. 

[Pato del Muerto 53443]

18 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

For sure but I feel for Pitt fans too. Having to beat a 1 seed in their home environment is brutal. 

Texas fans have been there before with Nebraska. I guess there's no way to prevent it but it's brutal having to play a final 4/national championship match at a disadvantage simply due to who gets to randomly host it. 

Have college station host it. Problem solved. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Second match underway. 

[Mittens 8705]

Only Nebraska could make me root for Penn State

[Js1 87174]

1 minute ago, Mittens said:

Only Nebraska could make me root for Penn State

A Penn state win would ensure a female coach wins a title for the first time ever 

[10SNE1 124]

Off topic, I bought 3 tickets for both the Semis and Finals mths ago for $256 total. Sold the Semis tickets for $110/ea ticket and sold the Finals tickets for $225/ticket! I'm happy! 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Corn takes the first at 23. 

[Js1 87174]

Penn St blew that first set 

[Js1 87174]

Pedo is cooked 

[TexasDPT 338]

I just hope Swindle does whatever is necessary in the off-season to improve her setting. 
 

Really miss seeing Ella’s presence at the net and just shows that you need a setter that can block the further you go in the tournament.  
 

And 3 elite littles in the backrow…

Edited Friday at 03:41 AM by TexasDPT

[Mittens 8705]

33 minutes ago, Js1 said:

A Penn state win would ensure a female coach wins a title for the first time ever 

That's fuckin wild.

As much as I hate Nebraska, that Andi Jackson is a damn weapon.

Kinda cool seeing Joe Jurevicius' kid balling for the alma mater.

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

That set was rather clinical. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Playing 4. 

[WBT 20965]

PSU choking it away.  From 15-12 to 16-20

[WBT 20965]

PSU saves 2 match points. 24-24

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Hey, another useless challenge. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

And one more. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Playing 5, dogs. 

[WBT 20965]

PSU wins it at 26, going 5

[texfan11 95]

Let’s go PSU for the first female coach to win a championship. Also, at least the Starcks’ mom is Texas MB great Errica Hibben

Edited Friday at 05:26 AM by texfan11

[WBT 20965]

8-5 PSU at the change over

[Mittens 8705]

LFG blue

[shadow_operative2.0 16254]

Cardinals v. Nitts for the glory. 

 

Wow. 

[Mittens 8705]

fuck yeah!

Fuck corn.

[WBT 20965]

Boom, PSU with the reverse sweep at 13

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Pedo is cooked 

I don’t think so, Vern!

[PhillyD 1315]

Did I smile as that ball landed out of bounds causing Corn tears?  Yes, yes I did.

[WBT 20965]

"I guarantee that we'll win the next 2 national championships back to back"

-Harper Murray postgame, probably

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

Poor Huskers!

[heso 2863]

LFG

[WBT 20965]

Now Debeer needs to heal up for Sunday

[TexasDPT 338]

Really impressed with PSU's Jess Mzurik's overall play.

And Harper really cursed her team saying they were gonna win the next 3...

[TexasDPT 338]

Rumor on VT is that Nebraska's volleyball NIL collective landed Eva Hudson from Purdue...gonna be interesting to see the fall out that occurs with his Cook's current roster and incoming recruits

[Rickylovesweed 15449]

2 hours ago, TexasDPT said:

Rumor on VT is that Nebraska's volleyball NIL collective landed Eva Hudson from Purdue...gonna be interesting to see the fall out that occurs with his Cook's current roster and incoming recruits

She just entered the portal which means Nebraska was definitely tampering. 

So much for Cook's comments about the portal after Texas won the national title. Nebraska volleyball and their fans are up there in aggy-level annoyance. 

[AnTiM 1695]

Waking up to this result has made my millennium.  WTG PSU

[Js1 87174]

Wow! Get fucked, Neb

I can live with Penn St-Louisville final. Schumacher-Cawley has a good story. 

Edited Friday at 12:47 PM by Js1

[Js1 87174]

8 hours ago, TexasDPT said:

And Harper really cursed her team saying they were gonna win the next 3...

She said last night "we have 2 more chances" 

 

5 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

So much for Cook's comments about the portal after Texas won the national title.

LOL and then he immediately went and got Landfair and Blackwell (who he kept on the bench so other programs couldn't have her), while also playing Merritt Beason, who he got from Florida

[Js1 87174]

The volleyball world was on pace for and already ready for Pitt-Nebraska. 

Louisville and PSU had other ideas.  But if anyone should be salty, it's Pitt - they're 3-1 against the final 2 teams.

I turned off the second semifinal when it was 22-16 Nebraska in the fourth. Nebraska blew 2 match points and PSU went on a 12-4 run to win set 4, 28-26, to keep their hopes alive. 

And I did not expect Louisville to go HAM when DeBeer went out.