2019 Texas Volleyball

[Js1 85095]

1-2-3-4 all took losses this week

Corn 3-1 to Tree

Tree 3-1 to Mormons

Texas 3-2 to Rice

PSU 3-0 to Pitt

#5 Baylor might be the new #1 if they get past Hawaii. Otherwise, #6 Pitt should be. 

[Js1 85095]

With Baylor sweeping Hawaii and Pitt losing in 5 to PSU after winning @ PSU on Friday, I'd guess the new ACVA top 6 is: 

#1 Baylor (undefeated)
#2 Stanford (lost to BYU)
#3 Nebraska (lost to Tree)
#4 Pitt (split with PSU)
#5 PSU (split with Pitt)
#6 Texas (lost to Rice) 

[Pogo 284]

When Jhenna left the game, LHN cameras showed her holding her arm.  She might have hurt it.  Shook's first 2 sets were horrible (bad timing and off the net).  She was money after that.

Our entire team needs to watch video of aggy #9 serving and take copious notes.

[Machinator 32097]

 

[Js1 85095]

Wow, the level of disrespect for Baylor.

AVCA Top 10:

Tree
Baylor
Nebraska
Pitt
PSU
Texas
Minny
Washington
BYU
Marquette

Oh and Rice is #22 and SC is #25

My top 6 was so close, I didn't think AVCA wouldn't not punish Tree for losing

[Goodman 3273]

Good, baylor has earned and deserves zero respect. They represent everything wrong with college athletics.

[Machinator 32097]

 

[Machinator 32097]

 

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[Js1 85095]

25-18 Texas 

[orangeut 212]

18-25     1-1

[TwiceHorn 31263]

Um.  Wow.

This season could turn into a complete shitshow.

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Don’t think it will be a shitshow but we’ll have multiple conference losses. We’ll split with Baylor and then drop a couple more somewhere. 3-4 big 12 losses sounds right 

[orangeut 212]

25-19    2-1

[spystud13 2371]

25-19, we’re fine. 

[TwiceHorn 31263]

4 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Don’t think it will be a shitshow but we’ll have multiple conference losses. We’ll split with Baylor and then drop a couple more somewhere. 3-4 big 12 losses sounds right 

That spells shitshow.  No host, bad seed, probably lose to some midwestern mid-major.

A shitshow by our standards, anyway.

[TwiceHorn 31263]

Ow fuck.

[spystud13 2371]

Fucking ouch, lucky all her teeth are still there. 

[orangeut 212]

Finally the lead, keep it up.

[Js1 85095]

Texas wins 3-1

[Js1 85095]

1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

Um.  Wow.

This season could turn into a complete shitshow.

Ditch the random 6-2. It’s dumb. 

Edited September 26, 2019 by Js1

[Js1 85095]

12 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Don’t think it will be a shitshow but we’ll have multiple conference losses. We’ll split with Baylor and then drop a couple more somewhere. 3-4 big 12 losses sounds right 

I really don't see these "3-4 losses".  I see 1, MAYBE 2. 

[TwiceHorn 31263]

We've been looking pretty sketchy since WSU.  I mean, Texas Volleyball has always had a tendency to let down here and there, but we have played poorly for three matches straight now.  We've escaped with the W in two of them, but geez.

Also, what happened with Brianna yesterday?  Only played briefly?

[Js1 85095]

6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

We've been looking pretty sketchy since WSU.  I mean, Texas Volleyball has always had a tendency to let down here and there, but we have played poorly for three matches straight now.  We've escaped with the W in two of them, but geez.

Also, what happened with Brianna yesterday?  Only played briefly?

Will probably bring her back slowly. She played in 2 of the 4 sets, going 1-1-3. 

The outsides got set 105 times  - 78% of our attempts.  I'm kind of at the point where if Jhenna can't or won't set our middles, she needs to sit on the bench.  

We've always played "down" to lower competition.  Dunno why.  3-1 and 3-0 is not "escaping" with a win.  And we lost to Rice in 5.   We are still the same team that swept Minnesota (who beat Tree), took Tree to 5 on their home court and beat BYU (who beat Tree). 

[TwiceHorn 31263]

13 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Will probably bring her back slowly. She played in 2 of the 4 sets, going 1-1-3. 

The outsides got set 105 times  - 78% of our attempts.  I'm kind of at the point where if Jhenna can't or won't set our middles, she needs to sit on the bench.  

We've always played "down" to lower competition.  Dunno why.  3-1 and 3-0 is not "escaping" with a win.  And we lost to Rice in 5.   We are still the same team that swept Minnesota (who beat Tree), took Tree to 5 on their home court and beat BYU (who beat Tree). 

Yeah the middles are a problem.  I'm just alarmed at the extended periods of poor play during Rice, eaTme, and last night.  While Rice appears salty and ISU is a pasty midwestern defensive team that always seems to be our kryptonite (but down two starters), better teams (TCU?  Baylor for sure) probably would have destroyed us.

[Pogo 284]

Serving and passing were a little better than they were against aggy.  Blocking wasn't.  Playing Shook in the 1st set (even with a big lead) is JE's way of telling Jhenna that she's close to getting benched.  Wouldn't surprise me if Shook plays a lot more against Tech.

[perfectchaos007 6596]

4 hours ago, Js1 said:

I really don't see these "3-4 losses".  I see 1, MAYBE 2. 

Our losses will be on the road. 8 conference road matches and we are losing @ Baylor plus @ 2 other gyms featuring opponents that play an inspired match against Texas and rattle our freshmen like they were at Rice. Fuckin Rice. 

 

I hope you're right though

Edited September 26, 2019 by perfectchaos007

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Tech doesn't look like much competition for us. We took the first set 25-17 

[Js1 85095]

Sweep 

[LTtxfan 48962]

1 hour ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Tech doesn't look like much competition for us. We took the first set 25-17 

Post aged well.... Nice Win 🤘

[Js1 85095]

Defending champ Tree now has 3 losses - Minny, BYU and Washington. 
 

I guess Corn will be back to #1. 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Defending champ Tree now has 3 losses - Minny, BYU and Washington. 
 

I guess Corn will be back to #1. 

Did Baylor lose?

[Js1 85095]

13 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Did Baylor lose?

No. They may be #1. Could see them giving it to the “name” program. 

[perfectchaos007 6596]

Just now, Js1 said:

No. They may be #1. Could see them giving it to the “name” program. 

Possibly so. Now that we're in conference play a win doesn't do anything but a loss will hurt big

[Js1 85095]

Truly weird times we live in.

1 Baylor (54)
2 Nebraska (7)
3 Tree (1)
4 Pitt (1)
5 PSU
6 Texas
7 Minny
8 Washington
9 BYU
10 Marquette

Also ranked: 21 Rice; RV: Southern Cal, ISU

Baylor may hold that #1 ranking for at least 2 polls  - their next "test" is October 9 @ ISU.  No meeting with Texas until 10/23 and then again 11/20. 

[Pato del Muerto 52340]

Who have they beaten?

[Js1 85095]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Who have they beaten?

Wisconsin. Hawaii. Creighton. Marquette. Missouri. 
They’ve only dropped 2 sets all season. 

[Goodman 3273]

Fuck Baylor! Nothing anyone says will change my mind.

[perfectchaos007 6596]

No way does the committee give the Big 12 two national seeds. We gotta beat them twice 

[Js1 85095]

1 hour ago, perfectchaos007 said:

No way does the committee give the Big 12 two national seeds. We gotta beat them twice 

RPI Futures is Baylor, Texas, Pitt, Tree.  That would be a hell of a top 4.  

But I agree - Big 12 won't get two.  Winner gets it, loser is on the outside looking in (probably #5).  A split and the edge probably goes to Baylor by virtue of only having one loss. 

if I had to call it today;

Big 12 winner
Tree
B1G winner between PSU and Corn
Pitt 

If Minny wins the B1G, then it opens the door to 2 Big 12 teams. 

Edited October 1, 2019 by Js1

[TwiceHorn 31263]

The question now becomes who is more likely to dump some wtf games, Baylor with their newfound prosperity or "old money" Texas.

[Js1 85095]

36 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

The question now becomes who is more likely to dump some wtf games, Baylor with their newfound prosperity or "old money" Texas.

Baylor has risen to the underdog, us against the world challenge (losing only 2 sets all year) but now has the #1 curse on them that has taken down Tree and Corn and they certainly have never had this level of success. 

Texas routinely plays down to its competition, so it is still ripe for an upset on the road in Big 12 play with how many freshman we play - Norman; Fort Worth; Ames.  Texas may also find themselves the underdog in 2 Big 12 matches for the first time since.....Nebraska was still in the conference? 

Edited October 1, 2019 by Js1

[LTtxfan 48962]

Is this match live... currently watching Texas vs TCU on ESPU??? 

TCU has a big girl who looks more like she should be a catcher in softball... 😬

Texas won first set pretty easily...

Edited October 3, 2019 by LTtxfan

[TexasDPT 297]

Game is live on ESPNU.

Texas service errors are keeping TCU in it.

[LTtxfan 48962]

2 minutes ago, TexasDPT said:

Game is live on ESPNU.

Texas service errors are keeping TCU in it.

Thanks... Just surprised no one is talking about it.

Agree that Texas serving has SUCKED...

[texasstrong12 4668]

You're seeing in this TCU match why Butler was always going to start once she was healthy. She's just a completely different athlete than our other two middles and O'Neal is an above average athlete. 

Unreal athleticism. Teams have been cheating on our pins and I don't think that's going to be much of an option anymore. 

TCU has nobody that can stop her athleticism. She's 3 or 4 inches higher in the air than every TCU player. 

Edited October 3, 2019 by texasstrong12

[LTtxfan 48962]

Good stuff @texasstrong12.

Texas has been playing down to their opponent a little in this match... TCU is horrible!!

Texas won Set 2.... up 2-0 in the match 

Set #1.  25-19

Set #2.   25-20

Edited October 3, 2019 by LTtxfan

[TexasDPT 297]

I often  thought Texas should run a sub where a blocking sub would come in for the setter in the front row and have Hahn set.  

They ran it with Molly coming in for Jhenna and then Hahn put up a great ball for Logan.  And then Micaya ace served to end the set. 

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2019 by TexasDPT

[TexasDPT 297]

Texas is terrible at picking up tips.

[texasstrong12 4668]

I guess the plan is to only play Butler a few reps here and there until she gets her legs back.