September 18Sep 18 Author 1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said: Schlong undefeated? Unfortunately, if her entire team and coaches thinks she’s being abused by her boyfriend, it’s probably true and she’s just too emotionally attached to him to end the relationship. Pretty sure her first post after her announcement of taking the season off was a picture of the boyfriend So yes. Undefeated
September 18Sep 18 Author In better news, we have won every second set so far this season. That was a big issue last year with that team, we tended to lose set 2 more than we won it, especially when up 1-0 @perfectchaos007
September 18Sep 18 13 hours ago, someguy said: probably a question for @Js1, but where to the Stafford sisters rank as best Longhorn sister tandem? #1 - Hookers #2 - Nash Stafford's depends on how Torrey does next 2 years.
September 18Sep 18 Author 13 minutes ago, Hard Times said: #1 - Hookers #2 - Nash Stafford's depends on how Torrey does next 2 years. Yeah, the grouping is Marshevet (T&F) and Destinee (volleyball and T&F) Kathleen and Kristen (WBB) Torrey (VB) and Imani (WBB) Torey and Imani will probably end up #2 - the Nash sisters didn't do much here under Gail. Kathleen finished with some Texas records (first Texas player with 1000 points, 900 rebounds, 200+ threes and fastest Texas player to 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 150 threes) but Kristen was a total bench contributor, not a starter The Hooker sisters have something like 7 or 8 NCAA individual titles between them and Destinee was on the 2009 runner-up team for volleyball And of course, on the men's side - Sam and Emmanuel Acho and D'Onta and Armani Foreman Edited September 18Sep 18 by Js1
September 18Sep 18 Colt by himself elevates the McCoy brothers into the conversation on the men's side. And herp and derp beating aggie IN aggie on tucker's kick? They get my vote. Edited September 18Sep 18 by gsoda3
September 18Sep 18 38 minutes ago, Js1 said: And of course, on the men's side - Sam and Emmanuel Acho and D'Onta and Armani Foreman Earl, Tim, and Steve Campbell.
September 18Sep 18 Author 9 minutes ago, gsoda3 said: Colt by himself elevates the McCoy brothers into the conversation on the men's side. And herp and derp beating aggie IN aggie on tucker's kick? They get my vote. Just now, Pato del Muerto said: Earl, Tim, and Steve Campbell. Moral of the story - Texas has a long history of siblings donning the burnt orange, whether together or separately.
September 18Sep 18 Obviously Spears is in the conversation for NFOY. Is Stafford in contention for NPOY? Certainly 1st team AA if she keeps this up.
September 18Sep 18 Author 3 minutes ago, BevoBae said: Obviously Spears is in the conversation for NFOY. Is Stafford in contention for NPOY? Certainly 1st team AA if she keeps this up. Yes, she was on the watchlist released over the summer. Typically, you need to be on a title contending team who makes the Final Four to win the award. Stafford - .317, 4.23kps, .35 aces per set (9 aces to 4 errors), 3.23 dps (as a 6 rotation OH). I think her digs make up for her blocking (5 blocks, 0.19 blocks per set) For goodness sake, she has a double double in 5 of 7 matches 12/15 against Creighton 24/12 against Rice 18/10 against Stanford 20/18 against Louisville 15/13 against TCU She was a dig away against ASU (12/9) and a kill away in the Wisconsin match (9) from having 7 straight games of double digit kills
September 18Sep 18 Author Passing numbers for TCU (they were really good!) Stafford 2.63 (8 attempts) Halter 2.47 (17) AVW 2.40 (5) Gary 2.00 (10) Ames 3.00 (1) At 7 games into the season, our passing numbers for our main passers: Gary 2.26 Halter 2.17 AVW 2.07 Stafford 1.98
September 18Sep 18 Author RPI Futures currently has Texas to finish #2 with a 21-2 record and the #1 SOS. #1 is Nebraska, who they predict will lose 1 match, with the #5 SOS The committee loves RPI and the predicted top 4 finishers are Nebraska, Texas, Pitt and Stanford Kentucky 5, Louisville 6, Creighton 7, TCU 8, Wisconsin 9 (nice little run of teams we play/beat), SMU 11, ASU 17, Tennessee 21, Florida 24, aggy 26, Mizzou 27, Baylor 33 They have aggy going 17-8, which would be awful considering how upperclass that roster is....
September 18Sep 18 Author 3 minutes ago, ImNotMarkinson said: damn, pitt. you scary. you can lose stafford and still be a top 4? Reigning NPOY Babcock 2 really good middles in Jones and Kelly Brought in a really good setter from Illinois Brought in a really good libero from FSU And their OH from The Netherlands has been impressive
September 18Sep 18 35 minutes ago, Js1 said: Reigning NPOY Babcock 2 really good middles in Jones and Kelly Brought in a really good setter from Illinois Brought in a really good libero from FSU And their OH from The Netherlands has been impressive I caught a little of the Pitt vs Penn St game last night. Babcock was unstoppable. She was serving missiles and her hitting is at another level. The velocity she generates on her serves and swings is crazy. Penn St had absolutely no answer for her. She definitely looks the part of reigning NPOY.
September 18Sep 18 Author 18 minutes ago, sunset87 said: I caught a little of the Pitt vs Penn St game last night. Babcock was unstoppable. She was serving missiles and her hitting is at another level. The velocity she generates on her serves and swings is crazy. Penn St had absolutely no answer for her. She definitely looks the part of reigning NPOY. She a cheat code player. Like Logan Eggleston or Kathryn Plummer the last half decade.
September 18Sep 18 3 hours ago, Js1 said: She was a dig away against ASU (12/9) and a kill away in the Wisconsin match (9) from having 7 straight games of double digit kills Kind of hard to get there when you're sweeping folks. Not that I'm complaining.
September 18Sep 18 6 hours ago, Js1 said: Yeah, the grouping is Marshevet (T&F) and Destinee (volleyball and T&F) Kathleen and Kristen (WBB) Torrey (VB) and Imani (WBB) Torey and Imani will probably end up #2 - the Nash sisters didn't do much here under Gail. Kathleen finished with some Texas records (first Texas player with 1000 points, 900 rebounds, 200+ threes and fastest Texas player to 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 150 threes) but Kristen was a total bench contributor, not a starter The Hooker sisters have something like 7 or 8 NCAA individual titles between them and Destinee was on the 2009 runner-up team for volleyball And of course, on the men's side - Sam and Emmanuel Acho and D'Onta and Armani Foreman I'd argue the Turati twins would rank above the Nash sisters Anna has the NCAA championship Bianca was ranked number 1 individually Multiple All American Awards and Conference titles between them. Don't think there were any conference titles or AA awards for the Nash sisters.
September 18Sep 18 Author 3 minutes ago, Aleemay said: I'd argue the Turati twins would rank above the Nash sisters Anna has the NCAA championship Bianca was ranked number 1 individually Multiple All American Awards and Conference titles between them. Don't think there were any conference titles or AA awards for the Nash sisters. Also a good choice. So many to choose from/remember
September 18Sep 18 Author UK and Louisville tied 1-1 on ESPNU The battle of former Purdue stars - Chichoine (Louisville) and Hudson (Kentucky) Teams have combined for 23 blocks already in the 2nd. Looking like Louisville/Texas
September 19Sep 19 7 hours ago, Js1 said: Moral of the story - Texas has a long history of siblings donning the burnt orange, whether together or separately. All the Clemens
September 19Sep 19 Author #3 Louisville and #6 Kentucky going 5 in the KFC Yum Center Kentucky shit blasted the Cards in set 4, 25-12
September 19Sep 19 Author Just now, TonyTexas said: No coffee for Louisville. Not closers. Up 2-1 Lost -12, -7 Woof
September 19Sep 19 Author Last non-conf match of the year (and yet another ranked team) #21 Baylor 6-2 - they have played 2 ranked teams and lost to both in 5 (SMU at a neutral site and at Florida) They were running a 2-setter system but one of them got hurt in the Florida match and she didn't play against UCF, so they may have moved back to a 5-1
September 19Sep 19 Author You know, for most programs, a 3-rotation freshman OH hitting .184 at 2.58 kps and 10 blocks (against a schedule with 6 top 20 teams) would be pretty decent, but then AVW looks over at her teammate Cari Spears, also a freshman, playing 6-rotations as an OPP, hitting .316 at 3.38 kps and 17 blocks and 38 digs. But AVW also passes in serve receive (reception of .949 with 3 errors in 59 attempts) and Cari doesn't So we have 2 dynamite freshmen who do two different things well.
September 19Sep 19 Am i crazy to think this team might even be more talented than those national championship teams? The talent on this team is something. Right now the only question is if experience will be a factor in the postseason.
September 20Sep 20 I don't know much about volleyball other than TX is badass. Question, mostly rhetorical. Why does TX seem to play a ranked team every game while the rest of the SEC plays powerhouses like Kennesaw St and Upper SC State?
September 20Sep 20 19 minutes ago, avidhornslurker said: Am i crazy to think this team might even be more talented than those national championship teams? The talent on this team is something. Right now the only question is if experience will be a factor in the postseason. Well, there's no O'Neal type in the middle. Also, both of those national championship teams were unreal from the service line during tournament time. Because of Stafford, this team is better with back row defense. But as good as Halter/Gary are, and they're outstanding, are they that much better than Fleck/Halter, or come tournament time, Halter/Barnes was pretty salty, too (Barnes seemed to take a while to get acclimated during the regular season). It's still early in the season. What I will say is that the last two years the team started off slow. And then last year they never really got it going. Spears is just so otherworldly on the right side and the back row. But the national championship team with Eggleston/Skinner was pretty loaded. Remember, they only lost the one match against Iowa State all year. I also really liked Ka'aha'aina-Torres as a setter. They had Parra on the bench. I'll also say the 2021 team that made the national championship match was really loaded, too. Nonetheless, this team is sure fun to watch. It's been a really impressive early season run, no question. I feel like that's a conversation better left for after the season. Without question, though, this team looks a heck of a lot better in the early going than the last couple of years.
September 20Sep 20 7 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said: I don't know much about volleyball other than TX is badass. Question, mostly rhetorical. Why does TX seem to play a ranked team every game while the rest of the SEC plays powerhouses like Kennesaw St and Upper SC State? Coach Elliott has always believed in a rigorous non-conference schedule. I think that's partly because of the BXII where we mostly would not be challenged during conference play. Kept us from seeing "big dogs" in the tourney for the first time. And Lord knows, I think BXII play put us to sleep many times and we barely roused for the tourney. Also let us get close without top flight defensive play, meaning a 1, 2, or 3 loss record, high ranking and tournament seeding without being tested like the B10, P10, or even SEC. Edited September 20Sep 20 by TwiceHorn
September 20Sep 20 Just now, Knoxtnhorn said: I don't know much about volleyball other than TX is badass. Question, mostly rhetorical. Why does TX seem to play a ranked team every game while the rest of the SEC plays powerhouses like Kennesaw St and Upper SC State? This has been an unusually loaded nonconference slate. I don't know if this is germane or not, but Texas tends to play fewer matches overall than any other program in the country. Elliott's primary focus is on navigating RPI to give his squad the best chance of finishing in the top 4 and being a regional host. There's no other program that does a better job of scheduling for RPI purposes. In fact, he was known to talk to other coaches in the Big 12 to try to help them get higher RPI numbers, too. I'm willing to bet he's doing some of the same things in the SEC, but he's not going to have the same communication level with the other SEC coaches early on. Some of these teams really need confidence boosting wins more than they need to risk losing against better competition every match. For the bigger programs like Kentucky and Florida, they like getting in more home matches, too.
September 20Sep 20 12 minutes ago, SL Xpress said: Well, there's no O'Neal type in the middle. Also, both of those national championship teams were unreal from the service line during tournament time. Because of Stafford, this team is better with back row defense. But as good as Halter/Gary are, and they're outstanding, are they that much better than Fleck/Halter, or come tournament time, Halter/Barnes was pretty salty, too (Barnes seemed to take a while to get acclimated during the regular season). It's still early in the season. What I will say is that the last two years the team started off slow. And then last year they never really got it going. Spears is just so otherworldly on the right side and the back row. But the national championship team with Eggleston/Skinner was pretty loaded. Remember, they only lost the one match against Iowa State all year. I also really liked Ka'aha'aina-Torres as a setter. They had Parra on the bench. I'll also say the 2021 team that made the national championship match was really loaded, too. Nonetheless, this team is sure fun to watch. It's been a really impressive early season run, no question. I feel like that's a conversation better left for after the season. Without question, though, this team looks a heck of a lot better in the early going than the last couple of years. This team has solid leadership in Emma and Ella and I think that's worth noting in terms of where we end up.
September 20Sep 20 2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Coach Elliott has always believed in a rigorous non-conference schedule. I think that's partly because of the BXII where we mostly would not be challenged during conference play. Kept us from seeing "big dogs" in the tourney for the first time. And Lord knows, I think BXII play put us to sleep many times and we barely roused for the tourney. Also let us get close without top flight defensive play, meaning a 1, 2, or 3 loss record, high ranking and tournament seeding without being tested like the B10, P10, or even SEC. The SEC hasn't been a great volleyball conference. For years it was Florida and that's about it. Kentucky came on when Craig Skinner was hired. But over the years the Big 12 had Nebraska, then after they left Kansas was a Final Four team, and then of course Baylor with Pressley. The Pac 12 was traditionally the volleyball power. Then the Big 10 took over the mantle. Even now I'd say the ACC is the better conference, at least at the top. But it sure appears like the SEC is putting resources into volleyball. At this point it's light years better than the Big 12 is.
September 20Sep 20 2 minutes ago, Js1 said: This is an ass kicking They're really firing on all cylinders. Embarrassing the best in state volleyball programs. Rice/TCU/Baylor.
September 20Sep 20 1 minute ago, SL Xpress said: The SEC hasn't been a great volleyball conference. For years it was Florida and that's about it. Kentucky came on when Craig Skinner was hired. But over the years the Big 12 had Nebraska, then after they left Kansas was a Final Four team, and then of course Baylor with Pressley. The Pac 12 was traditionally the volleyball power. Then the Big 10 took over the mantle. Even now I'd say the ACC is the better conference, at least at the top. But it sure appears like the SEC is putting resources into volleyball. At this point it's light years better than the Big 12 is. I hadn't seen that about the RPI "gaming," but makes perfect sense and ties in, again, with weakness of BXII.
September 20Sep 20 1 minute ago, avidhornslurker said: I dont think people realized how good Stafford was. She was a first team All American. I knew she was outstanding. I didn't expect her to be THIS outstanding. I'd even argue her role has been diminished somewhat because of Spears' dominance.
September 20Sep 20 Uninformed question #2. How the f is an undefeated team with (now) 7 of 8 wins against ranked teams not #1?
September 20Sep 20 4 minutes ago, SL Xpress said: She was a first team All American. I knew she was outstanding. I didn't expect her to be THIS outstanding. I'd even argue her role has been diminished somewhat because of Spears' dominance. Tonight was a just an avg game for stafford (compare to last few matches) and we just rolled.
September 20Sep 20 5 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Uninformed question #2. How the f is an undefeated team with (now) 7 of 8 wins against ranked teams not #1? Because Nebraska is really good too. Already beat Pitt, Stanford and Kentucky.
September 20Sep 20 9 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Uninformed question #2. How the f is an undefeated team with (now) 7 of 8 wins against ranked teams not #1? Nebraska was the preseason heavy favorite and hasn't lost against a good schedule. They are incredibly deep - their B team could possibly make the final four.
September 20Sep 20 1 minute ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Uninformed question #2. How the f is an undefeated team with (now) 7 of 8 wins against ranked teams not #1? Nebraska is loaded with talent and experience. They haven't lost a match. They crushed Stanford, who we took to 5 sets (we swept Creighton, who Nebraska took to 5 sets, so I'm not saying that's definitive). I don't have an issue with Nebraska being #1. The critical part is getting into that top 4. Texas has done an amazing job putting themselves in a position where they're going to have to have almost something of a collapse in tournament play not to earn one of those. Whether it's the top overall seed or the #2 overall seed is of lesser importance. You're in the bracket with either the 8th best team or the 7th best team, and in most years both of those teams are going to be pretty good. The most dangerous opponent if you're a regional host is one of these top programs that falters a bit during the season but then puts it all together come tournament time, like Nebraska when they beat us in the regionals in Gregory a few years back, or us two years ago when we went on that absurd run beating the other #1 seeds Stanford, Wisconsin, Nebraska back to back to back. I hear people talk about parity, but from my vantage point there's a huge talent discrepancy between the very top teams, and then the top 25 types outside of the first 8. It will be very difficult for an opponent to match up with Texas unless they have a whole lot of size, good scoring, and decent backcourt defense. That's only a handful of programs.
September 20Sep 20 It was hilarious watching Stafford crush the ball on the bic in the third set. Having that as a weapon but never really unleashing it because you have Spears on the court at the same time is kinda funny to me. If there's a match against a top team like Kentucky where Texas is going off with the D-ball with Spears and the bic with Stafford I'm going to laugh my ass off.
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