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  1. She had like 49 aces and 122 service errors on the year. The service error police would go nutso with her on the team. And I'd almost include Elliott in that. He doesn't have the biggest appetite for errors of any kind. Not a critique of him. He's the one with the 3 national championships and umpteen Final Four banners hanging in the rafters. Just saying there are some "let it rip, never tip" type coaches out there, but Elliott is not among them. One thing I feel certain of. Texas could provide her with a better NIL package than Cal Poly. But yeah, I'm with Js1. Her only possible role would be as a DS. I mean, that's the role Kujundzic was brought in for.
  2. Need to do it again.
  3. I posted on a different board I feel like Christians had a better chance against Nero's lions. Complete failure to allow them double digits.
  4. They're 14-16. The only reason they're in the tournament is because they won the SWAC tournament to be their automatic qualifier. There is nothing to learn from this match. This is literally the worst team - by far - Texas has played this season.
  5. Indiana sweeps Colorado 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 to advance to the Austin Regionals.
  6. A guy put up a post on volleytalk a couple of days ago that examined how different seeds have fared in the last 3 years once the selection committee shifted to seeding 1-32. Here's a link to the post: https://volleytalk.proboards.com/post/4625292/thread The top 4 seeds have gone 47-1 in the first round, with the only loss Creighton to Auburn, after Creighton lost their super setter to injury. The 1 seed has literally never failed to make it to the regional finals, going 12-0 in the regional semifinals. The 1 seed has gone 9-3 in the regional finals to make it to the Final Four. The only non #1 seed to play for the national championship was Texas in 2023. The most competitive matches have been: 1) the #4v5, with a 5-5 record and 5 of the 10 matches going 5 sets 2) the #2v3 with a 6-3 record and 4 of the 9 going 5 sets. 3) the 1v2 with a 5-3 record and 4 of the 8 going 5 sets. ___________________________________ tldr: this tournament is chalky chalkerson
  7. The SEC was really weak this year other than Texas, Kentucky, and A&M.
  8. Tennessee is getting clobbered.
  9. Here's an interesting stat. This year will be the fourth year in a row that a Texas transfer was named 1st team All American.
  10. I'll be honest. I have a rough time with these first two rounds. All the upsets seem immaterial, because they're just blasted out of the next round or at regionals. Obviously I get excited for our matchups, and Penn State is a pretty big name to be slated for the second round matchup. Probably the biggest name school we've ever faced that early. Partly because it doesn't get much bigger than the Nittany Lions. I bet at least 13 of the 16 hosts of the first two rounds make it to regionals. And at least half of the regional hosts make it to the Final Four. And that's being conservative.
  11. "Our team loves Jesus." Oh my. Yes, I can see what you're saying. 'Our Team Loves Jesus'—Oklahoma Softball Players, Coach Patty Gasso Flourish in Culture of Faith Apparently they basically have team chapel services before Sunday games.
  12. Maybe. I don't think that's entirely realistic, although a nice idea. But this is the volleyball thread, and we're about to enter the tournament. I just know Texas players speak about their faith more openly in interviews than players for other teams. That's my observation.
  13. He's not being literal. He's just saying it's such a huge part of the culture of the team that it's difficult for a non believer to fit in. I honestly didn't know that OU softball really emphasizes it. Baylor prays after every match and invites the opponent to join them. Texas has always joined them.
  14. That may be. But the team sure attracts a ton of players of faith.
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