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  1. To be fair, I think that was tomclen, who is a bit of a provocateur.
  2. Yeah, that guy sucks.
  3. Breathing a sigh of relief, and also so happy Nebraska loses. Again. And now I have to hear that stupid song. There's a steep price to pay for this deal with the devil I just made.
  4. Need the side out right here.
  5. Please dear baby volleyball Jesus side out A&M.
  6. OMG. This could happen. Please please please please.
  7. Please Aggy. You just need to side out.
  8. I'm just going to say A&M was up 22-17 against Louisville and then they gave up an 8 point run to lose 25-22 to go down 2 sets to 0. I honestly thought they were cooked after that. They won the next 3 sets to reverse sweep. Nebraska may win, but A&M isn't going away after this.
  9. All these first ball side outs, too. It's not like we're getting a ton of rallies. Serve, attack, kill.
  10. Nobody can win a point from the service line. No shit.
  11. Surprised, but not surprised. They hate us 'cause they want to be us.
  12. I didn't think about it, but it really is the battle of the overalls.
  13. Aggy gonna Aggy. You just can't stop it. Nebraska fans would do it back to them.
  14. I agree with you, except I thought A&M was cooked when they gave up 8 points in a row to Louisville to go down 2-0 in sets.
  15. It feels like Morrison waited too long to call that timeout. Channeling his inner Elliott there.
  16. I don't know any more. This changes everything. Hilarious. Three years in a row. Brutal.
  17. Welcome to the midwest. They've shifted their whole state's identity to volleyball. It's the one thing they take state pride in. Used to be football. Now they hang on to that sellout record like grim death. The thing is, it's not about living in Nebraska. If you ever lived in Nebraska. If your parents or grandparents lived in Nebraska, you basically root for the volleyball team. And their coach Terry Pettit was basically the Johnny Appleseed of volleyball for that state. They'll never have as much overall talent as Texas, because they don't have the population. But when every little girl dreams of playing volleyball for Nebraska, they sure produce a lot of talent for their size. And the support is absurd. I attended the Oregon-Nebraska match last year in Eugene. They broke the attendance record by a huge amount. At least half the crowd was Nebraska fans. HC Ulmer acknowledged them when he addressed the crowd. I talked to a bunch of Nebraska fans who were there, and none of them came from Nebraska. They all traveled from all over the west coast, just wanting to watch their volleyball team play live, and watching them in Eugune was easier than going back to Lincoln. Prettier, too. It's a phenomenon. No, I think that's just conference play. Edit - Js1 with the right answer. Lost one set in conference play. Jeez.
  18. And then the Aggies do one of their cheers and I'm triggered like Pavlov's dog. Still rooting for them.
  19. Right there with you.
  20. Nebraska hates us with a passion that's a little startling if you're not aware of it. It's not Aggie obsession, because that's a whole different level than anything else in college rivalries. But it's really really high. It's not volleyball specific, either, although that's where most of it gets centered. Wisconsin is their arch rival in the Big 10 and they're hoping the Badgers drill us a new one later today. It's passed down generationally, too. Also, to remind everyone, while they don't hate A&M, they sure hate Trev Alberts, who left them high and dry, threw shade at them as an athletic department as he was leaving, and now A&M is in the college football playoffs, while Nebraska has only recently elevated themselves above moribund mediocrity. It's going to hurt worse than usual if A&M wins.
  21. He's basically the same age as Sean Miller. Both born in 1968. He's going to at least coach a few years in the new building, if not longer. I'd say 10 years minimum. More depending on his makeup.
  22. I really like Morrison. He always projects a lot of respect for the Texas program in ways that feel genuine, when some other coaches make it seem like they're just using coach speak.
  23. It's funny. I remember being terrified as Nebraska crushed us and everyone else by signing practically the entire national team several years ago. We couldn't win any of our recruiting battles against them. That's when we brought in Byrd, Helmers, Tomkinson. Our first choices were taken before the process even really started. Then portal/NIL/Covid year happened and we were able to build an all star team while Nebraska was stuck with mostly high school players. They were crushed in the championship by the Texas freight train in 2023, lost to Penn State in a 5 set nailbiter in 2024, and now they're back badder than ever this year. And next year they'll be loaded for bear as well. But it all started with recruiting dominance. That's the thing about this sport. You have to win your recruiting battles, either for high school players or the portal. Preferably both. Stanford is a shadow of their previous glory because they're not getting the top 5 talent any more, and they can't accept transfers. You don't have a legitimate shot at the championship if you're anywhere outside the top 3 seed line, and really the #1 seeds have such a competitive advantage, you're sledding uphill even as a #2 or #3 a la Texas in 2023. It's possible, obviously, but man is it difficult. The truth is that was an underachieving team early in the season that finally found their rhythm. Skinner became peak Skinner, and the serving was out of this world. This is not a sport to be big fans of the underdog, because your hopes and dreams will be crushed. It is a sport where if someone is willing to spend some extra money - a la SMU - it's still at a point where the numbers aren't insane. I believe Kennedy Martin made about $300k this year at Penn State, and that was by far the most of anyone. Nebraska's entire roster is around $1m. That's not including legitimate commercial local endorsements, which they get a bunch. I don't know what Texas is at. Somewhere a little less. Texas players get some good local endorsement opportunities as well, which is a big part of what Elliott tries to sell. But you got to get the premium players. Get a top seed. And then see where it goes. Nebraska just went on a tear there for a couple of years. It's not like they're doing poorly now in recruiting, but they're not lapping the field any more. Texas has won some battles. Most famously Ames, but Harvey, Spears, Anderson all were top Nebraska targets. They just lost the Puerto Rican phenom Champions to Wisconsin in a rare recruiting defeat to the Badgers. After next year their talent level should be a little closer to the field. Still absurd, but not over the top better than everyone else. The good thing is they lost the last two years, so their dominance is already constrained no matter how well they do this year and next. I don't know. Maybe they lose this year, too. I just don't see it.
  24. Yeah, but I consider Babcock extra.
  25. I feel like Nebraska is going to destroy everyone. Babcock is special, though. We'll see.
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