Mizzou did not look very good against aggy, despite taking a set. They lost the fourth set, 25-8. Yes, 8 points scored by the #21 team in the country.
I think we will be just fine if Binney has to start on Friday - the most important thing is getting Ella healthy for the aggy-Kentucky-Florida-Auburn stretch in a month (October 31, November 2, November 7, November 12
Ames also got pulled after set 1 for Bunton - feels like Elliot is managing everyone against the less-than-good SEC programs we are going to face after the OOC gauntlet. Ella likely sat as a precaution and Ames missed the final 2 sets and we didn't miss a beat.
Our next 9 matches, the highest ranked team is RPI Futures 19 Tennessee and 30 Missouri, with the rest between 65 and 126. I would not be surprised if this stretch of 9 matches are eight 3-0 wins and a 3-1 win over Tennessee. Some of the teams coming up have super inflated records, until you dig down and someone like MSST is 10-0 with 1 P4 win (and it's Duke, not even good).
Then the stretch that will make or break our SEC championship hopes:
23 aggy
5 Kentucky
26 Florida
28 Auburn