STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND READ THIS.
by Xerxes on Dec 18, 2009 9:37 AM CST
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PrintTexas Woman's Volleyball team is playing for the National Championship Saturday at 7:pm on ESPN.
They are underdogs to Penn state who have won 101straight games, They haven't lost since 2007. This is one of the greatest records in college sports.
THIS IS TITANIC GAME.
UT is 29-1 and will try to stop Penn State which has the longest winning streak in college sports history.
This could be one of the greatest moments in Texas sports history.
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Prepare for Glory!
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Wow, that's awesome!
Congrats and good luck to the Longhorn Women in their game saturday!
"You have to create six seconds of hell, every time the ball is snapped..."
-Nick Saban
by KongAtTheGates on Dec 18, 2009 10:27 AM CST reply actions
Didn't I just read on the other VB thread...
…that Penn St. dropped a set to Hawaii before winning the match? Did Hawaii just steal our “break-their-winning-streak” thunder?
Really? Does my signature suck?
In the Penn St. vs Hawaii match....
The first set was dominated by Hawaii when the match ups neutralized Penn St.’s height advantage. Once Penn St. got the it taller players in better match ups they dispatched the Hawaiians. At one point Hawaii had only one player over 6 feet on the court and Penn State won every block.
It looked like the Hawaiians jerseys said Hawai’i?
Hawai'i
Isn’t that how it’s spelled?
by ElMariachiLoco on Dec 18, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
I actually had to research this recently for a work project . . .
The official name of the state, in the federal act which recognized its statehood and in the state’s own constitution, is “Hawaii”. There has been a trend in recent years for the state government (including the University) to use the traditional Hawaiian language spelling of “Hawai’i”. I was recently in Hawaii and saw the spelling with the accent in most official places.
It seems to me, as someone writing in English, that this the same issue as to whether to refer to the large, French-speaking province in Canada by its natural French spelling of “Québec” or by the the anglicized version of “Quebec”. There’s not a right or wrong answer, but to me, for consistency’s sake, if you start writing “Hawai’i” or “Québec” in otherwise-English documents, then you should always use the native-language versions of place names. I’d rather stick with the anglicized versions.
by Hopkins Horn on Dec 19, 2009 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
Set, not match
Penn State has dropped some sets before, but not a match since 2007.
Takes 3 sets out of 5 total to win a match.
Over that time...
They haven’t lost many sets either. I believe they went the whole year without dropping a single set last year. I was surprised to see Hawai’i take a set from them. It gives me hope that UT can win now.
They've lost 6 sets this year
Texas has only lost 10 against a MUCH tougher schedule than Penn State has played.
Not to be "that guy" but...
stop what YOUR doing?
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
TOO EXCITED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT NOW
that and the basketball game tomorrow
Seriously?
How so? There is a lot of action and it is face paced. There are many more boring basketball and football games that are played than volleyball. Aside from the obvious aesthetics of seeing athletic women in tight clothing, it is one of the sports where the women’s game is actually better than the men’s.
amen..
..also, you need to see Destinee Hooker, b/c she is GREAT, and I don’t think I’m using hyperbole. Since the first time I saw her, I compared her to VY. She is clutch. Check her final performance tomorrow. You won’t be disappointed. Hook ’em!
by vy til i die on Dec 18, 2009 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
I've told my wife . . .
. . . that, if we have a daughter, I’d like to name her Destinee Hooker [last name]. She rocks.
by Hopkins Horn on Dec 18, 2009 10:36 PM CST up reply actions
Isn't that the name...
…of the gal that Mike Price got in trouble with, heh. Yes, we are capable of self-deprecating humor.
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs
BTW
Good luck tomorrow night. I do want Texas to win “this” national championship.
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs
PSU Streak Literally Unbelievable
While not a volleyball expert, the games I have seen are usually games that turn on hot streaks, emotion, who’s on, and breaks. Hard to believe that PSU has won 100 straight. Maybe the added pressure will help Horns Hook em tonight.
by realmccoy on Dec 18, 2009 2:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Not only 101 straight matches . . .
. . . but I believe, if I was reading the graphic correctly, PSU lost only two sets the entire season last year on their way to their second championship in a row. That’s mind-boggling good.
by Hopkins Horn on Dec 18, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
Mind Boggling or Mind Bottling?
Kind of like when you get all your thoughts trapped in a bottle…
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
Texassports says Saturday is the game.
by BoddickerIsClutch on Dec 18, 2009 4:31 PM CST reply actions
yeah...
…he said that, but I can’t see the confusion w/ the urgency OF ALL CAPS!
by vy til i die on Dec 18, 2009 7:19 PM CST up reply actions
Come on, we're Longhorns...
Can’t we make the effort to type out “you’re” instead of “your”? I’m just saying…
In-VINCE-able.
the game will be more interesting
and exciting than correct grammar, spelling or any other trifles.
Loud and proud
I was there on Thursday night, ‘Horn living in Tampa so very lucky to have them here. They looked good but it will take their very best to beat PSU. We will be cheering them on at the match tonight. Let’s go ’Horns!
Hope you’ll be head to toe burnt orange! The crowd has been mostly Nittany Lion blue from what I’ve seen.
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Dec 19, 2009 8:34 AM CST up reply actions
Hmmmm
College volleyball or Cowboys vs Saints? Something tells me I’ll be looking in at halftime.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
or watch the Cowboys on an online stream
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
It woulda been nice to win, of couse
But “one of the biggest moments in Texas sports history?”
I think not, we’re Texas after all.
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