Longhorn Volleyball Game Open Thread
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 5:06 PM CST
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PrintThe Longhorn Volleyball Team is in the Final Four for the third straight year. You can watch it online or on ESPN2 at 6PM, but definitely join everyone in the open thread.
Go Horns!
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Let's get it to 1000 again
For the BON newbies, the championship game thread for last season surpassed 1000 comments.
For a volleyball match.
An epic, and ultimately heartbreaking, volleyball match.
Let’s root for a better result tonight.
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Did that outstrip the men's tennis championship thread?
That was a pretty epic thread as well, which I enjoyed, being a huge tennis fan.
I missed that one
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
Confessions of Hopkins Horn
I guess this could have gone in that “Getting To Know You Thread” a couple of weeks back.
I played varsity volleyball in high school. My undergrad school (JHU) didn’t have a men’s team, so I took it upon myself to start one. (Damn Title IX [jk!] — had to settle for a club team.)
It was one of my best achievements as an undergrad. Got school approval and some funding, recruited players, held tryouts, found a coach, reached out to other teams in the area (and this was the pre-internet era, mind you) and set up a schedule, and played and won our first match, all within a month of starting my efforts.
And what did I learn from all this?
That I was the 12th to 15th best player at the school.
I didn’t even get to play on my own team.
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I hope you are around to give us some insight into the details of the volleyball game. This is a sport that I don’t know much about.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
I hope to be...
…but some of my moving efforts might be away during the game.
Here’s the weird thing for me. Volleyball is a tough game to follow as a fan — it’s not on TV very much. I drifted away after college, playing some rec leagues from time to time.
All of a sudden I look up this decade and the rules are so different from what they were when I was active 20 years ago.
It’s as if I played football competitively in 1990, took some time off from the game, and tuned back into a game which had adopted Canadian Football League rules. I mean, it’s essentially the same game, but some of the rule changes are just hard to comprehend when you learned it a completely different way. Just like it’s hard to watch a CFL game and accept the fact that there are three downs in stead of four and that the endzones are 30 yards deep and that there’s something called a “rouge,” the fact that scoring in volleyball changed from 15-a-set, scoring only on serve, to 25-a-set, scoring on every point, is quite a change. There’s something called a “libero” which i haven’t quite gotten my mind wrapped around properly. And it appears one can serve from anywhere behind the end line, while we were restricted to the rightmost third of the back court space for our serves.
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
Also...
…I have a weird set-up in my house right now. My laptop is all but broken, and my main computer is not in TV view currently, so posting and watching at the same time is tough. This move can’t get here quickly enough.
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 5:30 PM CST up reply actions
Unfortunately I have my son's Xmas concert tonight.
My iPhone may not work with the CBS gamecast. I will rely on you folks for score updates. Hookem all.
TTTTEEEEXXXXXAAAAASSSSSS!!!!!
by Ohio Horn on Dec 16, 2010 5:19 PM CST via mobile reply actions
We’ll keep you updated.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 5:22 PM CST up reply actions
FIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTT!
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
So those of you who have followed the team...
how do you like our chances? Obviously Penn State is a really tough opponent.
We go in as the clear underdog
But we have a fighting chance
by Ohio Horn on Dec 16, 2010 5:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
We are for sure the underdog but
after watching this team this year i give them a chance against anyone. i am friends with Juliann but i never thought they could be back in the final 4 after losing destinee hooker and ashley engle off last years team.
Volleyball is one of our most prosperous sports. :-)
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:08 PM CST up reply actions
Not an impressive start
We’re not even close out there right now.
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No resistence on D at the net
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
Never fear!
Greg Davis is gone, so we can recover.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
I stooped over at Black Shoe Diaries to give them an invitation to stop by and say hi. I don’t know if anyone will, but if they do, we’ll be accommodating.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
That's awfully nice of you
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
We are the best fans.
At least we should try to be the best fans…
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:12 PM CST up reply actions
It's like PSU's running some simple practice drills
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At least least year...
…PSU was competitive in the two sets they lost.
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Since this is the first I've seen the team this year...
…I can’t comment on who in particular might be performing particularly off, but there’s not much going on right now to give me confidence. PSU’s able to get every ball easily set to where they need it to be. Again, it’s like we’re running some practice drills for them right now.
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Okay, we’re recovering…
PSU 11, UT 3
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:16 PM CST up reply actions
So arrogant
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
No idea what's really going on here
but Blair Brown is hot.
4-11
Not sure how that's relevant
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:20 PM CST up reply actions
I'm going to guess from the announcer's tone of voice...
…that the substitution of setters for us might be unexpected if we were doing OK…
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Point taken. :-)
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:24 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t want to stereotype any one person living in California who happened to play volleyball…You know, as beach bums.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
I went to the debacle that was the Nebraska-Texas match this year
And was really impressed with the atmosphere at Gregory Gym. Never been to Lincoln for a vb game, but I’ve heard Gregory is the only place in the Big 12 that comes close.
Anyway, I’m rooting for UT tonight (rooting for PSU volleyball is just wrong), and hopefully I’ll get back to Gregory for a match next year – this time wearing Horns gear.
Don’t let ’em overwhelm you here, Horns. Salvage some dignity in the first set, then come back and take the second.
Are you here to make us all fell guilty about rooting for the Land Thieves in the Big 12-2 title game? :-)
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
No
Most Nebraskans still hate UT and will root against them for years to come.
I, on the other hand, go to school here. :-)
by Cheeseandcorn on Dec 16, 2010 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
This is a very smart Cornhusker.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:32 PM CST up reply actions
No
I don’t care about conference style points in volleyball. PSU vb is a Goliath that needs to be slayed.
by Cheeseandcorn on Dec 16, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
Just not by you, right now. ;-)
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Dec 16, 2010 7:33 PM CST up reply actions
All things considered...
…given how crappy the set started (10-1?), the set wound up playing pretty much straight up after we substituted setters. Let’s see if the sub stays in…
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Wasn't this the beginning of the agony that was Texas Sports in 2010?
Lets get down 2 sets, come back to win and reverse the damn curse.
Just tuned in.
So, is Penn St. that good, or are we playing that bad?
"It's all bullshit, and it's bad for 'ya." -George Carlin
Yes
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
At least, for the decisive 10-1 run to start the match, yes
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
Here's a post 4 good measure
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:29 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I readily admit I don’t know much about volleyball. Feel free to elaborate on any information. You probably can’t dumb it down enough for me.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
Pretty sure it just means returning a volley straight out of bounds or something.
I’m not sure about Volleyball even though I watched my sister play for 10 years.
It just seemed bad.
by HornPossessed on Dec 16, 2010 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
Keeping the substitute setter in
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Just found out....
Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley’s dads were roomates too. And they play eachother in the NFL this weekend.
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:33 PM CST via mobile reply actions
McCoy and Shipley will never get away from that. NFL announcers will tell that story the rest of their careers.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:35 PM CST up reply actions
Colt's girlfriend tried out but got cut for being too orange.
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:37 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Overpowered is probably the best summary of this game so far
we’re not returning the heat
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
haha shit! That Hawaiian chick got smacked in the face!
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 6:38 PM CST reply actions
Ouch! In the face
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Don't tase me bro! Meets "the Hangover". ". In the face!
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:40 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Gotta keep posting to get refreshed list
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions
We're just too soft
how are you not going for a spike every time?
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 6:43 PM CST reply actions
What's with Penn St. Dunking it over the net? Isn't that illegal?
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:43 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I just realized my wife is too short for me. Gonna need an upgrade.
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
by 512 on Dec 16, 2010 6:45 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I've missed most of this set, so it seems like I haven't missed too much goodness
It’s always good to see the baby standing where he really shouldn’t be standing, all things considered.
(You know those plastic door knobs you put on doors to keep babies from opening them? My baby beat them in five days. I’m doomed.)
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That’s actually very good news. He is very smart.
Be sure to thank your wife for that.
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by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:49 PM CST up reply actions
So when does . . . oh, I don't know . . . track season start?
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Baseball will be starting soon, too.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 6:51 PM CST up reply actions
Don't forget about Swimming. nt whills
"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese
11-19
hopefully we can come back like Penn St. did last year
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 6:47 PM CST reply actions
Seems like we're trying to force it to Faucette every time
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In case you are still around at 8PM, Findlay Prep is playing Houston Yates on ESPN. One of UT’s commits plays for Findlay.
There is a game thread in the fan posts.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
that's going to be awesome
Kabongo vs the run and gun team in Houston
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
first point i watched and we kill
sorrry i’m late
Good season and lost to a better team
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by Hopkins Horn on Dec 16, 2010 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
game
time to switch over to Kabongo on ESPN in 30 min.
Pretty clear that we were just overmatched by Penn St. Even their freshmen were dominating. 8 aces to none? Wow.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 7:30 PM CST reply actions
that doesn't sound very good
final four still ain’t bad.
Nice game Longhorns
That was just the best volleyball I’ve seen Penn State play all year. You guys just caught them on a lucky night.
You have a great team. Good luck on Saturday. Make it another PSU championship.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 7:33 PM CST up reply actions
Mike is right -
PSU is peaking right now.
Russ Rose isn’t a bad coach.
Nice match,. Hooks
'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'
by Pete the Streak on Dec 16, 2010 7:37 PM CST up reply actions
Just finishing an Indiana Jones marathon myself.
It kept me happy through the game.
by HornPossessed on Dec 16, 2010 7:33 PM CST up reply actions
It wasn't bad for an Indy film.
Having watched them all in a row, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull fits in fairly well with the absolutely ridiculous situations Indy gets in.
That said, it was much too lighthearted and alien-centric.
Bad film but not terrible, so I’m halfway through it at the moment.
by HornPossessed on Dec 16, 2010 7:36 PM CST up reply actions
I think what makes the original trilogy so much better is how natural the supernatural seemed.
Something the 4th completely failed in. Along with some pretty iffy choices.
by HornPossessed on Dec 16, 2010 7:40 PM CST up reply actions
Watch the Findlay game on ESPN and start dreaming about BBall future.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Dec 16, 2010 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
Definitely nothing to be ashamed of to reach the Final Four as a 9 seed
too bad to see Faucette’s career end.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 16, 2010 7:33 PM CST reply actions
Ended with 3 straight Final Fours with no payoff, right?
Oh well, she was great. Good luck to all the seniors in the future.
by HornPossessed on Dec 16, 2010 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
Well, rats.
I’m just seeing this thread now…was watching some of Cal vs. USC.
Too bad for the ‘Horns. Still though, they had a magnificent season, beating the odds and making it all the way to Kansas City. Almost all of this team is returning next year, though. We should be very strong in 2011 as long as we can get one or two ladies outside hitting to replacing Faucette. That look on J’s face after match point broke my heart, though. Poor gal. She’s a stud for leading the team this far.
Hook ’Em, Gazelles!
"God is in control of my life, no matter what happens I know I am standing on the Rock." - Colt McCoy
Russ Rose (?) seems like a smug prick. We'll get 'em next year.
I'll never forget ol' what's-his-name.
I think if our VB coach was more like Boom when Boom first got here,
we probably would have beat Penn State.
"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons
by Paleface Horn on Dec 17, 2010 6:24 AM CST up reply actions
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