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Post by yogi on Nov 25, 2018 21:33:24 GMT -5
Creighton took Nebraska to 5 and took a set from Illinois. If that is any gauge, then it won’t be a cakewalk to the round of 8. I remember one of their players had a nasty broken nose a few years ago in the tournament. I also see Craig Dyer is one of their assistant coaches. Wasn’t he at PSU prior? |
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Post by armydoogie on Nov 25, 2018 21:35:32 GMT -5
Hey folks! I'm dying out here! Nobody has any observations? Complaints? Outrage? Not sure what to be angry about. Do we have a problem not being 7 or 6? I think 8 seems fair really. I think we were hoping for #10-11 to avoid Stanford the longest. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2018 21:38:14 GMT -5
No video of PSU, nor words from Coach Rose. Maybe we can sneak up on 'em?
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Post by jojonito on Nov 25, 2018 22:01:39 GMT -5
Not thrilled with being in Stanford's regional. BUT, I remember PSU almost taking the first set from Stanford before Coach did the double switch with Blossom et al. I think that we may match up better with Stanford than people think. I know PSU has improved dramatically. A lot depends on "how do the freshman play". Some things that will determine how well PSU does against Stanfor: 1) How well will Cathey play? (If she plays the front row instead of Leach.) 2) Is Jonni Parker on? 3) How good is our serve receive? Not sure how good Stanford's serve is. 4) Do we keep away from stupid errors. (No because they're still freshmen  ). 5) Do the freshmen all pay well at the same time. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 25, 2018 22:07:47 GMT -5
Scott Frost speaking to Nebraska volleyball team? Why? 🙄
Because he knows that the path to a long coaching career in NE runs through the VB program. LOL!
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Post by toomuchvb on Nov 25, 2018 22:39:06 GMT -5
If the objective is to play as many matches as possible, then the seeding matters. If the objective is to win the national title, then it doesn't. To win the title you must beat the best at some point in the playoffs. On the other hand, sometimes the top seeds tumble away for you (see 2010 Nittany Lion champions). Agreed. Seeding only matters if we don't consider ourselves National Champion material. If we only seek the Final Four before we fail, the #4 bracket is supposed to be the easiest path, every year, by design. After this weekend's games, I believe we CAN beat anybody this year. With so many freshmen on the team this year, I'd like PSU to enter a certain, maximum level of competition and sustain it until the end of the season. I think these girls can play down to their competition, and I'd rather get that out of their system early, rather than meet #13-16 seed to make the Final Four. That's prolly just me though. . Nope it’s not just you. Saturday night’s game can draw out some motivation to start the tournament strong. They’ve been steadily improving and playing better offense. Fortunately our passing and defense have been good to great all season, imho. We’re in a good place as a team, and as #8 seed. The preseason matchup wasn’t a blowout as I recall. We’re B1G battle-tested. Can Stanford say the same winning out in their conference? |
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Post by jojonito on Nov 25, 2018 22:58:04 GMT -5
To me, the problem with playing a lot of good teams is that I don't see the PSU being able to sustain a high level of play for 3-4 games. My take from the Wisconsin game is that PSU was so high from the Minn win, and that game took such an emotional toll from the players that it was difficult for them to play to their ability on Saturday. Plus, as I keep saying , freshmen are not going to play up to their ability on a regular basis. They will not be consistent as it isn't something that they have learned to do at this point in time. Consistency is something that will take time for them to learn. If we get to the regional final and beat Stanford, (a rather big if I know ), I think that we have a pretty good chance to beat BYU or Texas. IMHO. |
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Post by nyline on Nov 25, 2018 23:33:24 GMT -5
To me, the problem with playing a lot of good teams is that I don't see the PSU being able to sustain a high level of play for 3-4 games. My take from the Wisconsin game is that PSU was so high from the Minn win, and that game took such an emotional toll from the players that it was difficult for them to play to their ability on Saturday. Plus, as I keep saying , freshmen are not going to play up to their ability on a regular basis. They will not be consistent as it isn't something that they have learned to do at this point in time. Consistency is something that will take time for them to learn. If we get to the regional final and beat Stanford, (a rather big if I know ), I think that we have a pretty good chance to beat BYU or Texas. IMHO. I'm sure they were emotionally drained, but key facts are that Penn State had to play Wisconsin a mere 20 hours after that Minnesota match was over, and that the Minnesota match was five sets, lasting 3 1/2 hours. Wisconsin's match lasted 45 minutes, and was a three-set win. They had nearly 24 hours between matches. In the NCAA Tournament, those kinds of disparities won't happen. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 26, 2018 1:48:36 GMT -5
To me, the problem with playing a lot of good teams is that I don't see the PSU being able to sustain a high level of play for 3-4 games. My take from the Wisconsin game is that PSU was so high from the Minn win, and that game took such an emotional toll from the players that it was difficult for them to play to their ability on Saturday. Plus, as I keep saying , freshmen are not going to play up to their ability on a regular basis. They will not be consistent as it isn't something that they have learned to do at this point in time. Consistency is something that will take time for them to learn. If we get to the regional final and beat Stanford, (a rather big if I know ), I think that we have a pretty good chance to beat BYU or Texas. IMHO. I'm sure they were emotionally drained, but key facts are that Penn State had to play Wisconsin a mere 20 hours after that Minnesota match was over, and that the Minnesota match was five sets, lasting 3 1/2 hours. Wisconsin's match lasted 45 minutes, and was a three-set win. They had nearly 24 hours between matches. In the NCAA Tournament, those kinds of disparities won't happen.
I'm hoping you're right here.
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Post by tillie on Nov 26, 2018 3:32:58 GMT -5
I am impressed with the team we have for their determination as demonstrated by the number of times they had games won and were forced to play on to over come freshman mistakes.
Stanford beware we are on the march to beat you!
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Post by Millennium on Nov 26, 2018 5:27:14 GMT -5
I am impressed with the team we have for their determination as demonstrated by the number of times they had games won and were forced to play on to over come freshman mistakes. Stanford beware we are on the march to beat you!
My concern is beating the 2nd team in a 2 match weekend. It seems we get tired and don't play as well in the 2nd match.
Also, we need to make sure we can beat Creighton, if we even get that far. The Bluejays will be tough. Luckily they will have to come to Happy Valley.
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Post by cross5 on Nov 26, 2018 6:35:44 GMT -5
To me, the problem with playing a lot of good teams is that I don't see the PSU being able to sustain a high level of play for 3-4 games. My take from the Wisconsin game is that PSU was so high from the Minn win, and that game took such an emotional toll from the players that it was difficult for them to play to their ability on Saturday. Plus, as I keep saying , freshmen are not going to play up to their ability on a regular basis. They will not be consistent as it isn't something that they have learned to do at this point in time. Consistency is something that will take time for them to learn. If we get to the regional final and beat Stanford, (a rather big if I know ), I think that we have a pretty good chance to beat BYU or Texas. IMHO. I'm sure they were emotionally drained, but key facts are that Penn State had to play Wisconsin a mere 20 hours after that Minnesota match was over, and that the Minnesota match was five sets, lasting 3 1/2 hours. Wisconsin's match lasted 45 minutes, and was a three-set win. They had nearly 24 hours between matches. In the NCAA Tournament, those kinds of disparities won't happen. Ding Ding Ding. Win and lose both those matches were excellent prep for this run. I was SO inpressed with how PSU responded in game 2 of each match especially for being so young. This team is ready to rocknroll |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 7:51:22 GMT -5
I am impressed with the team we have for their determination as demonstrated by the number of times they had games won and were forced to play on to over come freshman mistakes. Stanford beware we are on the march to beat you!
My concern is beating the 2nd team in a 2 match weekend. It seems we get tired and don't play as well in the 2nd match.
Also, we need to make sure we can beat Creighton, if we even get that far. The Bluejays will be tough. Luckily they will have to come to Happy Valley.
No. Unfortunately, meeting Creighton (or the winner of their sub-regional) will be at Stanford's Maples Pavillion. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 26, 2018 8:08:35 GMT -5
My concern is beating the 2nd team in a 2 match weekend. It seems we get tired and don't play as well in the 2nd match.
Also, we need to make sure we can beat Creighton, if we even get that far. The Bluejays will be tough. Luckily they will have to come to Happy Valley.
No. Unfortunately, meeting Creighton (or the winner of their sub-regional) will be at Stanford's Maples Pavillion.
Yes, you're correct. I realized that shortly afterwards, and neglected to fix my post.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 8:10:36 GMT -5
No. Unfortunately, meeting Creighton (or the winner of their sub-regional) will be at Stanford's Maples Pavillion.
Yes, you're correct. I realized that shortly afterwards, and neglected to fix my post.
Would have been cool if it worked that way. |
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