(VB) Ongoing Volleyball Thread

At FSU just before playing UW is a trap game. Got to inform the frosh about how hated FSU is.

 

Predicting Top 5 in Next AVCA Volleyball Rankings:

1. Wisconsin 5-0
2. Louisville 6-0
3. Nebraska 5-0
4. Oregon 6-0
5. Florida 4-0

Florida may jump Oregon based on upsetting two top 5 teams 3-0 this week, but I don't see UF passing the top 3. UF and the SEC doesn't get that kind of respect.

 

You are correct, sir!
We've played at our highest level against the ranked teams. Yet we struggled with lowly USF, before ultimately winning in 5 sets. I couldn't watch, but listening to the radio broadcast, the announcers said often that the younger players appeared to lose focus whenever we got a small lead.
Can't let that happen against FSU. Kill them. Then dismember them. Then burn their corpses. Then spit on their ashes. It's FSU.

 

I was at the match. Gators came out flat after the big win over Penn State and it was USF’s Super Bowl playing the Gators. Crowd was raucous when the Bulls went up 2-1 alas UF refocused and won 3-2.

 

Based on who they have beaten, they should be ranked #1 but they won't be.

 

That's actually a good learning experience for the Gators. Road game, trap game, psyched opponent, loud crowd. Work through it and win it.

 

#3

DI Women's Volleyball Rankings - AVCA Rankings | NCAA.com

 

Gators jumped Nebraska. Eat your heart out Merrit.

 

Surprised UF jumped UNL, Stanford stayed in front of UO, and BYU is behind TexAss even though the Cougars beat Pitt:

RANK SCHOOL TOTAL POINTS WIN/LOSS RECORD

1 Wisconsin (61) 1595 5-0

2 Louisville 1488 6-0

3 Florida (2) 1417 4-0

4 Nebraska (1) 1408 5-0

5 Stanford 1366 3-1

6 Oregon 1262 6-0

7 Texas 1175 2-2

8 BYU 1130 6-0

9 Pittsburgh 1089 4-1

10 Minnesota 1030 2-2

 

Michella Chester's Power 10:

Wisconsin retains No. 1, Florida surges in college volleyball Week 2 Power 10 | NCAA.com

1. Wisconsin
2. Louisville
3. Florida
4. Nebraska
5. Stanford
6. Oregon
7. Brigham Young
8. Pittsburgh
9. Georgia Tech
10. Texas

 

More honors.

Two Gators Earn SEC Weekly Honors - Florida Gators

 

Watch how they celebrate.

Harry Fodder: 'Watch how they celebrate' - Florida Gators

 

Best attitude on the board, sir or madam!

 

Not to worry. There will be 147 persons there for the match. And 40 of them will be staff and players.
Just kidding. But that's pretty awful performance by the ticket sales office, not able to tell you how you buy tickets.
I think Gator fans might show up strong and outnumber the Nolies.

 

"More than impressed with this team..," says Ms Chester on Florida

 

Tully Gym is where they play their matches. It seats under 3,000.

 

Just watched that report from her. She said she almost moved the Gators all the way up to #1 on her list, but decided to keep Wiscy and Lou-uh-ville there because they've both been very strong and haven't lost.

 

Top 4 is always the goal, you host til nationals.
So 3 at the end of the year would be more than fine with me.

 

If UF wins out through Wisky on 9/17, both she and the polls will move the Gators to #1.

It's too bad UF doesn't have UNL in OOC schedule as well. I'd like to see HC John Cook and his huskers get a butt kicking from UF.