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Avid Canadian volleyball fan and now getting into NCAA. Watching Florida vs Texas and they switch sides going into the third but not the second set. I saw this in a few others. Is there a reason for that? In VNL and USport I feel like most other leagues do it the traditional way and switch sides between every set snd at 8pts in the 5th. Side note: These ladies are on the another level of bad assery. Seriously great volleyball wow. TIA

Seems to be very RPI based.

Is she still hurt?

I’m watching Texas vs Florida right now and wow if I was Ella Swindle I’d be transferring mid game 😂 they finally decide to make a change, run a 6-2, and it’s Binney and a freshman?? 😭 seriously did Swindle key Elliot’s car after winning him the championship?

Just tuned in to this game for Rutgers challenge. I’m sorry but I call BS on “confirming” that call. That ball was OUT. Maybe say the call stands, but no way that ball was in

*a fan of neither team

Don't get me wrong I think Stafford and Anderson are doing a great job, and Vander Wal before her injury. But I think they are missing a defender/attacker from the back row.

All of the pins have great moments from the back row, and in some of the past few games Spears has really turned up the heat. It's great that all of the DS's are getting playing time I'm def not upset about that.

i’d be lying if i said i was following this team closely, but geez it seems like they fell from grace hard. maybe im being a bit too harsh but idk if they will even be a tournament team at this rate

I’ve been saying all season that Purdue was going to be the toughest test for Nebraska in Big Ten Play, but my goodness I didn’t think it would look this bad. Nebraska looks messy. But I must say, Adriano is having a great game. She’s not hitting cross court like usual and I like what I’m seeing

Ariana Rodriguez is the second player this season to set a program record for career aces against SMU. Ruth Martinez has a career high 29 kills; she looks like ACC Freshman of the Year and needs to be in the conversation for National Freshman of the Year.

I understand the voting and how rosters play a role in it all too, but at the same time, I've always felt that the reigning national champion should be ranked highest, if not number 1. They had an entire season to prove themselves, just to sit at #10 - #2.

Does anyone know what the deal is??? I always thought Brad was adored by his team, nothing seemed sus. But obviously early this month the social posts by the official team accounts were odd, as were the amount of comments and shares, likes etc (esp on Oct 8) w/new coaches despite the announcements 5th and how he wasn't at games since Illinois.

Does anyone know anything? Coach Brad brought the team so far since he started. It no longer seems like it's not just a simple personal leave of absence but something final... the posts and hiring, likes/comments don't make sense otherwise. I hope he's alright and I really hope he wasn't fired for performance when he's done so well in past years

As a Nebraska fan, I live in a glorious Big Red bubble where college volleyball is an incredibly popular, exciting sport. But it seems like across the country, the sport has really taken off over the past couple of years. More games are being televised, including nationally, and attendance records seem to be falling left and right.

Of course, that could just be my Nebraska bias talking (which is usually pretty reliable, naturally).

For fans of programs outside the traditional volleyball powerhouses, have you noticed a similar increase in attendance, TV viewership, social media engagement, or general interest? Are there hard numbers showing that college volleyball is growing nationally, or are the headline-grabbing attendance records largely driven by Nebraska?

I'd love to see some actual data on how much the sport has grown and where that growth is happening.

What are the educational and experiential coaching requirements for all levels of college volleyball in the US? Is there a national certification process that all coaches at all levels need to go through?

How common would it be for a Div 3 JUCO coach with no college experience to be coaching alone their first year?

Would I be expecting too much for a JUCO level coach to understand basic rotations, serve receive, and set locations? What about basic volleyball strategies? Drills?

What is the standard? And what actually happens at this level?

It's time to renew my suggestion that a pro volleyball league be created based on the schools the players attended. Matches could be played on the same court as the University, and season ticket holders would have first choice at tickets. Imagine the possibilities. Nebraska. Pitt, Penn State, Florida. Etc. and think about the television money. I know that this would excite me more than anything that's currently being presented.

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i’m loosely watching a few matches that i missed throughout the week and im noticing that a lot of announcers are biased towards the home team (for some it’s subtle, and for some, like with miami, it is very, very in your face). i find it pretty interesting because while i know there are specific radio shows, talk shows, etc. that are pro a specific team, i was under the impression that in game broadcasters are to generally be neutral.

do y’all notice this too, and if so, how do you feel about it?

tbh i think i kind of like the announcers rooting for the home team. specifically, when they are the crew for that team and have been announcing every home game. it just adds a bit to the home court feel. i feel like it’s fun when its not too much to the point where they don’t acknowledge or respect the opponent.

This is from a computer system I developed myself for volleyball.

Strength of Record is a concept used commonly used in football that tells you how hard it would be for an average top 25 team to do as well or better than a given team did against their schedule. It's a good measure of "deservingness".

Power is a measure of how strong a team is and is predictive of future performance.

BANG 💥

Dang yesterday was wild lol so many upsets particularly UT and A&M losing to unranked teams. Caught a bit of Texas and they look so off, no flow or energy felt at all. Was bunton injured? At this point just give Ella more reps? Whatever they are doing is not working.

This data is for the 5 major conferences. For those who don't know, PS% is scoring off serve, SO% is scoring off side out(other team serving). The spreadsheet includes all teams with complete rotation/server data. Spreadsheet

Best Team PS%
Nebraska 51.29%
Michigan State 48.92%
Louisville 48.62%
Tennessee 48.02%
Alabama 47.84%

Worst Team PS%
Syracuse 39.18%
Texas 39.37%
Virginia 39.46%
Virginia Tech 39.48%
South Carolina 39.67%

Best Team SO%
Nebraska 70.64%
Pitt 68.24%
Kansas 67.28%
Louisville 66.87%
BYU 66.87%

Worst Team SO%
Virginia Tech 52.01%
Syracuse 53.10%
Notre Dame 54.38%
Arizona 56.01%
Virginia 56.47%

Best Individual PS%(min 70 serves)
Laney Choboy(Nebraska) 59.07%(237)
Kamden Schrand(Louisville) 56.14%(114)
Gillian Pitts(Houston) 56.04%(91)
Maizy Agnello(Missouri) 55.29%(85)
Hannah Parant(Alabama) 54.25%(247)

Worst Individual PS%
Ava Leahy(South Carolina) 26.96%(115)
Elizabeth McElveen(South Carolina) 30.00%(70)
Elise Hani(Oklahoma) 30.34%(89)
Paisley Douglas(USC) 30.53%(95)
Zoe McDonald(Butler) 30.59%(85)

Best Ace%(min 70 serves)
Natasha Casey(UCF) 20.11%(189)
Karis Willow(Rutgers) 18.63%(161)
Inés Losada(Colorado) 17.74%(124)
Maja Daca(UConn) 16.23%(265)
Alida Bennour(Georgia Tech) 15.53%(219)

Highest Error%
Alanah Clemente(Oregon) 40.00%(85)
Selena Leban(Florida) 36.27%(102)
Asia Harvey(Miami) 34.02%(97)
Christa Wilburn(SMU) 30.38%(79)
Tekoa Barnes(Oklahoma) 29.73%(148)

Here's the best and worst teams in each individual rotation. S is serving, R is receiving. For those who don't know rotations, R1 is when the Setter serves, followed by OH1/MB2/Opp/OH2/MB1, with Lib commonly serving for an MB, usually MB2.

R1S
Alabama(54.47%) Michigan State(54.07%) NC State(52.21%)
Virginia(35.54%) Notre Dame(37.14%) Ohio State(37.69%)

R2S
Minnesota(53.85%) Boston College(53.79%) Tennessee(52.75%)
Texas Tech(35.20%) USC(35.81%) Miami(36.13%)

R3S
Nebraska(50.40%) Washington(50.22%) BYU(49.78%)
UCLA(34.13%) Duke(36.17%) Indiana(36.98%)

R4S
Nebraska(55.51%) Arizona State(49.79%) UCF(49.39%)
Texas(33.88%) Vanderbilt(34.12%) Ole Miss(34.17%)

R5S
Vanderbilt(52.13%) Tennessee(51.34%) Arizona State(51.09%)
Stanford(32.45%) West Virginia(34.48%) Ole Miss(34.90%)

R6S
Nebraska(51.26%) Indiana(50.54%) Michigan State(50.00%)
South Carolina(29.82%) Virginia(32.16%) Wake Forest(32.23%)

R1R
Kansas(74.19%) BYU(70.42%) Michigan State(69.36%)
Syracuse(47.85%) Seton Hall(51.05%) Notre Dame(51.71%)

R2R
BYU(75.78%) NC State(71.63%) Mississippi State(70.69%)
Virginia Tech(49.60%) Arizona(53.47%) Syracuse(54.02%)

R3R
Nebraska(77.36%) DePaul(74.87%) Penn State(73.89%)
Butler(52.29%) Virginia Tech(53.14%) Notre Dame(53.18%)

R4R
Nebraska(75.00%) Texas(72.05%) Washington(69.33%)
Boston College(50.70%) Virginia Tech(50.70%) Virginia(52.65%)

R5R
Pitt(73.43%) Nebraska(72.55%) Kentucky(69.10%)
Virginia Tech(48.95%) Kansas State(50.00%) Syracuse(51.53%)

R6R
Nebraska(71.74%) Louisville(68.52%) Florida(67.89%)
Virginia Tech(48.88%) Syracuse(49.48%) Miami(50.70%)