(VB) Ongoing Volleyball Thread 2025

1 ace to 9 service errors is a killer. I wish he wouldn't let Auguste serve.

 

While LSU looks way better than us since halfway through the 2nd set, here are some facts about them. They have lost to every ranked team they've played, plus unranked Oklahoma (0-3). Losses are to #10 SMU, #20 Baylor, #19 USC twice, and #20 Tennessee. Rankings were what the teams were at the time LSU lost to them. If they finish out the win today, it will be LSU's best win of the season vs #23 Florida. Hopefully, we can right the ship and take this match in 5, but it would be another bad, disappointing loss otherwise.

 

Nice comeback to win a sloppy, but close 4th set. Pretty even stats, with UF in a slight lead. Hopefully, we can get to 15 first and take the match.

 

WTH, I watched the first set and half the second set with my granddaughter and the Gators were dominating.

Came back to see set 5. Don't recall ever seeing such a terrible start in set 5, down 9-0 before we scored. Disappointing to say the least.

 

When’s the last time florida hasn’t been ranked?

 

We have major problems. Our middles are great but it is easy to block the middle. No back row attack at all. Really miss K-Mart. Our outside attack dinks way too much.

We have a good side but far from an elite side.

 

I think we are severely missing a back row attack and another front row option, teams can just camp out on our OH and middles

 

This is truly frustrating. Auguste cannot be serving when we have TP on the bench. Something needs to change on our pins.

I personally think the limited swings she’s had there this season, JByrd looks so much better on the RS. I don’t think Madkin over Harden is a wise move. Middles are fine. Serving needs to improve drastically asap.

This team has the capacity to be a Top 3 team in the country when everything is clicking. Right now, it doesn’t look like we are even getting out of the second round of the conference tournament.

I would change what we got going on.

S: Stucky
MBs: Rothe, Auguste
RS: Byrd
OHs: Hutson, Harden
L: Hayes
DS: Vogel, Cannan
SS: Vidacic, Parks

This would allow for a back row option without Byrd having to pass. I know we miss K-Mart but just use Byrd as we would’ve Kmart and fill in the gaps from there.

 

Too many service errors compared to aces (10-1 today), lack of back row attack, plus unreliable outside attackers, makes us too easy to defend. We started that 5th set with 3 hitting errors out of the first 5 points, plus 2 blocks for points against us. This year it looks like we're a middle of the pack SEC team.

 

It was painful to watch.

 

/Where was Rothe? She played well in the1st and 2nd sets, but disappeared.

 

I saw her with a Theraband stretching her shoulders. Maybe she got hurt.

 

I know it is Year 1, but sadly looks like another hiring gem from Scott Stricklin. Other than Golden, his hires have been crap. At most schools that should get u fired.

 

You could be right; however, I feel it's too early to tell

 

I, also, think it's too early to tell about Theis. He's got a different system and doesn't have the players he needs. I honestly think that if Kennedy Martin was still with us, we would be a Top 10 team. She gave us a solid back line attack and she hit way more efficiently than any of our current outside attacker. But it is what it is. I just think Theis needs to be given a couple of years to get his style players in and get his system functioning.

 

The decision I don't understand is playing Hutson in all 6 rotations. She's slow in the back, doesn't pass that well, doesn't hit from the back, and service is average. If she's not going to be used as a back row hitter, I'd much rather see another defensive specialist back there.

Yet, there she is: all game, every game.

 

Agree-can we at least give the man a chance? Allow him to build on the roster-he hasn't even been here a whole year yet-Wasn't he successful at his last school?

 

Vegas - Bear in mind that NONE of the players that are on our roster were recruited or signed by Ryan, except, Milica V. This team is what Mary left him. There is a reason she "retired" As I remember Todd's first year was also a struggle and Mike at least left him a few good players. Remember his recruited Marquette team full of 2 and 3 stars kicked our buts. He will be great but it will take at least 2 recruiting classes and some money for the portal to get us where he wants to go. By the way, I told the powers to be at NIL, that I was not donating to football this year and will instead give my football money to Volleyball.

 

Cannot say how much notexgator means to this program. He gets it and in a couple of years, if not sooner, support like this is going to bear sweet fruit!

I am all in too.

 

It is now official, Florida out of the top 25 for the first time since 1991…