2021 Spring NCAA Volleyball Tournament

Discussion in 'Volleyball' started by TempestHorn, Apr 3, 2021.

  1. TempestHorn

    TempestHorn 500+ Posts

    Selection show is Sunday 4/3 at 3pm CT on ESPNU. Horns will likely receive a Top 5 seed. The field is 48 teams so the Top 16 seeds get a first round bye. With so little non-conference matches and the Big 10 and Pac-12 having so many matches canceled, it is going to be very interesting to see what the committee does with the draw.
     
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  2. TempestHorn

    TempestHorn 500+ Posts

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  3. zztx1

    zztx1 100+ Posts

    That loss to Rice, the only one all season, really hurt the Horns. 9 day bubble. It will be very interesting. Chemistry will be really important.
     
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  4. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Why don’t they vaccinate all the players and coaches with J&J vaccine, wait 14 days, and get out of the bubble?
     
  5. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

    All the players and coaches have been vaccinated. All Texas athletes have been getting them for the past two weeks and are still doing so. Even though they are vaccinated they have to stay in the bubble because other teams have not been so lucky
     
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  6. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Best news I’ve heard in long while. I have been harping on the football forum to get the players vaccinated, if anything to avoid more cancelled practices and the like. No one seemed to know anything regarding football. By the way, the transmission of the virus by vaccinated folks is nearly zero, but whatever. In Hawaii, if you are vaccinated but exposed to an infected individual, you don’t have to quarantine for 14 days, just daily monitored (self).
     
  7. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

    Yeah, I agree with you. I think they should be allowed to be free and not in a bubble if they have been vaccinated but the ncaa won't listen to the science for some reason. I'm sure they will have more freedom in terms of hanging with eachother in the hotel because I know basketball were not allowed to hang with eachother in rooms besides certain time slots which is kind of ridiculous to me but the tournament was pretty successful so I'm not complaining.
     
  8. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

    And the football team just began to receive vaccines this week I believe. I saw that Josh Thompson got his vaccine today so that tells me they have moved on to football as the next set of athletes to get it. I believe they were prioritizing athletes who were in season to get the vaccine first such as softball, volleyball etc..
     
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  9. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    That’s good news for softball and baseball in that players out for covid at tourney time is now improbable.
     
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  10. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    On second thought, given that it is tourney time, it would be a shame for a team to forfeit now due to covid and the teams weren’t extra cautious. However, the bubble should be terminated for the spring sports tournaments.
     
  11. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

    I agree I saw the ncaa came out with predetermined sites which is absolutely ridiculous to me. It's taking opportunity and hard work from many teams
     
  12. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    NCAA Tournament match with Wright State today at 6PM on ESPN3. Let’s go Horns! :hookem2:
     
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  13. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Darn
    Uverse does not offer espn3
    Go Horns:bevo:
     
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  14. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    ESpn3 is available only on your laptop
     
  15. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    Texas defeats Wright State 3 sets to 0.

    Next match 4/18 against tonight’s winner of Penn St-NC A&T match.
     
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  16. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    It will be Penn st.
     
  17. Ellis21d

    Ellis21d JediHorn

    Now things get a little tougher.
     
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  18. racerx5908

    racerx5908 2,500+ Posts

    Today, Baylor vs. Nebraska @ 1:30. Who do we root for? After much thought and a prayer circle with myself, I'll have to go with Baylor. They have 1.5 effective stars, Nebraska has many more.
     
  19. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

    Any other sport probably Nebraska but when it comes to volleyball, Nebraska fans talk the most crap so I'm definitely rooting for Baylor in this matchup. They also talk about how weak the big 12 is so would love to see a big 12 team beat a B1G team
     
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  20. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    Texas plays Penn State in regional semis today (Sunday) at 4pm CT on ESPNU. Let’s go Horns! :hookem2:
     
  21. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    Texas drops first set to Penn State 25-23.
     
  22. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    Texas takes second set 25-18. One set apiece. :hookem2:
     
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  23. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    Texas takes third set over Penn State 30-28. Texas leads Penn State 2 sets to 1. :hookem2::hookem2:
     
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  24. George Bailey

    George Bailey No beans in my chili, thank you

    Horns win, 3-1
     
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  25. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    Texas wins fourth set 25-17. Texas wins match. Next up Nebraska tomorrow. :hookem2::hookem2::hookem2:
     
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  26. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts

    Nebraska with the unfair home court advantage.
     
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  27. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Limited capacity will be a very good thing tomorrow
     
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  28. FWHORN

    FWHORN 10,000+ Posts

    Haven’t had chance to watch nearly as much volleyball this spring as I would like and no trips with my daughter down to Austin to see them play but wow was today exciting especially that third set. :hookem:
     
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  29. UTExinPDX

    UTExinPDX 1,000+ Posts

    I thought I heard them say the Regional Finals (Sunday’s matches) would be held at an adjacent arena with many more fans allowed. I may be wrong.
     
  30. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    I assure you that you know more than I do. I was judging on today's crowd
     

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