Ladies VB just went up 2-1 sets on Fla. Theyre fired up!! Let's win this out ladies! Final Four time. Would be an awesome finish to an awesome weekend in UT athletics.
^ and the last rally went on for something like two minutes. Holy crap! If Nebraska were still in the Big 12, 75% of the Final Four would be from the same conference. As it is, two Big 10, two Big 12. Up next, #2 Minnesota in the semifinals. Given that the Final Four is in Omaha, #4 Nebraska might be a tougher matchup.
Can't look ahead as player or coach but as a fan..... The tourney is in Nebraska's backyard. if we get by Minnesota who would you prefer to play??? 1) Nebraska ---- We face a hostile crowd 100% against us, against a team we beat 3-2 in a dogfight at our place. Tough to beat a good team twice as Florida found out. 2) Kansas ---- Crowd not as hostile but we face a very good team for the THIRD time. The second match was a dogfight. They have only lost two matches ( both to us ). In sports it is EXTREMELY hard to beat a good team THREE times in the same season.
I would much rather play Nebraska - nothing gives me more pleasure than beating the Children of the Corn in any sport, particularly in some sort of championship game. I think Minnesota will be tough to beat, though. The Big 10 has become a volleyball super conference (they had six teams in the Sweet 16 round), and Minnesota was their champion.
Kansas because they'll be more nervous being in their first finals. We would be the equivalent of Penn State and they would the Longhorns of many years ago.
