Dustin
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16 minutes ago, Siouxfan007 said:
That libero you are talking so poorly of was just named Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season and had 33 digs on the night. That is 6.6 digs per set which is better than any other libero in the summit league.
Those were just my wife’s observations tonight. She’s the volleyball player from back in HS. I wasn’t trying to speak poorly of her.
We will need to recruit a libero, however, since she is a senior.
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39 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:
Tough one, they should have won it!
At times, UND was the better team. At times, not. Our back row, overall, needs a boost to get back to our preferred level. A back row attacker would add some variety to our offensive, and the libero could be more aggressive. USD found some success by hitting/serving at our libero, and normally that would be the player you’d want to avoid because she’s so good at digs and bumps. A legit libero would my my #1 recruiting target.
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1 minute ago, SiouxFan100 said:
We belong!
That’s the impression I’m considering away with, too. Either that, USD isn’t as dominant without their starting setter. But I saw a lot of good things, a few bad things, but, honestly, prepared to lose in 3 tonight. Way exceeded by expectations.
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8 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:
Coach made a nice challenge and won UND leads set 4 16-12
Turned the tide in our favor the rest of the way. I can’t believe how many gifts USD gave us by hitting attempts long or wide.
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Went toe to toe with them the whole set, but couldn’t pull it off. 2-1 USD after a 25-23 set 3 win.
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How’s Taylor Budge on the pxp for those of you watching at home?
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Started out hot again, but looked out if sync the last several points of the set. USD takes Set 2 25-19. Need to shake that off.
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Just now, SiouxFan100 said:
Wow! We win the first set
looking good
really is amazing
With the exception of a few points, we looked like the better team. We’ll see if it holds up.
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4 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:
Hopefully over time it will build back to how it used to be 5-6 years ago
Last game I was at was bigger, but that was a Thursday. A Tuesday might be a tougher for people to make.
But a fun atmosphere nonetheless. Band and cheerleaders are here.
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Set 1 to UND 26-24!
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Smaller crowd than I would have expected for playing the top team in the conference.
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21 minutes ago, nodakvindy said:
But at what point do you gameplan based on the skills of the players you actually have and not the players you wished you had. This holds true for all 3 phases of the game.
Yeah, I agree. Design the system for the players you have. I think we’ve been doing a really good job with on offense.
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32 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:
Pack the Betty!
I will be there!
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9 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:
2022 Summit League Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rank School Points (1st) 2021 Record (SL) 1. Denver 75 (6) 23-6 (14-4) 2. South Dakota 74 (3) 20-10 (15-3) 3. Omaha 68 (1) 20-10 (16-2) 4. Oral Roberts 53 18-11 (11-7) 5. South Dakota State 51 19-12 (10-8) 6. Kansas City 42 21-10 (12-6) 7. North Dakota State 35 12-18 (6-12) 8. North Dakota 22 1-29 (0-18) 9. St. Thomas 20 3-25 (2-16) 10. Western Illinois 10 5-24 (4-14 Got the top and the bottom right, but the middle is almost the complete opposite.
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29 minutes ago, Sioux94 said:
olinka at times in the past, many of us thought he was maybe better than Schmidt so far as defensive coordinator and/or thought maybe he would be the one to get the nod as head coach over Freund when that time came.
I did/have think/thought both of those things at one point. But at this time, Danny’s command of the offense would make him the heir apparent.
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40 minutes ago, Kab said:
So what happens to the QB situation after schuster is done
The feeling I get from how people have been talking is that Jerry Kaminski is the heir apparent. I'm sure at least one of our current Freshman/RSFreshman QBs won't be on the roster in 2025.
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6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
ORU and UMKC each have 8 losses. UND has 9 wins.
My math says UND's magic number to a bid is 2.
It appears your math is correct.
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3 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
kick the skyball
They did this on a kickoff?
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38 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
Lack of pressure from four exposes so many more issues.
Like Kelly Howe says, he got beat downfield many-a-time, but the D-line got home those plays, so it didn't matter. A QB sack can cover up a multitude of other defensive sins.
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33 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:
is brett a 3-4 guy by choice or does bubba choose the schemes?
I mean, he did play for UND, so it's the system he's been coached in.
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1 hour ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
Which is why some (most) of the players at UND only receive DII offers.
So are we basically being out-recruited by our primary rivals? I thought recruiting has taken a big step in the last couple classes.
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4 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:
He can kick the ball just fine. I don’t trust him to make a FG though. Seems like a mental midget. Like the opposite of Zeb who would make the big kicks from all over the place and miss some easy low pressure kicks.
Thanks for the insight. The good thing is that I trust our offense enough to not need many field goals (so far).
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3 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:
3-4 system
I like the fact that our defense is unique from most other systems, but the cracks that have been developing for a while seem to be getting wider. I am not a proponent of switching systems, but I'd like our system to work better.
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6 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:
You kick it five yards into the end zone- if you are capable of doing so
Exactly. Are there even kickoff returns in the NFL anymore?
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(Almost too soon) 2022 season
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More musings from last night's match:
First off, sorry if it seemed I was coming down hard on our libero. I wasn't trying to.
Play has improved DRASTICALLY since early in the year. You'd swear it wasn't the same players sometimes. Ball control, communication, blocking, and spiking all big improvements.
I felt sorry for Ashlyn Olson. She never was able to get it going, which, if she had, could have been the difference. A powerful lefty (and the threat thereof) is a really good way to just mess with opposing defenses. Even during the golden age of UND volleyball, a lefty hitter on other teams always caused us problems. It's nice to have one on our side now.
Of all the players, I trust Elizabeth Norris the most, whether it's setting, hitting, or serving. All-around very versatile player.
Our team is young. 3 freshman are regular players. 2 sophomores are regular players. Norris is a junior. As long as we replace Stockman and Ward with equal (or better) hitters, our program will be relevant. I could see using the transfer portal or graduate transfers again to fill specific roles/needs. Amazing job by Tupac and his staff to resurrect the program to this level in just one year.