The Week in Review

Which beats The Weak in Review, no?

Let’s see. How can we sum up week one from the volleyball lasses?

Biggest surprises? Probably Nebraska and Wichita State. Not fall-out-of-your-chair-and- bonk-your-head-on-the-hard-kitchen-floor surprises, but definitely choke-a-little-on-your-cheerios-and-possibly-spill-your-OJ surprises.

Biggest flop? Stanford gets that honor for not showing up against the Huskers in match 1. They do, however, get an autographed BASTA! t-shirt for taking down Texas in 5. They will have to share the shirt, however; our budget is miniscule.

Cheapshot of the week is sent out to Mick Haley. The cover of Coaching Volleyball has Mick exclaiming “It’s a New Game!” Our response is, Yes, and you are Oh for Two!

Biggest non-surprise? The Nittany Lions roll over the opposition in Hawaii, including a 25-9 spanking of our beloved Bobcats. These girls are not nice.

Best weekend for a conference? The Big Ten takes this one, thanks to the Lions, the Illini, the Gophers and the Boilermakers.

Worst weekend? I’m going to hand this one to the Pac Ten, out of principle. When you have 6 teams ranked in the top eleven, you set yourself up for serious scrutiny. Stanford, UCLA, USC and Oregon all underperformed.

Weekly AVCA Poll rant? There are still 6 Pac Ten teams ranked in the top thirteen. And Arizona has a bullet next to their name. Uh-oh.

Upset of this week: I’m picking Cal Poly to trip up the Huskers. You heard it here second.

Best matches of this week: Minnesota @ Hawaii and Nebraska @ Cal Poly. But there's a bunch. Just check out the Pick 'Em contest at VolleyTalk.

VolleyTalk Contest


Meanwhile, I am footloose but saddled with fancies. I’m not complaining, just sayin’.