meant to say "they didn't learn much from the FSU match, that's for certain." My laptop is fighting with me this morning. lol
On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Mary Weigly <[email protected]> wrote: > As I think about last night's game, I remember noticing the disparity > between the attitudes of the teams while they were warming up. Purdue was > composed and focused, and Florida was happy and laughing and looked happy > just to be there. I suspect -- especially given how Coach Wise said (before > the tournament started) that the team was very eager and "couldn't wait" for > the tournament to start -- they had no clue what carrying that #1 target > into the tourney would do for their competition. There is a tremendous > difference between understanding that you will "get everyone's best game" > and experiencing it. The FSU match, that's certain. Maybe, as you > speculated, they just peaked too early. Perhaps, also, playing in a > relatively soft conference didn't force them to improve their game very much > during the season. > > I'm very sad for Mary Wise. I also thought they had a great chance this > year. > > Mary > > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the first-hand report, Mary. >> I was sad about this too. It seemed like this year there was a great >> chance for Mary Wise to win her first national championship. >> Maybe they never deserved their high ranking and maybe they just peaked >> too early, got tired or whatever. >> They didn't look so great against FSU either. >> Helen >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Mary Weigly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hubby and I attended the game, and it was one ugly display of volleyball. >>> Purdue played great. They looked like a team, and our Gators did not. We >>> couldn't block, serve, play defense; I've never seen a Mary Wise-coached >>> team play this badly. They were completely out of sync and looked like they >>> hadn't played together before. Girls out of position, making unforced >>> errors, two and three players going after the same ball.... it was very >>> weird. We were sitting with some of the Gainesville volleyball regulars, >>> and they were flabbergasted as well. >>> >>> It's funny, but watching them play several times this season, I wondered >>> if that #1 ranking was due to attrition -- as other teams all lost matches >>> this season -- and not merit. Going through a season with only one loss, >>> and having a 24-game streak is impressive, don't get me wrong. But, the >>> Gator girls haven't looked dominant like past top-ranked teams have looked >>> (Penn State and the west coasters, for example). >>> >>> I was very disappointed in the way the match went. However, it was well >>> attended and a fun outing. Also, there were lots of peopleat the Gregory >>> Gym tonight who were obviously fascinated by the presence of Doc Rivers. >>> Many of the fans in attendance could be seen sneaking snapshots as he >>> watched Callie and the Gators. >>> >>> Go Gators! >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Woody Bass <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> :( i was following the score online.. some people were sayin they had >>>> plenty of chances and fell short >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 10, 2010, at 9:15 PM, Helen Huntley wrote: >>>> >>>> Florida volleyball swept in Sweet 16 matchup >>>> >>>> Staff report >>>> >>>> Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 at 8:08 p.m. >>>> Last Modified: Friday, December 10, 2010 at 8:08 p.m. >>>> >>>> AUSTIN, Texas - The top-seeded Florida volleyball team saw the end of >>>> its nation's-best 24-game win streak, as well as its season, Friday >>>> afternoon at the Gregory Gymnasium on the University of Texas campus. >>>> >>>> The Gators never looked in sync as 16th-seeded Purdue swarmed every ball >>>> the Gators tried to put down. UF trailed by as much as 11 and was swept by >>>> the Boilermakers, 28-26, 25-25, 25-19. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Helen Huntley >>>> (727) 823-3801 >>>> www.helenhuntley.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >>>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >>>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >>>> 2008 National Football Champions | >>>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >>>> (1996), >>>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >>>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >>>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >>>> 2008 National Football Champions | >>>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >>>> (1996), >>>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >>> 2008 National Football Champions | >>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >>> (1996), >>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Helen Huntley >> (727) 823-3801 >> www.helenhuntley.com >> >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >> (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >> > > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
