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[Capitol Shock]

This team is very good. They deserve to be where they are and they deserve better local coverage. If they weren't tucked away on page 3 of the sports section when they win their 22 match of the year, attendance might be 10% higher. It's a slap at worst and a terrible mistake at best.

Why doesn't the newspaper list the other two undefeated teams in the country and who they are playing. That's information many would like to know? In an age where newspaper readership, subscriptions and creditability is declining and ad revenue is dropping off the map...you would think that the newspaper would be eager to meet the needs of people who are actually still looking to it for information. Instead, they are more concerned with pushing their editorial bias to anyone that will listen.

As for Matt Browning, I did read the story and his quote saying "It was purely survival for WSU..." was not the case at all. Does 75 kills to 44 kills sound like purely survival? Even Coach Lamb commented that his team crushed Drake in three sets. If you're dating Matt Browning great, but it reads to me like he's trying to add drama when it wasn't the case or needed. The fact that WSU is 22-0 is all I need to see and when they will be playing at home so I can take my girls to another game.

[SpanglerFan316]

Let's just lose a few so we don't have to worry about whether we stack up or not.

22 and 0 doesn't really deserve a ranking.

If we were talking about some other team ranked 10th with no wins over top-25 teams would you have replied similarly?

No one is saying they don't deserve to be ranked.

Cal Poly will probably end up ranked at the end of the season. If the Mustangs make a nice NCAA tourney run, we'll look pretty good.

[SpanglerFan316]

I'm saying that you have no objective way to say that because we aren't able to play the teams that would give us a better measuring stick. As long as we keep on winning, that's all that we can do.

Our Pablo ranking is #14 and Pablo "predicts" that we would win at home and lose on the road to (Pablo) #9 Illinois - (Pablo) #22 Florida.

Our RPI ranking is #16. http://volleytalk.proboards88.com/in...d=23827&page=1 Here is a quote from RichKern in the RPI thread (page 2):
I went down to #16 (Wichita State) (#14 Pablo) because it shows why they have a much lower RPI, even though their own record is perfect.

With both Pablo and RKPI showing about the same ranking yet AVCA showing them at 10, you can how it is difficult to get a good handle on a team that does not play the other top teams. Through the RPI, the NCAA is encouraging anyone who wants to be in the top 16 to play the best competition they can so the committee can have a better idea of how they really do compare.

WSU just needs to keep winning. If we finish the season at 31-0 (before the NCAA tourney), we will be seeded with a Top 16 RPI.

[1972Shocker]

Lambo and the players seem to be enjoying he recognition as well they should as long as they keep things in perpsective.

http://www.kansas.com/250/story/575707.html

[SpanglerFan316]

I think we will fall out of the Top Ten this week. This is not because we lost a set at ISU and at ISU but because of the success of teams behind us.
AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll for Week of Oct 27
7 Oregon 1127
8 Hawaii 1069
9 UCLA 982
10 Wichita State 890
11 Florida 878
12 USC 814
Look at the votes for WSU, Florida and USC. How did they do?
Oregon
10/31/2008 Away L *USC 21-25, 25-15, 25-12, 21-25, 21-23
11/1/2008 Away W *UCLA 26-24, 26-24, 18-25, 21-25, 15-13
Hawaii
10/31/2008 Home W *Nevada 25-12, 25-23, 25-16
11/1/2008 Home W *Utah State 25-19, 25-14, 25-13
UCLA
10/31/2008 Home W *Oregon State 25-17, 25-16, 25-20
11/1/2008 Home L *Oregon 24-26, 24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 13-15
Wichita State
10/31/2008 Away W *Indiana State 25-14, 19-25, 25-17, 25-18
11/1/2008 Away W *Illinois State 20-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-20
Florida
10/31/2008 Home W *Ole Miss 25-19, 25-20, 25-20
USC
(10/25/2008 Home W *California 25-22, 16-25, 17-25, 25-19, 15-13 - last week)
10/31/2008 Home W *Oregon 25-21, 15-25, 12-25, 25-21, 23-21
11/1/2008 Home W *Oregon State 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 16-14


PS I hope I'm wrong.

[1972Shocker]

I think we will hold on to 10th place for now.

[SpanglerFan316]

Florida is only 12 points behind us. USC just had a huge win over #7 Oregon and are only 76 points behind us. I think it helps that Oregon State almost beat USC and I hope you're right.
USC 11/1/2008 Home W *Oregon State 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 16-14

[1972Shocker]

I'm not worried about Florida too much. The HOME win over an average Ole Miss team is not that impressive, while the Shocks picked up to wins on the ROAD.

Cal, on the other hand did have an impressive weekend, but I'm hoping we can hold them off.

:goshocks:

[dregn]

As crazy as it sounds I think Texas and Nebraska losing helps us a lot if we do keep the 10th spot. It shows just how hard it is to do what we have been doing up thru this point in time.

[SpanglerFan316]

Cal, on the other hand did have an impressive weekend, but I'm hoping we can hold them off.

California (19-3, 9-2 Pac-10)
10/31/2008 Home W *Washington State 20-25, 25-17, 30-28, 25-19
11/2/2008 Home L *Washington 17-25, 25-27, 19-25

:wacko: :roll: :lol:

[1972Shocker]

Cal, on the other hand did have an impressive weekend, but I'm hoping we can hold them off.

California (19-3, 9-2 Pac-10)
10/31/2008 Home W *Washington State 20-25, 25-17, 30-28, 25-19
11/2/2008 Home L *Washington 17-25, 25-27, 19-25

:wacko: :roll: :lol:

Sorry. I meant USC. At least I got the state right. :lol:

[SpanglerFan316]

I'm not worried about Florida too much. The HOME win over an average Ole Miss team is not that impressive, while the Shocks picked up to wins on the ROAD.

Considering how long Florida was in the TOP 10 with an unimpressive record (with wins over Long Beach State and Kentucky as the only good wins), I wonder if there are poll voters who had to rank Florida lower after the loss to Georgia who are looking for any excuse to vote UF higher.

[Ixiah]

WSU drops to #11

http://www.avca.org/divisions/division%2Done%2Dwomen/poll%2D10/

[RoyalShock]

On the bright side, from a points perspective, we're closer to 9th than we were last week.

[SpanglerFan316]

I think we will hold on to 10th place for now.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: