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Post by kiyoat on Sept 15, 2023 9:00:55 GMT -6
Episode 1 of the "7th Rotation" Summit podcast finally here (on YouTube this year). It includes the previously released interview with Omaha's Coach Buttermore, and also an interview with the B1G ten Network's Emily Ehman!
It's long, so I'll give you fast-forwarded links:
From the beginning:
Interview with Emily Ehman:
Interview with Coach Buttermore:
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 20:48:45 GMT -6
OMFG
Can this team stop giving me heart palpitations?
Yotes win in extra points 19-17
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 20:17:27 GMT -6
Shit. It’s going to five……
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 19:41:21 GMT -6
Green Bay wins the third 25-21.
Yotes need to get it together
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 19:09:00 GMT -6
Yotes take the second set 25-22!
Harms is destroying! They literally have no answer for her when she is in the game. Nowhere to hide.
Yotes struggling at times with digging and passing, getting out of system. Green Bay is playing smart and clean, but there is a disadvantage at the net, and they still have no setter
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 18:49:53 GMT -6
Yotes up 15-12 at media time out
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 18:36:01 GMT -6
Yotes take first 25-15!
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 11:45:38 GMT -6
It's maddening to me that in the year 2023 we can't get a stream of all these matches. I know USD streamed every one when we hosted. I agree, but you have to remember that we are pretty spoiled here with the athletic department and Midco providing great coverage of our teams. Some schools just don't put any kind of importance on a sport like volleyball, too. They see it as just one of the many non-revenue sports. 2022 average Women's VB home attendance: (link)439 Green Bay -------#143(#2 Horizon) 468 Central Michigan #132 (#6 MAC) 1001 Illinois State ----#59 (#2 MVC) 1319 South Dakota ---#43 (#1 Summit) Not that I agree with that. VB is a sleeping giant in terms of a spectator sport IMO. Really entertaining, about the same time commitment as basketball, sometimes less, sometimes more. It's the fastest-growing sport at the youth level, so things are gradually getting better with coverage.
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 10:22:18 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 10:19:43 GMT -6
Tonight's opponent, Green Bay, has a hitting% of 0.148 on the season. That's ranked #289 in NCAA D-1. Pretty bad. They have a good Setter in #14 Calli Gentry, but they have had to play three of their last four matches without a Setter at all. Not sure if it is injury or illness, but whether she plays tonight or not might have a big impact.
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 14, 2023 9:15:21 GMT -6
Looks like St Thomas figured out something locally to get some games on TV... St. Thomas inks first ever broadcast TV deal Tommies sign expansive broadcast contract with FOX 9+
From the article: So it sounds like a handful of events will have an "onsite reporter" from Fox. But otherwise the programming will remain as student play-by-play. I'd at least call this an opportunity to expand the fan base, and an opportunity to expand Summit content to MSP viewers. Midco Sports would be better, though. They would hire a designated "UST guy (or gal)" to do play-by-play, analysis and reporting, just like they do with their other school partners. And adding more sports like volleyball would be better too. Baby steps.
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 13, 2023 16:03:44 GMT -6
Summit Matches this Weekend:( Favored teams in red - based on MasseyRatings.com) Thursday, September 14 North Dakota State vs Robert Morris 11:30 A.M. TV: ESPN+ Idaho State @ Denver3:00 P.M. TV: Summit League Network
South Dakota State vs Montana5:00 P.M. TV: Mountain West Network
St. Thomas vs Central Michigan5:00 P.M. North Dakota State @ West Virginia6:00 P.M. TV: ESPN+
North Dakota @ Northern Iowa7:00 P.M. TV: ESPN+
Omaha @ Northern Colorado7:00 P.M. TV: ESPN+ South Dakota @ Green Bay 7:00 P.M. TV: ESPN+ Friday, September 15
North Dakota State vs Old Dominion 11:00 A.M. TV: ESPN+
St. Thomas vs Illinois State11:00 A.M. Southeast Missouri State @ Kansas City1:00 P.M. TV: Summit League Network
Oral Roberts vs UTSA2:00 P.M. South Dakota vs Illinois State 3:00 P.M. Omaha vs Wichita State4:00 P.M. TV: UNC YouTube
North Dakota vs Northern Illinois5:00 P.M. TV: ESPN+ Oral Roberts @ Incarnate Word6:00 P.M. Austin Peay @ Kansas City7:00 P.M. TV: Summit League Network
South Dakota State @ Boise State8:00 P.M. TV: Mountain West NetworkSaturday, September 16
South Dakota State vs Loyola Marymount 11:00 A.M.TV: Mountain West NetworkSouth Dakota vs Central Michigan 12:00 P.M. Omaha vs Bradley 12:00 P.M. TV: UNC YouTubeNorth Dakota vs Dayton12:00 P.M. TV: ESPN+
Saint Louis @ Kansas City2:00 P.M. TV: Summit League NetworkSunday, September 17Denver @ Colorado3:00 P.M. TV: Pac-12 Live
Final non-con matches of 2023! Lots of Summit V-Ball on various TV/Streaming platforms this weekend. More non-con wins means better RPI for everyone... LINKS TO VIDEO/STATS HERE
(For some reason the Denver match Thursday afternoon is not on the Summit composite schedule - it will be broadcast on the SLN)
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 13, 2023 9:16:23 GMT -6
Here's a look at Central Michigan's schedule:
#101/225 Central Michigan (preseason #3 West MAC) (5-4)
L 1-3 @ #176 SEMO L 1-3 vs #201 SIU L 1-3 vs #170 Evansville W 3-0 vs #261 SUNY-Alb W 3-2 vs #155 St Louis W 3-2 vs #164 Bradley L 1-3 @ #123 Iowa W 3-2 vs #102 GCU W 3-2 vs #213 Missouri St
Looks like they had a rough start, but are playing better recently. Not a terrible SOS. They will be a challenge, I think. I'll take the Yotes in 5 sets.
Illinois State is terrible. 0-9. Although they have had a tough schedule, they are still losing to the bad teams, too.
So here's my prediction: Yotes beat Green Bay 3-0 Yotes beat Illinois St 3-0 Yotes beat Central Mich 3-2
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 13, 2023 9:02:06 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 13, 2023 8:59:40 GMT -6
Here are the three post-match interviews: Drake: IUPUI: USF:
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