[paloalto]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Cal is 2-6 in conference and has no wins against ranked teams.  I still think they are a decent team and will be competitive.  Cal has a new head coach this season who is going through a rebuilding phase.  She is a good coach with an impressive resume and will have Cal back in the rankings in a few years.

Cal's best offensive player is 6'3" OH Xuemeng Li (Maggie) from China.  Li was PAC-12 Freshman of the Year last season.  I wish she was at Stanford although Hambly didn't recruit her.  Li demonstrates it takes more than one elite player on a volleyball team to get to the top of a conference.

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

[paloalto]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Cal is 2-6 in conference and has no wins against ranked teams.  I still think they are a decent team and will be competitive.  Cal has a new head coach this season who is going through a rebuilding phase.  She is a good coach with an impressive resume and will have Cal back in the rankings in a few years.

Cal's best offensive player is 6'3" OH Xuemeng Li (Maggie) from China.  Li was PAC-12 Freshman of the Year last season.  I wish she was at Stanford although Hambly didn't recruit her.  Li demonstrates it takes more than one elite player on a volleyball team to get to the top of a conference.

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

[TonyLima]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Cal is 2-6 in conference and has no wins against ranked teams.  I still think they are a decent team and will be competitive.  Cal has a new head coach this season who is going through a rebuilding phase.  She is a good coach with an impressive resume and will have Cal back in the rankings in a few years.

Cal's best offensive player is 6'3" OH Xuemeng Li (Maggie) from China.  Li was PAC-12 Freshman of the Year last season.  I wish she was at Stanford although Hambly didn't recruit her.  Li demonstrates it takes more than one elite player on a volleyball team to get to the top of a conference.

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

[TonyLima]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Cal is 2-6 in conference and has no wins against ranked teams.  I still think they are a decent team and will be competitive.  Cal has a new head coach this season who is going through a rebuilding phase.  She is a good coach with an impressive resume and will have Cal back in the rankings in a few years.

Cal's best offensive player is 6'3" OH Xuemeng Li (Maggie) from China.  Li was PAC-12 Freshman of the Year last season.  I wish she was at Stanford although Hambly didn't recruit her.  Li demonstrates it takes more than one elite player on a volleyball team to get to the top of a conference.

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

[johnbar]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

[johnbar]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

[CompSci87]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

[CompSci87]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

[Farm93]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

I once got to sit in the very top row at Haas, back when Stanford men's basketball team was must see stuff.    The pitch was horrifying.    Some arenas will have tiers or decks, so it is not uncommon for the top decks to have steep pitches.    However, this pitch was steeper than anything I had seen in any arena AND that pitch is maintained all the way down to the seats right near the basketball floor.

I have gone just one other time, for volleyball, and thankfully got to sit closer to the action.   However at almost every seat in the venue one will realize they are much higher above the action than one might expect in other venues.

So when I see Haas games on TV for volleyball or basketball I not only am reminded of my personal viewing experiences, but I also understand why the TV angles are so funky compared to more typical venues.

[Farm93]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

I once got to sit in the very top row at Haas, back when Stanford men's basketball team was must see stuff.    The pitch was horrifying.    Some arenas will have tiers or decks, so it is not uncommon for the top decks to have steep pitches.    However, this pitch was steeper than anything I had seen in any arena AND that pitch is maintained all the way down to the seats right near the basketball floor.

I have gone just one other time, for volleyball, and thankfully got to sit closer to the action.   However at almost every seat in the venue one will realize they are much higher above the action than one might expect in other venues.

So when I see Haas games on TV for volleyball or basketball I not only am reminded of my personal viewing experiences, but I also understand why the TV angles are so funky compared to more typical venues.

[CompSci87]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

I once got to sit in the very top row at Haas, back when Stanford men's basketball team was must see stuff.    The pitch was horrifying.    Some arenas will have tiers or decks, so it is not uncommon for the top decks to have steep pitches.    However, this pitch was steeper than anything I had seen in any arena AND that pitch is maintained all the way down to the seats right near the basketball floor.

I have gone just one other time, for volleyball, and thankfully got to sit closer to the action.   However at almost every seat in the venue one will realize they are much higher above the action than one might expect in other venues.

So when I see Haas games on TV for volleyball or basketball I not only am reminded of my personal viewing experiences, but I also understand why the TV angles are so funky compared to more typical venues.

Very well put.

[CompSci87]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

I once got to sit in the very top row at Haas, back when Stanford men's basketball team was must see stuff.    The pitch was horrifying.    Some arenas will have tiers or decks, so it is not uncommon for the top decks to have steep pitches.    However, this pitch was steeper than anything I had seen in any arena AND that pitch is maintained all the way down to the seats right near the basketball floor.

I have gone just one other time, for volleyball, and thankfully got to sit closer to the action.   However at almost every seat in the venue one will realize they are much higher above the action than one might expect in other venues.

So when I see Haas games on TV for volleyball or basketball I not only am reminded of my personal viewing experiences, but I also understand why the TV angles are so funky compared to more typical venues.

Very well put.

[BostonCard]

Bernabeu stadium in Madrid (Real Madrid’s stadium) has a section called the vomitorium due to the steepness of the pitch.



BC

[BostonCard]

Bernabeu stadium in Madrid (Real Madrid’s stadium) has a section called the vomitorium due to the steepness of the pitch.



BC

[TonyLima]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

I once got to sit in the very top row at Haas, back when Stanford men's basketball team was must see stuff.    The pitch was horrifying.    Some arenas will have tiers or decks, so it is not uncommon for the top decks to have steep pitches.    However, this pitch was steeper than anything I had seen in any arena AND that pitch is maintained all the way down to the seats right near the basketball floor.

I have gone just one other time, for volleyball, and thankfully got to sit closer to the action.   However at almost every seat in the venue one will realize they are much higher above the action than one might expect in other venues.

So when I see Haas games on TV for volleyball or basketball I not only am reminded of my personal viewing experiences, but I also understand why the TV angles are so funky compared to more typical venues.

TYVM.

[TonyLima]

Stanford at Cal tomorrow Wednesday at 7:00pm PT on ACCNX.  

Maybe it's my imagination but I don't like watching livestreams or telecasts from Haas Pavilion because it seems like the cameras are a hundred miles away from the court.

Thanks for the preview.  IIRC Haas also has pretty bad lighting.

I think it's the camera angles.  For some reason, they seem to only have very high-angled shots.

Have folks been at.Haas in person? I have for basketball. You get those high angles from the seats too; they're very steeply pitched

I once got to sit in the very top row at Haas, back when Stanford men's basketball team was must see stuff.    The pitch was horrifying.    Some arenas will have tiers or decks, so it is not uncommon for the top decks to have steep pitches.    However, this pitch was steeper than anything I had seen in any arena AND that pitch is maintained all the way down to the seats right near the basketball floor.

I have gone just one other time, for volleyball, and thankfully got to sit closer to the action.   However at almost every seat in the venue one will realize they are much higher above the action than one might expect in other venues.

So when I see Haas games on TV for volleyball or basketball I not only am reminded of my personal viewing experiences, but I also understand why the TV angles are so funky compared to more typical venues.

TYVM.

[M T]

Yes, Haas Pavilion seating is steep.  But the problem for TV is that there is nowhere to put cameras except too low or many rows up.
Maples has the walkway around, between the lower upper and the upper upper seating, where two or more TV cameras are typically.

Cal, or the conference, would do well to find some mechanism to have cameras suspended in the air on cables as we see at football stadiums.

[M T]

Yes, Haas Pavilion seating is steep.  But the problem for TV is that there is nowhere to put cameras except too low or many rows up.
Maples has the walkway around, between the lower upper and the upper upper seating, where two or more TV cameras are typically.

Cal, or the conference, would do well to find some mechanism to have cameras suspended in the air on cables as we see at football stadiums.

[PVTree]

I recall going to Foxboro Stadium when I lived in the Boston area to see a Pats' game. The seats were approximately 3 rows from the very top. Watching the game from there reminded me of the times I have gone up the Sears Tower to it's observation deck and saw the cars/people below as if they were tiny ants. 

After the game, I went to the top to take a look at the view (standing up you could see past the edge into the abyss below that was the parking lot). I could swear that I saw a couple of planes flying below the height I was standing at the top of the stadium to give an idea of how high those seats were. 8^)

[PVTree]

I recall going to Foxboro Stadium when I lived in the Boston area to see a Pats' game. The seats were approximately 3 rows from the very top. Watching the game from there reminded me of the times I have gone up the Sears Tower to it's observation deck and saw the cars/people below as if they were tiny ants. 

After the game, I went to the top to take a look at the view (standing up you could see past the edge into the abyss below that was the parking lot). I could swear that I saw a couple of planes flying below the height I was standing at the top of the stadium to give an idea of how high those seats were. 8^)

[TonyLima]

I recall going to Foxboro Stadium when I lived in the Boston area to see a Pats' game. The seats were approximately 3 rows from the very top. Watching the game from there reminded me of the times I have gone up the Sears Tower to it's observation deck and saw the cars/people below as if they were tiny ants. 

After the game, I went to the top to take a look at the view (standing up you could see past the edge into the abyss below that was the parking lot). I could swear that I saw a couple of planes flying below the height I was standing at the top of the stadium to give an idea of how high those seats were. 8^)

That's ... really high.

[TonyLima]

I recall going to Foxboro Stadium when I lived in the Boston area to see a Pats' game. The seats were approximately 3 rows from the very top. Watching the game from there reminded me of the times I have gone up the Sears Tower to it's observation deck and saw the cars/people below as if they were tiny ants. 

After the game, I went to the top to take a look at the view (standing up you could see past the edge into the abyss below that was the parking lot). I could swear that I saw a couple of planes flying below the height I was standing at the top of the stadium to give an idea of how high those seats were. 8^)

That's ... really high.

[paloalto]

Both teams playing well so far in first set.  Kurt putting some velo on her hits.

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Stanford pulling away in first set.

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Video was fine until it went out.

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Stanford wins set 1.  Harvey with a couple nice swings out of the back row.

[paloalto]

Both teams playing well so far in first set.  Kurt putting some velo on her hits.

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Stanford pulling away in first set.

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Video was fine until it went out.

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Stanford wins set 1.  Harvey with a couple nice swings out of the back row.

[CompSci87]

Yay it's back. It went out just as I sat down to watch.

The ESPN app is a pain. I started it and picked the ACCNX broadcast, which was on the first screen, only to be informed that channel is not in my cable package -- though ACCN is, and I have ESPN+. I had to navigate through the app on a different path to find the same broadcast on ESPN+ and then I could watch it.

[CompSci87]

Yay it's back. It went out just as I sat down to watch.

The ESPN app is a pain. I started it and picked the ACCNX broadcast, which was on the first screen, only to be informed that channel is not in my cable package -- though ACCN is, and I have ESPN+. I had to navigate through the app on a different path to find the same broadcast on ESPN+ and then I could watch it.

[martyup]

The team looks very comfortable in the second set.  They seem to be having fun beating the weenies.

[martyup]

The team looks very comfortable in the second set.  They seem to be having fun beating the weenies.

[BobK]

Is Harvey hurt?

[BobK]

Is Harvey hurt?

[SkiBum80]

Stanford leads 12-5 in second set.
Making it look easy

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We lead 18-13 and not looking so easy

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Kami with thunderous spike off a Cal overpass to win 2nd set.

[SkiBum80]

Stanford leads 12-5 in second set.
Making it look easy

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We lead 18-13 and not looking so easy

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Kami with thunderous spike off a Cal overpass to win 2nd set.

[paloalto]

Harvey looks fine on the sideline.  Maybe Hambly giving Yu some playing time in the front row in a match he expects to win.

[paloalto]

Harvey looks fine on the sideline.  Maybe Hambly giving Yu some playing time in the front row in a match he expects to win.

[BobK]

Well something was going on with Harvey but she’s back.
Yu was an OH in HS. Setter in travel

[BobK]

Well something was going on with Harvey but she’s back.
Yu was an OH in HS. Setter in travel

[paloalto]

Francis had a good match.  Yu with 5 aces and no service errors. 

Cal tried every combination of players but couldn't find an answer.

On match point a Cal blocker clearly touched the ball as shown on the replay.  As much as I like the Cal coach I didn't like her challenging the call on match point when down 10 points.

[paloalto]

Francis had a good match.  Yu with 5 aces and no service errors. 

Cal tried every combination of players but couldn't find an answer.

On match point a Cal blocker clearly touched the ball as shown on the replay.  As much as I like the Cal coach I didn't like her challenging the call on match point when down 10 points.

[johnbar]

Well something was going on with Harvey but she’s back.
Yu was an OH in HS. Setter in travel

She played Opposite in the Syracuse match earlier this year, when Rubin sat.  6 kills, 0 errors on 10 attempts in that match.

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Also, Texas upset by Texas A&M tonight. 

Hurts Stanford's RPI a bit.

[johnbar]

Well something was going on with Harvey but she’s back.
Yu was an OH in HS. Setter in travel

She played Opposite in the Syracuse match earlier this year, when Rubin sat.  6 kills, 0 errors on 10 attempts in that match.

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Also, Texas upset by Texas A&M tonight. 

Hurts Stanford's RPI a bit.