[BigJohn043]

BigJohn, you are a long-time, knowledgeable WVB fan.  I hope you are correct.  In the last four matches I'm just not seeing the ability of this Cardinal team to play consistently at a high level throughout an entire match.  Hopefully the team catches fire under the bright lights of the tournament.

I hear you.  OTOH, we did win those matches.  It is very hard to play at a high level for all 30 games of the season.  For the tournament the question is what teams can really raise their level of play when it matters.

I almost think 2016-2019 made Stanford fans unrealistic.  Very few teams are as good as those teams where.  I think most believe that we are one of 8-10 teams with a real chance to win the tournament and probably only trail Nebraska as the favorite.  I would rather have our experienced team that the younger team at Nebraska despite the fact that they have clearly played better than we have.

[BigJohn043]

BigJohn, you are a long-time, knowledgeable WVB fan.  I hope you are correct.  In the last four matches I'm just not seeing the ability of this Cardinal team to play consistently at a high level throughout an entire match.  Hopefully the team catches fire under the bright lights of the tournament.

I hear you.  OTOH, we did win those matches.  It is very hard to play at a high level for all 30 games of the season.  For the tournament the question is what teams can really raise their level of play when it matters.

I almost think 2016-2019 made Stanford fans unrealistic.  Very few teams are as good as those teams where.  I think most believe that we are one of 8-10 teams with a real chance to win the tournament and probably only trail Nebraska as the favorite.  I would rather have our experienced team that the younger team at Nebraska despite the fact that they have clearly played better than we have.