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UNA was 6 - 5 before this game. They lost by 21 to Memphis.

Notice Beason will be a junior next year and is a team captain for Florida. There is also a Hoover, Alabama player on their roster........Gabriel Essix, a sophomore middle blocker. You make a good point about hesitating to disturb the current roster.

No SEC teams remain in the NCAA Tournament. Pitt took down Florida 3-1 and San Diego defeated KY 3 - 0. Auburn post season accolades: https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/12/6/volleyball-avca-names-crouch-region-coach-of-the-year-anderson-and-kemp-pick-up-honors.aspx

From reading this article, I doubt he would have the nerve to consider if we offeredl https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2019/12/11/4-star-central-phenix-city-offensive-tackle-javion-cohen-flips-commitment-auburn-alabama-recruiting/4404231002/

Two SEC teams remain to play in the regionals. Seven of Saturday’s 10 NCAA Tournament matches were sweeps. There were no upsets, Penn State and Oregon won in four, and Houston is back in the round of 16 for the first time since 1994. And not surprisingly, all of the participants are the top-ranked remaining RPI teams. In other words, there are no surprise teams, statisically, in the final 16. The next round of matches is Thursday. The four regional finals will be Saturday, all on ESPNU (all times Eastern): At Louisville Nebraska (26-5) vs. Oregon (25-5), 11 a.m., ESPNU Louisville (28-2) vs. Baylor (25-6), 30 minutes after, ESPNU At Texas Ohio State (21-9) vs. Minnesota (22-8), noon, ESPN2 Texas (24-1) vs. Marquette (29-3), 30 minutes after, ESPN2 At Wisconsin Florida (25-5) vs. Pittsburgh (29-3), 3:30 p.m., ESPNU Wisconsin (27-3) vs. Penn State (26-7), 30 minutes after, ESPNU At Stanford Kentucky (22-7) vs. San Diego (29-1), 8 p.m., ESPNU Houston (30-3) vs. Stanford (26-4), 30 minutes after, ESPNU

At this time, I believe the SEC has 5 teams remaining in the tournament. Tennessee lost 1st round match and Georgia lost to #1 Texas in 2nd round match. Remaining are KY, Ark, Fla, LSU and AU. They all play today. LSU plays Stanford and the winner plays the winner of the AU - Houston contest. The regionals are played Dec. 8th and 10th.

Sometimes it will open by selecting a second or third time. Otherwise try to Google "Creighton Volleyball" and the link should pop up that will likely allow access.

Last 5 minutes of the match. Interesting at the end seeing the excited AU fans vs the subdued Crighton fans.

Noticed on stats that a couple of differences seemed to be in Blocks AU 14 - CU 6 and Errors AU 20 - CU 31. Creighton was without their All American setter who got injured a week ago. Giving credit where credit is due, they had an outstanding match from outside hitter (Norah Sis) who had 30 kills and 13 digs. I sometimes like to look at a "hometown" newspaper article. Article from Omaha World-Herald: https://omaha.com/sports/college/creighton/no-4-seed-creighton-volleyball-shocked-by-auburn-in-opening-round/article_73e253de-71d5-11ed-9e1f-2f5dbe5cae40.html

Heck, I was excited when we won the 2nd set. I figured if we won a set that would be an accomplishment. Then then to win the match in 5 sets....wow. Proud of you ladies.

That would be my thinking also. For instance, if he was considering another Liberty coach as defensive coordinator, there are actually 2 coaches listed as co-defensive coordinator. One is currently serving as interim head coach. Sometimes these coaches remain in case they might be offered the HC job. I suspect Coach Freeze has known for a while who it will be but current circumstances prevent any announcement.

Good interview at Liberty this year.

Denis Dodd article. Don't know if previously posted: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/hugh-freeze-in-position-to-succeed-quickly-at-auburn-amid-modern-college-football-landscape/ar-AA14FrY3?

I saw that video yesterday and was impressed with his ability to communicate which should go a long way with the players. Agree, his wife could have "cut bait" but they worked to resolve the issue.

If offered the job, we have no idea what the terms might be. He does not seem to be ego driven and might pay AU to let him be HC 😄. What would we look for in a HC? Someone who helps the team improve. Someone who is a motivator. Someone who has imagination putting together a game plan. Sounds a lot like the guy currently in charge. Fantastic job of keeping this team and staff focused on the mission.

Summary article from AU Athletics- Softball on 2023 recruiting class. https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/11/14/softball-dean-softball-complete-2023-signing-class.aspx

A road win in Oxford, Mississippi. Current conference record 10 - 5 with 3 matches remaining; one on the road vs South Carolina and two matches at home vs Arkansas. https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/11/11/auburn-volleyball-delivers-in-oxford-returns-to-the-plains-with-another-win.aspx

Jad0003, thanks for staying on top of this stuff and taking the time to keep us updated. Much appreciated.

The AU highlights video is fun to watch: https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/11/6/auburn-volleyball-seals-dramatic-series-sweep-over-texas-am.aspx

Tonight (Sunday, November 6) AU again wins the match in 4 closely contested sets 3-1. There were numerous serving errors by both teams. At one point, I believe in the last set, there were at least 4 straight service errors.

Do you know if he can turn a bull into a steer? Wasn't that a specialty of Jackie?

We took it on the chin Saturday and Sunday playing Kentucky with a couple of straight 3 set losses. The closest we came was a 25-21 loss and the largest loss was Sunday in a set loss of 25-13. At times I thought we looked timid or intimidated. On Sunday, our usual starting Libro, Sarah Morton, did not play due to concussion protocol. I believe coach summed it up well. CROUCH'S COMMENTS "I think Kentucky is a great team. There is a reason they are at the top of the conference and have been for many years. It's good for our young players to see what that level is like. They are a top-12, top-10 team and we haven't gone against that until we hit Florida and Kentucky this week. We were able to score points at times on offense but slowing both of these teams down was difficult for us. We have some work to do in that area. That's not a surprise. The defense, especially blocking, takes time. I think our youth showed up in that area the last couple of outings but I don't think we had any trouble in terms of focus, serving, passing or even attacking. The block defense was tough and we have a ways to go. It just takes time." Should I assume Mickey was watching?

Loss to one of the top teams in the conference and getting ready to play another top team this weekend. Big difference last night was that Florida basically had 48 kills to 29 for AU. Gators won in 3 sets. Good crowd. Nice to see this team getting some fan support. https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/10/26/volleyball-tigers-unable-to-keep-pace-with-no-14-florida.aspx

https://auburntigers.com/news/2022/10/23/softball-completes-comeback-to-knock-off-aum-in-fall-finale.aspx

I would say you picked a good one to attend. Wish I lived closer. We attended the games at UAB earlier this year. Excited about the prospects going forward with this young team. I believe the improvement is evident and the fan base is building and should attract some more very good recruits.