Posted on 08/30/2023 6:48:40 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN
Nebraska volleyball's outdoor match against Omaha was attended by 92,003 setting a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.
The Nebraska Athletic Department had history on its mind when it announced the one-of-a-kind event in February. Husker volleyball coach John Cook and Gov. Jim Pillen wore cowboy hats as they stood aside Athletic Director Trev Alberts and spilled the details of Volleyball Day in Nebraska.
“We’re going to do this once,” Alberts said. “And I want to hope that the number is large enough that nobody dares even try to attack our all-time record.”
One time was all it took. The previous high was 91,648 at the UEFA Women's Champions League soccer match between Barcelona and Wolfsburg last year in Spain.
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No way LeBron is going blow up this narrative... hes a good house bro.
However I feel like the new WNHL will break this record.... The WNBA has killed it .... so its only natural they will follow basketballs lead for women sports.
Did they give away the tickets?
The comedian Gallagher had some hilarious insights about making sports more entertaining. With basket so low and athletes able to jump so high thought putting the poles back under the basket might make it more challenging. And in baseball don’t drop the bat after you hit the ball, take it with you, if they throw the ball first, hit it again! Regarding, volleyball it’s pretty exciting the way it is now with long rallies and digs.
Yes but no church picnic happens without hours of volleyball participated in by young and old.
The entertainment value of watching the game trails the popularity of playing it.
Just like the major sports slowly evolved rules to make the game more entertaining to fans, I think volleyball should do similarly.
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