Behind the emotional National Championship loss for Nebraska volleyball | ESPN E60
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Hear about the stakes behind the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball National Championship between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Texas Longhorns. Then, go behind the scenes of the emotional loss for the Cornhuskers and how it affected the team.
"No Place Like Nebraska" chronicles the 2023 women's volleyball season. E60 gained unprecedented access to the Cornhuskers as they shouldered the weight of representing the state of Nebraska. The E60 documentary debuts on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN, streaming afterward on ESPN+.
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That’s the world we live in. If we believe in ourselves we get hate. If we show emotion we get hate. You can’t win, even when you win. And when you lose it’s even worse. Keep it moving.
honestly why would yall feel that way? to me it's to much media and shut it down.
@@fakawat7220 agreed. Social media is a black hole. It's already the root of adolescent depression. Tack on getting the publicity Nebraska got all season last year.
Lexi looking up to Harper and reaching out to hold her hand. She's such a mature and calm presence, always.❤
The biggest takeaway from all of this is how big women's sports have become. I've been playing and watching volleyball for a long time and the game has changed so much. Players have gotten so strong mentally and physically at such a young age. Even though, one team had to lose today, but together they have accomplished so much for women's sports. Both teams should be proud!
Nothing wrong with what Harper said. Confidence is key. She is now traumatized by this situation and is clearly afraid in front of Press now this season. Shame on all the negative comments, even those seen below in the post. We never know the whole story. Be kind people.
Agreed. And the amount of pressure on a freshman to perform 6 rotations with a target on her back.
@@baskinsmichael thank you. They’re all just kids for crying out loud. Harper has no Dad he passed away. The cruelty of social media seems endless. Just be kind ppl.
What she has to understand is, the people who posts online social media are just keyboard warriors. They aren’t involved in her life. She can’t let it get to her. It’s just a part of adulting. Also a bit of humility isn’t bad. You can be confident with some grace.
Harper said what she said and it's her right. People are going to respond the way they responded and it's their right. If you're going to dish it out, you better be able to take it. It's a part of growing up. It's something you learn that they don't teach you in the classroom. There's a different tone between saying, "we're going to win the next 3 championships" and "we're going to take today's loss, learn from it and turn it into 3 national championships." If she had said what I put in here, people would respond differently and all of you know it.
What Harper said is so wrong. There is a difference between confidence and outright cockiness, unsportsmanlike, bad attitude, and bratty. She says that… but it’s not like it’s gonna happen… and if they don’t she’d get more hate😂😂😂. She’s just not humble at all
Listen Texas has a ROUGH start at the beginning of the season. The team took a while to click and it was a fight to get to that Final. I am proud of Texas’s grit, but be ready because Nebraska will be a different beast this year! Hook em!! 🤘🏽❤
Not if NE doesn't get more consistency out of its 'top' hitters. The defensive play is fantastic. The Offense is schizophrenic. But it looks like almost everyone is off out of the gates this year.
Thank you ladies for sharing this wonderful experience! You all just change my perspective on competition, competitive nature and competing!
No hate to the nebraska players but the way they have been treated compared to that texas team is just crazy to me. They got completely dismantled by an underdog in the championship match and all the commentators can talk about during the game is how good they are after each point, even the ones they lose. Watch the moment before texas has the ace to win the match. And now they have this netflix documentary?? Where’s texas’ documentary??
Don’t you know there are TX documentaries, for example, “We Are Texas”? A lot of Madi Skinner. Three episodes are out. Hope that makes you feel better.
@@pkgonzela5362well why does NB have these documentaries on big platform? everyone loses, so what makes them different from the other NATTY losses? NB got treated way better and got away with so much 2023 season and everyone knows it
@@lightkook Why? Because NB is the standard, even TX head coach said NB is the team that everyone trying to model. There were a lot more NB fans than TX fans at the championship game last year.
@@pkgonzela5362 How is NB the standard? Cook is still salty about the loss; he has never been saltier about a Natty loss until this one. It doesn’t make any sense why NB should even get a documentary when there are other teams that lost before NB at Nattys. They aren’t the standard; they are just other VB players in the NCAA. I wonder how much Cook paid the NCAA to win the NATTYS and still failed
@@lightkook How is NB…. ok, do you understand, “NB is the team that everyone trying to model”, coming out of TX head coach’s mouth?
When you understand the magnitude of this loss for NB, then you’ll understand why no such video is made for Louisville.
I was like “go Texas!🎉” but seeing this now, there POV, I feel super bad
I feel terrible for Harper. She was 18 she lost on national television and her first championship.
She needed the loss to make her better. She was more arrogant than confident- I think she’s learned now and has been better this season
This team is such a joy to watch! May they soar high all the way to the championship again and win
They just lost to SMU
@rb012b they are still a joy to watch, and the season literally just started. Remember Texas losing to Long Beach during last years opener? This season is gonna be wild for vball. So much talent
@@CruiseControlM3 All of that talent in hitting, but none of your hitters can pass a serve.
@@rb012b every team has their moments, especially during the beginning of the season
you'll get them next 2 years!! i just know it
this team is special. their chemistry. its a shame merritt and lexie are leaving they are my faves along with harper, andi and bergen :(
I wonder if the team has some sort of media training. If it did, it certainly has room to improve.
People lets remember these are young people, mostly still teenagers!! Give them a break.
It's easy to send hate mail over the internet, would you ever say that kind of thing to their face!!
No, you wouldn't!! The people who sent those hateful things, I'll bet your mom is real proud of you....
Now the next team to lose the natty this year should go out and get arrested and get a DUI ! because apparently that is okay. I just know that if any player from texas went through what harper did, it would not be the same "they deserve second changes" bs.
Nah Texas would get a lot of hate. They already got a lot of hate from Nebraska fans and players before and after winning the game. The reason why this documentary is happening is because they want to acknowledge the losers when people lose all the time like Nebraska players started to talk crap facing TEXAS and TEXAS didn’t say anything, but they fought back and they silenced them and now they’re whining like suck it up.
Well, when Micaya White got her DUI, she didn't have to miss a match and got right on with her life.
@@im4481 was she underage like Harper?
@@rb012b She was. March 2017, and she turned 21 in September 2017. What now?
@@im4481 so did John Cook’s daughter, HIT AND RUN
they deserve the world!! this team is like the caitlin clark of volleyball. so many more people are watching because of nebraska
I guarantee you anyone that did the hate comments never made it to the finals.
Harper 🥹 We ❤ you!
I would like a Hentz, Gray, and Plummer documentary. Why are we focusing on losers when we could focus on the GREATNESS?
Stay off social media Harper. It's not the real world.
go big red ❤️
Please read this ESPN article following the documentary! NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL STAR HARPER MURRAY FOCUSES ON HEALING!! Thank you HARPER MURRAY for your courage and deep sharing as so many of us need help in couseling with family and friends support all along the way. You are the best!!
Very good chance Nebraska is back in final 4, Harper just might earn her wish!
Behind is the right word
Nebraska dynasty right here. I love this Nebraska team
Nope
Harper rocks!
Texas went back to back!!😂🎉🎉🎉🎉
So are they still letting here compete after her DUI??
Yup, they are
Would this affect a football player? Or any male player?
@@alfie7354 not you making this a gender issue 😅
@@alfie7354we love when ppl make it a gender issue thing. All they ask was a simple question
Good morning doesn't mean everyone is a loser, losing teamwork is a challenge to improve yourself weaknesses in every point of the volleyball court, don't be sad next time be happy teamwork good luck ❤❤❤
No amount of slow music will make me feel sympathy for this team for that loss. There's a difference between confidence and cockiness. This group had stank attitudes and unsportsmanlike behaviors all year and especially during the final. Maybe win something first? Glad they got spanked. They're definitely talented and hopefully they've matured.
this comment is embarrassing!! nobody had bad attitudes or were cocky you need help sis!!
@@liviscool402pls rewatch the match bc you need help if u think otherwise. nebraska was being cocky and got humbled
@@lukasky03 FRRRR they gon act like they acted all dumure and cutesy👀SPOOOKYYYYYYYYY. Where’s the time stamps recipes.
Texas fan here🤘! It's comments like these that contributed to the state of Harper's mental health. Depression is no joke. I am rooting for a Texas 3-peat, but at the end of the day, we are literally talking about real people with real emotions. Not to sound so Kumbaya, but let's show a little empathy.
How though? What attitude. You say this, but it’s never anything genuine. Many of these girls are friends. They played USA together. She was clearly frustrated and put in a position to talk, but you’re having this weird parasocial connection to this team as if youve genuinely seen or interacted with ANYONE on any of these teams (Texas and Nebraska) when you haven’t.
You’re weird in all honestly to be like that 💀. Please just give any moments where they showed that. It’s a sport and should NEVER be serious enough to amass this much hate. Relax and realize she is a child. Yeah she was 18/19 throughout this, but that’s a child..
I'd just like to say if you have an opinion, keep it to yourself. Do understand that in the moment, losing will cause someone to not think the best maybe due to strong emotions. I'm not saying to take Harper's side or anyone's side, but making another person, especially a young athlete, feel worse is not the way to go. Please be respectful and let others deal with their own situations.
Hookem baby
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Nebraska was giving “we got this in the bag” energy….. and that’s why people don’t feel bad for them. They got smashed on too so the dog was barking… but the dog wasn’t biting.
Have you played college sports 😭. Texas gave the same energy, Wisconsin gave the same energy, every top team gives the same energy. This is how sports work. It was not malicious at all. Many of them are friends with girls on that Texas team! They’re not malicious and the hate is unwarranted and completely parasocial. I can guarantee my life you haven’t interacted with any of these girls on any of the teams in any conversation…. you quite literally don’t know them lmao.
@@whomisthis5556does Texas or Wisconsin say F U to the opposite team after blocking them? No.
This world is just crazy because like why would you even make a comment like that talking about somebodys dad saying that they'll be "disappointed" like if you have something to say and you know its wrong just keep it to yourself. But just dont mind the haters and keep pushing dont lose your spark.
Isn’t that where the the coaches come in and the culture of the team
This is not a documentary, but propaganda as only 2 minutes of this 1 hour Big Red Lovefest ever dealt with the emotions of their loss.
Nebraska was so cocky and got humbled BADLY. lol the worst performance in championship history in front of a record breaking viewership 😭
how did we get cocky hun? They wanted to win there’s nothing wrong with that you need serious help!! also your hood rats cheated 😂😂😂
@@liviscool402nebraska fans lol. pls yall nebraska fans and players were soooo cocky and talking/taunting so much set 1 until s2 & s3 was silent
I really don’t think it was that 😭 I think they went in with a lot of confidence because they were playing so well, as any team SHOULD, they played their worst game that day by far. Texas played their best. Texas was in fact the better team, but, it shouldn’t mean people should be THAT invested. It’s completely parasocial on how people feel so strongly about young girls. Many of those girls are friends with Texas Vball girls. They played USA together even to this day. The hate was unwarranted and gross. Zero compassion, zero thought, and zero empathy was given to them.
Let's not talk about the DUI either
I think they're trying to say that Harper was struggling with her mental health and wasn't handling it well... hence making poor decisions.
@@marinah9167 so excuses….. And for criticism all athletes can get.
Period!!!!
They do talk about it in the article that dove tails with this video. These players live, literally, on social media. They do tik toks before games, after games. The are addicted to it and fail to see the downsides of it until they get criticism. Guys are used to criticism before the get to college I think and generally are not as addicited to social media are stronger mentally against critics.
@@Spiggy8It’s an explanation not an excuse. Substance abuse is such a serious thing. You either are a child, or haven’t had any concept of the real world outside of your bubble. This is exactly how it happens
I dont even know what she said wrong smh
During the championship, Texas put a bunch of service pressure on Nebraska and all of their passing fell apart including Harper’s. During the press conference she said that they would come back and win 3 national championships in a row and got a bunch of hate because of that comment
5:58 people dog on male athletes saying cringe stuff all the time😂 what you mean?🤣 stop making this a sexist thing. Josh Rosen’s famous “9 mistakes were made ahead of me” for example. case in point son
RIGHT!!?
they can defend harper all the want. can they defend her multiple charges?
The fact that the party of tolerance got so triggered by Harper’s statement of bouncing back after their defeat shows that they want you to stay down while they kick you, and have you thank them for doing it.
Your brain rot appears terminal.
Harper Murray is one of my favorite players ever!!!
Texas 🧡🧡🧡 I’ve watched this game 100 times! Texas destroyed Nebraska. Murray is an unprofessional player! She cursed Molly Phillips in the second set after she blocked her. Molly didn’t respond because she has unlike Murray. I thought she wasn’t gonna play anymore since she was caught shoplifting.
Agree, I bet it was more of what she said to Phillips than she said here after the match. Nebraska forgot that they were talking crap and staring down Texas S1 and beginning of S2. TEXAS silence them, but unfortunately got carded because they were staring down at Nebraska when Nebraska did it multiple times, but in the end, TEXAS prove them wrong and Nebraska had no words left.
Let's not forget...Harper has a DUI with a fake drivers license. If that happened in Michigan, she'd be in jail for 93 days.
@@rb012b RIGHT!? People are saying it’s a mistake, like come on now, she could’ve killed someone. Fake IDS-we know better than that. I wish Cook would’ve taught her something bc his daughter almost killed someone
Why are we acknowledging losers lol
Calling us losers is embarrassing!!
right?! like why are they doing it with nebraska?
This made me laugh so hard🤣. But Rs tho, they only did it cus Nebraska is now considered only a volleyball school and they made history several times last year. Now as a Texas fan, I think they should get a documentary as well but that’s just me
@@liviscool402you’re on the team?
@@WhitneyGadison1Like i understand Nebraska broke a world record but, like i feel like they made this documentary mainly because they lost the championship and want to let the people know how hard it is to lose or the kind of seems a bit like so many other teams have lost the championship like you are the only one and stanford is literally the best volleyball program out there and won 3 with Hentz, gray, & plummer like why can’t we have a documentary with them instead?
all team want perfect basic in volleyball arena i give correct teaching
Interesting how Espn made this video about Neb while Tx won it all & went 🔙2🔙. If it were the opp and Neb went 🔙🔙 with the same results they’d have 10x more coverage/exposure than Tx
@@torrmanuel as a Texas fan I agree, but when it comes to Nebraska, ofc they are gonna get more coverage/exposure. They’re only considered a volleyball school and made lots of history. I guess Texas just has to go three peat in order to get more exposure
That’s because no one cares about Texas volleyball.
@@estobz that’s where you’re wrong 😂
So you clearly missed the entire point of the video… it wasn’t about “coverage” it was about the emotional state of what’s it’s like to lose something despite having the best season of their athletic career.
@@ayegil7887 all teams have moments like that tho. Not just Nebraska
I kind of rolled my eyes when she made the "winning next 3 natty's" but after seeing their start...it could be possible but there are alot of great teams this year. She did put a bigger target on Nebraska's back from her statement. only time will tell..
I think a lot of people also hated her for saying F U to O’Neal and I saw NEB fans even hating on her for making them loose
@annanot9312 serves her right. lol cant be talking crap and expect nothing in return
@@blehlee6745 agree. I think that’s why a lot of people hate on her than saying 3 NATTYS. Omg she said f u to molly Phillips but still she said f u
@@annanot9312 When did she say FU to O'Neal? I thought it was to Molly? Was it during the game?
@@NootsaraTomKomOfficial that’s what I said later in my 2nd comment
I will always feel sorry for Harper because she was set up. She was just a freshman, new blood. Yeah she probably has done a conference before but this was a major loss that took over her. The press did this on purpose to get a reaction since she was new to this. They even tried to do this with Ella Swindle by quoting what Harper said. Definitely messy people in the press.
She didnt need to be there. She def was asked, but not forced. Just like this recent finals. Louisville only had the coach of course and the 2 players Maldonado Diaz and the freshman Cabello for the media, after the loss.
But yes, i do agree that the media ask very stupid questions and want dramas between players and universities. But that’s how the new media works these days. We all can just shake our heads at times with all the unnecessary insensitive questioning and comments.
Has Harper been to court yet for her DUI and robbing the same store.....twice?
Now shes backing it up. Smoking everyone they play. Nobody stands a chance against them this year. And its not even close. Pitt looks like garbage compared to them. Pitts schedule is a cake walk compared to the Skers.
Agree, NEB deserves that #1 because they have a tougher schedule like it’s true. Put PITT vs NEB again and NEB will win again no doubt. I think NEB is humble when they are #1 while PITT is like even disliking their own teammates when you lose a game
The biggest difference was TX had TWO Olympians in Skinner and O’Neal- duh! Big Red had two true freshman starters. They’re kids. Hats off to TX.I hated the reporters baiting that poor kid Harper. She is a STUD leave her alone please we LOVE Harper. And- who set the WORLD RECORD for a women’s sporting event?? GBR- EDIT- thanks fact checkers my apologies. They were on the USA roster for the VNL- my bad. But they practiced with and played against Olympians all the same. And they played a lot in that VNL. So, yeah I was wrong. VNL, not Olympians. IMO Skinner and O’Neal cooked GBR largely bcuz of their being on the USA VNL Team.
For the record Texas had 0 Olympians on the Championship team. O’Neal played the previous summer with Team USA but did not make the Olympic team. Madison’s sister Avery Skinner was an Olympian, not Madi.
That said, Nebraska was and is a good team. We look forward to continued battles.
The comments made to Harper are truly sick. No one should ever have to endure that type of foolishness. So hate that for her.
@Fatboy53 pls get your facts right. Also, they ain’t kids and Neb had jordan larson who is a gold medalist as their coach. what’s their excuse for losing?
@@Fatboy53 skinner and o Neal were not olympians so let’s get your facts right buddy. And Ella swindle was also a freshman not to mention she was also injured, so what’s your excuse there? Will I say they had experience? Ofc, but Nebraska was undefeated all year long up until they played Wisconsin. And let’s not forget, Nebraska also had members from that 2021 team that played in the national championship game too. Don’t make excuses if you don’t get your facts right.
@@WhitneyGadison1 Fact- I’m not your buddy. But yes, I’m wrong on the Olympian thing they were on the VNL roster. Sorry, fact checker person. You’re right on many things, I happily concede. But playing in the VNL, IMO, was the main reason TX won. So, my apologies for getting the facts wrong. Thanks for the correction but I’m still of the opinion their VNL experience won that match. Wishing you the best, “buddy”. GBR
@@ineddtoreachreachers facts facts facts. K, VNL not Olympians. Sorry fact checker. They were on the VNL Team competing internationally. IMO thats huge. Hope you can please forgive my over sight oh mighty fact checker person.
The problem is that these young individuals have to show up in front of media. Protect them, don't expose them! This is on the NCAA!
No its not. They are adults. They choose to take a scholarship to play and represent the university. If these D1 athletes--of any sport-- can deal with the scrutiny of the media--social or otherwise-- they need to play D2 or D3.
Overrated
I wish Neb all the best and Murray all the best. She's a baller! But c'mon let's stop with the "If this was a male athlete..." stuff. Has nobody in Nebraska ever watched sports the last 10 years??? Entire news segments and reddit threads and articles dedicated to one soundbite. We see it all the time! Not saying it's right or ok, obviously not for ANYONE male or female. But please stop making it a gender thing when it's an idiots online thing.
Agree
Hey Harper, Miss Murray, see you when you make that kind of comment the 2424 season you didn’t even make it to the finals. Penn State beat you co cockiness got you.
Give me one RUclips account, I give it all to you to practice perfectly next time, teamwork events will definitely achieve success
Well well well lmao
Akana serving with her crown and rings on them🫶🏼
yet Nebraska still has more titles then they do 😂
good rat 🐀
@@liviscool402yet, they can’t even serve receive
@@liviscool402they haven’t won a title since when? Texas went back to back and is going to get its third this year
season the over develops everyone ,sure not you're know you Well
Wow... DUI and shoplifting, and she's a victim?
That just sounds like Texas fans, genuinely mean-spirited.
nah nebraska fans was talking so much crap about texas. nebraska players were talking crap on the floor as well. so maybe u should rewatch and read the comments from way before bc y’all started it and got humbled
Texas fans are not genuinely mean spirited. The comments to Harper are sick. I saw foolish comments by both Nebraska and Texas fans before and after the match.
are the players mean as well? i remembered Harper yelling F U to molly
@@TheRealcdawg22 I don’t think TX fans are bad.
@@ineddtoreachreachers there’s literally time stamps in the championship game where NEB players was YAPPIN across the net, roll the tapes.