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PROVO — BYU's men's volleyball team has taken it on the chin during the early season, but a recent win, and a realization of this season's big picture, has both coaches and players optimistic as to what lies ahead.
Considering that BYU consistently ranks inside of the top 5 nationally, on top of reaching the final four in the past three seasons, the team's current ranking of No. 8 seems a bit underwhelming. But the ranking is also deserved and maybe a bit friendly on the heels of a brutal road trip that spanned almost an entire month where the Cougars lost 12 of their final 13 sets played before returning home.