The Coaches Group Chat

S4E14: NCAA Championship Recap, Tourney Expansion, Transfer Portal

We come back from the NCAA men’s volleyball national championship trip fired up about the crowd, the chaos, and how good the event felt in person. We also get honest abou

S4E13: May Madness, Touch-Gate, Final Four Predictions

The NCAA men’s volleyball tournament delivers a chaos filled quarterfinal weekend where matches swing on stoppages, challenges, and pure nerve. We break down the biggest

S4E12: Bracket Challenge, Big West is More Entertaining Than MPSF, Milan Mania

We lock in our NCAA men’s volleyball tournament predictions and argue where the real upset windows are hiding, especially around UC Irvine’s ability to turn a match with

S4E11: Conference Tournaments, Pacific Gives, D-Ops

We run the full men’s volleyball playoff gauntlet, from the NEC and EIVA through the MIVA, MPSF, and Big West, then put real picks on the table for who wins and who sweat

S4E10: Jordan Lucas, UC Merced, and LOVB Finals

We react to the Jordan Lucas broadcast clip that set off a viral storm in men’s volleyball and use it to talk about how inclusion actually shows up in sports culture. We

S4E9: Volleyball Day In The Bay, Are "Yeller" Coaches Done For?

Volleyball Day in the Bay becomes less about a single match and more about building a real Bay Area volleyball tradition around Stanford men’s volleyball. We unpack what

S4E8: Volleyball Antagonists, Mid Season All-Americans, Message to Younger Volleyball Self

We argue about men’s volleyball “antagonists” and end up in a real debate about what turns casual fans on or off, from missed serves to confusing calls and commentary. Th

S4E7: Hecklers, Banners, And Volleyball Day in the Bay

We swap our favorite heckling stories, then shift to a thoughtful case for reinstating Hawaii’s vacated 2002 title before rallying the Bay Area for a massive volleyball d

S4E6: Chair Etiquette, NCAA Rule Changes, Setter Dunks

We kick off with a viral chair-etiquette debate, then push into real fixes: retire work teams with smarter tech, clarify NCAA rule changes, and make the case to let sette

S4E5: All-Puerto Rico Team, Volleyball Fumbled the Gays, Middles Obsolete?

Super Bowl week turned San Francisco into a branded maze and sparked a bigger talk about how events shape cities and attention. We celebrate Puerto Rican volleyball legen

S3E4: Euro Talent, Hawai'i Insider, Building a Program From Scratch

We argue whether the surge of European players lifts the NCAA at the expense of USA Volleyball, then turn to how culture and community create lasting power. Devin Young’s

S4E2: Matt at Stanford, Daniel's Conspiracies, Volleyball Fyre Fest

Matt shares a short-term leap onto the Stanford bench, how it reshapes his voice and time, and why serving the team takes priority over hot takes. We also unpack the canc

S4E1: The 2026 Prediction Episode

We trade life updates for bold calls, then break down who wins men’s college volleyball and why. Awards, freshmen to watch, coaching philosophies, officiating shifts, and

University of the Pacific Men’s Volleyball Returns

The headline is big, but the backstory is bigger: Pacific is bringing back men’s volleyball, and we walk through how it actually happened—step by step, meeting by meeting

S3E2: Volleyball Rehab, Death to #GrowTheGame, & Mid-Major Tournaments

We recap a whirlwind women’s volleyball weekend, break down Stanford vs Louisville with real tactical detail, and lay out a case for mandatory mid-major conference tourna

S3E1: NCAA Women's Volleyball Vibe Check

We return with a pop-up episode to track the surge in women’s volleyball—national TV windows, marquee kickoff events, and a top tier led by Nebraska and Texas—while namin

S2E14: Natty Champs Recap, Long Beach Culture, Too Early Predictions

Long Beach State secures another national championship with a commanding sweep over UCLA, showcasing their unparalleled team culture and championship mentality. Their "bl

S2E13: Grand Canyon Cuts Men's Volleyball, NCAA Bracketology, VNL Roster Predictions

Grand Canyon University has abruptly cut their men's volleyball program, effective immediately, with no advance warning to coaches or players, sending shockwaves thr

S2E12: Long Beach v. Hawaii, USC Injuries, Volleyball Tariffs

Arielle, Chad, and Matt dive into a lively discussion of recent collegiate men's volleyball action and debate the future of the game. • Hawaii splits with Long Beac

S2E11: Weekend Upsets, Foreign Roster Caps, Long Beach v. Hawaii, KBB to LOVB

The NCAA's back-to-back scheduling format deflates the impact of big upsets by forcing immediate rematches, preventing storylines from developing and limiting media