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 replay controversies, talk about how momentum collapses after an overturned finish, then lock in our completely split Final Four champion picks. 

• Tournament expansion paying off with high drama matchups 
• Penn State vs Irvine fifth set chaos and long stoppages 
• Cameron Kosty blood delay and the legendary sport coat moments 
• Pepperdine vs Ball State touch review debate at match point 
• UCLA vs Irvine challenge overturn that changes everything 
• Frustration with replay systems and not showing what officials see 
• How mental swings decide tight fifth sets after “game over” moments 
• Last chance bracket reset and how many perfect brackets remain 
• Final Four predictions for Long Beach State, Hawaii, Irvine, Ball State 
• Taking the pod on the road for the national championship 
• Wedding venue delays and a New York City venue plea 

We’re gonna put our last chance bracket up online. So if you want to go back, go back in and put your final four predictions in. But if you’re there, come on down. And if you got tickets, let us know because we don’t have those yet. 
If anyone has a wedding venue in New York City that they would like to be incredible, they’d like to offer up as a sacrifice for ball state. Please DM us at the coaches group chat.