S4E11: Conference Tournaments, Pacific Gives, D-Ops

About this episode

The episode covers the men's volleyball playoff landscape, including conference tournaments and behind-the-scenes operations.

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 sweats the bubble. Along the way we get into bracket expansion math, Pacific Gives fundraising chaos, and why behind-the-scenes ops work is the secret weapon of great programs. • Stanford season ends at BYU and the playoff mood shifts fast • NEC and EIVA quick hits, matchups that feel like annual destiny • MIVA ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matthew Houlihan, Arielle Houlihan, Chad Gordon

Topics covered

• men's volleyball playoffs
• bracket expansion
• fundraising
• operations in sports
• conference tournaments

Keywords

• men's volleyball
• playoffs
• NEC
• EIVA
• MIVA
• Pacific Gives
• bracket expansion
• Stanford
• BYU

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NEC, EIVA, MIVA, MPSF, Big West

Places: Stanford, BYU

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