Episode 86: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Edition, 3/10/21: Viral Volley Podcast

It's a "Tree Takeover!"

In the absence of Florida St.'s Mads Fitzpatrick, Charlie Ekstrom of Stanford Beach went to someone she could trust-- partner and defender, Sunny Villapondo! The Stanford duo, along with Rob recap Week 2 of the Collegiate Beach season, pick out some top pairs and athletes and look forward to some big duals-- like the #2 FSU vs. #3 LSU at the "March to May" Tournament in Gulf Shores, AL.

We also meander into a few other topics and end with a few fan questions, then close out the episode with an interview with USC Beach No. 2 pair Hailey Harward & Julia Scoles who, like the rest of the Women of Troy are 6-0. NOTE: Mads will be back in the next episode-- she had school and life stuff happening-- like going to an internship interview. Sheesh :)

Episode 85: College Volleyball Weekly, Men's D1-2 Volleyball, 3/10/21: Viral Volley Podcast

This week the Consortium of College Coaching Intelligence recap Week 8 of the NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball season as they do a run down across the nation's conferences, break down their eye-catching matches, identify top performers of the week and tantalize you with the top matches they'll be watching in Week 9. NOTE: Apologies from Rob. No "Fan Questions" this week. He dropped the ball and got benched.

Episode 84: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Edition; 3/2/21

The 2021 NCAA Collegiate Beach season is in full gear after the first week of competitive action. Charlie Ekstrom of Stanford, Mads Fitzpatrick of Florida St. and Rob Espero (aka "Rob-on-the-Mic") discuss the week 1 highlights, top teams/athletes and the AVCA Top 20 poll released today. The crew then takes a look at top week 2 matches with the top teams and address fan questions regarding Collegiate Beach Volleyball!

Episode 83: College Volleyball Weekly, NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball 3/2/21

This week the "Consortium of Collegiate Coaching Intelligence" weighs in on the Week 6 results and checks in with the top-20 Men's D1-2 indoor teams now all playing in the 2021 season. UMO loses, the MIVA is stacking up, the EIVA is a tight race, the MPSF is a one-pony show-- at the moment, and the Big West is heavily favored by the crew!

We close out the episode with a "lightning round" of user solicited questions! You don't want to miss this one!

Episode 82: College Volleyball Weekly, NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball 2/23/21

This week the "Consortium of Collegiate Coaching Intelligence" weighs in on the Week 6 results and checks in with the top-20 Men's D1-2 indoor teams now all playing in the 2021 season. UMO loses, the MIVA is stacking up, the EIVA is a tight race, the MPSF is a one-pony show-- at the moment, and the Big West is heavily favored by the crew!

We close out the episode with a "lightning round" of user solicited questions! You don't want to miss this one!

Episode 81: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Edition, 2/23/21

It is an exciting week for Collegiate Beach Volleyball because the season is officially ON!

Charlie Ekstrom of Stanford and Mads Fitzpatrick of Florida St. throw down their thoughts on the CollegeBeachVB.com preseason awards and discuss their eye-catching matches of the first week of the 2021 season! To close out the episode the crew takes on fan-solicited questions!

Episode 80: College Volleyball Weekly, D1-2 Men's Volleyball, Week 5, 2/15/21

The College Volleyball Weekly (CVW) crew discuss the news, names, teams and topics of Week 5 of the NCAA D1-2 season across the nation.

COVID cancelled matches still occurring and the Big West Conferences drops some matches. USC, NJIT and McKendree letting teams know that they're cracking the top 15 in the AVCA poll by taking down top teams, as we conclude the episode with an around-the-nation rundown.

Episode 79: College Volleyball Weekly, 2/9/2021

The CVW crew discusses the some of the top D1-2 news of the week like the upset of both #1 BYU and #3 Lewis by #8 UCLA and NR Ohio St. this last week. The guys talk about the effects of COVID affecting game readiness as well as the impacts on lineups. And yes, the Big West is still undefeated, along with Pepperdine and Loyola.

Jay discusses the "Sports Illustrated Curse" as his #1 picks in the AVCA poll the last 2 weeks have been upset. Is it good for Jay to deem you with the #1 ranking? We find out here on the show!