Minnesota shocks the field, Utah misses nationals, and Oklahoma reveals its final boss mode. We break down every NCAA Regional—upsets, judging drama, coaching shakeups, and the real reason sticks aren't contagious.

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00:00 – Cold Open: Are Sticks Contagious? The Data Says No 00:19 – NCAA Championship Teams Set + Fort Worth Preview 00:50 – Show Intro + Spencer Survives Regionals Weekend 01:10 – GymCastic Live Show Details + Past Guests 02:35 – BREAKING: Auburn Head Coach Out After 16 Seasons 03:38 – Who's Next? Coaching Carousel Speculation (Utah, Kentucky) 05:05 – Equipment Fail: Floor Out-of-Bounds Set Wrong 06:24 – Regionals Results: Who Advanced & Biggest Upsets 07:17 – Minnesota Stuns: Eliminates Alabama & Utah 08:21 – Stanford Survives + Arkansas Over Missouri 09:09 – Judging Controversy Returns + Oversight Debate 11:18 – Iowa State Fallout: Athletes Transfer En Masse 12:16 – Romania Abuse Investigation Stalls 12:41 – Club Gym Nerd + NCAA Bonus Content Preview

13:12 – Deep Dive Begins: Minnesota's Breakthrough Strategy 15:53 – Alabama's Vault Lineup Cost Them Nationals 18:29 – Rotation Strategy + Why Vault Hurt Utah 20:51 – Sticks vs Steps: How Landings Decided Regionals 22:53 – Celebration Chaos + Teams Party Together 24:13 – Sticker Strategy Theory (Yes, Really) 24:49 – Biggest Lesson: Stick Celebrations Causing Deductions 27:06 – Rules Myth Busted: It's NOT a 3-Second Hold

29:36 – Biggest "Almost" Upset: Clemson Nearly Advances 31:48 – Clemson's Rise + Coaching Impact 32:22 – Arkansas vs Missouri: Margins & Landings 34:10 – Most Exciting Semifinal: Ohio State Upsets Kentucky 35:07 – Beam Pressure & Clutch Performances 37:25 – Rutgers Turnaround Story 40:11 – Iowa's "Valiant Loss" + Orally Tran's 10

42:00 – What We Learned: Oklahoma Still Holding Back 44:25 – Routine Construction: Why Leaps Matter More Than Ever

46:08 – Listener Research: Sticks Are NOT Contagious 50:01 – Broadcast Review: What Worked & What Didn't 53:20 – Judging Confusion Exposed On-Air 55:08 – Production Issues: Camera Angles & Coverage Problems 56:42 – Why Regionals NEED to Be on TV 58:01 – Missing Individual Standings Coverage

01:00:21 – Regional 10.0s Breakdown + Controversies 01:02:19 – Standout Skills & Moments (Van Frayen, Beam Work) 01:03:45 – Injury Moment: Chesney Bennett Finishes Routine 01:06:21 – NCAA Rule Advantage: Injury Evaluation Period

01:10:58 – Oregon Regional: Individual Qualifiers Breakdown 01:12:39 – Arizona State Regional: Michigan State Dominates Individuals 01:15:47 – LSU Regional: Clemson, Stanford & Key Storylines 01:19:57 – Kentucky Regional: Ohio State Upset + Qualifiers

01:22:20 – NCAA Championship Predictions 01:24:45 – Final Four Debate: Florida vs Oklahoma vs Field

01:28:13 – Gymternet News: Romania, Canada, Cornell Donation

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