BASCHAMANIA (Justin Basch)

Awesome having the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Luke Fickell, on the podcast today to talk about his success in wrestling early on & how it all intertwines with his current position as a D1 Big Ten Head Coach! We talked:

• Mindset Early in Wrestling Career
• Wrestling Lessons to Football
• Choosing to Focus on Football
• Balancing Multiple Sports
• Bono & Reader’s Impact on Him
• Can We Get a Program at Cincinnati
• Success from Wrestling
• Gable Signing With The Bills
• Ben Kueter Focusing on Wrestling
• Recruiting Wrestlers
• Coaching Influences
• Wrestling’s Effect on Team Culture
• Advice for Athletes Who Want To Be Recruited at D1 Level
• Excitement For the Season Ahead

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Two fun conversations in one episode today!

First up, I chatted with Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, a 2x All-American who is in the transfer portal, looking for a home for his final year of eligibility. We talked about how someone in the military service can transfer, what schools he's looking at, how NIL plays a role, the Olympic Trials, and more.

Then, 2024 Olympian Kennedy Blades joins the podcast once again as we talk about her Olympic Trials run, dethroning Adeline Gray, the role her faith has played in this past year, being coached by Izzy & Mark Perry, the depth of the 76kg Women's Freestyle field and more.

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What a weekend! We've got 10 NCAA Champions and a whole lot to talk about. Cenzo and I spend the first hour going through NCAA's one weight at a time and then Nick Lee, and then Roman Bravo Young, hop in at the 1hr, 4min mark. 

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Great having 2024 NCAA Champion Greg Kerkvliet back on the podcast as we talk this past season, look ahead to next season, and talk about him competing in the Craig Jones Invitational next month.

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Had a blast chatting today with 2019 Big 12 Champion and 2019 Junior World Champion, David Carr, of Iowa State. Carr, who comes from one of the most accomplished wrestling families out there, has high goals and a big vision for what he wants to accomplish in this sport.  He also seems to have an amazing perspective on life and wrestling. Hope ya'll enjoy this episode as much as I did!

Topics & Order of Conversation:

- Start in Wrestling
- Expectations
- Early Success
- Going to Iowa State & Goals
- Role of Faith in Career
- Favorite Scripture
- Reflection on the Season
- Season Being Cancelled
- Impact of Time Off
- Not Burning Out
- Junior World Championships
- Building a Brand & Social

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Another wild week in College Wrestling with the Transfer Portal, and we're here to break down all of the latest.

• 05:30 - Transfer Portal, Peterson Commits to Iowa
• 08:45 - Iowa’s Line-up: Will Iowa get a 197lb’er to complete the lineup?
• 16:45 - Ben Kueter Hip Surgery
• 18:30 - AJ Ferrari Decision Coming Soon
• 27:50 - Zack Ryder Heading to Oklahoma State
• 32:55 - Does Oklahoma State Now Have a Log Jam?
• 51:30 - Deals Need To Be In By April 7th, Paid Out by Around June 20th
• 56:15 - How Many Wrestlers Have “NIL Value”
• 01:08:45 - Roster Cap Deadlines
• 01:22:50 - Glimpse into Vegas/Open Show

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What an awesome weekend of wrestling at the 2024 World Team Trials for the Non Olympic Weight World Championships! This weekend, Vito Arujau, James Green, Jordan Burroughs & David Taylor all made the 2024 World Team and Willie & I recap it all, talking about many of this weekend's top storylines!

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Great having 4x NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner, and 2024 Olympian Aaron Brooks back on the show today! We talked:

• Wrapping up College Career
• His Hodge Trophy
• Being Part of the PSU Sports Dynasty
• Most Memorable Matches
• Wrestling in U23's, Decision Why
• Olympic Trials Perspective
• Connor Mirasola Taking Him Down
• Match with Zahid; The Singlet Pull
• Late Night Olympic Trials Weight Cut
• Sweeping David Taylor 2 in a row
• The Adderall Rumors
• Take on David Taylor to Oklahoma State
• What's Next for AB
• 86kg or 92kg After 2024 Olympics

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Fresh off an awesome performance at the US Open/Senior Nationals, Joey McKenna joins the show as we talk about his story & his faith. Many of us are guilty of not giving God the glory due because honestly, so often we're focused on what we don't have.  Joey set his mind & heart right after leaving Stanford and he says its the best thing he did in his wrestling career! Here's the order of topics for today's show:

- Jersey Wrestling Start
- Why Joey Went Greco Young
- Decisions Behind Going to Stanford/Ohio State
- Impact of Faith on Career
- Last Year’s WTT Failure
- Managing the Highs & Lows
- The Move to Penn RTC
- Olympic Trials Prep
- Post-Wrestling Aspirations
- Signing with ScrapLife

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2021 NCAA & Big 10 Champ Aaron Brooks joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk as we talk all things AB. His transition to Penn State Wrestling, winning the NCAA Championships & Big 10 Championships, the Olympic Trials not going his way, his Faith, and more. 

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It was great sitting down and chatting with Seth Gross and hearing his (redemption) story from his perspective. Seth Gross was one of the nation's best wrestlers at 133 lbs, attending Iowa University. A night of unprecedented partying got him kicked out and led him wondering if he'd ever have any success again. The story of redemption that follows is incredible!

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It's rare we spend an entire episode breaking something down from a technical standpoint, but that's what this episode turned into as 2021 Olympic Team Trials Champion at 65kg Jordan Oliver joins Cenzo (he's back!) and I to talk about and breakdown his OTT tournament match by match, the difference between this Trials tournament and 2012 and 2016 where he went 0-2 both times, his weight cut, diet, discipline, and more. For those of you who like the technical breakdowns, this episode is going to be for you! Going inside the mind of JO is always a treat!

Cenzo and I also spoke briefly about some of the Olympic Trials storylines to close out the episode (more to come in the next episode!)

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He's the #1 P4P wrestler in college today and he's back on the Baschamania podcast to talk all about this upcoming season and the looming 2024 Olympic Trials. We talk all things ranging from:

- Winning His 3rd Natty

- The Elite Company He's With at Penn State

- Staying Hungry for 4

- The Decision To Come Back

- Would He Come Back For #5?

- Olympic Trials Weight, Prep

- Freestyle Plans

- MMA Plans

- The In-Season Chirping/Social Media

- All-Star Classic Coming Up

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NCAA Champion & Olympic Hopeful Darian Cruz stops by the BASCHAMANIA podcast for Episode 21. It was great to spend an hour with Darian getting to know him and peeking behind the curtain of the mind of someone who already has such a storied career and isn't done yet! Anyone who spends an hour listening to this episode should walk away with a ton of golden nuggets.

General Order of Topics:

1. Thanksgiving Traditions
2. Letter to Wrestling
3. Wrestling Taking Dedication
4. You can’t teach Work Ethic
5. Guys Bend. Or Guys Break.
6. Overcoming Adversity
7. Not looking at the big picture
8. Micro Speed, Macro Patience
9. Importance of Support System
10. Contrasting NCAA Finish Junior Year to Senior Year (1st to 5th Place)
11. Preparing for the Olympic Trials
12. Building Brand while Preparing for Olympic Trials
13. Leveraging Social Media
14. The Trials Ahead
15. Getting 1% Better Every Day

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I’ve been wanting to have Victoria Anthony back on the podcast to talk about her new business that she launched, and with how vocal she’s been on social media recently about racism while engaging in positive, productive dialogue, I wanted to continue that conversation and use this platform for us to talk about racial issues, how we can all be better, and then talk about her business, Freeflow & Gusto.

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Always great having my friend Jordan Oliver back on the show, and the timing for today's episode was no accident!  This week JO & Bellator announced that he had signed an MMA contract and would start fighting this year!  We had a lot of fun in this conversation as we talk the following:

- Decision to Transition MMA

- Why Bellator

- Will We See Him Wrestle Again?

- MMA Training Helping Wrestling

- Retiring from Wrestling before an Olympic Year
- The Move to Florida

- Hardest Part of the MMA Transition

- Competing at 145lbs/Featherweight/66kg

- The Goal of Being a World Champion
- Disadvantage of Starting at ’30s

- Prediction for Bo’s Fight

- Who Would Excel from Wrestling in MMA

- Looking Back at Favorite Moments in Wrestling

- Need to Leave the Shoes On The Mat?
- Florida Needs D1 Wrestling

- Burroughs’ Greatness & If He Did in MMA

- When’s First Fight?

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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'! 0:31 - Intro and Bills/Commanders 3:45 - Diving into Wrestling Talk 4:30 - Iowa vs Illinois Recap 17:00 - 35 Undefeated Guys in the Country 18:10 - 125lb Tier Talk: Are There Clear Favorites? 41:00 - Cenzo Joins! 46:50 - Penn State vs. Nebraska Recap 01:12:50 - Other College Wrestling Happenings 01:32:30 - Senior Level News & Nuggets

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We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets.

• 06:00 - The Seeds Were Not Bad
• 10:00 - 4 Teams Qualified All 10
• 11:30 - Tyler Brennan Situation
• 19:30 - Previewing 125 lbs at NCAA Championships
• 23:45- Actually Starting 125 lbs
• 30:30 - 133 lbs
• 38:20 - 141 lbs
• 50:14 - 149 lbs
• 01:01:15 - 157 lbs
• 01:17:20 - 165 lbs
• 01:24:30 - 174 lbs
• 01:31:48 - 184 lbs
• 01:39:12 - 197 lbs
• 01:51:15 - 285 lbs
• 01:59:00 - Team Score Predictions

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College wrestling is back, we had back-to-back nights of senior-level freestyle action, some match announcements, and so much more... it's wrestling season baby! Cenzo and I dove into it all over some coffee and Mark Hall is back on the show today joining us to talk about all that he's been up to, what's coming up in 2021, and, of course, some Penn State memories! Enjoy!

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Like many other college athletes, 3x NCAA Champion and 3x Cadet/Junior World Champion has officially started capitalizing on his Name, Image and Likeness. Though, he just wants World & Olympic Gold. Today, the Hawkeye leader joined the podcast once again to talk about what it looks like behind the scenes and what his approach is. We also go back a few months and talk about his "Senior" season, including Big 10's dominance and following up winning NCAA's with no ACLs by having to bow out of the Olympic Trials.

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It’s hard not to fun have talking to these 2 for an hour! After “Coffee Nick” and “Coffee Cenzo” debuted at Big 10’s this year, I knew we had to do AT LEAST one episode of “Coffee Talk!” Great time catching up today with these 2 hammers and talking about their recent and upcoming matches on NLWC cards, who they want to wrestle next ideally, what they've been up to, some hilarious stories about teammates, and so much more. Nick Lee returns Tuesday night on NLWC's Rokfin, subscribe & watch at Rokfin.com/NLWC. If you haven't heard Vincenzo's and Nick's back stories previously on the podcast, give those episodes of the show a listen! 

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Happy to have TV's HERCULES on the show today! Kevin Sorbo is an actor who has been seen in 100's of commercials, TV shows, movies - you name it. Most recently, he has been appearing in a number of faith-based/family-centered movies like Let There Be Light, God's Not Dead, & Soul Surfer. Unashamed of being a Christian & Conservative, Kevin has never let any snubbing or Hollywood Blacklisting ruin his fun or steal his joy. Sorbo simply continues to seek to fill that void in good wholesome content! Listen in on today's conversation for more!

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The wrestling success he's had is just a portion of who J'den Cox is. The 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2020 Olympic Hopeful has endured levels of hardship and adversity that few know about, but he's overcome, and he continues to press on. It was great talking to J'den about his faith, his perspective, and recent events such as the move to 97kg and the move to the Ohio RTC. Even the non-wrestling fans will have a ton to take away from this episode! Enjoy!

- Crying While Winning 11-1
- Getting Better Younger
- Being Overlooked vs Not Counting Out
- A Chip on His Shoulder?
- Battling Depression
- Maintaining Proper Perspective
- Compartmentalizing
- Joy > Happiness
- The Role of Faith In His Career
- Walking with Jesus
- Decision To Go 97kg
- Decision To Go to Ohio State
- Making Tough Decisions
- The Perspective of Cox over Snyder
- Preparing for the Olympic Trials
- Talking WWE For a Few Minutes

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Really enjoyed this chat with 2018 NCAA Champion from North Carolina State, Michael Macchiavello. The 202(1) Olympic Hopeful shared tons of great stories and insight in this episode, including diving deep into his faith.

1. Started in Wrestling
2. What led you to NC State?
3. College Expectations
4. Redshirt Expectations
5. Perfecting Technique
6. Winning an NCAA Championship
7. Learning from Gwiz
8. The Role of Faith
9. Training with J’Den and Snyder
10. Goals Outside of Wrestling
11. Relationship with Kasper
12. The Quarantine Disturbance
13. Building a Brand
14. Part of JB’s Story


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NCAA Champion Mike Macch is back on the show as he fills in for co-host Cenzo today! Macch and I first catch up and talk his new brand deal & what's next with the World Team Trials, and then talk Olympics, the impact Olympics has on the World Team Trials, Suriano's recent moves and more.

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2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be! I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon Us” and Cenzo and I are going to dive into that today as we enjoy some more Coffee Talk discussing upcoming matches, schedules, and more. Mike Machh also joins the show to talk about his recent matches at the RTC Cup, launching some merch, and his upcoming match with Gabe Dean!

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Basch & The Brain Recap the Past Few Days of Wrestling at the Olympics, including:

• Sarah Hildebrandt Wins Gold
• Helen In 3rd Olympic Medal Match
• Spencer Lee is in the Finals
• Mason Parris Went 0 for 1
• Aaron Brooks Loses a Heartbreaker
• Dake is In Fact Aging Backwards

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After Willie and Corby had a great show talking about the technical analysis of Olympic matches and brackets, Corby and I did a podcast talking about Olympic Storylines, Brands, and World Team Trials! The Biggest Storylines from the Olympics? What stories overshadowed what? What to expect at the World Team Trials? All that and more on today's episode of BASCHAMANIA. Fun time just chatting wrestling after a very exciting week.

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Jake Herbert has no shortage of accolades!  From multiple-time NCAA Champion & a Hodge Trophy Winner to Olympian and World Silver Medalist, most who have been around this sport for a while know who he is.  Was great having him on the show today to discuss and get his opinion on youth wrestling, success off the mat, how to leverage time as a competitor for your overall betterment in life, and more. Another fun show today!

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2x NCAA Champion and 2021 Olympic Hopeful Zahid Valencia and I had a great chat today about his wrestling career and the successes and failures he's had and endured. We also talk about the current suspension and his plans for the future in the sport among a plethora of other topics!

We Cover:

1. Wrestling Background
2. Young Lessons
3. High School Career
4. The Lone High School Loss
5. Overcoming Losses
6. Young Training
7. Heading to ASU
8. Reflecting on College Career
9. Rivalry with Mark Hall
10. Not Burning Out
11. The Suspension
12. How He’s Feeling
13. Sticking around Tempe/Sunkist Kids
14. Signing with Terra Grappl’r
15. Getting Back on The Mat

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Beau Bartlett, the Penn State freshmen at 149 lbs, just got back from the Junior World Championships in Russia, where he won a Bronze medal.



Today, the Nittany Lion joins the show to as we talk competing in Russia, folkstyle or freestyle, the upcoming college season, transitioning to Penn State, NIL, Graphic Design, the PSU coaches, and much more. If you like graphic design/marketing, you’ll really like this episode, as we go on for more than the average wrestling fan probably wants to hear!

This show is brought to you by ATAC!  ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes, with coaching  and technique from stars like Jordan Burroughs, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Reece Humphrey, among others! And, the app is available NOW in the Apple App Store.. Download today!  Also use promo code CENZO at MANSCAPED.com for 20% off and free shipping! Pick up a Lawnmower 4.0 today!

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What a weekend the Conference Championships were!  On today's Monday show 'Basch & The Brain' dive into all of the happenings of the weekend, starting with Big 12's and then going all the way through Big 10's.

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After a freak accident at a national team training camp, doctors told Richard Perry he would never walk again.  He's now back on a wrestling mat. Seeing what God has done in his life has continued to push him further, and he's not done yet. What a story!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

- Path To Wrestling
- 3rd in the State First Year
- Wrestling For Bloomsburg
- College Expectations
- Snyder Training Partner
- Making the National Team
- Relationship with Brandon Slay
- Freak Accident
- Brain Trauma
- Road to Recovery
- Being Back On The Mat
- Growth of the Penn RTC

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The newest Iowa Hawkeye Brody Teske joined me for a quick weekend chat on his career & recent move to the Iowa Hawkeyes.  We talk the move, NIL, transitioning to college and more.

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Basch & The Brain January 13th Recapping Recent Events & Looking Ahead to Action Coming Up:

• 02:12 - Senior Level News
• 07:20 - Why Gable is Vilified
• 09:30 - Season-Ending Injury Plague
• 18:21 - Nebraska vs UNI, Minnesota
• 30:35 - Penn State Dominance
• 33:15 - Ridge Lovett & State of Riding
• 44:00 - Friday Results & Notes
• 53:30 - Looking at Saturday / Sunday Results
• 01:01:45 - Looking Ahead to Action Coming Up

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He's no stranger to March! NCAA Champ Jon Reader has had some iconic March memories both competing and coaching. It was great chatting with Jon and the timing just a few days before Big 10's couldn't have been more perfect! Enjoy ep. 40 of BASCHAMANIA everywhere now. 

- Relationship with Cael Sanderson
- Early Success
- Being Recruited On
- Being Undefeated Senior Year
- Importance of Gratitude
- The Spotlight Changing After College
- Change in Wrestling Over the Past Decade
- Relationship with Chris Bono
- 42 Point Match with Ed Ruth
- Transitioning to Coaching
- From Iowa State to SDSU to Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Recruiting
- Kids Who Wanna Be Recruited by Big 10 Programs
- Thoughts on Big 10’s
- Seth Gross at Big 10’s
- Big Ten Championships Expectations
- Hustle, Effort, & Attitude
- Dealing with the Highs & Lows
- Rebounding from Post Season Lows

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2x NCAA Champ/3x Finalist and current Assistant Coach at Cornell, Gabe  Dean, has had both his fair share of successes and failures. He's learned a lot through his failures and we dive into them so that hopefully you can learn through them just like he did!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

- “4x NY State Champion”
- Father Being a NCAA D1 Runner-Up
- Playing Football in High School
- Road to Cornell
- Success Through Failure
- Competing is a Privilege
- Junior Win, Senior Runner-Ups
- Being in a Weird Place After Loosing to Bo
- Transitioning from Athlete to Coach
- Starting The Deans List Talk Show Podcast

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Fun catching up with NCAA Champs Roman Bravo-Young and Bo Nickal today! Both are back on the podcast once again to talk about what's coming up for them.  Bo just announced yesterday that his next fight - and his first PRO fight - will be June 3rd.  Roman just announced that he is coming back for another year at Penn State.  We talk those announcements and what they mean, along with topics ranging from NIL & Roman's next wrestling competition to Austin DeSanto & the 2017 Champs vs the 2022 Champs!

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It's here! The 2023 US Open is next week in Las Vegas, and we are pumped! Today, friend of the show, Willie the Brain, is back on as we go through Men's Freestyle weight by weight and go off on 15 tangents!

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"I cried & cried." Helen Maroulis has had the highest of highs winning both World & Olympic Championships and quite frankly, the lowest of lows as well. She's no stranger to not only wrestling the best of the best on the mat, but off the mat wrestling with God. I so appreciate Helen's willingness to get transparent and vulnerable on Episode 10 of the BASCHAMANIA podcast as we chat her past and future, including the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics! Tune in to this episode that's full of faith-centric golden nuggets!

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Coach Brandon Slay just got back from a very exciting trip to Norway, Olso where he coached ORTC athlete Jordan Burroughs to his 5th World Championship; the first PRTC World Champ!  Coach Slay and I caught  upon all things including that trip to Norway, keeping a proper perspective through Jordan's injury & training, the significance of Mark Hall, what's coming up for the PRTC (Rokfin card vs NLWC?), what books he's reading to continue getting more Leadership wisdom, and so much more! 

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It's been a few weeks but we're back!  We caught up on a variety of topics spanning before Folkstyle & Freestyle as Corby and I talk: AJ Ferrari & Brayton Lee being out for the season, Berge to 57?, the Hodge contenders, Bout at the Ballpark, Rudis SuperMatch1 card, Yasar Dogu, and what's coming up this weekend in the final weekend of the collegiate regular season!

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Last year he was in the finals against Spencer Lee. This year, he's had one thing on his mind: take out Spencer Lee in the rematch. Today, I sat down with UVA's Jack Mueller to chat about his college career, hear about his faith, learn of his backstory and see what's next.

1. Quarantine Update
2. What Led You to Wrestle?
3. Leveling Up as a Wrestler
4. What led you to Virginia?
5. Role of Faith In Your Career
6. Incredible Matches in March
7. ACC Competition
8. NCAA’s Cancelled
9. No Regrets
10. Resetting Focus After Events
11. Visiting RTCs
12. The Uncertainty of The Future


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He's now the first 4x NCAA All-American in Virginia Tech History, he's a 2x Jersey State Champion/3x Jersey State Championships Finalist, and he's headed to The Pennsylvania RTC to make a mark on the senior level. This is David McFadden's story.

- Getting Started in Wrestling
- Parents Involvement
- Champion Mindset Development
- Time at Depaul Catholic
- From Catholic To Christian
- Managing NCAA Expectations
- Balancing High’s and Low’s
- 3x / 4x NCAA All-American at VT
- Growth & Rise of the ACC
- Favorite Matches
- Tearing ACL as a Freshmen and AA’ing
- Why the Penn RTC?
- Perspective During Quarantine 

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One of the most knowledgeable guys in wrestling wanted to do a Super 32 preview show today and I couldn’t say no!  Though I don’t really follow high school wrestling, Corby follows it about as closely as you can, and it was fun having him give his picks as we go through the action weight by weight. We also talk about the college commitments and connections for many of this weekend's competitors. A must-listen for all wrestling fans! 

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Iowa State Cyclone David Carr is back on the BASCHAMANIA podcast with a new accolade: NCAA Champion! (And Back-to-Back Big 12 Champ!) This time around, he joins Cenzo and I talk about NCAA Championship, his 2nd Big  12 Championship, Olympic Trials, the Senior Level, Faith, the US Open,  and so much more!

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Today we had the pleasure of having #4 Iowa State’s Head Coach Kevin Dresser on the show.  Coach Dresser joined JB to chat about the current situation and landscape of wrestling where there seems to be less competition and more MFF’s and no-shows, NIL, Iowa State’s big weekend duals, David Carr, Paniro Johnson and so much more
, including some breaking news at the end.

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From his battles with Keegan O'Toole and becoming a 4x BIG 12 Chanp to his upcoming senior year, was great to catch up with my guy David Carr and reflect on this past season and look ahead to next year. We also talk Gable Steveson, NIL, Cody Chittum, and feeling like the old guy!

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Time for the FINAL X RECAP Show! Great weekend of wrestling, and Willie & JB break it all down on today's show.

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Back-to-back most dominant wrestler in NCAA, Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, is on the show today to talk about his recent accolades and the upcoming season!

• Being Recruited by Air Force
• Influence of Grandpa, Farm Life
• U23 Experience
• Winning U23 Gold
• Upcoming College Season
• Most Dominant Wrestler Award
• Battles with Kerk, Gable
• Post Academy Plans
• Fan Questions

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We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets.

• 3:30 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships
• 05:40 - The Whole Gang Is Going to Philly
• 11:00 - Tyler Brennan Situation is So Dumb
• 20:00 - Betting Odds for Teams
• 22:15 - Projected Seeds
• 25:30 - Iowa Bracket Projections
• 35:15 - Oklahoma St Projections
• 44:30 - Can Illinois Take Top 5 After Big Ten Performance?
• 48:30 - 125 lbs - WIllie’s Official Predictions & Projections
• 53:10 - 133 lbs
• 58:50 - 141 lbs
• 01:02:50 - 149 lbs
• 01:04:45 - 157 lbs
• 01:09:15 - 165 lbs
• 01:11:10 - 174 lbs
• 01:18:40 - 184 lbs
• 01:23:40 - 197 lbs
• 01:26:15 - 285 lbs
• 01:28:30 - Dark Horses
• 01:32:30 - Yianni is Returning! Up at 70kg
• 01:35:30 - Transfer Portal Updates

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Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we talk:

• Willie on FRL
• Non Olympic Weight World Championships Announced
• World Team Trials & Olympic Trials Talk
• Pan Am Championships Coming Up
• ReviewGate
• Cornell/NC State
• Penn State/Nebraska
• Weekend Lookahead

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There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves!

• 05:15 - Willie is on Tilt Over National Duals & Penn State Fans
• 19:45 - Hatred for Penn State Not Going
• 24:25 - Credit to Iowa Fans
• 30:30 - People Want Penn State vs Oklahoma State
• 40:00 - The Seeding of National Duals - Nebraska the 1?
• 01:08:30 - Lottery For Remaining Teams
• 01:10:00 ISH - Transfer Updates
• 01:28:00 - Graduates Not Happy With Coaching Salaries
• 01:31:15 - Coaching Hires/Moves

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What a wild weekend! We had the Big 10 Championships, the Big 12 Championships, and the Mateo Pellicone Ranking Series over in Rome. Today, Cenzo and I dive into all of this weekend's action with some thoughts on all of it. Enjoy!

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The college wrestling season is underway! Today, Willie & JB recap last week's action and then preview next weekend's action, including the All-Star Classic. Friend of the Show, Don B joins at the end to talk some Jersey Wrestling, as well.

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Aaron Nagao is back on BASCHAMANIA to share his transfer announcement and talk reasoning behind the decision, as well as what the process has been like.

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Episode 200! Thank you all for tuning in to the show and letting this show hit 200 episodes! Having a lot of fun with it, and I appreciate the support and all of you listeners!

Today, my guy Beau Bartlett is back on to talk about his past season with a 3rd place NCAA finish, the US Open Experience, creating content, building his brand, and what he's thinking heading into this next collegiate year & Olympic year.

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It was announced yesterday that the Olympic Trials have officially been postponed. In having conversations with some of the athletes and coaches, I decided to have some hop on for an episode of the podcast where we talk reactions & perspectives and you can hear straight from the athletes, instead of just the chatter in the community.  Enjoy!

Anthony Ashnault
 begins at: 3:20
Kyle Dake begins at: 10:10
Bo Nickal
 begins at: 25:50
Gable Steveson begins at: 33:30

Jordan Oliver
 begins at: 39:39

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It was great to have my guy Cenzo back on as we had some Coffee Talk and dove into:

• Bill Farrell Men's Freestyle Recap
• Update on Cenzo & His Return
• Some College Thoughts & Notes from Around the Country
• CyHawk Dual
• 2023 All-Star Classic Picks & Preview

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2022 NCAA Champion Ryan Deakin has to be one of the nicest guys in the sport.  Today, he joined me on Baschamania to talk about his college career at Northwestern & his NCAA Championship, what he's looking forward to in Freestyle & the World Team Trials, and we also dive into his Faith, among other topics.

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David Taylor is not only as successful of a wrestler as it gets, already having won titles from the State level to the NCAA & Big 10 level on up to a World Championships & currently training for an Olympic Championship, The Magic Man is also an accomplished Entrepreneur involved with multiple companies.  My friend David and I caught up today and covered a variety of topics in a short period of time! Topics include:

- Thoughts on Having a Baby Girl
- How Rebhabbing the Injury is Going
- Staying busy during Injury Recovery
- How DT Balances Everything He Does
- How DT Learned to Balance Everything
- Getting Back To Training & Prepping for Olympic Trials
- How The  World Championships Prepared The Magic Man for the 2020 Olympic Championships
- What it Means That The Olympic Trials are in State College 

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An absolute pleasure to have NCAA, World, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Kyle Snyder on the podcast today. Kyle is now the 6th Olympic Champ on the podcast, and I can't think of many others (if absolutely any!?) have had the pleasure of having these 6 on. Kyle is a man of God and somebody that everyone can learn something from! Hope you enjoy episode 85!

We cover:

- Getting Started in Wrestling
- Pressure On Losing?
- Role of Faith In Career
- Path to OTC, Ohio State
- Seeking out Challenges
- Winning Olympics
- Balance on the Faith & Contentment
- Enduring Disappointments
- Motivation for More
- The Move to the NLWC
- Continuing To Get Better
- Maintaining Personal Brand
- Thoughts on J’den Cox
- Current Confidence Levels

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There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna talk today about some of those topics and bring on some guests that are directly in the center of the conversation.

First up, 2x NCAA Champ Yianni D and I chat 1:24 in about the Ivy League's Winter Sports Cancellation Announcement. Then, Anthony Ashnault joins the show 20:45 in to talk about his upcoming matches against Austin O'Conner and in the Flo Bracket Challenge, as well as launching Mobbin Media. Lastly, Bo Nickal joins the show 44:57 in to talk about his upcoming match with Nate Jackson, his 1-1 match with Dieringer, and his recent trip to Abu Dhabi.  Of course, these topics are just a few of the many covered!

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Great having friend of the show Izzy Martinez back on the podcast to talk all about the newest venture in wrestling - Premier National League!  PNL Chicago starts tomorrow and Izzy couldn't be more excited after 2 years with some of the biggest & brightest people in wrestling working to make this happen. We also talk about wrestling in MMA, growing the sport, development a few other topics!

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Before he was earning multiple Million Dollar paydays in the PFL, Lance Plamer was a 4x Ohio State Champ and 4x All-American at Ohio State. He also won a Big Ten Championship, being named Outstanding Wrestler in the process, and lost a super close one to Brent Metcalf in the NCAA Finals. Grateful to have Lance come on the podcast today! Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Topics/Order of the Conversation:

1. Start in Wrestling
2. Dad Too Tough?
3. Decision To Go to Ohio State
4. College Expectations
5. Lance Palmer Wrestles a Bear
6. Brent Metcalf Match at Big 10’s
7. Confidence & Mentality
8. Balancing Hi’s and Low’s of D1 Wrestling
9. The Vibe at Ohio State
10. Lou Rosselli’s Impact
11. The MMA Itch
12. The Journey To PFL
13. Million Dollar Paydays
14. The Nickname
15. Investing In Yourself
16. Balancing Wanting More
17. Building Brand
18. Involvement with Wrestling

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Another LIVE show this morning as we recap Conference Championship Saturday!

• 0:31 - What Happened with Weigh-Ins
• 07:30 - Who’s In, Who Needs Allocations
• 13:59 - Starting to Recap 125lbs at Big 10’s and Big 12’s
• 22:45 - 133lbs
• 25:45 - 141lbs
• 30:45 - 149lbs
• 35:45 - 157lbs
• 37:45 - 165lbs
• 43:52 - 174lbs
• 47:39 - 184lbs
• 50:21 - 197lbs
• 52:20 - 285lbs
• 56:10 - Adam Waters, Jax Forrest, Random Notes

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The 2023 NCAA D1 Championships are a week away, and it's time to go weight by weight through the tournament and make our picks.  Listen and enjoy as Cenzo and I make our picks and then throw the whole thing out next week, as absolutely anything can happen!

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He won a Hodge Trophy while winning 4 NCAA Championships in a row at 4 consecutive weights. After a storied college career at Cornell no one will soon forget, he became a 2x World Champ... in dominant fashion. The only box left to check? Olympic Champion. And he'll have to go through someone he hasn't been able to beat, 5x World/Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs, to do that. We talk about all this and more.

Order of Topics and Flow of Conversation:

- Landing In Colorado Springs
- Getting Good in Wrestling Right Away
- Wrestling in a Group with David Taylor & Logan Stieber
- College Level vs Senior Level Pressure
- Frustration with Injuries & Runner-Up Finishes
- Not Getting Sidetracked by Discouragement
- Unique Training & Health Perspective
- The Dake Documentary; Documenting 2012-2020
- Content & Secrets in Wrestling
- Looking Towards The Olympic Trials
- Kyle Dake on Wrestling Jordan Burroughs
- MMA in the Future?

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Pumped to have Cornell’s Associate Head Coach, Mike Grey, join the podcast today! Mike, a high school phenom that was the first 4x State Champ in New Jersey, has had an interesting career as both an athlete and coach and I’m excited to dive into his story today! This is especially a must-listen for all of you Cornell fans!

We talk about:

- His Beginning In Wrestling
- High School State Championships (4x NJ State Champ)
- Handling Losses
- Heading to Cornell
- Athletic Career
- Athlete to Coach Transition
- Family Culture at Cornell
- Relationship with Rob, Yianni
- Excitement for the Program
- Spartan Combat RTC Rebranding

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Our guy Vincenzo Joseph is BACK for some Coffee Talk and catching up about his recent decision to leave his coaching gig at Stanford and head to Arizona State to train full time. 

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We were overdue for some Coffee Talk and that’s just what we had today! Some mid-Olympics Coffee Talk where NLWC and M2 Coach Eric “Golden Bear” Thompson joined Cenzo and I to discuss the USA’s performance at the Olympics so far and discuss what’s coming up next with Gable, Dake and Jacarra. We also dive into Cenzo and Eric’s recent coaching shenanigans!

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Fellers and JB had a blast previewing this dual last year, so why not do it again? This year, we brought Willie “the Brain” along for the fun as well and Izzy joins us late to give us his picks & predictions.  #1 PSU vs #2 Iowa goes down in State College, PA Friday Night at 8:30pm EST.  Enjoy the preview show!

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David Taylor was just announced as the new Oklahoma State Head Coach and Willie and JB talked about it as the news officially broke live a bit into the show.

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Corby's back as we have Big Ten preseeds (which should all hold) and we go weight by weight discussing some key matches and all of our picks for the 2021-2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships!

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Back on the podcast for episode 228 today, is our guy Vincenzo Joseph, 2x NCAA CHAMP, 3x NCAA Finalist (4th year stolen as the 1 seed), as we go weight-by-weight recapping an incredible 2024 NCAA Championships Tournament.

We also talk about Cenzo’s return to the mat in just two weeks at the Olympic Trials Last Chance Qualifier!

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With all of the NIL & Transfer Portal talk going on, I thought it made sense to bring on someone who's at the center of the conversation - Aaron Nagao. Nagao just finished an amazing redshirt freshmen season at Minnesota that saw him make the NCAA tournament & All-American his first year.

Today, Nagao joined me for a special Easter episode of BASCHAMANIA as we chat about his rare disease, his start in wrestling, what led him to Minnesota, his great redshirt freshman season, what led him to enter the Transfer Portal, and, of course, what's next. Fitting enough for an episode on Easter, we also discuss his bold faith's role in everything just mentioned.

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Willie's Crystal Bank Rankings are out & we went weight by weight previewing this upcoming college season!

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Great show today with Willie the Brain as we talk about the biggest news in college wrestling from Bo Bassett to Iowa & other commitments, and preview the best wrestling coming up this weekend!

• 03:30 - #1 Bo Bassett Commits to Iowa
• 26:30 - Team Race Makes NCAA’s More Exciting
• 30:20 - Jax Forrest (Pre-Commitment)
• 35:10 - Big Board Inventory, Recruiting Round-up
• 37:00 - Zagreb Open Ranking Series & Senior Level
• 53:50 - Weekend Preview, Bearclaw vs Peyton Hall
• 01:00:10 - #3 Iowa vs #6 Nebraska Preview
• 01:10:45 - Rest of the College Wrestling Weekend Slate
• 01:19:00 - Bishop McCort & Some High School Talk

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Today, we dive into the top wrestling stories from the weekend:

• Sammy Sasso Returns 454 Days After Being Shot
• Barraclough, My Current Wrestler of November
• All-Star Classic Recap
• College Betting Tidbit
• Weekend Rundown of Box Scores, Top Results
• Rocco Welsh to Redshirt and go up to 184
• Casey Swiderski to Miss the Entire Season with a Knee Injury
• Gable is BACK. FIRST Semester, too.

• Marcus Blaze Commits to Penn State- Sam Herring, Sneaky Good Pick-Up

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Was great to have Penn State alum Matt McCutcheon join Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk after Cenzo and I talk World & Olympic Trials qualifications for a bit. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE  to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.  If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating &  review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

Ahead of next weekend's Big Ten Championships, I caught up with Northwestern's Sebastian Rivera. In this episode, we chat about his start in wrestling, how tough Jersey is and transition to his career at Northwestern and the upcoming Big 10's, NCAA's & 2020 Olympics. We even dive into his future in MMA and talk about when he currently thinks he'll stop wrestling.

Order of The Conversation:

- Getting Started In Wrestling
- Getting Good in Wrestling
- Staying Hungry
- Dealing with Defeat
- Jersey Wrestling
- The Journey to Northwestern
- Internship with VividSeats.com
- Wrestling With Puerto Rico For Olympics
- Perspective Going Into Big 10’s
- Wrestling with Ashnault
- Seth Gross Match at Midlands
- Thoughts on NCAA’s
- Jumping Levels at a High Level
- Perfecting Your Craft
- MMA Aspirations
- Frankie Edgar
- The Inconstancies of Attention on Wrestling Competition
- Potentially Being Done After 2020

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It was great chatting with 2017 World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman just ahead of his trip to Italy & Russia to compete in a few tough tournaments. The Iowa Hawkeye and Olympic Hopeful is loved by many and has one of the biggest personalities in the sport, but his internet absence keeps many of his stories from being heard as much as they ought to be! Today, enjoy 45 minutes of stories and insight from Thomas  Gilman.

Order of Topics:

- Early Start in Wrestling
- Wanting to be an Olympic Champ “In all 3 Styles”
- Getting Better Early On
- Young Adversity
- Relationship with Terry Brands
- Losing to Cory Clark
- Proper Perspective
- Righting the Wrongs
- Losing to Cory Clark
- Importance of Routine
- Breaking Out of the “Shy” Shell
- “The Persona”
- Favorite “Persona” Moment
- Sitting Out in Finals/Ramo’s Stressed Out
- Taking Time Off in 2019
- Thoughts on Social Media
- The Thomas Gilman Brand
- The Olympics & Olympic Trials
- Competing in Italy
- Micic Should be Tried for Treason
- Process Goals

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Some CKLV entry updates have come in & we go weight-by-weight to recap Willie's Crystal Ball rankings/projections!

3:00 - CKLV Updates
13:20 - Crystal Ball Overview
16:02 - Crystal Ball: 125
25:21 - Crystal Ball: 133
35:48 - Crystal Ball: 141
44:29 - Crystal Ball: 149
50:53 - Crystal Ball: 157
01:02:28 - Crystal Ball: 165
01:07:38 - Crystal Ball: 174
01:18:15 - Crystal Ball: 184
01:23:54 - Crystal Ball: 197
01:31:47 - Crystal Ball: 285 Tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com. BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at BaschSolutions.com. THE HOST OF THE SHOW: JUSTIN BASCH TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/justinjbasch INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/jbasch WILLIE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MatScouts1 SUBSCRIBE TO THE BASCHAMANIA WRESTLING PODCAST! Get more premium wrestling content on Rokfin! Rokfin.com/Baschamania

I can't remember who, but I heard a podcaster once say that if nobody listened to their show, they would still do it because of the conversations they get to have.  This is how I feel after having one of the most dominant wrestlers in the world on the show and having such a fun conversation.  

Today, 2019 World & 2020 Olympic Champ Tamyra Mensah-Stock joined me on Baschamania to talk all things from Olympics and video games to her Faith and what's next. Such a fun show catching up with and getting to know one of the current greats in our sport!  We also talk about the explosive growth in women's wrestling, karaoke machines, and coping with high's and lows, among other things.

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Fun time chatting today with 2022 NCAA Champion at 197lbs,Penn State's Max Dean, on this week's episode of BASCHAMANIA.  We talked all things from his move to State College, what surprised him and what didn't, the wrestling lineage he's apart of, his time so far at Penn State, how political dodge ball is and so much more. 

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It's time for Conference Championships, and today's guest knows a thing or two about those!  Along with being a 4x All-American, Ohio State Buckeye Kollin Moore is a 3x Big Ten Champ & 4x Big Ten Finalist.  Most recently, Kollin won back-to-back Ranking Series events on the Senior Level in Croatia & Egypt.  The 2020/2021 Olympic Alternate and I dove into various aspects of his career & faith and even dove into this weekend's Big Ten Championships for a bit!

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It is finally here! Of course, I'm referring to both Wrestling at The 2024 Olympics and our preview show!

Today, Willie "The Brain" and I, Justin Basch, go through Men's Freestyle in-depth, weight-by-weight, and talk picks, betting lines, brackets (what we know), storylines, and more.

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Just a wrestling fan and a wrestler talking wrestling! In today's episode, Cenzo and I talk about recent and upcoming matches and cards, including but not limited to Gross/Gilman, the 150lb bracket challenge, Bajrang/Zain, the NLWC Card, matches not counting for seeds, just who should do post-match interviews and more! Engage with us on Twitter: @JustinJBasch and @CenzoJoseph

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This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, the NCAA championship, and of course, what's next. We talk:

- Sinking in that he’s an NCAA Champion
- Looking back at the bracket
- Finals match with Real
- Weight management
- Living the right lifestyle
- Hitting rock bottom
- Legacy being established
- Decision to stay home
- Relationship with Troy Nickerson
- Poulin’s Future
- Alirez’s Wrestling Plans
- Faith in Being Ordained by God
- Not getting ahead of yourself
- Being a Hodge Finalist
- US Open Plans?
- Future in MMA

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Just some casual Coffee Talk on a Tuesday night where Cenzo and JB talk about: Why McKenna is going to Pan-Ams instead of Jordan Oliver, What's up with  Thomas Gilman, and what is his status for Tokyo, Stanford walking back decision to cut wrestling, Bryce Meredith MMA Debut soon, and more.

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Could listen to 2x Olympian and 2x NCAA Champion Kerry McCoy share stories all day, including how when at Penn State, he wanted his picture on the wall so bad. When he finally got it on the wall, he took it down. He’s got too much of a career to squeeze it into one episode, but this was a solid hour of good stories. Enjoy!

Topics & Order of Conversation:

- Keeping an Olympic Journal
- Start in Wrestling
- Path to Penn State
- Success at Penn State
- Role of Faith in Career
- Managing Expectations
- Managing the Highs & Lows
- Transitioning from Athlete to Coach
- Differences in D1 Coaching Locations
- Relationship with Cael Sanderson
- Heading to the California RTC
- 3 of His Favorite Matches

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My first conversation with NCAA Champion and Associate Head Coach Jon Reader (Episode 40) was full of so much passion and knowledge, we had to run it back and cover more ground.... (a theme by the way you can probably get used to on this podcast.)

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

- Davison High School
- High School & Early Development
- Appreciating Good Parents
- Being Recruited by Cael Sanderson
- Journey as a Coach
- Aspirations to Be a Head Coach
- Recruiting Through a Quarantine
- Growth of the Wisconsin RTC
- Visualization and Mindset



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World Silver Medalist, and all-around trailblazer, Sarah Hildebrandt joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk today and this conversation did not disappoint. We dove into Freestyle > Folkstyle debate, the sponsorship recruiting scene, the highs and lows of Sarah's careers, the upcoming Captains Cup, and so much more.

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Great show today recapping The 2023 CKLV Tournament with Willie The Brain as we go weight-by-weight, talk team race, and also bring on the 125lb Champ - and our MOW of the tourney - Stanford's Nico Provo!

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Fun having our guy Zain Retherford back on the show today to discuss his newest accolade, becoming a World Champion, and talk about what's next as both his business career & Olympic Trials are on the horizon.

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It's time for the 2023 World Championships and the Brain joined me for a fun episode of Basch & The Brain as we preview, weight by weight, the Men's Freestyle action coming up.

We also talked about all of the Gable news, the communication frustration with UWW/Russian, and whatever else popped up along the way.

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The Transfer Portal is getting WILD! Today, we dive into everything going on in the Portal and then start to look at predicted/projected line-ups for the Top 5 next year!

• 04:15 - Coaching Changes Are Quiet
• 07:50 - There Are Buckets of Transfers
• 21:16 - Portal Rundown
• 43:13 - What’s Going on at Iowa State?
• 51:30 - Lucas Byrd Transferring Out?
• 52:55 - Jayden James Flips to Penn State
• 59:30 - Cleveland State Wrestling May Have a Chance
• 01:01:50 - Ono & Predicted Penn State Lineup for 2025-2026
• 01:14:58 - Nebraska Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
• 01:19:30 - Iowa Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
• 01:31:45 - Oklahoma State Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
• 01:39:30 - Lehigh Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026

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NCAA Champ Seth Gross just added another incredible accolade to his  resume: World Team Member!  Today, just a week after the monster  accomplishment, Seth joins me once again on the podcast to talk about  his World Team Trials & Final X performances and share some insight  around the matches, circumstances, and overcoming adversity.  Always  great catching up with Seth! We talked about:  

1) Jesse Mendez Match
 at WTT
2) Nico Match

 at WTT
3) DeShazer Match
 at WTT
4) Being the Underdog
 at Final X
5) Overcoming the Adversity
6) Wrestling Anywhere Everywhere

7) Cut to 61 vs 57
8) Husband/Wife Competition Combo
9) Being “The Guy” in The Wisconsin Room

10) Life in Wisconsin
11) Coaching and Competing at the Same Time

12) Winning The Day - What it means!
13) Book Recommendations
14) Carnivore Diet & Coffee
15) Brand Side of Competing 

16) Final X/WTT Fans

17) Upcoming Competitions

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He's back! We had so much fun a few weeks ago, Rokfin CEO & Founder Martin Floreani is back on the show with us to dive deeper into the Collegiate Duals.  The Collegiate Duals, which feature 12 teams - 7 of the top-10 in the country - competing in the National Duals style tournament, will be hosted on Rokfin's platform. Uniquely, the teams will receive a portion of the value they bring to the event. Martin touched on this briefly on the last episode when he joined us, but we thought this was worth diving deeper into. This was a great time talking about the behind the scenes and mechanics of this tournament and what it means for wrestling. We hope you enjoy!

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US Open Champ Nico Megaludis joined Cenzo and I today for some Coffee Talk to talk about the year he's had after an amazing comeback from 2 ACL surgeries on the same knee that kept him out of action for years!  We talk about everything from their time together at Penn State to his self-diagnosed quirks, and everything in between - including, his take on the World Team Trials loss to Seth Gross.

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