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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we cover everything from who’s still in the transfer portal to the recent 18-month USADA suspension of Thomas Gilman, and signs pointing to Kyle Snyder’s return at Final X. We dive into updates on the Real American Freestyle movement, Lehigh adding women’s wrestling, and the increasingly competitive Junior World Team Trials. We also explore the impact of the same-day best-of-three format—and wrap by asking: Where is Iowa this freestyle season?

• 10:50 - Who is Left in the Transfer Portal?
• 13:45 - Thomas Gilman Suspended for 18 months
• 25:45 - Sounds like Kyle Snyder is Competing at Final X
• 33:00 - Real American Freestyle Update
• 39:10 - Lehigh Adds Women’s Wrestling
• 47:45 - Junior World Team Trials Continue to Heat Up
• 01:00:10 - The Advantage of Best of 3 Same Day in Junior World Team Trials
• 01:18:05 - Where is Iowa this Freestyle Season?

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In his first appearance on Baschamania, Penn State’s Levi Haines joins the show fresh off a World Team Trials win to talk about his dominant performance, what it means to be heading to Final X, and how it felt getting revenge on Dean Hamiti. We break down Levi’s incredible first three years at Penn State — including three Big Ten titles, a 73–4 record, and finishes of 2nd, 1st, and 3rd at the NCAA Championships. Levi opens up about leadership, faith, gratitude, and the elite culture inside the Penn State and NLWC room, plus his thoughts on social media, NIL, and who’s the better outdoorsman — him or Josh Barr.

TIMESTEAMPS

• 01:00 - Winning the World Team Trials
• 05:00 - Beating Hamiti in the Finals
• 07:00 - Opposing David Taylor
• 11:15 - Placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd at NCAA’s
• 16:45 - Learning The Most From Loss
• 18:00 - Moving Up Two Weight Classes
• 19:00 - Winning 3 Big Ten Titles
• 21:00 - Winning Team Titles vs Individual Titles
• 24:00 - The Depth at Penn State
• 28:40 - The Penn State Coaches & Leadership
• 31:00 - Having No Off Switch
• 35:00 - Importance of Family
• 39:15 - Stepping Up into Leadership
• 42:00 - Penn State Culture & Gratitude
• 47:00 - Growing in His Faith
• 49:00 - Plans for Social Media
• 53:30 - Perspective Heading into Final X
• 54:30 - Rapid Fire Fan Questions

In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we dive into the latest buzz around the Junior World Team Trials, previewing loaded brackets at 61kg, 65kg, and 70kg, and potential finals matchups across the board. We talk about the latest on Kyle Snyder, why USA isn’t attending the Ranking Series, and why Oklahoma State fans are once again triggering Willie.

• 03:00 - Girls High School Rankings Are Here
• 08:15 - Kyle Snyder Looking Likely
• 18:00 - Oklahoma State Fans are Pissing Willie Off Again
• 25:30 - USA Not Going to Ranking Series
• 30:00 - WIllie Getting Sick in Uzbekistan
• 32:00 - Junior World Team Trials Preview
• 41:40 - 61kg: Loaded for College Fans
• 45:30 - 65kg: Bassett/StanichRematch?
• 51:25 - 70kg: Duke Trying to Double Up
• 56:40 - 74kg: Dee Lockett Sitting in the Finals
• 58:35 - 79kg - Will William Henckel Break Through
• 01:01:30 - 86kg - Max McEnelly vs Sinclair Likely Battle Again
• 01:03:35 - 92kg & 97kg - US Open Final Rematches Likely
• 01:07:15 - 125kg is Gonna be a Show

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain, we break down all the major storylines from the 2025 World Team Trials. We start with the good, the bad, and the ugly from the event before diving into each key weight class — including Real Woods showing out at 65kg, Yianni vs PJ locked in at 70kg, Carter vs Dake delivering at 86kg, and Josh Barr making serious noise at 92kg. We also discuss PSU/NLWC sending 7 athletes to Final X, Skylar Grote vs Amit Elor, and whether Mason Parris & Gable Steveson’s absences left 125kg feeling flat. 

Plus, we close with a teaser on the Class of 2026 Big Board and our Top 10 recruiting prospects.

• 05:00 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of the World Team Trials
• 18:18 - 65kg Recap, Real Woods Brought It
• 30:25 - 70kg Recap, We’re Getting Yianni vs PJ!
• 36:00 - National Team/Not Wrestling Back
• 44:40 - 79kg, PSU/NLWC Sends 7 to Final X
• 48:43 - 86kg - Carter/Dake Delivered
• 57:00 - 92kg - Barr is an Animal
• 01:01:45 - 97kg - TBD if Our Rep is Now Set
• 01:05:15 - 125kg - Lacked the Star Power We're Used To
• 01:10:20 - Skylar Grote brought it to Amit Elor
• 01:12:15 - Class of 2026 Big Board Teaser
• 1:14:20 - The NEW TOP 10 in The Class of 2026!

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we break down the latest on Kyle Snyder’s situation and what it could mean for Final X. We also dive into the Raney brothers’ commitment to Oklahoma State, reactions from Iowa fans, and what it means for recruiting momentum moving forward. Plus, we talk about the Class of 2027, and make our final picks for World Team Trials matchups across the board.

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• 4:50 - Kyle Snyder Update
• 11:45 - Will We See Snyder at Final X?
• 17:31 - Raney Bros Commit to Oklahoma State
• 25:30 - Iowa Fan Reactions to Not Getting Raney
• 31:30 - Next Year, Class of 2027
• 39:30 - World Team Trials Matchups & Making Final Picks

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On this week’s Basch & The Brain Live, we cover a packed slate of news and speculation across the wrestling world. We kick things off with the breaking news of Kyle Snyder’s arrest, then dive into transfer buzz with Sammy Alvarez announcing he's heading to Iowa. We discuss Dee Lockett’s possible weight change, preview the World Team Trials, and then we get into Real American Freestyle, new recruiting class rankings, and more.

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• 03:50 - Kyle Snyder Got Arrested
• 17:35 - Sammy Alvarez to Iowa?
• 31:45 - Dee Locket Changing Weights?
• 37:15 - World Team Trials Preview for Men’s Freestyle (65 & 70)
• 52:20 - 74kg at WTT
• 57:00 - 79kg & 86kg at World Team Trials
• 01:03:15 - 92kg and 97kg
• 01:08:15 - Is Heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson Next Topic?
• 01:12:00 - Real American Freestyle Wrestling
• 01:17:15 - Recruiting Class Rankings Are Out

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After an incredible freshman season, Josh Barr returns to Baschamania to talk about his NCAA Finals run, battling through injury, and what he learned in year one at Penn State.

We dive into everything from his mindset after the Buchanan match to his growing leadership role, the addition of new training partners and teammates like Rocco Welsh and Ono, and his decision-making around World Team Trials.

Josh also shares how his faith anchored him through the highs and lows of a grueling season.

• 02:00 - Bo Nickal’s Fight Reaction
• 04:30 - Biggest Takeaways from Freshman Season
• 06:30 - Getting Injured at Big 10’s
• 12:30 - Getting Momentum at NCAA’s
• 14:30 - Cardenas Semis Rubber Match
• 17:15 - Gratitude for Heading to NCAA Finals
• 19:50 - Mindset after NCAA Finals
• 25:00 - 2nd or 3rd Place
• 29:10 - Role of His Faith This Season
• 32:15 - Iron Sharpens Iron
• 36:30 - Leadership in the Room
• 39:30 - Approaching Next Season Differently?
• 43:00 - Rocco Welsh Coming & Zack Ryder Leaving
• 46:30 - Depth at Penn State, Wrestling with Mirasola
• 49:30 - Excitement for Ono
• 51:30 - World Team Trials?
• 56:30 - Biggest Pride from This Past Year

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Fresh off winning the U.S. Open at 70kg, Yianni Diakomihalis returns to Baschamania with a lot to unpack. We dive into his transition to 70kg, what beating James Green meant to him, how a year off changed his approach, and what’s fueling him heading toward Final X and the World stage.

• 01:30 - How This Open Win Compares
• 03:30 - Having a Full Year Off
• 07:00 - The Transition to 70kg
• 10:00 - Cardenas & Bryce Wins
• 11:30 - Takeaways from Finals with Green
• 14:00 - Best of 3 Series at Final X
• 16:45 - Focusing on Green vs World Competition
• 19:00 - Only 26, But Already 26
• 22:30 - Being the Old Guy
• 23:00 - PJ Duke Story
• 24:30 - Inspiration in the Young Guys
• 29:00 - Mindset Focus
• 33:00 - Evolving at This Point in Your Career
• 34:15 - Thoughts on Current State of Team USA
• 39:00 - Impact of Guys Wrestling for Other Countries
• 45:45 - NIL’s Impact on RTC’s
• 58:00 - Simon Ruiz Story
• 01:00:50 - Fan Q&A

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Fresh off winning the 2025 US Open - (Seniors!) High School Phenom Jax Forrest joined me to talk about his awesome performance in Vegas, committing to Stillwater, and finishing up his time at Bishop McCort.

• 1:30 - Going Seniors instead of U20/Juniors
• 03:15 - Oklahoma State Commitment Impact on US Open
• 05:30 - Seeing the Veterans Retire
• 07:10 - Perspective Heading into the Open
• 09:15 - Finals Match with Seth Gross
• 12:00 - When He’s Locking In for Vito
• 13:30 - Daton Fix Injury Update
• 14:50 - Importance of Faith
• 19:30 - Balancing Expectation & Pressure
• 21:45 - Jax on Social Media
• 23:30 - Other Team Plans?
• 24:15 - The Excitement in Stillwater
• 27:15 - Bishop McCort
• 30:30 - Dynamic in the McCort Room
• 31:30 - Motivation for Remainder of High School Career
• 34:15 - Influences for Development & Maturity
• 36:00 - Getting a Cadillac
• 37:45 - Fan Questions

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The 2025 US Open did not disappoint as we really kick off a new cycle/quad! Fun diving into it all tonight on a live Basch & The Brain!

• 08:00 - Thoughts on USABracketing.com
• 13:35 - Seniors Men’s Freestyle: 57kg
• 19:00 - 61kg
• 32:15 - 65kg
• 37:30 - 70k
• 43:35 - Par Terre
• 48:30 - 74kg
• 53:45 - 79kg
• 01:03:00 - 86kg
• 01:11:00 - 92kg
• 01:14:30 - 97kg
• 01:15:30 - 125kg
• 01:19:00 - Junior/U20s Quick Recap

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It's time for the US Open this weekend! JB & the Brain preview Men's Freestyle and also have Jason Nolf join the show during our 79kg discussion!

• 01:30 - Slay Interview
• 08:30 - OU Doing Some Recruiting
• 11:40 - Hawkeyes Get Their 197'lber
• 22:30 - Is Iowa Getting Daniel Cardenas?
• 30:30 - US Open! 57kg
• 34:10 - 61kg
• 38:30 - USA Bracketing.com
• 46:20 - 65kg
• 52:15 - 70kg
• 01:02:55 - 74kg
• 01:12:10 - 79kg
• 01:15:00 - Nolf Joins
• 01:29:00 - 86kg
• 01:35:50 - 92kg
• 01:38:00 - 97kg
• 01:41:45 - 125kg

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Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay returns to the podcast for the first time since 2021 — and he’s stepping into a bold new chapter. After 9 impactful years leading the PRTC in Philadelphia, Brandon is stepping down and moving to Springdale, Arkansas to launch the G1 Training Center and serve as Executive Director of SportsLife Wrestling — a ministry dedicated to building champions in life through faith and the sport of wrestling.

In this episode, we talk about the decision to leave Philly, the role of prayer in his journey, the vision behind G1, and how faith is now the cornerstone of everything he’s building. From mentoring senior-level athletes to investing in the next generation, Brandon unpacks what it truly means to pursue the Greater Gold.

• 01:30 - Past 9 Years in Philly at the PRTC
• 05:20 - Stepping Down from the PRTC0
• 5:50 - Decision to Make a Move from Philly to Arkansas
• 08:25 - Power of Prayer

• 10:10 - Opening the G1 Training Center
• 13:00 - Instilling Core Values
• 14:25 - G1 Will be a World-Class Facility
• 16:30 - Bringing In Senior-Level Talent
• 18:41 - Juxtaposition of Coaching All Ages
• 20:25 - SportsLife Wrestling
• 24:00 - Faith Is Now the Cornerstone
• 25:50 - Building in Arkansas
• 28:25 - Leaving Legacy in Philly
• 31:00 - Supporting What’s Next

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

• 02:25 - Richie Figgs leaves ASU; Is ASU Okay?
• 14:50 - Oklahoma State Picks Up Figs; Loses Gilman
• 18:15 - Brayden Thompson Staying In Stillwater
• 24:20 - Thomas Gilman Back to NLWC
• 30:30 - UNC Picks Up AJ Ferrari
• 38:00 - Willie Explains “Nebraska 2nd Best Program"
• 42:15 - Cowboy RTC Adds Lee Roper
• 46:20 - Rutgers Adds 3 From The Portal
• 51:15 - Iowa State Adds Elam & Dean
• 01:00:30 - National Duals Selection
• 01:08:10 - Willie Rants on “Newbs”
• 01:11:30 - Ono Does Not Have Four Years
• 01:13:30 - Coaching Moves
• 01:19:00 - Tidbits From Around Wrestling

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Thomas Gilman just spent his first year as a coach at Oklahoma State, and today we caught up to talk about his first year coaching, his retirement from competition - and, of course, the news that broke this weekend that he’s out of Oklahoma State. What a show!

• 01:40 - Olympic Trials & Jumping into Coaching
• 06:11 - Not Going to Turkey
• 08:45 - Coaching at Oklahoma State
• 12:45 - Coaching Troy Spratley to the National Finals
• 17:00 - The Decision to Leave Oklahoma State
• 20:00 - Going back to NLWC
• 25:30 - Transitioning from Selfish to Selfless
• 28:40 - Coaching Instinct vs Philosophy
• 31:00 - Comparing The Experience at Iowa, Oklahoma State, and Penn State
• 33:00 - Instilling This in Athletes
• 37:15 - Faith Playing a Pivotal Role
• 40:00 - Excitement to Get Back in Rec Hall
• 44:00 - Pride of Competitive Career
• 46:00 - Getting Covid Before Worlds

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Rocky Elam is a 4x All-American with 5th, 4th, 3rd and 6th place finishes at NCAA's. He has spent his whole career at Missouri but will be transferring for his final year of eligibility. Today he joins me on the show to talk about where he’s transferring and why..

• 01:00 - Injuries from last year
• 06:30 - The Decision to Transfer
• 08:00 - How NIL Factored In
• 09:40 - The Decision to Transfer
• 12:30 - Call From David Carr
• 14:15 - Approaching a New Room & System
• 16:30 - Zach Headed to Rutgers
• 17:45 - Transitioning Within The Big 12
• 19:15 - Plans for Freestyle & LA 2028
• 21:30 - Reflecting on Time at Mizzou

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Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today!

• 1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s
• 03:40 - Growth at Iowa
• 06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer Lee
• 10:00 - Overcoming Adversity
• 12:20 - The NCAA Tournament
• 15:20 - NCAA Finals Experience 2 Years in a Row
• 16:30 - Teemer & Parco Hate
• 20:30 - Nasir Bailey & Jordan Williams Joining Iowa
• 24:30 - Excitement on the Recruits Coming In
• 26:00 - Training Partners
• 27:45 - Having His Brother Dru in the Room
• 29:10 - Buchanan Winning National Title
• 30:10 - The Iowa Culture
• 33:30 - Leadership In the Room
• 36:30 - Pride in Career
• 38:25 - Hawkeye Streaks
• 40:30 - Fan Q&A

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The Hodge Race got contentious, the portal continues to heat up & top talent is finding new homes. We've got a fun show today. Be sure to subscribe for new episodes!

• 03:00 - The Hodge Trophy Race Was CLOSE!
• 28:50 - Transfer Portal: Rocco Welsh to PSU
• 39:40 - NIL and Why Are Some Numbers Disclosed & Others Aren’t?
• 48:00 - Iowa Picks Up Williams & Bailey
• 56:30 - Will They Pick Up Dean Peterson, Too?
• 59:30 - Will The Mirasolas Transfer?
• 01:02:40 - Alex Facundo to Oklahoma State
• 01:07:30 - Rosters to be Capped at 30 Soon
• 01:15:30 - Tim Flynn Calls out Iowa
• 01:27:15 - Dake Competing for 4 More Years

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Ohio State's Rocco Welsh, who was an NCAA Finalist his true freshman year & has 3 years of eligibility remaining, hit the transfer portal last week, and the decision was a quick one! On today's episode, we talk briefly about where he's headed & why.

• 0:51 - Why Rocco is Transferring
• 02:10 - What Happened Back in December
• 03:45 - Reaction When Going Into the Portal
• 05:11 - Making The Decision
• 07:32 - Reuniting with KDTC
• 08:21 - The Role of NIL
• 09:20 - Weight for Next Year
• 10:00 - Offseason Plans
• 11:37 - What He’s Looking Forward To Do The Most
• 12:35 - What He’ll Miss The Most at Ohio State

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• 0:01 - Winning another World Title Before Season
• 4:14 - The Hunger For More Gold, The Fun in Competing
• 05:30 - Pressure of Being a Highly Touted Recruit
• 09:00 - Adjusting to College
• 011:40 - Bouncing Back from Losses & Defeat
• 13:30 - Losing at NCAA’s
• 16:22 - Being a Part of the 10 AA Team
• 19:00 - Making the Jump from High School to College
• 21:49 - Making Improvements From This Year to Next Year
• 24:06 - Getting the Nickname “Lightnin”
• 26:15 - Importance of Play Wrestling
• 28:35 - World Champ Ono being in the Room
• 32:30 - Being Teammates with Ono Next Year
• 38:12 - Who’s Taken on Mentor Role
• 41:15 - Penn State Culture
• 44:20 - Biggest Takeaway from Freshman Season
• 48:00 - Fan/Listener Q&A
• 58:00 - What’s Coming Up/Closing The Show

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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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WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint and we are back and recapping the whole event!

• 0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip
• 07:30 - Starting With The Team Race
• 09:00 - Penn State Dominated
• 18:00 - Podium Picture
• 24:30 - David Taylor’s Rookie Coaching Season
• 31:50 - Ono to Penn State?
• 41:00 - 125lbs Recap
• 47:15 - 133lbs
• 56:20 - 141lbs
• 01:09:50 - 149lbs
• 01:18:30 - 157lbs
• 01:30:20 - 165lbs
• 01:39:45 - 174lbs
• 01:47:25 - 184lbs
• 01:54:30 - 197lbs
• 02:06:25 - 285lbs
• 02:20:00 - Closing The Show

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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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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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Conference Championships are officially in the books & we went weight-by-weight through it all as all eyes now turn to the NCAA's in 2 weeks!

• 06:30 - 125lbs at Conference Championships
• 22:10 - 133lbs
• 35:40 - 141lbs
• 46:00 - 149lbs
• 54:00 - 157lbs
• 01:01:30 - 165lbs
• 01:07:08 - 174lbs
• 01:17:40 - 184lbs
• 01:25:30 - 197lbs
• 01:36:45 - Heavyweight

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We’re 2 days in, with the 2 biggest days to go. Today, the Big 10’s & Big 12’s kick off, and we also get EIWA, Mac, SoCon Finals, as well as PA & Jersey State Finals! Fun live show! 

• 03:30 - Pac 12’s
• 06:30 - Pac 12 To Grow?
• 10:15 - Recapping Pac 12’s
• 15:45 - AJ Ferrari Wins Pac 12 Title, What Will Happen in Philly, Next Year
• 32:00 - Big Ten Brackets
• - Rest of the show was live Q&A and randomness. 
  

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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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BIG Weekend ahead! It's Conference Championships Time!

• 0:31 - Willie’s Awake
• 03:05 - We Finally Got Big Ten Seeds, Delayed
• 07:51 - Saitiev Died
• 13:25 - Ryan Crookham Is Now Officially Out
• 20:25 - Taye Ghadial In the Transfer Portal
• 37:00 - California is Bonkers, NYS
• 43:30 - Conference Championships: Pac 12s
• 51:00 - Big 12 Seeds & Picks
• 01:08:30 - ACC Championships
• 01:16:55 - Big Ten Championships Preview: Preseeds and Picks (125-157)
• 01:42:34 - Big Tens 165 - 285

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The Postseason is officially upon us & today's show with Willie "The Brain" had a bit of everything, from High School States Drama and Senior Level Updates to NCAA Allocations & Coaches Rankings!

• 0:31 - Housekeeping
• 03:45 - There’s a Big Ten Curveball This Year
• 08:00 - Anthony Knox OUT for Postseason
• 18:45 - Snyder Wrestled at Multiple Events This Week
• 28:05 - FloWrestling Card
• 38:48 - Spencer vs Ono
• 51:30 - Coaches Rankings = Pure Comedy
• 55:50 - Allocations are Out - What It Means
• 1:04:00 - Who Needs an Allocation
• 1:05:35 - Ryan Crookham/Matty Lopes Situation at 133
• 01:09:15 - Returning All-Americans Need an At-Large
• 01:24:57 - Will Iowa Send All 10?

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The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Did NOT Disappoint! We dive into it all on today's show, episode 275!

• 02:50 - Crookham Didn’t Wrestle, neither did Lopes
• 05:30 - EIWA’s Will Not Have True 2nd
• 11:15 - Weekend Recap Begins
• 13:00 - 285 Seeds at NCAA’s Could Be Interesting
• 16:55 - Virginia Tech beats NC State 21-10
• 27:06 - Saturday's Duals: Keegan Is Officially Back
• 34:25 - No Matt Ramos for Purdue
• 47:30 - #3 Iowa beats #2 Oklahoma State 21-16
• 54:42 - Spratley Majors Cruz
• 01:09:00 - Nelson or Kennedy To Go in the Postseason?
• 01:10:30 - Brands Wouldn’t Say if Ferrari or Arnold is Going

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The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Is Here!

• 01:30 - Travel Plans
• 09:40 - Rutgers/Penn Dual; Is John Poz Retired?
• 13:10 - Sammy Sasso is All Done
• 18:15 - Weekend Preview
• 18:45 - Ryan Crookham Update
• 25:30 - NC State vs Virginia Tech Friday Night
• 39:10 - Weekend Preview Continues
• 47:05 - #2 Oklahoma vs #3 Iowa Sunday Night
• 01:04:40 - Kennedy or Brands at 174?
• 01:07:20 - Angelo Ferrari Not Listed as a Probable

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The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks!

• 0:31 - Basch May Get Stranded in Florida
• 3:20 - Latest Work from Willie
• 09:40 - Penn State Beats Ohio State 27-13
• 15:45 - Ohio State Has No Transfers
• 20:00 - Davis Wins & Dual Breakdown Continues
• 33:50 - Iowa beats Minnesota 23-11
• 42:30 - Weekend Slate Rundown

• 43:52 - Miller Doesn’t Wrestle, WIllie Was Right
• 53:00 - Again, No AJ Ferrari
• 01:04:45 - Northern Iowa vs Iowa State Was Electric
• 01:13:11 - Ranking Series Entries Out For Next Week

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The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks!

• 0:31 - The Best Time of the Year Is Here
• 04:45 - Is Gable #1 (Seed) Next Topic
• 08:40 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (125 - 157)
• 25:55 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (165 - 275)
• 30:30 - It’s Army/Navy Week
• 32:30 - NCAA Rev Share Update
• 41:00 - Hodge Watch
• 49:30 - Weekend Preview Begins
• 50:30 - #1 Penn State vs #8 Ohio State
• 01:02:30 - #3 Iowa vs #6 Minnesota
• 01:22:15 - Rest of the Weekend Slate
• 01:26:30 - Iowa State at Northern Iowa 

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Weekend Rundown Time With Willie 'The Brain'!

01:59: Drama over Commentary

22:10: Terrel Barraclough beats #3 Peyton Hall

23:30 Iowa beats Nebraska 19-16

46:25: GOAT Follower’s Note on Buchanan Not Making Top 100 Big Board

59:18 Rest of The Weekend Slate

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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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What a weekend! Time to dive into #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa as PSU takes the dual for the fourth year in a row.

• 02:15 - #3 Dreshaun Ross Committed to Oklahoma State
• 10:33 - #1 Bo Bassett Announces He’s Ready to Announce Decision
• 15:45 - Recapping #Penn1 State vs #2 Iowa
• 35:25 - Mesenbrink for Hodge? The Hodge Trophy Race Begins.
• 43:42 - Carter Starocci vs Angelo Ferrari
• 48:55 - Gabe Arnold & Angelo Ferrari Drama
• 01:19:05 - Rest of the Slate Briefly

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The biggest dual of the year is here; it's #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa live Friday Night at 7pm ET on the Big Ten Network!

• 2:00 - Update on Non-Revenue Sharing Updates, High School Wrestling
• 06:40 - Wrestling Media Discussion, Lack of Credentialing
• 38:30 - #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa & Starting With 125: #6 Luke Lilledahl vs #28 Joey Cruz
• 47:24 - 133: #7 Braeden Davis vs #3 Drake Ayala
• 50:45 - 141: #3 Beau Bartlett vs #31 Ryder Block + A Willie Ranking Rant
• 58:54 - 149: #4 Shanye Van Ness vs #2 Kyle Parco
• 01:05:50 -157: #3 Tyler Kasak vs #1 Jacori Teemer
• 01:13:20 - 165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink vs #2 Mikey Caliendo
• 01:16:35 - 174: #2 Levi Haines vs #5 Patrick Kennedy
• 01:18:10 - 184: #1 Carter Starocci vs #5 Gabe Arnold
• 01:26:40 - 197: #4 Josh Barr vs #1 Stephen Buchanan
• 01:41:50 - 285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet vs #11 Ben Kueter

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Time to Recap the College Wrestling Weekend with Willie 'The Brain' Saylor.

• 0:31 - Intro & Willie turns Bills/Redskins Losing into a National Duals Rant
• 06:55 - Willie Has Some Nuggets & We Talk Injuries & Updates
• 19:15 - Ivy League Decided No Rev Sharing + Big 12 Rev Sharing Issues
• 28:30 - Weekend Rundown Starts with Nebraska’s Strong Rebound
• 41:00 -  Rundown Resumes with Big Wins
• 48:30 - Penn State / Rutgers Breakdown
• 01:03:40 - Weekend Rundown Continues
• 01:04:30 - Oklahoma State vs Northern Iowa Breakdown
• 01:08:15 - Iowa vs Ohio State Breakdown
• 01:27:15 - The Headgear Throw Point Deduction Needs to Stop
• 01:33:55 - Iowa State / Oklahoma State & Rest of the Slate

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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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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'! 00:31 - National Duals 33:40 - Women’s Wrestling Approved for an NCAA D1 Sport 43:00 - Rudis and UWW Partnership 46:20 - FloWrestling Announces a Super Card with Spencer Lee & Others 51:30 - Spencer Lee Competing a Lot Coming Up 55:40 - Ryan Crookham Out for the Year 01:00:05 - Anthony Ferrari Competing This Semester at LIU 01:01:30 - Oklahoma State Beats NC State 34-3 01:11:15 - Previewing Penn State vs Nebraska - Friday 9pm ET 01:18:05 - Iowa vs Illinois (Friday at 7pm ET), Michigan vs Minnesota

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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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Basch & The Brain January 3rd:

• 0:45 - Intro, Podcast of the Year Nomination
• 2:30 - College Football
• 7:20 - Rocky Elam Out for The Season
• 13:20 - Iowa Fans Mad at JB
• 17:05 - Coach Smith Transparency
• 23:43 - Rudis / USAW
• 33:23 - Midlands/Scuffle/Soldier Salute
• 36:05 - Arnold/Ferrari
• 41:50 - Midlands, Salute Rundown
• 46:45 - 197/285 - Is an Inbetween Weight Needed?
• 52:20 - Weekend Preview
• 01:04:40: Open Questions for Willie: Next New Coach to Win an NCAA Title & Next Team Outside of Recent 5 to Win an NCAA Title
• 01:06:12 - Bo Bassett Recruitment/Anticipation

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Lot of great action over the past week and on today's Christmas special, Basch & The Brain touch on many of the top storylines.

• 0:30 - Intro
• 05:32 - Oklahoma St vs. Virginia Tech Trip & Recap
• 15:29 - Collegiate Duals
• 18:15 - Rocco Welsh Staying at Ohio State
• 22:30 - Ohio State vs Iowa State & Their Lineups
• 28:07 - Collegiate Duals Streaming Issues
• 56:15 - Penn State at Collegiate Duals
• 01:04:50: Little Rock Notes
• 01:07:18 - State of Missouri Right Now
• 01:09:56 - O’Toole vs Levi and 174lbs
• 01:23:07 - Meyer Shapiro Returned & Dominated

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Time to do a weekend rundown & look at all the action coming up the rest of the week. From Oklahoma State vs Virginia Tech to a possible O'Toole/Haines match on Sunday, some great wrestling incoming!

• 0:30 Intro
• 3:30 - Eastern vs. Nazerth HeadgearGate
• 7:10 - Weekend Dual Rundown
• 8:47 - Rocco Welsh Rumors
• 19:56 - Iowa State Injuries
• 25:57 - Senior Level Wrestling
• 28:00 - Amit Elor “Snubbed”
• 35:56 - Transfer Rules/$$
• 37:52 - Barr Majoring Beard
• 41:30 - Cardenas Looks Incredible
• 46:21 - VTech vs Oklahoma State Preview
• 01:01:14 - Collegiate Duals
• 01:02:00 - Ohio State vs Iowa State Rundown
• 01:09:48 - Keegan O'Toole vs Levi Haines Going Down

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Josh Barr has made a splash at 197lbs this year as he breaks through to the tough Penn State lineup. He joined me for Victory Monday as we talk the current season & look back on the past year.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:30 - Victory Monday, Bryce Jordan Center Debut
• 3:46 - Losing to Sinclair at US Open
• 5:59 - World Championships Experience
• 9:37 - Half The World Team was Nittany Lions
• 11:59 - The Next Generation of Penn State Wrestling
• 14:59 - Transition to College & The PSU Room
• 18:45 - What Early Losses in the Room Taught Him
• 25:10 - Thoughts on Weight Heading Into the Season
• 27:05 - Getting Beef from Kasak Family Farm
• 29:10 - Cutting Back to 84 Next Year?
• 30:32 - On Cutting Weight
• 32:00 - Iron Sharpens Iron
• 33:15 - Having a Tough Schedule
• 36:05 - The Penn State Culture
• 38:08 - Influential Leadership
• 42:00 - Competing This Weekend
• 43:39 - Rapid Fire Instagram Questions

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Fun having Utah Valley's Terrell Barraclough on the show today to talk about his transfer from Penn State, the season he's putting together, and what's next for the stud.

TIMESTAMPS-ISH:

• 0:30 - Intro & Is It Actually “Bearclaw”?
• 3:16 - Why He Transferred from Penn State
• 06:45 - Hitting the Portal
• 12:57 - Helping Adam Hall Establish His Footing at Utah Valley
• 14:31 - Going From a Workhorse in the Room to THE Guy
• 16:30 - Workhorse? That’s Carter Starocci!
• 17:49 - Teaching Utah Valley What He Knows, Brings From Penn State
• 19:18 - Still Feeling the Penn State Love
• 23:00 - Not Leaving Penn State Earlier
• 25:30 - CKLV Performance
• 29:10 - Developing Mindset
• 33:49 - Expectations For the Rest of the Season
• 36:39 - Learning From Cael about Target Being On Your Back
• 41:18 - Looking Forward To Most the Rest of the Season & Post College
• 44:07 - What Wrestling Taught Him Most

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Great time today recapping the CKLV tournament!

And, yes, TIMETAMPS for the WE WANT TIMESTAMPS CROWD:

• 01:30 - Few Ironman Notes
• 04:40 - 125lbs
• 09:26 - Large Amount of Medical Forfeits
• 17:37 - Oklahoma State’s Performance
• 28:31 - 133lbs at CKLV
• 39:47 - 141lbs at CKLV
• 49:29 - 149bs at CKLV
• 56:31 - 157lbs at CKLV
• 01:01:23 - 165lbs at CKLV
• 01:09:02 - 174lbs at CKLV
• 01:14:22 - 184lbs at CKLV
• 01:18:20 - 197lbs at CKLV
• 01:24:39 - 285lbs at CKLV
• 01:28:08 - Final Team Notes

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