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BASCHAMANIA
Wrestling Podcast hosted by Justin Basch, featuring Coffee Talk with Vincenzo Joseph, Basch & The Brain with Willie Saylor, and the best Wrestling Guests in the Country!
Episodes
BASCHAMANIAIs Ridge Lovett The Best Top Rider Right Now? Full Weekend Rundown | 263
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 -…
BASCHAMANIARocky Elam Out for the Season, No Arnold/Ferrari, What's Coming Up | 262
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…
BASCHAMANIACollegiate Duals & Basch & The Brain Weekend Rundown | 261
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…
BASCHAMANIAOklahoma State vs Virginia Tech, O'Toole/Haines, Weekend Rundown & Preview | 260
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…
BASCHAMANIAJosh Barr Talks Penn State Culture, U20 Silver and 197 lbs | 259
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…
BASCHAMANIABarraclough Just Wanted His One Shot; Capitalizing at Utah Valley | 258
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…
BASCHAMANIAOklahoma State Dominated CKLV; Full CKLV Recap! | 257
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…
BASCHAMANIACKLV Entries/Notes & Willie's Crystal Ball Updates | 256
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…
BASCHAMANIAFull CKLV Preview Show! Seeds, Picks & Storylines | 255
It's going down this weekend in Las Vegas! This weekend, it's the premiere wrestling tournament of the regular season as we get the CKLV Invitational on Friday…
BASCHAMANIACyHawk Dual, Penn State Wrestle-offs, Weekend Recap | 254
What a great weekend of wrestling action. From a dominant Gable Steveson return, to the Iowa/Iowa State CyHawk Dual, Penn State Wrestle-offs at the Black…
BASCHAMANIAWeekend Preview: CyHawk Dual, Keystone Classic, Black Knight Invitational & More | 253
Time to preview all this weekend's action! Missouri vs Illinois - Most Competitive Dual of the Weekend? CyHawk Dual: Iowa vs Iowa State - Will Iowa run away…
BASCHAMANIAAll-Star Classic, Weekend Recap & Gables Back! | 252
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…
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College Wrestling Weekend Recap & Weekend Preview (All-Star Classic!) | 251
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…
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The Crystal Ball / College Season Preview Show with The Brain | 250
Willie's Updated Crystal Ball Rankings are OUT and it is time to Officially Preview the 2024-2025 D1 College Wrestling Season. Lot of fun in this episode as we…
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2024 Olympic Champ Sarah Hildebrandt on Just Never Giving Up! | 249
Many laughs & an awesome time today having Olympic Champion and 6x World/Olympic Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt back on the podcast. We talk: Processing Emotions…
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2024 World Team Trials Recap with Basch & The Brain | 248
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…
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David Taylor Enters World Team Trials; World Team Trials Preview Show Live! | 247
David Taylor is officially in at 92kg for the World Team Trials, which means it's finally time to do an official preview for Men's Freestyle. We'll dive in to…
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The State of NIL & The Transfer Portal, "Developing" Athletes | 246
Fun show today as Adam Fellers and Don Beshada join Willie & I to discuss the state of the NIL & The Transfer Portal after all of the recent Iowa & surrounding…
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2024 Olympic Recap & Takeaways with Basch & The Brain | 245
Olympic wrestling has come to a close at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and today, Willie & I, along with Felters halfway through, recap the action and talk…
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Spencer's In The Finals, Hildebrandt's a Champ, Draws for Saturday are Out | 244
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…
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Elor is Incredible, Lopez Wins 5, Vinesh Stuns Susaki & More Olympics Talk | 243
Basch & The Brain Recap the First Few Days of Wrestling at the Olympics: Lopez Wins Gold Number 5 Vinesh Stuns 5x World & Olympic Champ Yiu Susaki, then gets…
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2024 Olympics Wrestling Preview with Basch & The Brain | 242
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…
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Mindset & Marketing for Wrestlers with Wrestling Mindset's Gene Zannetti | 241
What a fun show today talking mindset & marketing for wrestlers as Wrestling Mindset's Gene Zannetti comes on the show and we talk all things mindset &…
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Greg Kerkvliet on His NCAA Championship, Competing in CJI | 240
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…
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Basch & The Brain Dive Into Recent News & Rumors, Offseason Chat | 239
Fun time catching up with the Brain as we swift through news & rumors from the past few weeks in high school, college & freestyle wrestling! Olympics Marketing…
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Luke Fickell on Young Wrestling Success Interwining with Football Today | 238
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 &…
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Bo Bassett Talks College Commitment as He Makes Another World Team | 237
Fresh off making another age-level World Team, high school superstar Bo Bassett of Bishop McCort joins the show today to talk about the successes of the past…
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Buckeye Jesse Mendez, 2024 NCAA Champ, Hungry For More | 236
Great having 2024 NCAA Champ Jesse Mendez of Ohio State on the podcast today ahead of his match next week at Beat The Streets with 2023 NCAA Champ Andrew…
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Penn State's Newest Coach Nick Lee on His New Role, Olympic Trials & Pan-Ams | 235
Earlier this week, 2x NCAA Champion & USA Olympic Team Alternate Nick Lee was named the new assistant coach at Penn State. Great to have him back on the show…
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Aaron Brooks on Beating David Taylor, Becoming Olympian, Addressing Rumors | 234
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…
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Wyatt Hendrickson on His 5th Year & 2024 Olympian Kennedy Blades! | 233
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…
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David Taylor Is The New Oklahoma State Head Coach: A Live Reaction Show | 232
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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2024 Olympic Trials Men's Freestyle Recap | 231
Great time today recapping the 2024 Olympic Trials as we dive into Men's Freestyle & a bit of the Women's Freestyle action. Feel free to tweet us and send us…
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Full 2024 Olympic Trials Men's Freestyle Preview & Picks! | 230
Another fun episode of "Basch & The Brain" as Willie & JB spend 2 hours going through the Men's Freestyle brackets for the 2024 Olympic Trials this weekend!…
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David Carr on His Second National Championship & What's Next | 229
Now a 2x NCAA Champ, Iowa State's David Carr joins me once again on Baschamania to talk all about his latest championship and more. We talk: NCAA Matches…
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2024 NCAA Championships Recap Coffee Talk with Cenzo | 228
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…
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2024 NCAA Championships Preview & Picks with Basch & The Brain | 227
It's time! We have brackets for the 2024 NCAA Championships and today, Willie and I, the host Justin Basch, go weight-by-weight as we preview the 2024 NCAA…
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Basch & The Brain Discuss At-Large Bids & Broken System | 226
The At-Large Bids/Wildcards came out today for NCAA's and, as per usual in the wrestling community, drama ensued. Today, Basch & The Brain -Willie of Matscouts…
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2024 Big Ten Championships Preview & Picks + Some Pan Am Talk | 225
Conference Championship Week is here! Today as Pre-Seeds came out for Big 10's, Willie and JB hop on to do a full preview show of the Big Ten Championships…
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Roman Bravo-Young on Becoming an Olympian! | 224
This weekend, 2x NCAA Champ & friend of the show, Roman Bravo-Young, officially became an Olympian! He will be competing in Paris at the 2024 Olympics at 57kg…
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Previewing #2 Oklahoma State vs #3 Iowa & The Rest of the Weekend Preview! | 223
The Final Weekend of Regular Season Wrestling is Here, and There Is No Shortage of Storylines & Hype! Willie Won an Award, We Didn't NCAA Still Playing…
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Recapping Penn State vs Nebraska & a Weekend Rundown | 222
Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we recap the weekend and talk: Penn State vs Nebraska Full Recap Audrey Jimenez Makes History in Arizona Some…
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PSU/Nebraska, Senior Level News, Weekend Preview With The Brain | 221
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…
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Penn State vs Iowa Preview, Transfer Portal Probables & More | 220
Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling including: Crystal Ball Rankings Updates Transfer Portal…
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Previewing Michigan/Iowa and Penn State/Ohio State, Pan Am Talk | 219
Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling for the upcoming weekend…
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Basch & The Brain Weekend Rundown - Penn State is Dominating | 218
Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling from this weekend. - Penn State is…
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Could Fix/Vito Be a 125lb Semi at NCAAs? Basch & The Brain Midseason Breakdown | 217
Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and preview the second half of the season. We also go through…
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Nico Provo Joins & Full CKLV Recap with Basch & The Brain | 216
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…
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2023 CKLV Preview with Basch & The Brain | 215
It's CKLV weekend, and it's time to preview what is arguably the toughest tournament of the season! Another fun episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we go weight…
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Coffee Talk: Bill Farrell, All-Star Classic, and Random College Notes | 214
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…
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Basch & The Brain Crystal Ball Rankings Discussion, College Season Preview | 213
Willie's Crystal Bank Rankings are out & we went weight by weight previewing this upcoming college season! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC…
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Wyatt Hendrickson on U23 World Gold, Upcoming Season, All-Star Classic | 212
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!…
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Basch & The Brain Talk College Wrestling & Senior Level | 211
Basch & The Brain talk all things College Wrestling & Senior Level: Crystal Ball Rankings Update Wrestle Off & Lineup Updates Gomez Heading to Michigan AJ…
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Carter Starocci - #1 P4P - Talks Upcoming Season, Olympic Trials, PSU Room | 210
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…
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Zain Retherford on World Gold, Olympic Trials, What's Next | 209
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…
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PJ Duke on Committing to Penn State, NIL, His Return To The Mat | 208
Today, the #1 P4P wrestler in the Class of 2025 and Willie's #1 on his Big Board, hopped on BASCHAMANIA to announce his commitment to Penn State and talk why…
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World Championships Day 1 & 2 Recap with Basch & The Brain | 207
What a crazy weekend of wrestling! Willie & JB break down all the action recapping Days 1 and 2 as 8 of 10 have wrestled in Men's Freestyle. This show is…
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2023 Worlds Championships Bracket Reaction & Breakdown Show | 206
The brackets are out for the 2023 World Championships and WIllie and Basch went through them weight-by-weight before tomorrow's action gets underway! This show…
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Basch & The Brain Preview the 2023 World Championships | 205
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…
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Kurt Angle on Dave Schultz, Gable Steveson & His New ANGLE Doc | 204
Friend of the show Kurt Angle - NCAA, World, Olympic & WWE Champion - is back on BASCHAMANIA as we dive deeper into the new ANGLE doc and talk a variety of…