NCAA Podcast Episodes

Jan 26

Episode 182

Fellers, Willie & Basch Preview & Pick PSU/Iowa & Izzy Joins Us, Too!

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 ...

Jan 13

Episode 181

Olympian & NCAA Champ Jake Herbert on Youth Wrestling, Success Off The Mat

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 ...

Jan 6

Episode 180

Iowa State's Kevin Dresser on MFF's, Weekend Duals & Breaking News

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 ...

Jan 3

Episode 179

Basch & The Brain Talk Holiday Tournaments & MFF's and No Shows

From the no-shows and MFF's to post-match flair between teammates, the holiday tournaments left no shortage of talking points and 'Basch & The Brain' dive into a lot of them ...

Dec 5

Episode 177

Weekend Rundown with MatScout Willie (Iowa/Iowa State, CKLV)

From CKLV to Iowa/Iowa State and everything in between, fun morning talking all things wrestling from the weekend with “The Brain!” This show is brought to you by our ...

Nov 18

Episode 176

Coffee Talk: Weekend Preview (Bill Farrell, Yianni/Gomez, All-Star Classic)

Some weekend Coffee Talk with my guy Cenzo and our friend Luke Gardner joins us ahead of an action packed few days of wrestling! From Yianni/Gomez on Saturday ...

Oct 27

Episode 174

Army West Point’s Scott Green on Culture, Coaching Successes & Goals

If you follow wrestling, you’ve probably heard the name Scott Green. After a very dominant run as head coach as Wyoming Seminary Prep School in PA, Scott ...

Oct 25

Episode 173

Coffee Talk: The NCAA Season is Here!

Leaves are falling & college wrestling is upon us! Cenzo and I had some fun Coffee Talk today to talk the upcoming college season, give our All-Star Classic picks, and ...

Sep 26

Episode 172

Yianni D on World Championships, New Shoe & A Hodge Trophy Next?

Always a great time when our friend, and now-World Silver Medalist, Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show! Today, he came on the podcast to talk all about his 2022 World Championships experience; ...

Jun 12

Episode 164

Nick Lee on Wrapping Up His College Career & What's Next

Great catching up with back-to-back NCAA Champ from Penn State at 141 lbs, Nick Lee! We talked about his final college season, his second National Championship, plans for the senior level, ...

May 16

Episode 163

Max Dean On His NCAA Championship & Being A Part of The Penn State Program

Fun time chatting today with 2022 NCAA Champion from Penn State, Max Dean, on this week's episode of BASCHAMANIA. We talked all things from his move to State College, what surprised ...

May 4

Episode 162

Bo's Fighting Next Month, Roman's Coming Back For Another Year

Fun catching up with NCAA Champs Roman Bravo-Young or Bo Nickal today! Both are back on the podcast once again to talk about what's coming up for them. Bo ...

Apr 20

Episode 161

Ryan Deakin Talks NCAA Championship, World Team Trials & His Faith

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 & ...

Apr 14

Episode 160

Yianni D on His National Championship, Freestyle, NIL & What's Next

My man Yianni D is back on the podcast today fresh off winning another NCAA Championship! Today, he joins to talk about his NCAA tournament, the Freestyle vs Folkstyle debate, ...

Apr 6

Episode 159

Cenzo & Willie Join JB To Discuss NIL & the Poaching Situation

A lot has been going on behind the scenes these last few days. After Real Woods left Stanford, the conversations started going wild about potential back-door deals & potential NIL ...

Apr 6

Episode 158

Aaron Brooks & David Carr Dive Into Their Faith & NCAA Tournaments

Couldn’t move past NCAA’s without having a few of my favorite competitors on the podcast! Today, NCAA Champions David Carr (1st in 2021, 3rd in 2022) and Aaron Brooks (...

Mar 22

Episode 157

Recapping the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships With Willie

What a weekend in Detroit for the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships! Not much of an intro is needed to set the stage here as Willie and I dive into all ...

Mar 10

Episode 156

2022 NCAA Championships Preview & Picks with Izzy Martinez

Great having Izzy Martinez of "Izzy Style" back on the podcast today as we give our picks and preview the 2022 NCAA Championships! We also talk about what Izzy'...

Mar 9

Episode 155

Recapping Big 10's, Talking Medical Forfeits and Pulling Back the Wrestling Media Curtain

What a weekend it was with the Conference Championships! Today, one of the biggest staples of the wrestling community, Willie Saylor, joins me as we recap Big 10’s weight-by-weight ...

Mar 1

Episode 154

2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Preview with Corby

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