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Mar 3

374

Big Teen Preseeds Cause Chaos; Our Reactions!

The Big Ten Preseeds are out and causing chaos! We react & dive into all the preseeds on today's episode of Basch & The Brain! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Willie’...
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Feb 26

373

New Crystal Ball Heading Into Conference Championships + Ranking Series & RAF

Time to go through Willie's Updated Crystal Ball as we head into Conference Championships! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 01:00 - Ranking Series Updates 20:00 - Bobby Douglas Passes Away 22:50 - Willie Getting ...
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Feb 23

372

Oklahoma State Dominates Iowa & Officiating Continues to Stink

Oklahoma State/Iowa lived up to the hype! On today's show, we break down the dual and all the storylines that came from it. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro / Start of Show 06:15 ...
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Feb 19

371

Previewing Iowa at Oklahoma State & The Final Regular Season Weekend!

Highlighted by #3 Oklahoma State taking on #5 Iowa in Stillwater, It’s time to dive into the final regular season weekend of college wrestling! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro / Start of Show 02:00 - ...
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Feb 16

370

Penn State Steamrolls Ohio State, Jax Comes Up Clutch Against Seidel

What a fun weekend of College Wrestling to dive into! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start to the Show 01:00 - Officiating Is Terrible 08:40 - Penn State vs Ohio State 13:33 - Blaze ...
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Feb 12

369

Previewing #1 Penn State vs #2 Ohio State & A Huge Weekend Ahead!

A huge weekend of college wrestling ahead! 0:00 - Intro & Start to the Show 02:35 - Press Credential Saga Continues 13:10 - Freestyle Nuggets 21:50 - #2 Ohio State at #1 Penn State 48:00 - #10 Illinois ...
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Feb 9

368

Ohio State Rolls Iowa, Buchanan Techs Yazdani, Is Jax Going In Postseason?

Not the most eventful weekend of wrestling, but a lot to discuss none the less! 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 03:05 - Bo Bassett vs Brandt Harer Match Not Happening 11:55 ...
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Feb 5

367

Can Iowa Knock Off Ohio State? + Ranking Series, Big 12 Seeds

Another episode of Basch & The Brain to take us into the weekend! 0:00 - Intro & Setting the Stage 02:40 - New B1G Seeding Formula 14:50 - Ranking Series Update - ...
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Feb 3

366

Oklahoma State's Sergio Vega is Focused on One Match at a Time

Fun show today as Undefeated Oklahoma State Freshman Sergio Vega joins us to talk about his arrival at Oklahoma State & how the season is going! 0:00 - Start of Show 0:30 ...
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Feb 3

365

Big Ten Seeds are Taking Shape & New Olympics Qualifying Criteria!

We're starting to get a look at how Big Tens is going to be seeded + we dive into the new Olympics Qualifying Criteria! BIG TEN SEED PICTURE. 0:00 - ...
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Feb 1

364

Penn State Keeps Rolling, Oklahoma State Shuts Down Iowa State

#3 Oklahoma State shuts down #5 Iowa State, #1 Penn State rolls past #6 Nebraska, and a full weekend recap of what happened in between, including #7 Minnesota stunning #4 Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 0:00 - Intro &...
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Jan 29

363

Previewing Penn State vs Nebraska & Oklahoma State/Iowa State!

What an awesome weekend of college wrestling ahead. On today's show, we'll focus on Penn State vs Nebraska and Oklahoma State vs Iowa State, then glance at the rest of ...
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Jan 26

362

Iowa Beats Nebraska, Ohio State Outlasts Nebraska, & Penn State Keeps Dominating!

This weekend lived up to all the hype as Iowa rebounds well against Nebraska, Ohio State survives a scare against Nebraska, and Penn State just keeps dominating, getting their 6th &...
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Jan 21

361

Crystal Ball Update! + Iowa vs Nebraska Preview!

UPDATED CRYSTAL BALL RANKINGS ARE OUT! View them on Willie's Rokfin channel here. On today's show, we dive into the updated Crystal Ball Rankings & preview Iowa/Nebraska Friday ...
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Jan 19

360

Penn State Dominates Iowa & More History for The Nittany Lions!

Penn State Dominated Iowa 32-3, Let's Dive Into it! 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 07:45 - Penn State Dominates Iowa 11:15 - Lilledahl Gets Revenge on Peterson 13:08 - Penn State ...
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Jan 15

359

Previewing #1 Penn State vs #4 Iowa + Breaking Down Endene's Departure

IT'S #1 PENN STATE VS #4 IOWA WEEK! 00:00 - Intro & Start of Show 08:35 - Endene Leaves Iowa 26:12 - Transfer Portal Rule Change & Who Is In 32:00 - Garvin & Norman Out ...
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Jan 13

358

Jax Forrest Makes Oklahoma State Debut, Stanich & Crookham Return, Doc B Delivers!

From Jax Forrest making his Oklahoma State debut with a pin to Crookham & Stanich returning and some crazy Doc B & RAF action in between - what a weekend ...
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Jan 8

357

Weekend Preview! + Kaleb Larkin Moves To 157 & Takes Out #3 Vinny Zerban!

The first full weekend preview of the year is here, along with the latest in wrestling, including Anthony Knox to Rutgers! 0:00 Intro 02:10 - Grounded Change 12:30 - Larkin Moves Up ...
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Jan 5

356

Knox Decision Soon?, CBU Drops Wrestling, Weekend Rundown!

First Basch & The Brain of the Year! Let's Talk Wrestling! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of the Show 05:50 - Cal Baptist Discontinues Wrestling 17:15 - Anthony Knox Down to ...
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Dec 29

355

Making Sense of the Holiday Tournaments

It's the final BASCH & THE BRAIN of 2025! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 10:30 - Holiday Tournaments 18:50 - Jax Forrest 23:00 - Some Powerade Storylines 36:00 - Midlands Curveball 39:00 - ...
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Feb 5

Can Iowa Knock Off Ohio State? + Ranking Series, Big 12 Seeds

Another episode of Basch & The Brain to take us into the weekend! 0:00 - Intro & Setting the Stage 02:40 - New B1G Seeding Formula 14:50 - Ranking Series Update - Day 1 25:15 - Day 2 of Ranking Series 29:15 - Can Iowa Knock off Ohio State 51:55 - Penn State/Michigan & Rest of ...
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Mar 5

2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Preview & Picks

Great time with Willie as we preview the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, weight-by-weight, making picks at each weight along the way. Listen on Apple here. Listen on Spotify. Watch on YouTube below!
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Jun 28

Ready or Not, NIL Is Happening Next Week

It’s happening. On July 1, many college wrestlers are going to be able to leverage their name, image, and likeness. But, until it rolls out (and probably even after), there are a lot of questions and speculations around the rollout. I’ve seen some of the guidelines for ...
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Jul 9

Agencies, Commercials, & Local Biz; NIL Continues!

Right on cue, the Name, Image and Likeness activity is picking up, as we're exactly one week since NIL went into effect and it's getting better by the day. As I had said both in a previous article, and on the BASCHAMANIA Podcast, deals take time to execute. When ...
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Mar 18

Olympic Trials: An Exciting NCAA Storyline to Watch

The NCAA’s are happening and all the action starts today at 11am EST (info on how to stream every match here!) While there are so many storylines to focus on this weekend, one storyline I’ll be keeping an eye on this weekend is the Olympic Trials! The ...
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Mar 13

Why I'm Bummed: Some Storylines from Cancelling NCAA’s

But, on this seemingly somber Friday morning, I continue to think about the storylines that I was thinking about after the news broke yesterday and into the night last night.
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Feb 6

New wrestling podcast Baschamania shares stories of America’s elite wrestlers

Justin Basch, CEO and Founder of Basch Solutions, has launched BASCHAMANIA, a new wrestling podcast focused on sharing the stories of the top wrestlers in the USA.
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