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Snyder Arrested, Alvarez to Iowa & World Team Trials Preview
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 ...
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May 5300
Josh Barr Reflects on NCAA Finals Run, Injury Battle, & Upcoming Plans
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 ...
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Apr 29299
Yianni Was Wondering if it Was Time To Be Done, Then He Won The Open
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 ...
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Apr 28298
Jax Forrest on Winning US Open, Excitement in Stillwater, Time at Bishop McCort
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 ...
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Apr 27297
The Start of a New Cycle: Full 2025 US Open Recap
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 ...
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Apr 22296
US Open Preview + We Try to Convince Jason Nolf To Enter!
US Open This Weekend! We went live to talk Brackets, Preview & Predictions! 01:00 - Slay Interview 08:00 - OU Doing Some Strong Recruiting 11:10 - Hawkeyes Get Their 197’lber 22:00 - Iowa ...
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Apr 22295
Brandon Slay on Leaving PRTC, New G1 Training Center, Heading West
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 ...
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Apr 19294
Collegiate Duals Causing Heat! Basch & The Brain
Lot going on with National Duals and we dive into it all on today's weekend special! 05:15 - Willie is on Tilt Over National Duals & Penn State Fans 19:45 - Hatred ...
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Apr 14293
Is ASU Ok?, All The Latest Portal Moves, & Coaching Shuffles Begin
There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves! 01:55 - Richie Figgs leaves ASU; Is ASU ...
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Apr 10292
Thomas Gilman on This Past Season at Oklahoma State & His Departure
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 - ...
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Apr 8291
Rocky Elam on Why He’s Transferring & Where He's Headed
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 ...
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Apr 6290
Zack Ryder to Oklahoma State, Iowa's Lineup Coming Together, & More Portal Talk
Another wild week in College Wrestling with the Transfer Portal, and we're here to break down all of the latest. 05:00 - Transfer Portal, Peterson Commits to Iowa 08:15 - Iowa’s ...
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Apr 4289
Minnesota's Max McEnelly on Incredible Freshman Season (That Left Him Unsatisfied)
On today's show, the NCAA Freshman of the Year, Max McEnelly of Minnesota, joins the show as we talk all things his Freshman season & Minnesota. 01:32 - Summarizing the Season 03:19 ...
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Apr 3287
Iowa’s Drake Ayala on New Transfers, Battling Adversity, & The Iowa Culture
Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today! 1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s & Gaming 03:40 - Growth at Iowa 06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer ...
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Apr 1287
Basch & The Brain: Hodge Race, Portal Heating Up, & NIL
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 ...
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Mar 30286
Rocco Welsh Announces Where He's Transfering & Why
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 ...
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Mar 26285
Luke Lilledahl on Ono, AA'ing, His True Freshman Year, & Freestyle Plans
Great chatting with Penn State's Luke Lilledahl on today's show! Luke just wrapped up his true freshman season with a 3rd place finish at NCAA's. Prior ...
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Mar 26284
The Transfer Portal Is Getting Wild! + Early Projected Line-ups!
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 ...
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Mar 23283
2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap!
WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint, and we are back and recapping the whole event! Audio Timestamps: 0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip 07:30 - Starting ...
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Mar 17282
NCAA Championships Crystal Ball & Bracketology
It's NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK & we're diving into more of it! Video Timestamps (Add :30 for Audio): 3:00 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships 05:10 - The Whole Gang Is ...
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Gabe Arnold's Departure from Iowa; Basch & The Brain
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