Episodes
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Many laughs & an awesome time today having Olympic Champion and 6x World/Olympic Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt back on the podcast.
We talk:
Processing Emotions before Olympics Susaki Going Down in the First Round Vinesh Missing Weight on Day 2 Wrestling Cuba's Guzman in the Finals Never Giving Up Fans at the Olympics vs No Fans in Tokyo Having Drew with her at the Olympics Elor Winning’s Momentum on Day 1 The Upcoming Generation & Changing The Guard Future for Sarah What Sarah was Craving Cutting Weight Rapid Fire Questions from the FansFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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, Jordan Burroughs & David Taylor all made the 2024 World Team and Willie & I recap it all, talking about many of this weekend's top storylines!
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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 61kg, 70kg, 79kg, and 92kg, and of course, make our picks!
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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 activity. We also talk about "developing" athletes & just what that means.
After that lengthy discussion, we talk Gable Steveson/Buffalo Bills, Zain's NLWC addition, WTT news and notes and briefly looking at Junior Worlds next week.
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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 about many of the reactions & takeaways.
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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 in the Finals Mason Parris Went 0 for 1 Aaron Brooks Loses a Heartbreaker Dake is In Fact Aging BackwardsFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 DQ'd after not making weight Sarah Hildebrandt Is Into The Finals! Amit Elor is Simply Incredible Previewing Tomorrow's MFS 57kg & 86kg, and WFS 57kg brackets Greco Goes 0-for-5 Micic is Out, Was Weight an Issue?Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 through Men's Freestyle in-depth, weight-by-weight, and talk picks, betting lines, brackets (what we know), storylines, and more.
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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 & marketing.
For those that don't know, I've owned Basch Solutions, a marketing agency for the past 16 years, and we not only work with businesses of all shapes and sizes across the country, but we work with the best wrestlers, coaches & clubs in the country as well!
Lot of golden nuggets in here for wrestlers & wrestling fans a like. Hope you all find value and entertainment in this one!
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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 Craig Jones Invitational next month.
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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 Seems Quiet Sidakov and Sadulaev Out AJ Ferrari News Matters Teemer Transferring Out Rumors, Volk? Iowa's Transfer Batting Average Bo Bassett Recruiting Thoughts Recent Coaching Moves Rundown Recent Pro Leagues & EventsFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 & how it all intertwines with his current position as a D1 Big Ten Head Coach! We talked:
Mindset Early in Wrestling Career Wrestling Lessons to Football Choosing to Focus on Football Balancing Multiple Sports Bono & Reader’s Impact on Him Can We Get a Program at Cincinnati Success from Wrestling Gable Signing With The Bills Ben Kueter Focusing on Wrestling Recruiting Wrestlers Coaching Influences Wrestling’s Effect on Team Culture Advice for Athletes Who Want To Be Recruited at D1 Level Excitement For the Season AheadFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 year before we dive into the recruiting window opening up for him! We talk:
Making his first Junior World Team Last Chance Qualifier Experience Humility in Defeat Not Burning Out Bumping Up in Weight Commitment to his Faith Having 100k Followers Recruiting Window Opening NIL's Role in His Decision Opinions on Some Top Schools Fan Questions Rapid Fire Fan QuestionsFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 Alirez! We covered a ton, including:
Making the Jump from 6th to Champ Rivalry with Beau Bartlett NCAA Finals Finish Excitement for Next Season Mindset Late in the Matches Sammy Sasso Tom Ryan Olympic Trials Experience Wrestling Andrew Alirez Headlining Beat The Streets Indiana is 141UFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 today to talk all about the past few months leading up to the new role with Penn State. We talked:
Wrestling Gomez at the Pan-Ams Other Americans Wrestling for Other Countries 2024 Olympic Trials Experience Wrestling Zain at the Olympic Trials The NLWC vs NLWC dynamic Traveling with Zain to Qualify the Weight Oklahoma St News Breaking Being Offered The Assistant Job The Increased Competitiveness in College Wrestling Looking Ahead to Next Season What’s Next CompetitivelyFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 Trophy Being Part of the PSU Sports Dynasty Most Memorable Matches Wrestling in U23's, Decision Why Olympic Trials Perspective Connor Mirasola Taking Him Down Match with Zahid; The Singlet Pull Late Night Olympic Trials Weight Cut Sweeping David Taylor 2 in a row The Adderall Rumors Take on David Taylor to Oklahoma State What's Next for AB 86kg or 92kg After 2024 OlympicsFeel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.
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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 for a home for his final year of eligibility. We talked about how someone in the military service can transfer, what schools he's looking at, how NIL plays a role, the Olympic Trials, and more.
Then, 2024 Olympian Kennedy Blades joins the podcast once again as we talk about her Olympic Trials run, dethroning Adeline Gray, the role her faith has played in this past year, being coached by Izzy & Mark Perry, the depth of the 76kg Women's Freestyle field and more.
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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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Great time today recapping the 2024 Olympic Trials as we dive into Men's Freestyle & a bit of the Women's Freestyle action.
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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! Catch all the action on Friday & Saturday on Peacock & USA Network.
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