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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!

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01:04:39

Snyder’s Status, Raney Bros to OK State, WTT Picks &...

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2025/05/16

In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we break down the latest on Kyle Snyder’s situation and what it could mean for Final X. We also dive into the Raney brothers’ commitment to Oklahoma State, reactions from Iowa fans, and what it means for recruiting momentum moving forward. Plus, we talk about the Class of 2027, and make our final picks for World Team Trials matchups across the board.Video Timestamps:4:50 - Kyle Snyder Update11:45 - Will We See Snyder at Final X?17:31 - Raney Bros Commit

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01:26:37

Snyder Arrested, Alvarez to Iowa & World Team Trials...

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2025/05/12

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 news of Kyle Snyder’s arrest, then dive into transfer buzz with Sammy Alvarez announcing he's heading to Iowa. We discuss Dee Lockett’s possible weight change, preview the World Team Trials, and then we get into Real American Freestyle, new recruiting class rankings, and more.Video Timestamps:03:50 - Kyle Snyder Got Arrested17:35 - Sammy

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01:00:16

Josh Barr Reflects on NCAA Finals Run, Injury Battle,...

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2025/05/05

After an incredible freshman season, Josh Barr returns to Baschamania to talk about his NCAA Finals run, battling through injury, and what he learned in year one at Penn State. We dive into everything from his mindset after the Buchanan match to his growing leadership role, the addition of new training partners and teammates like Rocco Welsh and Ono, and his decision-making around World Team Trials.Josh also shares how his faith anchored him through the highs and lows of a grueling season.02:00 - Bo

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01:19:06

Yianni Was Wondering if it Was Time To Be Done, Then...

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2025/04/29

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 meant to him, how a year off changed his approach, and what’s fueling him heading toward Final X and the World stage. 01:30 - How This Open Win Compares03:30 - Having a Full Year Off07:00 - The Transition to 70kg10:00 - Cardenas & Bryce Wins11:30 - Takeaways from Finals with Green14:00 - Best of 3 Series at Final X16:45 - Focusing

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00:48:50

Jax Forrest on Winning US Open, Excitement in...

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2025/04/29

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 time at Bishop McCort.1:30 - Going Seniors instead of U20/Juniors03:15 - Oklahoma State Commitment Impact on US Open05:30 - Seeing the Veterans Retire07:10 - Perspective Heading into the Open09:15 - Finals Match with Seth Gross12:00 - When He’s Locking In for Vito13:30 - Daton Fix Injury Update14:50 - Importance of

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01:46:53

The Start of a New Cycle: Full 2025 US Open Recap | 297

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2025/04/28

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 on USABracketing.com13:35 - Seniors Men’s Freestyle: 57kg19:00 - 61kg 32:15 - 65kg37:30 - 70k43:35 - Par Terre48:30 - 74kg53:45 - 79kg01:03:00 - 86kg01:11:00 - 92kg01:14:30 - 97kg01:15:30 - 125kg01:19:00 - Junior/U20s Quick RecapTweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the

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01:54:10

US Open Preview & We Try To Convince Jason Nolf Live...

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2025/04/23

It's time for the US Open this weekend! JB & the Brain preview Men's Freestyle and also have Jason Nolf join the show during our 79kg discussion!01:30 - Slay Interview08:30 - OU Doing Some Recruiting11:40 - Hawkeyes Get Their 197'lber22:30 - Is Iowa Getting Daniel Cardenas?30:30 - US Open! 57kg34:10 - 61kg38:30 - USA Bracketing.com46:20 - 65kg52:15 - 70kg01:02:55 - 74kg01:12:10 - 79kg01:15:00 - Nolf Joins01:29:00 - 86kg01:35:50 - 92kg01:38:00 - 97kg01:41:45 - 125kgTweet us and send

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00:33:34

Brandon Slay Talks New G1 Training Center, SportsLife...

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2025/04/22

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 Philadelphia, Brandon is stepping down and moving to Springdale, Arkansas to launch the G1 Training Center and serve as Executive Director of SportsLife Wrestling — a ministry dedicated to building champions in life through faith and the sport of wrestling.In this episode, we talk about the decision to leave Philly, the role

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01:41:55

National Duals Causes Heat on Basch & The Brain! | 294

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2025/04/19

There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves!05:15 - Willie is on Tilt Over National Duals & Penn State Fans19:45 - Hatred for Penn State Not Going24:25 - Credit to Iowa Fans30:30 - People Want Penn State vs Oklahoma State40:00 - The Seeding of National Duals - Nebraska the 1?01:08:30 - Lottery For Remaining Teams01:10:00 ISH - Transfer Updates01:28:00 - Graduates Not Happy With Coaching Salaries01:31:15 - Coaching

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01:34:32

Is ASU Ok?, Latest Portal Moves, & Coaching Shuffles...

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2025/04/14

There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves!02:25 - Richie Figgs leaves ASU; Is ASU Okay?14:50 - Oklahoma State Picks Up Figs; Loses Gilman18:15 - Brayden Thompson Staying In Stillwater24:20 - Thomas Gilman Back to NLWC30:30 - UNC Picks Up AJ Ferrari38:00 - Willie Explains “Nebraska 2nd Best Program"42:15 - Cowboy RTC Adds Lee Roper46:20 - Rutgers Adds 3 From The Portal51:15 - Iowa State Adds Elam & Dean01:00:30 - National

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00:54:45

Thomas Gilman on This Past Season at Oklahoma State &...

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2025/04/10

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 - and, of course, the news that broke this weekend that he’s out of Oklahoma State. What a show!01:40 - Olympic Trials & Jumping into Coaching06:11 - Not Going to Turkey08:45 - Coaching at Oklahoma State12:45 - Coaching Troy Spratley to the National Finals17:00 - The Decision to Leave Oklahoma State20:00 - Going back to NLWC25:30 -

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00:25:24

Rocky Elam on Why He’s Transferring & Where | 291

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2025/04/08

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 final year of eligibility. Today he joins me on the show to talk about where he’s transferring and why..01:00 - Injuries from last year06:30 - The Decision to Transfer08:00 - How NIL Factored In09:40 - The Decision to Transfer12:30 - Call From David Carr14:15 - Approaching a New Room & System16:30 - Zach Headed to Rutgers17:45 -

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01:30:34

Zack Ryder to Oklahoma State, Iowa's Lineup Coming...

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2025/04/06

Another wild week in College Wrestling with the Transfer Portal, and we're here to break down all of the latest.05:30 - Transfer Portal, Peterson Commits to Iowa08:45 - Iowa’s Line-up: Will Iowa get a 197lb’er to complete the lineup?16:45 - Ben Kueter Hip Surgery18:30 - AJ Ferrari Decision Coming Soon27:50 - Zack Ryder Heading to Oklahoma State32:55 - Does Oklahoma State Now Have a Log Jam?51:30 - Deals Need To Be In By April 7th, Paid Out by Around June 20th56:15 - How Many Wrestlers Have “NIL

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00:35:39

Minnesota's Max McEnelly on Incredible Freshman...

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2025/04/04

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 Season03:19 - Making the Jump to College05:30 - Being an Underdog08:28 - Dropping Matches to Carter & Parker11:00 - Bouncing Back for 3rd13:00 - Match Against Berge14:30 - Film Guy?15:45 - Having Gable Back For This Year18:00 - Impact of Michael Kemerer20:00 - Vance Vombaur in the Room22:00 - Maintaining Momentum 24:30 - 184

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00:54:36

Iowa’s Drake Ayala on New Transfers, Battling...

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2025/04/03

Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today!1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s03:40 - Growth at Iowa06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer Lee10:00 - Overcoming Adversity12:20 - The NCAA Tournament15:20 - NCAA Finals Experience 2 Years in a Row16:30 - Teemer & Parco Hate20:30 - Nasir Bailey & Jordan Williams Joining Iowa24:30 - Excitement on the Recruits Coming In26:00 - Training Partners27:45 - Having His Brother Dru in the Room29:10 - Buchanan Winning National

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01:36:04

Basch & The Brain Live to Discuss Hodge Race, Portal...

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2025/04/01

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 new episodes!03:00 - The Hodge Trophy Race Was CLOSE!28:50 - Transfer Portal: Rocco Welsh to PSU39:40 - NIL and Why Are Some Numbers Disclosed & Others Aren’t?48:00 - Iowa Picks Up Williams & Bailey56:30 - Will They Pick Up Dean Peterson, Too?59:30 - Will The Mirasolas Transfer?01:02:40 - Alex Facundo to Oklahoma State01:07:30 - Rosters

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00:14:32

Rocco Welsh Announces Where He's Transfering & Why | 286

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2025/03/30

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 quick one! On today's episode, we talk briefly about where he's headed & why.0:51 - Why Rocco is Transferring02:10 - What Happened Back in December03:45 - Reaction When Going Into the Portal05:11 - Making The Decision07:32 - Reuniting with KDTC08:21 - The Role of NIL09:20 - Weight for Next Year10:00 - Offseason

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01:05:29

Luke Lilledahl on Ono, AA'ing, His True Freshman...

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2025/03/26

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 to starting college, Luke won both Cadet & Junior World Gold!0:01 - Winning another World Title Before Season4:14 - The Hunger For More Gold, The Fun in Competing05:30 - Pressure of Being a Highly Touted Recruit09:00 - Adjusting to College011:40 - Bouncing Back from Losses & Defeat13:30 - Losing at NCAA’s16:22 - Being a Part of the 10 AA Team19:00

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01:48:48

The Transfer Portal Is Getting Wild! + Early...

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2025/03/26

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 - Coaching Changes Are Quiet07:50 - There Are Buckets of Transfers21:16 - Portal Rundown43:13 - What’s Going on at Iowa State?51:30 - Lucas Byrd Transferring Out?52:55 - Jayden James Flips to Penn State59:30 - Cleveland State Wrestling May Have a Chance01:01:50 - Ono & Predicted Penn State Lineup for 2025-202601:14:58 -

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02:28:39

Recapping the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships! | 283

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2025/03/23

WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint and we are back and recapping the whole event!0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip07:30 - Starting With The Team Race09:00 - Penn State Dominated18:00 - Podium Picture24:30 - David Taylor’s Rookie Coaching Season31:50 - Ono to Penn State?41:00 - 125lbs Recap47:15 - 133lbs 56:20 - 141lbs01:09:50 - 149lbs01:18:30 - 157lbs01:30:20 - 165lbs 01:39:45 - 174lbs01:47:25 - 184lbs01:54:30 - 197lbs02:06:25 - 285lbs 02:20:00 - Closing The

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