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Final Crystal Ball & NCAA Championships Bracketology | 282 Mar 17, 2025

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We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets.

3:30 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships
05:40 - The Whole Gang Is Going to Philly
11:00 - Tyler Brennan Situation is So Dumb
20:00 - Betting Odds for Teams
22:15 - Projected Seeds
25:30 - Iowa Bracket Projections
35:15 - Oklahoma St Projections
44:30 - Can Illinois Take Top 5 After Big Ten Performance?
48:30 - 125 lbs - WIllie’s Official Predictions & Projections
53:10 - 133 lbs
58:50 - 141 lbs
01:02:50 - 149 lbs
01:04:45 - 157 lbs
01:09:15 - 165 lbs
01:11:10 - 174 lbs
01:18:40 - 184 lbs
01:23:40 - 197 lbs
01:26:15 - 285 lbs
01:28:30 - Dark Horses
01:32:30 - Yianni is Returning! Up at 70kg
01:35:30 - Transfer Portal Updates

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2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Preview & Picks! | 281 Mar 13, 2025

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We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets.

06:00 - The Seeds Were Not Bad
10:00 - 4 Teams Qualified All 10
11:30 - Tyler Brennan Situation
19:30 - Previewing 125 lbs at NCAA Championships
23:45- Actually Starting 125 lbs
30:30 - 133 lbs
38:20 - 141 lbs
50:14 - 149 lbs
01:01:15 - 157 lbs
01:17:20 - 165 lbs
01:24:30 - 174 lbs
01:31:48 - 184 lbs
01:39:12 - 197 lbs
01:51:15 - 285 lbs
01:59:00 - Team Score Predictions

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Conference Championships Wrap Up, All Eyes Now Turn to NCAA's | 280 Mar 10, 2025

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Conference Championships are officially in the books & we went weight-by-weight through it all as all eyes now turn to the NCAA's in 2 weeks!

06:30 - 125lbs at Conference Championships
22:10 - 133lbs
35:40 - 141lbs
46:00 - 149lbs
54:00 - 157lbs
01:01:30 - 165lbs
01:07:08 - 174lbs
01:17:40 - 184lbs
01:25:30 - 197lbs
01:36:45 - Heavyweight

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Conference Championship Saturday Kickoff Show with Basch & The Brain | 278 Mar 10, 2025

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We’re 2 days in, with the 2 biggest days to go. Today, the Big 10’s & Big 12’s kick off, and we also get EIWA, Mac, SoCon Finals, as well as PA & Jersey State Finals! Fun live show!

03:30 - Pac 12’s
06:30 - Pac 12 To Grow?
10:15 - Recapping Pac 12’s
15:45 - AJ Ferrari Wins Pac 12 Title, What Will Happen in Philly, Next Year
32:00 - Big Ten Brackets
- Rest of the show was live Q&A and randomness.

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Conference Championships Saturday Recap! Basch & The Brain | 279 Mar 09, 2025

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Another LIVE show this morning as we recap Conference Championship Saturday!

0:31 - What Happened with Weigh-Ins
07:30 - Who’s In, Who Needs Allocations
13:59 - Starting to Recap 125lbs at Big 10’s and Big 12’s
22:45 - 133lbs
25:45 - 141lbs
30:45 - 149lbs
35:45 - 157lbs
37:45 - 165lbs
43:52 - 174lbs
47:39 - 184lbs
50:21 - 197lbs
52:20 - 285lbs
56:10 - Adam Waters, Jax Forrest, Random Notes

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Big Ten Championships & Conference Tourmament/Postseason Previews! | 277 Mar 06, 2025

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BIG Weekend ahead! It's Conference Championships Time!

0:31 - Willie’s Awake
03:05 - We Finally Got Big Ten Seeds, Delayed
07:51 - Saitiev Died
13:25 - Ryan Crookham Is Now Officially Out
20:25 - Taye Ghadial In the Transfer Portal
37:00 - California is Bonkers, NYS
43:30 - Conference Championships: Pac 12s
51:00 - Big 12 Seeds & Picks
01:08:30 - ACC Championships
01:16:55 - Big Ten Championships Preview: Preseeds and Picks (125-157)
01:42:34 - Big Tens 165 - 285

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Spencer vs Ono Reaction, Allocations Are Out & Coaches Rankings Are Comedy | 276 Feb 28, 2025

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The Postseason is officially upon us & today's show with Willie "The Brain" had a bit of everything, from High School States Drama and Senior Level Updates to NCAA Allocations & Coaches Rankings!

0:31 - Housekeeping
03:45 - There’s a Big Ten Curveball This Year
08:00 - Anthony Knox OUT for Postseason
18:45 - Snyder Wrestled at Multiple Events This Week
28:05 - FloWrestling Card
38:48 - Spencer vs Ono
51:30 - Coaches Rankings = Pure Comedy
55:50 - Allocations are Out - What It Means
1:04:00 - Who Needs an Allocation
1:05:35 - Ryan Crookham/Matty Lopes Situation at 133
01:09:15 - Returning All-Americans Need an At-Large
01:24:57 - Will Iowa Send All 10?

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#3 Iowa Beats #2 Oklahoma State 21-16, Weekend/Season Recap | 275 Feb 24, 2025

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The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Did NOT Disappoint! We dive into it all on today's show, episode 275!

02:50 - Crookham Didn’t Wrestle, neither did Lopes
05:30 - EIWA’s Will Not Have True 2nd
11:15 - Weekend Recap Begins
13:00 - 285 Seeds at NCAA’s Could Be Interesting
16:55 - Virginia Tech beats NC State 21-10
27:06 - Saturday's Duals: Keegan Is Officially Back
34:25 - No Matt Ramos for Purdue
47:30 - #3 Iowa beats #2 Oklahoma State 21-16
54:42 - Spratley Majors Cruz
01:09:00 - Nelson or Kennedy To Go in the Postseason?
01:10:30 - Brands Wouldn’t Say if Ferrari or Arnold is Going

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#2 Oklahoma State vs #3 Iowa Preview + Full Weekend Slate Rundown! | 274 Feb 20, 2025

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The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Is Here!

01:30 - Travel Plans
09:40 - Rutgers/Penn Dual; Is John Poz Retired?
13:10 - Sammy Sasso is All Done
18:15 - Weekend Preview
18:45 - Ryan Crookham Update
25:30 - NC State vs Virginia Tech Friday Night
39:10 - Weekend Preview Continues
47:05 - #2 Oklahoma vs #3 Iowa Sunday Night
01:04:40 - Kennedy or Brands at 174?
01:07:20 - Angelo Ferrari Not Listed as a Probable

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PSU/Ohio State, Iowa/Minnesota, Rest of the Weekend Slate Rundown | 273 Feb 17, 2025

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The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks!

0:31 - Basch May Get Stranded in Florida
3:20 - Latest Work from Willie
09:40 - Penn State Beats Ohio State 27-13
15:45 - Ohio State Has No Transfers
20:00 - Davis Wins & Dual Breakdown Continues
33:50 - Iowa beats Minnesota 23-11
42:30 - Weekend Slate Rundown

43:52 - Miller Doesn’t Wrestle, WIllie Was Right
53:00 - Again, No AJ Ferrari
01:04:45 - Northern Iowa vs Iowa State Was Electric
01:13:11 - Ranking Series Entries Out For Next Week

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