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Big Ten Projected Seeds, Iowa/Minnesota, Penn State/Ohio State | 272 Feb 13, 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 - The Best Time of the Year Is Here
04:45 - Is Gable #1 (Seed) Next Topic
08:40 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (125 - 157)
25:55 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (165 - 275)
30:30 - It’s Army/Navy Week
32:30 - NCAA Rev Share Update
41:00 - Hodge Watch
49:30 - Weekend Preview Begins
50:30 - #1 Penn State vs #8 Ohio State
01:02:30 - #3 Iowa vs #6 Minnesota
01:22:15 - Rest of the Weekend Slate
01:26:30 - Iowa State at Northern Iowa

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Iowa beats Nebraska, CommentaryGate, Weekend Rundown | 271 Feb 10, 2025

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Weekend Rundown Time With Willie 'The Brain'!

01:59: Drama over Commentary

22:10: Terrel Barraclough beats #3 Peyton Hall

23:30 Iowa beats Nebraska 19-16

46:25: GOAT Follower’s Note on Buchanan Not Making Top 100 Big Board

59:18 Rest of The Weekend Slate

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Bo Bassett Commits to Iowa, #3 Iowa vs #6 Nebraska, Weekend Preview | 270 Feb 06, 2025

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Great show today with Willie the Brain as we talk about the biggest news in college wrestling from Bo Bassett to Iowa & other commitments, and preview the best wrestling coming up this weekend!

03:30 - #1 Bo Bassett Commits to Iowa
26:30 - Team Race Makes NCAA’s More Exciting
30:20 - Jax Forrest (Pre-Commitment)
35:10 - Big Board Inventory, Recruiting Round-up
37:00 - Zagreb Open Ranking Series & Senior Level
53:50 - Weekend Preview, Bearclaw vs Peyton Hall
01:00:10 - #3 Iowa vs #6 Nebraska Preview
01:10:45 - Rest of the College Wrestling Weekend Slate
01:19:00 - Bishop McCort & Some High School Talk

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Penn State/Iowa Recap, Arnold/Ferrari Drama, Recruiting News | 269 Feb 03, 2025

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What a weekend! Time to dive into #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa as PSU takes the dual for the fourth year in a row.

02:15 - #3 Dreshaun Ross Committed to Oklahoma State
10:33 - #1 Bo Bassett Announces He’s Ready to Announce Decision
15:45 - Recapping #Penn1 State vs #2 Iowa
35:25 - Mesenbrink for Hodge? The Hodge Trophy Race Begins.
43:42 - Carter Starocci vs Angelo Ferrari
48:55 - Gabe Arnold & Angelo Ferrari Drama
01:19:05 - Rest of the Slate Briefly

#1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa Preview! | 268 Jan 29, 2025

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The biggest dual of the year is here; it's #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa live Friday Night at 7pm ET on the Big Ten Network!

2:00 - Update on Non-Revenue Sharing Updates, High School Wrestling
06:40 - Wrestling Media Discussion, Lack of Credentialing
38:30 - #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa & Starting With 125: #6 Luke Lilledahl vs #28 Joey Cruz
47:24 - 133: #7 Braeden Davis vs #3 Drake Ayala
50:45 - 141: #3 Beau Bartlett vs #31 Ryder Block + A Willie Ranking Rant
58:54 - 149: #4 Shanye Van Ness vs #2 Kyle Parco
01:05:50 -157: #3 Tyler Kasak vs #1 Jacori Teemer
01:13:20 - 165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink vs #2 Mikey Caliendo
01:16:35 - 174: #2 Levi Haines vs #5 Patrick Kennedy
01:18:10 - 184: #1 Carter Starocci vs #5 Gabe Arnold
01:26:40 - 197: #4 Josh Barr vs #1 Stephen Buchanan
01:41:50 - 285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet vs #11 Ben Kueter

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College Wrestling Season is Heating Up! Full Weekend Rundown | 267 Jan 27, 2025

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Time to Recap the College Wrestling Weekend with Willie 'The Brain' Saylor.

0:31 - Intro & Willie turns Bills/Redskins Losing into a National Duals Rant
06:55 - Willie Has Some Nuggets & We Talk Injuries & Updates
19:15 - Ivy League Decided No Rev Sharing + Big 12 Rev Sharing Issues
28:30 - Weekend Rundown Starts with Nebraska’s Strong Rebound
41:00 - Rundown Resumes with Big Wins
48:30 - Penn State / Rutgers Breakdown
01:03:40 - Weekend Rundown Continues
01:04:30 - Oklahoma State vs Northern Iowa Breakdown
01:08:15 - Iowa vs Ohio State Breakdown
01:27:15 - The Headgear Throw Point Deduction Needs to Stop
01:33:55 - Iowa State / Oklahoma State & Rest of the Slate

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National Duals Are Back, Cleveland St Cuts Wrestling, Weekend Preview | 266 Jan 24, 2025

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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'! 0:31 - Clovis vs Buchanan 2:37 - Cleveland State Dropping Wrestling (Again) 16:45 - Every Wrestling Program Should Be Endowed 22:15 - BASCHAMANIA Wins Podcast of the Year 29:30 - National Duals are Back 37:00 - Penn State and Iowa Do Not Need To Go 54:15 - CKLV Could Get Blown Up in The Process 57:30 - Previewing This Weekend’s Action 59:52 - Oklahoma State vs UNI Breakdown 01:05:40 - Iowa vs Ohio State Dual Breakdown 01:17:15 - Oklahoma St vs Iowa State Breakdown 01:21:50 - Senior Level News/Nuggets 01:30:30 - After Show 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 & analysis. PLEASE Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com. BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at www.BaschSolutions.com.

Are There Clear Front Runners for the 125lb Title? Full Weekend Rundown | 265 Jan 20, 2025

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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'! 0:31 - Intro and Bills/Commanders 3:45 - Diving into Wrestling Talk 4:30 - Iowa vs Illinois Recap 17:00 - 35 Undefeated Guys in the Country 18:10 - 125lb Tier Talk: Are There Clear Favorites? 41:00 - Cenzo Joins! 46:50 - Penn State vs. Nebraska Recap 01:12:50 - Other College Wrestling Happenings 01:32:30 - Senior Level News & Nuggets

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Would National Duals Only Work This Way? Penn State/Nebraska Preview! | 264 Jan 16, 2025

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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'! 00:31 - National Duals 33:40 - Women’s Wrestling Approved for an NCAA D1 Sport 43:00 - Rudis and UWW Partnership 46:20 - FloWrestling Announces a Super Card with Spencer Lee & Others 51:30 - Spencer Lee Competing a Lot Coming Up 55:40 - Ryan Crookham Out for the Year 01:00:05 - Anthony Ferrari Competing This Semester at LIU 01:01:30 - Oklahoma State Beats NC State 34-3 01:11:15 - Previewing Penn State vs Nebraska - Friday 9pm ET 01:18:05 - Iowa vs Illinois (Friday at 7pm ET), Michigan vs Minnesota

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Is Ridge Lovett The Best Top Rider Right Now? Full Weekend Rundown | 263 Jan 13, 2025

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Basch & The Brain January 13th Recapping Recent Events & Looking Ahead to Action Coming Up:

02:12 - Senior Level News
07:20 - Why Gable is Vilified
09:30 - Season-Ending Injury Plague
18:21 - Nebraska vs UNI, Minnesota
30:35 - Penn State Dominance
33:15 - Ridge Lovett & State of Riding
44:00 - Friday Results & Notes
53:30 - Looking at Saturday / Sunday Results
01:01:45 - Looking Ahead to Action Coming Up

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