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Basch & The Brain Preview the 2023 US Open! | Ep. 192 Apr 19, 2023

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It's here! The 2023 US Open is next week in Las Vegas, and we are pumped! Today, friend of the show, Willie the Brain, is back on as we go through Men's Freestyle weight by weight and go off on 15 tangents!

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Aaron Nagao on Why He Entered the Transfer Portal | Ep. 191 Apr 09, 2023

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With all of the NIL & Transfer Portal talk going on, I thought it made sense to bring on someone who's at the center of the conversation - Aaron Nagao. Nagao just finished an amazing redshirt freshmen season at Minnesota that saw him make the NCAA tournament & All-American his first year.

Today, Nagao joined me for a special Easter episode of BASCHAMANIA as we chat about his rare disease, his start in wrestling, what led him to Minnesota, his great redshirt freshman season, what led him to enter the Transfer Portal, and, of course, what's next. Fitting enough for an episode on Easter, we also discuss his bold faith's role in everything just mentioned.

Austin O'Connor on Establishing His Legacy at UNC as a 2x NCAA Champ | Ep. 190 Mar 29, 2023

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Today on BASCHAMANIA, UNC's Now-2x NCAA Champ Austin O'Connor, who just wrapped up his wrestling career on the top of the podium in Tulsa, joins the show to talk about his wrestling career, finishing on top of the podium and what's next for the former Tarheel.

Medical Forfeitting Out of 2022 NCAA Championships
Importance of All-American'ing in 2022
Bouncing All Around the Podium
Dominant 2023 Season
Levi Haines Matches
Hodge Reaction
Only Letting Up One Takedown
Relationship with Tony & Scott
Parity of Conference Championships
Rooting Against then For The ACC
UNC Legacy
Freestyle/MMA Aspirations?
What's Next for Austin O'Connor

Andrew Alirez Path to NCAA Title: Not Cheating a Rep | Ep. 189 Mar 22, 2023

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This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, the NCAA championship, and of course, what's next. We talk:

- Sinking in that he’s an NCAA Champion
- Looking back at the bracket
- Finals match with Real
- Weight management
- Living the right lifestyle
- Hitting rock bottom
- Legacy being established
- Decision to stay home
- Relationship with Troy Nickerson
- Poulin’s Future
- Alirez’s Wrestling Plans
- Faith in Being Ordained by God
- Not getting ahead of yourself
- Being a Hodge Finalist
- US Open Plans?
- Future in MMA

Yianni D on Becoming a 4x NCAA Champion & Making History | Ep. 188 Mar 21, 2023

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Yianni D is now just the 5th ever 4x NCAA Champion after earning another title at 149lbs this weekend. Today, friend of the show Yianni came back on to talk all about the tournament, his season, his career & what's next. We talk through:

- The bracket match by match
- Is the weight lifted now that the mission was accomplished
- Bouncing back from early season Austin Gomez loss
- What Mike Grey has done for Yianni
- Watching Vito’s Success
- Being Done with College
- Thoughts on Meyer Shapiro
- Anthony Noto’s Performance & Other Top Non-Cornell Performances
- Wearing His Own Spartan Shoes in the Finals
- Missing The College Fellowship
- Fan Questions

Nick Lee on Launching Wakinyan & More NCAA's Talk! | Ep. 187 Mar 13, 2023

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Great to have 2x NCAA Champ Nick Lee back on the podcast today as we chat:

- Transitioning to Freestyle Full Time - Competing at the Zagreb Open - Launching a Company (Wakinyan) - Wrestlers in Business - Advice for Young Wrestlers re: the NCAA Tournament - Being in the NCAA Finals - Going Back to the Finals - Penn State’s Success - Thoughts on 141 Field This Year - Penn State Wrestlers at NCAA's - Nick's Hodge Vote

Coffee Talk: 2023 NCAA Championships Preview & Picks | Ep. 186 Mar 09, 2023

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The 2023 NCAA D1 Championships are a week away, and it's time to go weight by weight through the tournament and make our picks. Listen and enjoy as Cenzo and I make our picks and then throw the whole thing out next week, as absolutely anything can happen!

Conference Championships Weekend Rundown with 'Basch & The Brain' | Ep. 185 Mar 06, 2023

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What a weekend the Conference Championships were! On today's Monday show 'Basch & The Brain' dive into all of the happenings of the weekend, starting with Big 12's and then going all the way through Big 10's.

Jordan Oliver on Transition to MMA & Why He Won't Leave His Shoes On The Mat | Ep. 184 Mar 03, 2023

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Always great having my friend Jordan Oliver back on the show, and the timing for today's episode was no accident! This week JO & Bellator announced that he had signed an MMA contract and would start fighting this year! We had a lot of fun in this conversation as we talk the following:

- Decision to Transition MMA
 - Why Bellator 
- Will We See Him Wrestle Again?
 - MMA Training Helping Wrestling
 - Retiring from Wrestling before an Olympic Year
- The Move to Florida
 - Hardest Part of the MMA Transition 
- Competing at 145lbs/Featherweight/66kg 
- The Goal of Being a World Champion - Disadvantage of Starting at ’30s 
- Prediction for Bo’s Fight
 - Who Would Excel from Wrestling in MMA
 - Looking Back at Favorite Moments in Wrestling 
- Need to Leave the Shoes On The Mat? - Florida Needs D1 Wrestling
 - Burroughs’ Greatness & If He Did in MMA
 - When’s First Fight?

3x Big Ten Champ Kollin Moore Talks Career, Faith & We Preview Big Ten Championships! Ep. 183 Mar 02, 2023

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It's time for Conference Championships, and today's guest knows a thing or two about those! Along with being a 4x All-American, Ohio State Buckeye Kollin Moore is a 3x Big Ten Champ & 4x Big Ten Finalist. Most recently, Kollin won back-to-back Ranking Series events on the Senior Level in Croatia & Egypt. The 2020/2021 Olympic Alternate and I dove into various aspects of his career & faith and even dove into this weekend's Big Ten Championships for a bit!

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