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Diving into Alex Marinelli's Career & Faith | Ep. 92 Dec 26, 2020

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Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly, he's got a lot to say!

We dive into:

1. The Nickname
2. Early Success in Ohio
3. Perspective After Losses
4. Faith Shaping Career
5. College Transition
6. Getting Married Young
7. Alex & Eli Big Ten Documentary
8. Making Adjustments
9. Cenzo Rivalry
10. 2019 NCAA’s
11. 2020 NCAA’s
12. Team Title Thoughts & Expectations
13. Folkstyle vs Freestyle
14. Recent HWC Open Match
15. What’s Next
16. Getting on Social 

If you enjoy this episode, let me know! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

More Coffee Talk w/ Cenzo! Recent & Upcoming Cards & Matches | Ep. 91 Dec 20, 2020

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Just a wrestling fan and a wrestler talking wrestling! In today's episode, Cenzo and I talk about recent and upcoming matches and cards, including but not limited to Gross/Gilman, the 150lb bracket challenge, Bajrang/Zain, the NLWC Card, matches not counting for seeds, just who should do post-match interviews and more! Engage with us on Twitter: @JustinJBasch and @CenzoJoseph

Coffee Talk w/ Cenzo and Gilman & RBY Join the Show! | Ep. 90 Dec 14, 2020

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Cenzo, RBY, and Gilman on one episode! Need I say more? For real though, great time talking about what’s going on in wrestling over the past week with Cenzo and having RBY and Gilman hop on to talk about their upcoming matches on Rokfin cards.

- Bills/Steelers
- Bo’s Wedding
- Burroughs/Taylor
- Flo/Rokfin Events
- Flo's Bracket Challenge Predictions
- NLWC Card
- RBY/Sterling
- Some Rokfin Thoughts
- One Match to Introduce Someone to Wrestling, What Would it Be?
- RBY Joins the Show
- Gilman Joins the Show

Coffee Talk w/ Cenzo: RTC Cup Edition; Gable Steveson & Trent Hidley Join The Show | Ep. 89 Dec 07, 2020

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What a fun episode! Coffee Cenzo back on the show as we talk about the storylines and takeaways from this weekend's RTC Cup. 2 of the guys in the spotlight after this weekend, Gable Steveson and Trent Hidlay, also join the show!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:.

- Cliff Keen Won the RTC Cup
- Are the RTC Teams Fair?
- Missed Some Teams…
- Surprises at the RTC Cup
- Heavyweight Scene Right Now
- Gable Steveson Joins the Show
- Athletes Communicating
- Wrestlers Trash Talking
- RBY Provoking Sterling Match
- Trent Hidlay Joins the Show

Gabe Dean on Olympic Run, DT & Seth Gross on Duals, Events | Ep. 88 Nov 27, 2020

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Interesting weeks for both Gabe Dean and Seth Gross! Gross beat a red-hot Bryce Meredith and Gabe Dean toed the line with World Champ David Taylor at NLWC 3. Both also compete next weekend in Flo's RTC Cup. Fun conversations today with these two!

Gabe Dean Conversation Topics: Coming out of Retirement, Senior Nationals, Flo Bracket Challenge, David Taylor Match, Max Dean’s Influence on Olympic Trials,  Ivy League Cancellation of Wrestling, Dual Against the NLWC

Seth Gross Conversation: Joe Colon at Beat The Streets, Bryce Meredith Match, Wisconsin RTC Duals, Duals & Tournaments, Innovation in Wrestling

Coffee Talk with Cenzo & Nick Lee | Ep. 87 Nov 20, 2020

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It’s hard not to fun have talking to these 2 for an hour! After “Coffee Nick” and “Coffee Cenzo” debuted at Big 10’s this year, I knew we had to do AT LEAST one episode of “Coffee Talk!” Great time catching up today with these 2 hammers and talking about their recent and upcoming matches on NLWC cards, who they want to wrestle next ideally, what they've been up to, some hilarious stories about teammates, and so much more. Nick Lee returns Tuesday night on NLWC's Rokfin, subscribe & watch at Rokfin.com/NLWC. If you haven't heard Vincenzo's and Nick's back stories previously on the podcast, give those episodes of the show a listen!

Yianni D, Ashnault, & Bo Nickal on Current Events | Episode 86 Nov 13, 2020

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There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna talk today about some of those topics and bring on some guests that are directly in the center of the conversation.

First up, 2x NCAA Champ Yianni D and I chat 1:24 in about the Ivy League's Winter Sports Cancellation Announcement. Then, Anthony Ashnault joins the show 20:45 in to talk about his upcoming matches against Austin O'Conner and in the Flo Bracket Challenge, as well as launching Mobbin Media. Lastly, Bo Nickal joins the show 44:57 in to talk about his upcoming match with Nate Jackson, his 1-1 match with Dieringer, and his recent trip to Abu Dhabi. Of course, these topics are just a few of the many covered!

Olympic Champ Kyle Snyder’s Quest For More (Than) Gold | Ep. 85 Oct 29, 2020

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An absolute pleasure to have NCAA, World, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Kyle Snyder on the podcast today. Kyle is now the 6th Olympic Champ on the podcast, and I can't think of many others (if absolutely any!?) have had the pleasure of having these 6 on. Kyle is a man of God and somebody that everyone can learn something from! Hope you enjoy episode 85!

We cover:

- Getting Started in Wrestling
- Pressure On Losing?
- Role of Faith In Career
- Path to OTC, Ohio State
- Seeking out Challenges
- Winning Olympics
- Balance on the Faith & Contentment
- Enduring Disappointments
- Motivation for More
- The Move to the NLWC
- Continuing To Get Better
- Maintaining Personal Brand
- Thoughts on J’den Cox
- Current Confidence Levels

If you enjoy this episode, let me know! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

Cornell's Mike Grey Shares His Story & Perspective | Ep. 84 Oct 26, 2020

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Pumped to have Cornell’s Associate Head Coach, Mike Grey, join the podcast today! Mike, a high school phenom that was the first 4x State Champ in New Jersey, has had an interesting career as both an athlete and coach and I’m excited to dive into his story today! This is especially a must-listen for all of you Cornell fans!

We talk about:

- His Beginning In Wrestling
- High School State Championships (4x NJ State Champ)
- Handling Losses
- Heading to Cornell
- Athletic Career
- Athlete to Coach Transition
- Family Culture at Cornell
- Relationship with Rob, Yianni
- Excitement for the Program
- Spartan Combat RTC Rebranding

If you enjoy this episode, let me know! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

NCAA Name, Image & Likeness Bill Discussion with Tony Ramos | Ep. 82 Oct 08, 2020

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Former Hawkeye and current UNC Assistant Coach Tony Ramos is back on the podcast today to talk about the NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Bill. It has a lot of implications from an athlete, coaching, and program standpoint and we dove into a number of topics on it. We also spoke about the variety of events in wrestling going on, his recent attempt at grappling, and more. Give it a listen today!

If you enjoy this episode, let me know! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

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