Minutes
0:00 - Apology pillows are a thing and Kyle Bratke is back
0:03 - Mason Parris is a Junior world champ and is showing the potential we thought he had
0:10 - Mekhi Lewis is taking an Olympic redshirt
0:13 - David Carr also won Junior worlds
0:15 - The rest of our JR worlds results
0:21 - Dake/Ringer is this Saturday!
0:36 - Spey vs Nomad is an excellent page view war
0:41 - Russia’s process to get their last 3 world team spots is a bit wonky
0:48 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Kyle Bratke is still MIA
0:01 - Willie wants CP to get his wife a new car
0:05 - The Junior MFS went undefeated in the morning session on Tuesday
0:06 - Vito beat the returning world champ from Russia to make the finals
0:11 - Gabe Tagg continues to look awesome
0:14 - Yahya went 1-1
0:17 - Brayton went 0-1
0:18 - Should the age level teams get longer acclimation times?
0:23 - Why doesn’t the USA host more world championships?
0:27 - David Carr beat Russia and Iran
0:28 - Aaron Brooks went 0-1, lost to Azerbaijan
0:29 - Trent Hidlay looks phenomenal
0:34 - Lucas Davison in the semis
0:35 - Tanner Sloan lost to a very good guy from Turkey
0:36 - Mason Parris is hitting gut wrenches
0:38 - Yianni/Zain arbitration update
0:53 - Dake/Ringer is this Saturday
0:58 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Happy birthday Sam Herring
0:02 - RTC follow-up about a potential move to Local Sports Clubs
0:20 - What are the next steps?
0:22 - Why do kids go to Penn State?
0:25 - Yianni/Zain update and Rob Koll’s history with officials
0:34 - Funny story about Rob Koll wrestling Kyle Dake, and his thoughts on the wrestle-off
0:42 - Pan Am Games have started
0:43 - Crazy parent e-mails are a real thing
0:47 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - The War on RTCs: What people don't like about them, how coaches want them to be changed, how they could impact both USA and NCAA wrestling, and what "local sports clubs" are
0:42 - Almost 20k tickets sold for the 2020 NCAA championships
0:46 - Zain is out of Pan Am Games
0:52 - CP’s raging about the world team process complainers
1:08 - Questions from Friends
0:00 - McGowan & Facundo at Worlds
0:13 - Investigation at Flo HQ
0:19 - 133 Off Redshirt
0:27 - 141 Off Redshirt
0:32 - Alien Hour Presents UK Lights
0:40 - Q’s With F’s
Order of Show:
0:00 - Willie is a snob, all time Nomad takes.
0:08 - CD worlds discussion.
0:11 - What D1 coaches should be where?
0:27 - 125 redshirt report.
0:31 - Questions from friends - Olympic Redshirt, most wide open weight class this year, etc.
Minutes
0:00 - The Eagle of Freedom joins us today
0:01 - Tervel Dlagnev is now an Olympic bronze medalist!
0:05 - How does this problem of Olympic cheating get fixed?
0:13 - Team USA may now be the unofficial winners of the London Games
0:25 - Iowa State is ahead of Oklahoma State in the Big 12 rankings
0:37 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - We’re back, baby
0:02 - Kyle Dake wrestled in the Spanish GP
0:08 - Ringer keeps mopping people up
0:12 - Ben Askren lost to Jorge Masvidal
0:19 - Yianni/Zain was as dramatic as it could possibly be
0:25 - Their arbitration hearing is set for July 29
0:36 - Chamizo forfeits to Burroughs in the final
0:47 - Mudflap’s back and talking that junk again
0:51 - Christian Pyles advice corner
0:55 - Pat Downey has a mullet now
0:57 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Kyle Bratke was abducted by Aliens
0:02 - Kyle Dake will be wrestling before he faces Alex Dieringer
0:06 - The freestyle sport committee voted to allow Dake to wrestle before August 17th
0:10 - CP takes Dake to task on how he has handled this extension of a wrestle-off
0:15 - Dake is doing what’s best for himself in this situation
0:24 - Dake has far more power than Ringer in terms of selecting the date of competition
0:31 - Yianni and Zain are both entered in Yasar Dogu
0:37 - Dogu entries are excellent
0:40 - Russia’s Euro Games entries do not have to wrestle at Nationals
0:42 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Willie’s back from his trip to Colorado
0:01 - Talking USA Wrestling’s 2020 calendar
0:06 - NCAA has been talking about wrestling being a one semester sport
0:11 - Kyle Dake is wrestling in the room
0:12 - Rooting for Micic and international transfers
0:17 - Coaches who train guys for other countries can be at OTC camps
0:21 - Quick recap of some Euro Games results
0:25 - WADA has “100 strong cas” of Russian doping
0:29 - NCAA rules update (they didn’t fix hands to the face)
0:44 - Kyle Bratke’s Alien Hour
0:55 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - No Willie on the show today
0:02 - There is no way to watch the Euro Games
0:08 - 125 looks the same as last year, not many impact freshmen
0:18 - Gaige Garcia playing football and wrestling at Michigan
0:21 - Back to the 125 landscape next year
0:28 - Olympic qualifier numbers were reduced
0:31 - Questions from Friends
0:37 - 10 questions with Nomad
0:55 - Bo Nickal will wrestle off for U23 spot
FRL 386 discusses Final X, Aaron Pico and Mt. Rushmore for American Wrestling.
0:00 - Nomad’s Annual Sabbatical
0:02 - Mt. Rushmore SZN
0:19 - Daton Redshirt?
0:26 - Pico Lost Again
0:39 - Dresser Burned the Curtain
0:40 - New D1
0:42 - Alien Hour: Sheepsquatch (VA)
0:50 - Q’s from F’s
FRL 386 discusses Final X, Aaron Pico and Mt. Rushmore for American Wrestling.
0:00 - Nomad’s Annual Sabbatical
0:02 - Mt. Rushmore SZN
0:19 - Daton Redshirt?
0:26 - Pico Lost Again
0:39 - Dresser Burned the Curtain
0:40 - New D1
0:42 - Alien Hour: Sheepsquatch (VA)
0:50 - Q’s from F’s
Minutes
0:00 - “You Can Call Me Al” was the theme of Final X
0:02 - Two cities, two sessions went well
0:03 - Burroughs made weight at the last second
0:11 - JB’s ability to reach his fifth gear is incredible
0:19 - There was an interlocking fingers call late in Match 2
0:24 - Seemed like Daton evolved more than Gilman did
0:32 - Why did Gilman shoot and was it two?
0:44 - Daton’s evolution based on competing over and over in high level events
0:51 - KB’s thoughts on the three match series
0:55 - Graff is going to be hard for people to scout internationally
0:59 - Quick comparison of USA and Russia’s medal chances
1:02 - Japan is automatically sending their 2019 medalists to the Olympics
1:10 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Stories from the Final X road trip
0:13 - Cornell has submitted their paperwork to appeal the Yianni/Zain match
0:17 - August 17 is the key date right now in Dake/Ringer
0:26 - Not much has changed opinion wise of our Final X picks
0:28 - Final X schedule
0:29 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Zain and Yianni argument
0:44 - Bo’s Weight
0:56 - Gable-Gwiz
Minutes
0:00 - Willie has a Belichick hoodie
0:02 - CP’s thoughts from IBJJF worlds
0:03 - Closing out is a thing in Grappling
0:09 - Quick takeaways from Akron
0:19 - James Holzhauer lost on Jeopardy
0:21 - It’s Final X week!
0:22 - Will Kyle Dake wrestle?
0:24 - Predictions and matchup talk for Dake/Ringer
0:35 - Gable/Gwiz is breaking CP’s brain
0:42 - Can Zain take a match from Yianni?
0:52 - J’den vs Bo will close out Final X: Rutgers
0:58 - This is the best version of Isaiah Martinez we’ve ever seen
1:02 - Cohlton Schultz might make the Greco team out of high school
1:05 - The adjustments in Daton/Gilman are fascinating
1:14 - Bet the over in Colon/Graff
1:17 - Why would you pick against James Green in Lincoln?
1:21 - Snyder should once again be our 97kg rep
1:25 - Nomad’s nuggets on the first session matchups
1:30 - Imo’s pizza review
1:37 - Questions from Friends
Order Of Show:
0:00 - Seth Gross to Wisconsin, Badgers gonna be a team, B1G 33 nasty once again
10:00 - U23 weight by weight predictions
27:00 - Final X Road Trip is gonna be nuts.
32:00 - Kyle Bratke's Alien Hour: There has been another death
39:00 - Questions with friends
Minutes
0:00 - Willie made it back from Italy
0:02 - Frank Chamizo made a point to say the ranking series is important
0:06 - Pat Downey is, in fact, our 86kg world team rep
0:13 - The process is the process and it shouldn’t be changed midstream
0:18 - We don’t have to be intellectually dishonest about the difference between DT and PD3
0:31 - Willie’s take on reducing the number of high school weights
0:45 - Nomad won’t be on the show Thursday
0:46 - Willie will try not to lock his keys in the car again
0:47 - The best weights in Akron
0:49 - Cassioppi’s registered for U23, will he go to worlds if he wins?
0:53 - Questions from Friends
1:02 - Little Rock to Pac-12
1:08 - Back to Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - No Willie today, he’s in Italy
0:01 - The NFHS proposal to reduce weights will not reduce opportunity at the high school level
0:10 - Should we be concerned about a Willie gout flareup in Italy?
0:11 - G’Angelo Hancock is in the Sassari finals
0:12 - What is Russia’s team shaping up to look like?
0:26 - Birthday wishes to Mike Mal, Eric Bush, and Ryan Pyles
0:28 - Lock Haven is adding women’s wrestling!
0:29 - Ethan Lizak is in the building
0:38 - The most anticipated Kyle Bratke’s Alien Hour of all-time
0:55 - Final X confidence picks
1:08 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Willie’s in HD today
0:02 - This year’s Junior team looks a little different than some of our recent ones
0:07 - Willie was ticked off about some Iowa guys not being there
0:20 - Brayton Lee’s gas tank is absurd
0:21 - Jaime Hernandez surprised a lot of people
0:25 - Nolf got nicked up, Massa beat Gantt at 74
0:30 - Gable is unbelievably good
0:38 - Tyler Graff won 61kg!
0:42 - Gilman won 57 as expected
0:45 - Why didn’t JO’s corner throw the brick in match 1?
0:53 - James Green back to Final X
0:54 - Dieringer looked incredible, and the Kyle Dake matchup is now a thing
1:03 - Pat Downey wants to go outside
1:11 - Bo Nickal beat Mike Macch twice, gets J’den at Final X
1:15 - Questions from Friends
1:26 - Extra: Game of Thrones recap with Cyon
Order of Show:
0:00 - Nolf up at 74. Why? Where does he fit?
10:00 - Delayed Wrestle Offs for Dake?
17:00 - JR WTT entries
21:00 - Recruiting Class Rankings
31:00 - Final WTT Thoughts
35:00 - Questions From Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Nomad’s got a cannon for an arm
0:01 - David Taylor keeps exercising shirtless
0:04 - Rumors are circulating that Anthony Cassar got two more years
0:05 - Beau Bartlett commits to Penn State
0:10 - Guys who should wrestle at Junior Trials this weekend
0:12 - Ryan Vulakh commits to Rutgers
0:14 - Kyle Bratke’s Alien Hour
0:24 - Going over WTT weights, starting at 57kg
0:27 - 61kg predictions, no Nahshon
0:35 - How will they seed 65kg?
0:48 - 70kg is going to be a blast
0:56 - Who faces off against IMAR at 74kg?
1:02 - Ho boy, 79kg is looaaddeedd
1:14 - Can Myles Martin make it to Downey?
1:18 - Bo Nickal will win 92kg
1:19 - Willie loves Ben Honis
1:21 - CP thinks Gable is on a Kyle Snyder trajectory
1:27 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - The gang’s all here on this Thursday show
0:01 - We expected Yianni to beat Bajrang, and he did
0:02 - David Taylor sustained an injury at Beat the Streets
0:13 - The process going forward about Taylor’s options if he’s hurt
0:14 - Yianni’s on a roll right now and might be the hottest wrestler in the world
0:24 - Bajrang and his coach were very upset about the loss
0:33 - Suriano beats Colon in a tight one
0:43 - Should college guys wrestle senior level at the Open?
0:45 - CP thinks Suriano could wrestle at WTT, maybe even down at 57kg
0:47 - Ben Askren got teched, but helped the sport of wrestling so much by competing at BTS
0:54 - JoJo Aragona dominated Adam Busiello
0:55 - Mueller looked huge, beat up Picc, and will wrestle 57kg at the Trials
0:57 - Mother’s Day is this weekend! Take care of all the wrestling moms please
1:02 - J’den looks better than ever
1:06 - Is J’den overlooked and underappreciated?
1:14 - Questions from Friends
Minutes
0:00 - Beat the Streets executive director Brendan Buckley is on
0:12 - Willie joins us, from his lair this time
0:14 - Starting off with JoJo Aragona vs Adam Busiello
0:15 - Schnaulty vs Green could be interesting
0:17 - Colon vs Suriano is fascinating
0:19 - Taylor and Cox should win big
0:20 - Yianni gets a big test against world silver Bajrang
0:22 - How much will day before weigh-in at 79kg help Askren?
0:25 - CP hates the Mountain Time zone
0:27 - Kyle Bratke’s Alien Hour
0:37 - Last Chance Qualifier update
0:40 - Sam Schuyler (Who?) won Juniors at 97kg!
0:43 - Some more notes about Juniors from the Open
0:44 - Excellent work by the EAP with Gabe Tagg and others
0:50 - Questions from Friends