Hosted by Ryan Holmes, Kevin Claunch, Austin Sommer, and Robbie Wendell, The Quad Pod discusses the latest results, news and storylines in NCAA wrestling and adds athlete and coach interviews for firsthand insight and perspectives.
Hosted by Ryan Holmes, Kevin Claunch, Austin Sommer, and Robbie Wendell, The Quad Pod discusses the latest results, news and storylines in NCAA wrestling and adds athlete and coach interviews for firsthand insight and perspectives.
We are heading into week 2 so we discuss what we are looking forward to this weekend and what we will be paying the most attention to. We also call some shots of what we think could happen in the second week of the season.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Fantasy Wrestling League Lineups
11:22 - W2W4: Michigan State Open + Stanford vs OK State + Northern Colorado’s trip to North Carolina
28:30 - Call your shot
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Wrestling has started and we ware off to a great start. We discuss the All-Star Classic, the notable performances at open tournaments, Utah Valley’s win over Stanford, and give a sneak peak of Holmes’s interview with IMG Director of Wrestling Enock Francois.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Weigh in
8:54 - Pick ‘em contest Winner
13:10 - All-Star Classic recap
29:24 - Open tournament recap + Utah Valley vs Stanford
54:38 - RAF03 match ups
1:02:29 - Enock Francois interview sneak peak
1:04:00 - Wrap up
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The season is here and it kicks off with All-Star Classic so we discuss the main event matches and give our picks. We also discuss the under card and what’s most intriguing about those matchups as well. In our last two segments we dig into what we are excited to watch in the first weekend of the Division I college season and make a bold prediction. Timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:30 - Housekeeping3:08 - All-Star Classic picks and matchup discussion42:35 - What we are watching this week51:05 - Call you shot---Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout!Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25" at checkout!Follow The Quad Pod on social ⬇️Holmes: @Mr_RHolmesClaunch: @ClaunchinatorRobbie: @coach_wendellAustin: @AustinSommerTwitter: https://x.com/QuadPodWrestleIG: https://www.instagram.com/quadpodwrestling/Email: quadpodwrestling@gmail.com
This week we discuss the Caleb Henson redshirt news and what it could mean for the Virginia Tech lineup, RAF 02, U23 Worlds, how much wrestle offs don’t matter and what they should be used for as well as some of the wrestle offs that had our attention. We also announce the show giveaway pick ‘em contest. Make sure you enter for your chance to win a pair of free Adidas wrestling shoes.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:17 - Weigh in
10:17 - Caleb Henson redshirt news + what it means for VTech
23:41 - U23 Worlds
34:19 - RAF 02
48:48 - Wrestle offs: Meaningful or Meaningless?
58:14 - Wrestle off that caught out attention
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Mike Moyer, the Executive Director of NWCA joins the show this week to talk about some new initiatives and we discuss the upcoming RAF 02 card along with the wrestle offs that took place last week and some that are coming up this week.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Weigh in
10:23 - RAF 02
37:31 - Last week’s wrestle-offs
49:48 - Mike Moyer interview
1:18:24 - Recap
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This week we discuss LVWC and schools making investments into RTC’s, we debate the whether or not the NCAA weight classes need to change and how, should we ditch the singlet and go with the 2-piece uniforms and the matchups/field headed to Collegiate Duals this year.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:13 - Weigh in
12:23 - LVWC + schools making RTC investments
39:20 - Should we ditch the singlet for the 2-piece uniform?
57:50 - Collegiate Duals
1:14:16 - Do college weight classes need to change?
Thanks to a commenter we went backwards to dig back into our conversation about the RAF 02 card and what we were attempting to say about the matchups for the next card and the future of the new league. After that we get to the National Duals bracket, the latest commitment of Bo Bassett and Melvin Miller to Virginia Tech, and the All-Star Classic.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Weigh in
10:39 - Going back to RAF 02 card conversations
25:35 - National Duals bracket release
39:44 - Melvin Miller & Bo Bassett commit to Virginia Tech
57:23 - All-Star Classic matches set
1:13:25 - Closing out
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This week we talk about Vito Arujau’s injury announcement, the next set of RAF matches, Big Ten schedules, Melvin Miller’s top 4 schools and the show ending questions are back as we pick schools that we would like to see revive their wrestling programs and who we’d like to coach them.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Weigh in
9:10 - Vito Arujau’s injury update
22:37 - PSU, Minnesota and the full Big Ten schedule
54:52 - Hayden Schwab to UNI (of course) + Melvin Miller’s top 4
1:12:00 - RAF match ups
1:31:17 - Revive a wrestling program
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This week the crew is joined by recently crowned 92kg Men’s Freestyle World Champion, Trent Hidlay. They also discuss the result from the men’s and women’s freestyle tournaments as well as the greco. And as promised they discuss the latest movements on the NCAA and RTC levels.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Weigh in
8:27 - Greg Kerkvliet is head to LVWC + SIUE using Penn approach to name Darryl Thomas next head coach
16:01 - Team USA results at Worlds
52:24: Trent Hidlay interview
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THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO KYLE SNYDER AND REAL WOODS FINAL DAY OF WRESTLING. WOMEN & GRECO WILL BE DISCUSSED WHEN THEY CONCLUDED BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING.
On this week’s show we discuss the performance of the Men’s Freestyle team at the world championships, Gable Steveson’s MMA debut, Mitch McKee getting his 10th MMA win, more coaching movement and is there something to Bo Bassett taking his second visit to Nebraska?
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - Weigh in
10:17 - Team USA men at Sr Worlds
49:48 - Gable Steveson debut, Mitch McKee knockout
58:50 - Cenzo to Lehigh+ Ed Scott to UVU, Battista to UVA
1:06:08 - Bassett takes 2nd visit to Nebraska
1:17:30 - RTC Rule change
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This week we dive into Citadel’s decision to elevate Luke Welsh to head coach, IMG Academy looking to start a wrestling program, Intermat’s pre-season rankings and our medal hopes for team USA men’s freestyle team at the World Championships.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Weigh in
9:55 - Prospect camps + you don’t need to be D1 to have a great sports experience in college
17:45 - Luke Welch elevated to Citadel Interim Head Coach
26:00 - IMG Academy wrestling program
36:40 - Intermat Pre-season rankings
56:28 - Men’s Freestyle World Championships
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This week the crew dives into the first event from Real American Freestyle. They discuss their likes, dislikes and general thoughts about the first event and they talk about some of the horrible responses that followed.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Weigh in
10:57 - RAF Breakdown
55:45 - Wrap up: Coaches/Wrestlers we would like to have a beer with
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On today’s show the guys discuss Gable Steveson’s current status as an athlete as he looks to enter another arena and make his MMA debut on September 12. They also go over the Real American Freestyle ruleset and full card of matchup before making their picks and predictions. In the back half of the show they talk about the success of USA U20 freestyle team and what has been the catalyst for such high level dominance by the younger generation of wrestlers coming up. The end the show with diving into the latest coaching hire of Ryan LeBlanc at Binghamton and another fun question to wrap things up
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Weigh in
9:44 - Gable Steveson making MMA debut
25:13 - RAF ruleset, full card and picks
1:08:42 - U20 success
1:31:51 - Ryan LeBlanc hired at Binghamton
1:44:54 - Wrap up: What wrestlers are you putting in these football positions?
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Back for another week of talking wrestling. The crew discusses John Smith's return to Oklahoma State to coach the Cowgirls, the day 1 performances at U20 Worlds, the early schedule releases that we are looking forward to, the status of the PSU/Carter Starocci situation and a preview of Kevin Claunch's interview with new/returning Kent State head coach Josh Moore. They also end the show with another fun prompt.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:41 - Weigh in
10:13 - John Smith returns to coach Cowgirl wrestling team
21:21 - U20 Recap
32:22 - Early NCAA schedules we are looking forward to
46:00 - Josh Moore interview preview
51:52 - Carter Starocci off suspension list - what happened?
1:00:17 - Wrap up: 3 matches/duals or events we’d love to witness again
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This week we are back to being four strong and we discuss how the UFC is moving on from the pay-per-view model, Mason Parris makes his return to wrestling, Rutgers is taking a new approach to NIL, AJ Ferrari's move up to heavyweight and his diet to get there and finish off the show by going into our NCAA 26 video game and creating a folkstyle wrestler using attributes of guys the last 25 years.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - Weigh in
11:36 - Housekeeping: Upcoming content + Binghamton coaching search update
17:14 - UFC moving on from PPV model
31:02 - Mason Parris is back!
37:38 - Rutgers gets a new NIL setup
50:12 - Ferrari moving up to heavyweight
59:30 - Create a folkstyle wrestler
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This week the guys are a man down as Austin Sommer recovers from being sick, but Holmes, Claunch and Robbie discuss Oklahoma State/Cowboy RTC facing China in a donors only dual event, Gabe Arnold heading back to Iowa after being dismissed, which wrestling league has the best model, some coaching talk and have some fun with creating their own NCAA wrestling video game.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Weigh in
13:00 - Donor only Oklahoma State/Cowboy RTC vs China dual meet
34:27 - Coaching: Tj Dudley’s conversations with Nick Kosko + Colin Heffernan leaving CMU + Binghamton’s ongoing search
46:37 - Gabe Arnold going back to Iowa
58:46 - Best wrestling league model
1:14:47 - Creating our own NCAA video game
1:29:38 - Correction and upcoming content
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This week we discuss Penn's huge $20 million donation, how NIL has changed sports and impacted wrestling, TJ Dudley being named the next head coach at Campbell and should Jax Forrest move on from high school wrestling? Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:45 - Weigh In10:22 - Penn gets $20 million donation19:50 - NIL, rev share and it's impact on wrestling34:43 - Rev share opt in and opt out42:21 - Campbell elevates TJ Dudley to head coach55:37 - Vito wrestling in Poland1:02:42 - Should Jax Forrest leave high school wrestling?1:10:00 - High School holdbacks: good or bad?----Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout!Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25" at checkout!Follow The Quad Pod on social ⬇️Twitter: https://x.com/QuadPodWrestleIG: https://www.instagram.com/quadpodwrestling/Email: quadpodwrestling@gmail.comConnect with the team on twitter ⬇️Holmes: @Mr_RHolmesClaunch: @ClaunchinatorRobbie: @coach_wendellAustin: @AustinSommer
On this week's show the crew discusses Sammy Sasso's arrest, Nate Engel leaving Oregon State, who is in the mix for the Binghamton head coaching position, the Russia vs USA dual and the ranking series tournament performances. At the end, Holmes and Robbie respond to some of the latest comments on previous episodes.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:04 - Weigh in9:54 - Sammy Sasso arrest25:18 - Nate Engel leaving Oregon State40:45 - Who is in the mix for the Binghamton head coaching job?53:23 - USA vs Russia dual1:06:45 - Ranking series recap1:32:32 - Responding to past comments----Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout!Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25" at checkout!Follow The Quad Pod on social ⬇️Twitter: https://x.com/QuadPodWrestleIG: https://www.instagram.com/quadpodwrestling/Email: quadpodwrestling@gmail.comConnect with the team on twitter ⬇️Holmes: @Mr_RHolmesClaunch: @ClaunchinatorRobbie: @coach_wendellAustin: @AustinSommer
This week the crew digs into the latest conversations surrounding the USAW suspension list, the USA vs Russia dual meet, the lack or issues with marketing events in wrestling, which Team USA squad they are most excited about and how much confidence they have in the teams. The also kick off the conversation discussing how high school Jax Forrest took out World Champion Vito Arujau in straight matches to claim the 61kg spot on the Sr. World Team. Today’s episodes ends on a fun note as we talk about some of our favorite singlets from Division I teams. Timestamps0:00 - Intro2:03 - Weigh in10:48 - Vito Arujau vs Jax Forrest match recap27:49 - World Teams are set: which team are we excited about + how confident are we going into Worlds?38:45 - USA vs Russia dual + what’s wrong with wrestling media/marketing?1:00:39 - USAW suspension lists + Why is Carter Starocci on it?1:12:29 - Favorite traditional and alternate singlets----Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout!Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25" at checkout!Follow The Quad Pod on social ⬇️Twitter: https://x.com/QuadPodWrestleIG: https://www.instagram.com/quadpodwrestling/Email: quadpodwrestling@gmail.comConnect with the team on twitter ⬇️Holmes: @Mr_RHolmesClaunch: @ClaunchinatorRobbie: @coach_wendellAustin: @AustinSommer
This week we jump into the latest coaching changes as Kyle Borshoff steps down at Binghamton, Teyon Ware is hired at Northern Colorado and other spot are still TBD. We also discuss the upcoming World Team final between Vito Arujau and Jax Forrest as well as the new NCAA rule changes, our thoughts on Real American Freestyle and the potential matchup. We end on a funny note as we dig into Mark Manning's comments on the small impact that Bill Belichick's girlfriend, Jordan Hudson, had on AJ Ferrari not getting into UNC.Timestamps:0:00 - Intro3:35 - Weigh In10:00 - Coach changes: Kyle Borshoff steps down at Binghamton, Teyon Ware hired at Northern Colorado, other coaching openings31:32 - Vito Arujau vs Jax Forrest 44:04 - New NCAA Rule Changes1:03:13 - Real American Freestyle: thoughts on the league and the potential matchups1:17:21 - Did Bill Belichick’s girlfriend have something to do with AJ Ferrari’s denial from UNC??----Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout!Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25" at checkout!Follow The Quad Pod on social ⬇️Twitter: https://x.com/QuadPodWrestleIG: https://www.instagram.com/quadpodwrestling/Email: quadpodwrestling@gmail.comConnect with the team on twitter ⬇️Holmes: @Mr_RHolmesClaunch: @ClaunchinatorRobbie: @coach_wendellAustin: @AustinSommer