Wrestler Problems

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club has been in the news lately for the break up they've have had with their women's athletes. In this episode, I discuss this topic but also talk about the purpose of Regional Training Centers. In addition I discuss the purpose of RTC athletes and where their funding comes from.

This week I discuss the Old Dominion University dropping their wrestling program. I also talk about coaching changes going on at the NCAA level. Lastly, I talk about my dream of having the NCAA tournament in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mason is a 2x NCAA All-American for Lehigh and spent time coaching at George Mason following his athletic career. Mason and I discuss current events, life after wrestling and give our picks for 2021* Men's freestyle Olympic team.

I had a great conversation with Head Assistant Wrestling Coach at Maryland, Nick Brascetta. We talk about NCAA wrestling and the impact coronavirus is having on international wrestling. We deep dive into issues surrounding equality at the NCAA level and the international level. Nick also offers a proposal for the future of wrestling in the Olympics.

My first special guest on the podcast is Lee Roper. Lee coached me throughout high school and now coaches at University of Northern Iowa. We talk about our past, current events affecting the 2020 NCAA tournament, folkstyle wrestling rule set and much more.

NCAA brackets released today and news broke that fans are not allowed to attend this years NCAA wrestling championships. Listen to hear me break down the brackets and discuss my thoughts on coronavirus and it's impact on the NCAA tournament.

CONFERENCE WEEK! On this weeks episode I give my Big Ten Championship picks and I talk about the dream of having an NCAA dual championship. Lastly, I discuss how we can make dual meets better by taking away the ability to remove team points.

I discuss the issue of coaches using injury defaults as a tool to game the system on how we determine qualifiers for the NCAA Division 1 wrestling tournament.