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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.
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National Duals is this weekend so we discuss our favorite matchups and we make picks for each round on the winner side of the bracket. We also talk about our fantasy wrestling lineups and which wrestlers were the highest point scorers last week.Timestamps0:00 - Intro0:46 - National Duals41:54 - Fantasy Wrestling---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
We had our second week of action and it didn’t disappoint. We discuss the Michigan State Open, Journeymen, Claunch’s trip to UM, the Oklahoma State vs Stanford dual, the Bill Farrell tournament and Austin Desanto’s antics. We also give some notable performances from around the conferences. Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:28 - Weigh in17:14 - Michigan State Open27:00 - Journeymen recap34:33 - Oklahoma State freshmen show up against Stanford43:02 - Notable performance round up1:02:51 - Bill Farrell results + Desanto antics ----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
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. Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:00 - Fantasy Wrestling League Lineups11:22 - W2W4: Michigan State Open + Stanford vs OK State + Northern Colorado’s trip to North Carolina28:30 - Call your 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
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.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:57 - Weigh in8:54 - Pick ‘em contest Winner13:10 - All-Star Classic recap29:24 - Open tournament recap + Utah Valley vs Stanford54:38 - RAF03 match ups1:02:29 - Enock Francois interview sneak peak1:04:00 - Wrap up----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
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 - Intro2:17 - Weigh in10:17 - Caleb Henson redshirt news + what it means for VTech23:41 - U23 Worlds34:19 - RAF 0248:48 - Wrestle offs: Meaningful or Meaningless?58:14 - Wrestle off that caught out attention---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
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 - Intro1:45 - Weigh in10:23 - RAF 02 37:31 - Last week’s wrestle-offs49:48 - Mike Moyer interview1:18:24 - Recap---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 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 - Intro2:13 - Weigh in12:23 - LVWC + schools making RTC investments39:20 - Should we ditch the singlet for the 2-piece uniform?57:50 - Collegiate Duals1:14:16 - 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.Support the George Mason wrestling program: https://patriotelitewrestlingclub.totalcamps.com/shop/product/533239Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:28 - Weigh in10:39 - Going back to RAF 02 card conversations25:35 - National Duals bracket release39:44 - Melvin Miller & Bo Bassett commit to Virginia Tech57:23 - All-Star Classic matches set1:13:25 - Closing out---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 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 - Intro1:25 - Weigh in9:10 - Vito Arujau’s injury update22:37 - PSU, Minnesota and the full Big Ten schedule54:52 - Hayden Schwab to UNI (of course) + Melvin Miller’s top 41:12:00 - RAF match ups1:31:17 - Revive a wrestling program---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 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.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:08 - Weigh in8:27 - Greg Kerkvliet is head to LVWC + SIUE using Penn approach to name Darryl Thomas next head coach16:01 - Team USA results at Worlds52:24: Trent Hidlay interview----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 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? Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:33 - Weigh in10:17 - Team USA men at Sr Worlds49:48 - Gable Steveson debut, Mitch McKee knockout58:50 - Cenzo to Lehigh+ Ed Scott to UVU, Battista to UVA1:06:08 - Bassett takes 2nd visit to Nebraska1:17:30 - RTC Rule change---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 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. Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:36 - Weigh in9:55 - Prospect camps + you don’t need to be D1 to have a great sports experience in college17:45 - Luke Welch elevated to Citadel Interim Head Coach26:00 - IMG Academy wrestling program36:40 - Intermat Pre-season rankings56:28 - Men’s Freestyle World Championships---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 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 - Intro1:22 - Weigh in10:57 - RAF Breakdown55:45 - Wrap up: Coaches/Wrestlers we would like to have a beer with----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
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 upTimestamps:0:00 - Intro2:12 - Weigh in9:44 - Gable Steveson making MMA debut25:13 - RAF ruleset, full card and picks1:08:42 - U20 success1:31:51 - Ryan LeBlanc hired at Binghamton1:44:54 - Wrap up: What wrestlers are you putting in these football positions?----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
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. Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:41 - Weigh in10:13 - John Smith returns to coach Cowgirl wrestling team21:21 - U20 Recap32:22 - Early NCAA schedules we are looking forward to46:00 - Josh Moore interview preview51:52 - Carter Starocci off suspension list - what happened?1:00:17 - Wrap up: 3 matches/duals or events we’d love to witness again---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 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 - Intro4:00 - Weigh in11:36 - Housekeeping: Upcoming content + Binghamton coaching search update17:14 - UFC moving on from PPV model31:02 - Mason Parris is back!37:38 - Rutgers gets a new NIL setup50:12 - Ferrari moving up to heavyweight59:30 - Create a folkstyle wrestler----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 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 - Intro1:25 - Weigh in13:00 - Donor only Oklahoma State/Cowboy RTC vs China dual meet34:27 - Coaching: Tj Dudley’s conversations with Nick Kosko + Colin Heffernan leaving CMU + Binghamton’s ongoing search46:37 - Gabe Arnold going back to Iowa58:46 - Best wrestling league model1:14:47 - Creating our own NCAA video game 1:29:38 - Correction and upcoming content----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 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
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