The Quad Pod
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.
Episodes
It’s Final X week so we make our picks and give some thoughts on the matchups. We also discuss the RAF card from last weekend and the signing of Jordan Burroughs along with the Trent Hidlay vs Mike Macchiavello result.
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Weigh in
7:42 - Hidlay vs Macchiavello recap
17:19 - RAF: Pico, Burroughs signing + gimmick matchups
40:33 - Final X picks and matchup talk
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We talk about Kennedy Blades leaving college wrestling, Trent Hidlay and Mike Macchiavello in the first Final X matchup, true 3rd matches, RAF and the terrible court ruling in a college gambling case.
0:00 - Intro
1:46 - Weigh in
7:17 - Kennedy Blades leaving college wrestling
16:11 - Hidlay vs Mach
24:47 - True 3rd matches at Final X
50:20 - RAF
1:09:03 - Gambling: Court sets bad precedent with Sorsby case
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This week we dig into U20 and U23 results along with talks about the youth that are coming up, Ty Walz returning the Virginia Tech, Gable’s RAF debut, Pico coming back to wrestling an Ben Askren going one more round.
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Weigh in
9:15 - Ty Walz back in Blacksburg
22:11 - U20 results
48:14 - U23 results
1:03:40 - Gable makes RAF card + upcoming card might be the best yet
1:14:29 - Askren’s last match
Richard Imm...
Now that World Team Trials is over, we have all the Final X matchups set. We dig into the results of WTT, discuss the controversial calls, the impressive run by Jayden James and the uncharacteristic performances of guys who used to be more offensive. We also discuss Jenna Burkert joining the Iowa Women’s coaching staff, Lorenzo Norman transferring to Oklahoma State and the mess at Tarleton State.
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Weigh in
49:...
This week we talk about Drake Ayala's move to ISU to join the coaching staff along with Javier Maldonado leaving Little Rock to joins the Cyclones as well. We also assess Pan Am results and what to make of the dominance we see from Team USA at the tournament and dig into this week World Team Trials.
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This week we discuss James Green’s move from Nebraska to Virginia Tech, the guys who are still in the transfer portal and Wrestlers in Business Network Executive Director Scotti Sentes joins the show.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Weigh in
10:38 - James Green heading back to VT to join coaching staff
18:47 - Transfer portal
34:11 - Scotti Sentes joins to talk about WIBN, transitioning out of coaching and more
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This week we dig into the men's freestyle results from the US Open and discuss some of controversial calls along with the biggest upsets and what's to come at the World Team Trials.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Weigh in
6:08 - US Open recap
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This week we dig into Iowa State’s recent news and the conversations that came from it between head coaches Matt Valenti and Mark Branch. We dig into other coaching hires of Yianni Diakomihalis and Anthony Ashnault. Of course we have to talk about the latest transfer portal movement, the upcoming US Open and last weekend’s RAF card.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Weigh in
7:43 - Iowa State makes coaching moves and announce...
The crew took a break at the end of the regular season and now they’re back for season 2 to talk about the transfer portal chaos and the newest moves of some top talent, the coaching movement, a Presidential Executive Order aimed at College sports.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Weigh in
8:47 - Iowa hires Jacob Warner, was it what we expected
23:11 - ISU coaching rumors, VT says bye to Tanelli + more coaching moves
40:33 - Crookham...
Another season in the books and this year's NCAA tournament put some incredible moments into the history books. We dive into the Caliendo/Mesenbrink handshake snub, Hayden Hidlay going back to NC State, steroid allegations and more.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Weigh in
12:57 - Shoe giveaway contest winners announced
15:57 - Caliendo snubs Mesenbrink’s handshake on the podium
22:33 - NCAA atmosphere + Austin was stuck in a elev...
This week The Quad Pod turns into 5 Guys as the best ranker around, Earl Smith of Intermat, joins the conversation to breakdown this week's NCAA brackets. We talk about the seeding at 133, our favorite early round matchup at each weight and make our picks.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Weigh-in
7:48 - Cheers to the fans!
8:50 - Overall seeding thoughts + Should Jax Forrest be the #1 at 133?
15:21 - Diving into the brackets
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Conference weekend gave us so many great matches, surprising results and some head scratching calls. We also saw the first NCAA Women's National Championship. So this week we dig into all the action from last weekend.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Weigh in
6:18 - Women’s NCAA Championships
12:55 - Conference Recap: ACC, B1G, Big 12, EIWA, Ivy, MAC, SoCon, Pac 12
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This episode we discuss the latest video Cal Baptist admins threatening the wrestling team, the release of the allocations and seeds and the wild night at RAF 06.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Weigh in
9:25 - CBU admins threaten team
30:11 - Big 12 seed reactions
37:23 - Big 10 seed reactions
59:45 - ACC, EIWA, and Ivy seeding talk
1:04:29 - Allocations
1:10:39 - RAF 06 was wild
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This week we discuss how dominant Oklahoma State was against Iowa. We also get into Jax Forrest being officially in for the post season and Caliendo avenging his loss to Dee Lockett. Lastly, we try to answer the question "what the hell is a takedown" with some help from the refs as well as responding to Hodge comments and digging into Kurt McHenry's video where he addresses his experience at Penn State.
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0:00 - Intro
0:53 - ...
This week we discuss the instant classic between true freshman Jax Forrest and Aaron Seidel who faced off in a PA State Finals rematch, the dominant performance by Penn State against Ohio State, Michigan's 0-2 weekend and who is our favorite to win the Hodge.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Weigh in
10:34 - PSU dominates Ohio State
31:33 - Oklahoma State vs Virginia Tech: Seidel/ Forrest + Spratley/Ventresca
55:33 - Michigan’s 0-2 ...
This week we talk about Ohio State' second win over Iowa this season, reaction time needing to go, Rutgers having an old look as they upset Minnesota, and we make picks in the toss up matches for the Oklahoma State vs Virginia Tech and OSU vs PSU duals happening this weekend.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Weigh in
10:31 - Ohio State vs Iowa: Was Arnold robbed? + Reaction time needs to go
29:04 - Rutgers upsets Minnesota
39:53 - ACC: NC ...
Ohio State host Iowa in National Duals Rematch + ACC battle in Virginia + Favorite matchups | Ep. 45
We take a look ahead to this weekend as Ohio State hosts Iowa in a National Duals finals rematch, in-state rival Virginia and Virginia tech face off and we get a number of great matches across different conferences.-----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 Th...
Last week we had insane atmospheres across the country and some where the Nittany Lions and Huskers were behaving badly. We also saw a very fired up Cowboy squad take down ISU, Minnesota upset Iowa and F&M and Columbia break decades old streaks.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Weigh in
9:47 - PSU vs Nebraska: Bad behavior in Happy Valley
42:38 - Minnesota upsets Iowa
50:00 - ACC: Virginia Tech defeats NC State
59:07 - EIWA/Ivy: ...
This week we discuss has Iowa style has officially changed, the horrible headgear rule that doomed Princeton against Rider, the latest announcement that Ryan Crookham is out again for Lehigh and Aaron Seidel is now in Virginia Tech.
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Fresh off a devastating loss to Penn State, Iowa take a trip to Nebraska to try to get back on track, the Tar Heels and Wolfpack face off in a Carolina rivalry and more conference head-to-heads loom this weekend.
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