The Quad Pod

Today we dig into the bullshit racist who have been calling Morgan Turner racial slurs and how this is no place in wrestling. We move on to the upcoming NCAA season and Team USA’s performance at the World Championships thus far.

0:00 - Intro

3:17 - Weigh in

13:45 - Racist comments thrown at Morgan Turner

31:34 - Worlds performances (This was recorded prior to the latest results)

52:07 - NCAA Season preview

1:07:05 - Clipping and the “Grow the sport” message

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This week the crew is down to 3 but they dig into the U23 team's performance and the upcoming RAF 14 card going down in Las Vegas.

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This week we took a look at U23 Worlds and discusses what and who we are looking forward to seeing during this year's NCAA season.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:56 - Weigh in

10:11 - Takeaways from last week’s and upcoming interviews with coaches

20:00 - Team USA at U23 Worlds

42:36 - Season preview primer

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This week we discuss Bo Basset and Dymond Guilford's wins to secure the last spots on the Men's and Women's World Teams, Jordan Oliver making a return to competition and coaching and Intermats tournament rankings.

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Intermat ranking guru Earl Smith joins the show this week and explains some of the most talked about moves he made in this year's pre-season rankings. We also dig into Iowat State's latest troubles, Gable Steveson's statement and Final X coming up this Friday.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:47 - Weigh in

11:51 - Earl explains the ranking

55:35 - Iowa State recruiting violations

1:10:42 - Final X

1:18:50 - Gable Steveson makes statement

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This week we discuss the 3-point takedown data that was released by MatSavant on twitter/X and if we think it was a good or bad thing now that we have numbers. We also question if we should keep riding and how we can change overtime.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

15:24 - 3pt takedown data discussion

42:37 - Should college wrestling get rid of riding time?

58:41 - Do we need to change overtime?

1:06:09 - RAF

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We dig into the last 3 Final X picks being set and how long the postponement was along with Team USA's great finish in Poland, this week's RAF card in Moscow and Bo Basset's pre-season Flo ranking.

We dig into the last 3 Final X picks being set and how long the postponement was along with Team USA's great finish in Poland, this week's RAF card in Moscow and Bo Basset's pre-season Flo ranking.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:22 - Weigh in

12:36 - Final, Final X

22:43 - Poland results for Team USA

29:24 - RAF Moscow card

44:44 - Bo Basset’s pre-season Flo ranking

1:00:59 - Early schedule releases

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This week we dive into Jordan Burroughs competition plans and how RAF will assist in his comeback if he decides to make one. We also talk about the rapid success of RAF and how they are following the UFC model to gain more traction. Lastly, we hit the incredible performance from our U20 World Team as the men went 10-for-10.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:44 - Weigh In

16:14 - Burroughs competition plans and RAF

58:30 - U20 results

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This week we caught up on some of the biggest topics over the last few weeks. We dive into this upcoming weekend’s RAF card where Jordan Burroughs makes his return to the mat, USAW updating the World Team process for 2027 where they remove Final X, David Taylor calling out his alma mater and Air Force elevating Joe Johnston to head coach.

0:00 - Intro

0:55 - Weigh In

9:00 - Burroughs is back this weekend!

26:34 - USAW drops Final X from world team process

46:00 - David Taylor calls out Penn State

58:52 - Joe Johnston elevated to Head Coach at Air Force

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This week the crew discusses Lehigh’s new coaching and the potential of Levi Haines and Jesse Mendez gaining an extra year before newly named Stanford assistant coach Myles Amine joins the show to talk about his time away from wrestling and how he made his way to California.

0:00 - Intro

2:36 - Weigh in

9:15 - Lehigh coaching staff completed

16:49 - Levi Haines and Jesse Mendez could get another year

31:11 - Myles Amine joins the show

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On this week’s episode we discuss Keegan O’Toole retiring, Zach Tanelli joining the Cornell staff, Meyer Shapiro and Jordan Williams announcements and the Anthony Knox situation.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:44 - Weigh in

10:40 - Keegan O’ Toole retires

18:40 - Zach Tanelli joins Cornell coaching staff

28:41 - Meyer Shapiro transfers to Nebraska

39:35 - Jordan Williams staying at Iowa

46:58 - Anthony Knox stripped of fourth title

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This week the team talked about last week's RAF card, the latest coaching changes with Myles Amine, Sam Barber and others. At the end of the show, Holmes discusses his new role with HBCU Wrestling Initiative.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:00 - Weigh in

13:30 - Ben Askren has final match + RAF recap

24:31 - 2028 Olympics impact on coaching landscape

34:24 - Sam Barber moves to admin position at Air Force + other coaching changes

1:03:20 - Holmes on new role with HBCU Wrestling

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On today’s episode we talk about Gable Steveson’s UFC debut, last weekend’s RAF card in Georgia, the upcoming card where Ben Askren will wrestle his final match, Kellen Russell returning to Michigan, Lucas Byrd joining the Penn staff. We’re also joined by NCAA Champion Max Dean. Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:23 - Weigh in5:00 - RAF Georgia recap: Snyder pins Sadulaev19:40 - Kevin’s top 5 Kellen Russell moments + Lucas Byrd joins Penn staff29:04 - Gable Steveson’s UFC debut37:49 - Ben Askren wrestling final match at RAF51:10 - Max Dean interview---Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout!Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP20” 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 NMU dropping their greco program, this weekend’s RAF card, the U23 World Team process, how we are finally getting the UNI vs Iowa dual meet next season and AJ Ferrari’s latest arrest.

0:00 - Intro

2:20 - Weigh In

11:11 - NMU drops Greco program

25:04 - UNI vs Iowa dual announced for upcoming season

41:06 - U23 process causes arguments

1:01:16 - RAF

1:14:06 - the last time we discuss AJ Ferrari nonsense

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This week we discuss the Women's Final X results and the team, Pat Santoro stepping down as head coach at Lehigh to head to PRTC, Brad Dillon taking over and AJ Ferrari getting arrested again.

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We’ve got a big portion of our Senior World Team members in place so we discussed the men’s matches from Final X and the latest 5-for-5 rule passed by the NCAA.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:23 - Weigh in

11:33 - Final X: Men’s recap

58:52 - 5-for-5 NCAA rule passed

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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 Immel U23 team selection breakdown: https://x.com/Richard_Immel/status/2061606620824830411?s=20

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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

49:17 - Jenna Burkert joins Iowa Women’s coaching staff

53:49 - Lorenzo Norman to Oklahoma State

57:39 - The Tarleton State mess

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