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