Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly, he's got a lot to say!

We dive into:

1. The Nickname

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Just a wrestling fan and a wrestler talking wrestling! In today's episode, Cenzo and I talk about recent and upcoming matches and cards, including but not limited to Gross/Gilman, the 150lb bracket challenge, Bajrang/Zain, the NLWC Card, matches not counting for seeds, just who should do post-match interviews and more! Engage with us on Twitter: @JustinJBasch and @CenzoJoseph

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Cenzo, RBY, and Gilman on one episode! Need I say more? For real though, great time talking about what’s going on in wrestling over the past week with Cenzo and having RBY and Gilman hop on to talk about their upcoming matches on Rokfin cards. 

- Bills/Steelers

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What a fun episode! Coffee Cenzo back on the show as we talk about the storylines and takeaways from this weekend's RTC Cup. 2 of the guys in the spotlight after this weekend, Gable Steveson and Trent Hidlay, also join the show!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:.

- Cliff Keen Won the RTC Cup

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Interesting weeks for both Gabe Dean and Seth Gross! Gross beat a red-hot Bryce Meredith and Gabe Dean toed the line with World Champ David Taylor at NLWC 3. Both also compete next weekend in Flo's RTC Cup. Fun conversations today with these two!

Gabe Dean Conversation Topics: Coming out of Retirement, Senior Nationals, Flo Bracket Challenge, David Taylor Match, Max Dean’s Influence on Olympic Trials, 
Ivy League Cancellation of Wrestling, Dual Against the NLWC

Seth Gross Conversation: Joe Colon at Beat The Streets, Bryce Meredith Match, Wisconsin RTC Duals, Duals & Tournaments, Innovation in Wrestling

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It’s hard not to fun have talking to these 2 for an hour! After “Coffee Nick” and “Coffee Cenzo” debuted at Big 10’s this year, I knew we had to do AT LEAST one episode of “Coffee Talk!” Great time catching up today with these 2 hammers and talking about their recent and upcoming matches on NLWC cards, who they want to wrestle next ideally, what they've been up to, some hilarious stories about teammates, and so much more. Nick Lee returns Tuesday night on NLWC's Rokfin, subscribe & watch at Rokfin.com/NLWC. If you haven't heard Vincenzo's and Nick's back stories previously on the podcast, give those episodes of the show a listen! 

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There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna talk today about some of those topics and bring on some guests that are directly in the center of the conversation.

First up, 2x NCAA Champ Yianni D and I chat 1:24 in about the Ivy League's Winter Sports Cancellation Announcement. Then, Anthony Ashnault joins the show 20:45 in to talk about his upcoming matches against Austin O'Conner and in the Flo Bracket Challenge, as well as launching Mobbin Media. Lastly, Bo Nickal joins the show 44:57 in to talk about his upcoming match with Nate Jackson, his 1-1 match with Dieringer, and his recent trip to Abu Dhabi.  Of course, these topics are just a few of the many covered!

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An absolute pleasure to have NCAA, World, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Kyle Snyder on the podcast today. Kyle is now the 6th Olympic Champ on the podcast, and I can't think of many others (if absolutely any!?) have had the pleasure of having these 6 on. Kyle is a man of God and somebody that everyone can learn something from! Hope you enjoy episode 85!

We cover:

- Getting Started in Wrestling

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Pumped to have Cornell’s Associate Head Coach, Mike Grey, join the podcast today! Mike, a high school phenom that was the first 4x State Champ in New Jersey, has had an interesting career as both an athlete and coach and I’m excited to dive into his story today! This is especially a must-listen for all of you Cornell fans!

We talk about:

- His Beginning In Wrestling

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Oh, am I excited for this one! Today, a man who needs no introduction, Cael Sanderson, joins the show.  He has all the accolades.  Olympic Champion. 4x Undefeated NCAA Champion. Coach of the Year. Coached 25 National Champions (23 in 10 years at PSU). You name it.   I always enjoy my conversations with him, but I'm blessed to bring one of them today to this audience! I hope ya'll enjoy it!

We talk about:

NCAA Season Being Cancelled

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