On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Matt Dernlan and Jason Bryant discuss the cancellation of the NCAA Wrestling Championships due to Coronavirus concerns, bringing the 2019-2020 collegiate wrestling season to an unexpected and disappointing end. The two discuss the cancellation from the perspective of athlete, coach, fan and member of the media, and break down the possibility of the NCAA granting extra years of eligibility. 0:00 Show Intro2:40 History of Disruptions to Wrestling10:50 Impact on the Athletes15:35 Reality of an Extra Year in All Divisions19:35 Economic Implications of Extra Years23:57 Is March Really All That Matters?28:22 Setting Precedents for the Future31:40 Cancelling Events vs. Postponing59:24 2019-20 Season Isn’t a Loss0:00 Show Intro2:43 Life at Oklahoma RTC4:36 Training Through a Health Crisis11:00 Weight Cutting17:00 Buying into Smart Nutrition and Training31:06 Importance of Mental Training33:33 Perceived Effort Ratio37:24 Pushing Mental Limits43:25 Coach-Athlete Relationship52:18 Suffering1:04:53 Finding the Right Place to Train1:11:15 Reasons for Still Competing

#130: March Sadness

The RUDIS Wrestling Podcast is dedicated to give entertaining and expert analysis on the biggest stories and events in wrestling. Jason Bryant, an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, announcer and National Wrestling Hall of Fame (VA) inductee for Lifetime Service to Wrestling hosts alongside Matt Dernlan. Dernlan joins with a D1 college coaching background and family roots grounded in Ohio wrestling with a collective 10 state titles on the shelf.It is our mission to continually project the message that wrestling is more than just sport, but rather A WAY OF LIFE. There is no greater way to do that than by representing the merits of the sport while highlighting and outfitting all those who help to write it's story.We strive to grow wrestling by accurately and authentically telling its story.

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On this special edition of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Matt Dernlan is joined in studio by 2015 National Champion head coach for the Ohio State University, Tom Ryan. In a final RUDIS Wrestling Podcast before a hiatus, Ryan and Dernlan discuss Ryan's new book, Chosen Suffering. The book can be preordered beginning May 17, and more information is available at https://www.chosensuffering.com/

#160: Exclusive Interview with Tom Ryan - Chosen Suffering

On today’s LIVE episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Matt Dernlan is joined in studio by 4x NCAA Champion and 2016 World Champion Logan Stieber. Stieber, a coach at the Ohio RTC and founder of the Stieber Elite Wrestling Academy, has transitioned into serving the sport after capping off one of the most successful competitive careers in American wrestling history. Dernlan and Stieber discuss Logan’s entire senior season which culminated in his fourth NCAA title.

#159: Logan Stieber Breaks Down His Historic Senior Season

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Matt Dernlan and Jason Bryant pick up where they left off on debating the NCAA’s 75th Anniversary Wrestling team, but put a new spin on it with taking it upon themselves to name a 90th Anniversary team. The 90th team considers wrestlers at all levels up through the 2019 season. On this episode, Dernlan and Bryant break down the heavyweights and discuss which of the members of the 75th team would remain, and which recent-era wrestlers would replace some of the all-time greats.

#158: Naming a 90th Anniversary Team - Heavyweights

On today’s LIVE episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Matt Dernlan is joined in studio by 4x NCAA Champion and 2016 World Champion Logan Stieber. Stieber, a coach at the Ohio RTC and founder of the Stieber Elite Wrestling Academy, has transitioned into serving the sport after capping off one of the most successful competitive careers in American wrestling history. Dernlan and Stieber discuss Logan’s entire junior season which culminated in his third of four NCAA titles.

#157: LIVE with Logan Stieber - Breaking Down His Junior Season

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Matt Dernlan is joined by Ohio State wrestling head coach Tom Ryan. The two discuss various aspects of life, ranging from how to manage an elite mentality, becoming the CEO of your own life, and how the Buckeyes are separating themselves from the rest of Division I wrestlers during this time of quarantine due to COVID-19.

#130: March Sadness

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