The Bragman Breakdown

Franklin & Marshall just wrapped up an intense weekend at the CSA Divisional Team Championships, which saw 5 out of the 6 matches for the Diplomats men’s and women’s teams end in 5-4 results. Meanwhile F&M head coach Gavin Jones has just concluded his 13th season in Lancaster, PA, making him one of the longer tenured head coaches in the CSA.

Jones joins The College Squash Show this week to provide a recap of last weekend’s Divisional Championships, discuss the F&M women’s team being promoted to Division 1 status next season, his thoughts on player conduct in CSA over the years, what qualities he looks for in potential team recruits, and the legendary story of his 2013 men’s team beating Saint Lawrence in the first round of the National Championships.
 
Coach Gavin is a class act. Huge thanks to him for joining us and we can’t wait to have him back on the show.

Enjoy episode 7 of The College Squash Show with Gavin Jones!

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Welcome to Episode 1 of NSL Talk! With the NSL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee just one week away, Jackson Bragman and Sean Choi are here to preview the event with exclusive player and owner interviews, as well as a player mock draft.

First, Jackson is joined by Nashville Crushers owner and NSL co-founder Jonathan Dyke to talk about his squash fandom, how he got involved with NSL, and his draft strategy heading into next weekend (7:10).

Next, Jackson and Sean chat about heading to Nashville next weekend to provide commentary for the USA Vs. The World NSL exhibition match on Friday night, as well as the draft on Saturday, before jumping into a mock draft where they each select one player projected to be selected in the draft range of each of the 4 rounds for their teams (22:28).

Finally, Jackson sits down with two of the most exciting, fastest rising players in squash today, Colombia’s Matias Knudsen and India’s Veer Chotrani. After discussing Matias’ viral trick shots of the last several months, as well as Veer's preparation for the upcoming CSA Nationals competition, the gents talk about their excitement for the first ever NSL season, how their playing styles will fare into the NSL format, who they would draft with first overall pick (1:08:55).

Enjoy!

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This week Jackson and Gilly are joined by former Bates and Hobart/William Smith head squash coach Pat Cosquer and former George Washington squash coach and founder of the Mid Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Anderson Good to preview this weekend's three major CSA conference championship tournaments, the Liberty League, MASC, and NESCAC, in addition to talking about the inception of these conferences and their importance for the long term success of college squash. Before being joined by Pat and Anderson, Gilly and Jackson recap the previous weekend which saw Gilly's U Penn boys clinching a share of the Ivy League Championship and Jackson being awarded Liberty League Rookie of the Week! Huge thanks to Pat and Anderson who have been major advocates for the growth of college squash and we hope you guys enjoy!

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Gilly is back on the show after a huge 7-2 win for his U Penn boys over Harvard over the weekend. Gilly and Jackson recapped the Quakers win over the Crimson, talked about the importance and prestige of the Ivy League Championship, which Penn can potentially clinch at least a share of this weekend, discussed the other men’s and women’s results around college squash, and previewed the big week of matches ahead. Enjoy!

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Connecticut College head men’s and women’s squash coach Scott Brown joins The College Squash Show this week.

Scott graduated from Conn in 2019 and returned to coach his Alma Mater in November 2022.

As a student, Scott kept busy in his time at Conn serving as a player and captain for the squash team, a player and assistant coach for the tennis team, and, off the court, a co pitch for his a cappella group, the Conn Artists (nice).

As a coach, Scott is energetic, passionate, and  is  building the foundation of a very strong culture in New London.

It was really a pleasure talking to someone so passionate about squash and coaching young minds. Huge thanks to Scott for taking the time to join us this week.

This week’s episode is a bit shorter as Gilly was feeling a bit under the weather and was unable to join us, so we don’t have a full open, but that will be back next episode with Nationals fast approaching. Enjoy!

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2 of the top players on the PSA World Tour and college squash legends Timmy Brownell and Spencer Lovejoy joined Gilly and Jackson on The College Squash show this week. They talked about their experience playing college squash, why more and more top juniors around the world are coming to the US to play college squash, their best memories, what they loved and what they’d change about the CSA, and finally their new project, The National Squash League, which is about to embark on their inaugural season.

Before chatting with Timmy and Spencer, Gilly and Jackson recapped the holiday’s and New Year with their families and discussed the CSA Winter Training period and its importance for every program. Then they recapped some of the men’s and women’s college matches from the last 2 weeks of play. Enjoy! 

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Much like many of his peers, “All Ego” Ethan Page has clawed his way to the top of the professional wrestling industry. Ethan talked everything from his run in with the Miz, to his Karate Man gimmick, to working with the Hardy Boys, to how he is just now beginning to truly understand wrestling. This was a fun one!

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Thanks for an amazing year everyone, and here’s to an amazing 2024, we hope you all enjoy!

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What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a bonus pod for the people! After  a long day of star studded NBA action and Chinese food for Jackson on Christmas Day, he's primed and ready to share his thoughts and get everyone up to speed on the state of NBA basketball. 

Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope you all enjoy!

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On episode 2 of The College Squash Show, Gilly and Jackson recapped the last weekend of the first semester of college squash, highlighting a couple key men's and women's matchups ahead of the winter break from play. They then discussed the US Junior Open taking place last weekend and Gilly's experience watching and scouting some of the world's top juniors, as well as mingling with some of the Nation's best coaches.

In the second half of the podcast, Georgetown Women's squash coach Tim Lasusa joined the show to talk about his college squash playing career at St. Lawrence, helping the Saints to a National Championship finals appearance in 2015, before discussing his first 3 years at Georgetown and how he's built up the program with their newly established varsity status.

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Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope you all enjoy!

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Aaron Resnick (a.k.a AMR Hoops) returns to The Bragman Breakdown to recap the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament. Aaron joins Jackson in discussing the the Lakers win and LeBron’s standing is in the NBA today, the Tyrese Haliburton led Pacers’ rise to the limelight, Milwaukee’s head coaching issue, New Orlean’s Zion problem, and more. Huge thanks to Aaron for making time for us this week, make sure to click the links below to check out AMR Hoops on YouTube and Tik Tok. Always fun getting back into some NBA analysis and we hope you all enjoy!

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