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The amount that he can elevate any program is unmatched. On and off the mat.

Love Kerk, Love Jesus, great pod!

Kerk is so chill, I love it. Haven't really ever heard him open up in an interview medium. Good to hear.

As with Aaron Brooks, Kerk seems like a good ass dude. As i think more about getting into coaching I think being a great person may be the best base for wrestling.

I really like this guy.

Such an honorable dude. I wish he would’ve talked more about the mirasolas + some of the young studs he expects to win championships

Since watching him at Simley, he has always been an amazing wrestler and had true sportsmanship.

Great friend, greater person 🙏🏽

first time i’ve ever heard Greg speak and I really enjoyed his outlook and character. Thanks for sharing

Kerk is a favorite of mine. He's a great wrestler, but I also appreciate the respect that he shows his opponents. Kerk's a true sportsman.

Mendez is tuff

I’m sure this has been commented already, but I believe Downey is competing in the over 80kg division and Nolf is doing under 80kg division.

Would love to talk to both of you about CLAW and help you accurately understand the business plan and why current AND new fans are liking the rules so much. We had an incredible "preview" event this weekend that will streamed on Monday. Hope everyone checks it out and makes up their own minds.

Nolf is -80kg(below 80kg) Downey is +80kg(above 80kg)

FRL when Christian is on vacation is essentially Cactus Wrestling.

Justin….good content, keep it coming. In regard to Iowa, if in fact they have a “war chest” of money to throw at kids, and they don’t land said kid, what is that saying about the current staff. Wyoming Seminary’s coach, on his latest podcast, just shared how Morningstar blew him off for a scheduled meeting, and then refused to answer calls and texts as a follow up. Iowa’s staff is a train wreck….”run through a wall” mentality doesn’t work today.

Why would Bo Basset not go to Penn State.? The coaching staff will be 100 percent committed to him becoming a 4 time champ.

The rule set for Claw is terrible

It's a million it total prize money. You don't win a whole million if you win

AJ would benefit from a humbling. Go D2 for a year, earn your way back, show you can be mature.

Wednesday

Great to get another show. Love these

Armdrag is the best! Shout out to Tim Herman the creator

I wrestled Jamar Billman tough dude

Holy cow!! Spencerport??? Sirrell Gissendanner ring a bell?

Wow been a while boys

Can’t wait to see what weight Drake Alyala choices 125 or 133. Curious on how Iowa pick back half of the lineup

I would like PSU, but I feel like he goes to Iowa because of his star power. At PSU he won't receive the star power that he would receive in Iowa. Look at Spencer, he had sooo much more star power than Brook and Starocci. PSU star's don't get the same attention that Iowa star's get. Iowa is Iowa, and they promote their star's where Cael doesn't. He would be just another tough wrestler, at Iowa he would be a huge star. Boooo Baasssseeeeetttttt.

Tony Cassiopi signed to be an assistant coach at Wisconsin,yesterday!

Great ambassador for wrestling and football.

I wrestled for seven years in my youth, and I agree that it's a physical and mental sport on its own level. When it comes to beating a guy in front of you in football, it helps when you've spent many years trying to be another man on the mat.

As a Wisconsin Badger fan and a former Ohio HS wrestler who had deep ties with DeSales wrestling this podcast is literally music to my ears!

ON WISCONSIN

Love it!

ASU Curley Culp (?).

Bucky! Let’s go! Badger 🦡

Incredible! 🙏 Sticktuitiveness is what we were taught. Learn, grow, try again. 👏🙏

Great interview with a very mature young man. Wise words were said by Basch about a wrestler's true character being shown in handling a loss. It lead me to the following observations. In wrestling and really all combat sports, character is shown in how you handle defeat. The sport's end-of-match ritual, dating back to Ancient Greek and Roman times, is an ethical, performative act: Return to the center of the mat without delay. Shake your opponents hand. Allow the referee to grab your wrist and hold your arm down while raising your opponent's arm. Allow the referee to spin you around 180 degrees and do it again. Exit the mat. It is also customary to shake hands with your opponent’s coaches, and in the international styles you also shake hands with the off mat judges. Each step of the ritual has moral significance: Returning to center stage. Humbly acknowledging and accepting the reality of your defeat (to your opponent, to others of importance and to all present). Let there be no doubt or delay. For all to see. Finality. Accord. This all seems easy enough. But think of the moral tests involved. Can you immediately admit to the reality of the situation? Not always easy to do if you are bruised and battered. All the more difficult if you feel publicly humiliated in real time. Think of all the blood, sweat and tears, the sacrifices, the training, the starving. All for this for defeat? Emotional control is required. You must immediately switch from beast mode to civil. Humility is necessary component to accepting loss. Submission to the judgement of the authorized neutral, the referee, must occur. Sometimes outcomes are controversial. Can you handle it? Performing the ritual bestows honor in defeat. Refusal to do so dishonors self and the sport of wrestling. This is the bedrock ethic of the wrestling community. It is the antithesis of Stop the Steal, January 6 and Donald J. Trump.

Jesse...you gotta help get Bo Bassett, Jak Forrest to Ohio State.... 125 Jak Forrest 133 Nik Bouzakis 141 Jesse Mendez 149 Bo Bassett... That starting 4 would be absolutely insane!!! And Team Ncaa champs!!

Thanks to Taylor moving outta Penn State Bo will be going to THE Ohio State University!!! ... Jak Forrest 125...Nik Bouzakis 133 Mendez 141... Bo Bassett 149 .…. Would be absolutely insane!!

great ep justin

Why do all your questions take a minute and a half? We all came here to hear what this kid has to say. Not run on paragraph longwinded questions from you that don't ever seem like they're going to get to the point.

I've always said that about wrestling, the only way to get better is to train and compete against your teammates and competitor's.

Keep learning, keep growing. 🙏🇺🇸

Jesse, we're all ready for that second, and third and future, NCAA championship. Go Jesse! 🤼‍♂️

PSU for Blaze, Bassett, and Forrest.

Even more of a fan of him after this interview

he might go to Okie State

Props to his parents. They've groomed him in all the right ways.

He's coming to Penn State. He was training exclusively for U20 final with Mesenbrink, Bo, & a couple other PSU wrestlers. We are patiently waiting for the official announcement that he'll be at State College