On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray catch up with Joel Greenlee, Screwy Louie, and Gene Mills.

Order of Show

0:01 Coach Greenlee’s start in wrestling

0:06 Joel Greenlee was a pinner

0:07 Coach Greenlee’s high school career

0:09 How to address the pressure that can cripple some athletes

0:10 When Greenlee started thinking about college wrestling

0:13 Greenlee’s time at Northern Iowa

0:17 Comparing the NCAA Championships from Greenlee’s career to what it looks like now

0:19 Coach Greenlee’s NCAA finals match

0:21 Coach Greenlee never lost in a dual meet

0:25 Greenlee’s international career and battles with Bruce Baumgartner

0:30 the decision to start his coaching career

0:32 getting used to being a head coach and building a staff

0:36 Coaching Jake Percival

0:38 Coach Greenlee’s wins & whoopins

0:41 The COVID situation at Ohio

0:44 Greenlee’s memories of Kyle Bratke

0:45 Greenlee asks Louie how old he was the last time he competed

0:47 Louie talks about the time he went to UNI

0:49 Greenlee asks Gene Mills who the best guy he ever wrestled was

0:51 when did Gene and Louie first meet?

0:53 being in the car with Louie is terrifying

0:56 the insane story of Mark Schultz making weight in 1988

1:03 the time Gene Mills lost 23.5 pounds in 90 minutes

1:04 Louie’s memories of Gene and the Schultz brothers

1:05 the 1987 NCAA Championships

1:07 Gene Mills’ approach to technique

1:09 training at Foxcatcher and putting up with DuPont

1:12 the last time Gene Mills competed

1:13 Gene and Louie’s thoughts on Dake vs Chamizo

1:18 Gene Mills wants to see wildcards in the Olympics

1:20 Wrestling in the Tblisi tournament

1:32 Final word