Today, Dake, McFadden, Macchiavello, Dean, Yianni, and Ashnault come on to talk Spartan Combat Wrestling, then Mark Ironside joins the show to talk about Gable.

Order of Show

0:01 David McFadden’s first year training freestyle full time

0:02 Kyle Dake’s training situation

0:03 Dake and McFadden talk about the importance of competing

0:07 Dake hasn’t wrestled in back to back weeks since 2013

0:08 McFadden’s preparation for Dake who’s a two-time World champ

0:09 Dake’s preparation for McFadden

0:10 Dake and McFadden make predictions for Burroughs/Taylor and Gray/Mensah-Stock

0:13 Gabe Dean and Mike Macchiavello are preparing to battle

0:15 When Dean and Macch will switch from friends to competitors

0:18 Macch and Dean assess their recent performances

0:20 How Dean feels in his return to competition

0:22 What Dean has learned about himself through competition this year

0:23 Dean and Macch’s predicitons for Burroughs/Taylor and Gray/Mensah-Stock

0:25 How Yianni and Ashnault feel about their upcoming match

0:28 Yianni’s preparation for Ashnault

0:29 How Ashnault is getting ready for Yianni

0:30 Ashnault’s takeways from the 8-Man

0:32 What Yianni learned from his teammate, Evan Henderson’s match with Ashnault

0:33 Yianni and Ashnault make predictions for Burroughs/Taylor and Gray/Mensah-Stock

0:37 Checking in with Mark Ironside about his apparel store

0:38 How it felt growing up in Iowa during the Gable era

0:39 Ironside’s recruiting process was simple

0:41 What it was like to train under Dan Gable

0:44 Ironside comments on Gable’s “I recommend it” clip and his unique cadence

0:56 Times when Gable came unglued

0:59 What it was like to have a film crew around during the 1997 season

1:00 How Iowa scored 170 points in 1997

1:04 How Gable, Brands, and Royce coached Ironside from a semifinal loss in 1996 to title in 1997

1:08 Ironside reacts to footage of Gable celebrating the 1997 NCAA title

1:11 Did the Hawkeyes know Gable was going to retire after 1997?

1:12 Mark Ironside’s thoughts about the 2021 Hawkeye team

1:15 Ironside’s final word

1:16 Mark Ironside’s prediction for Burroughs vs Taylor