Live at the wrestle-offs of defending-NCAA Champion Iowa

Posted Fri., 11/06/2009

The mobile Brute Adidas Studios will hit the road this Saturday for one of our second live road show of the year. Join Scott Casber and Steve Foster for what has now become a tradition on TDR.

We'll talk with the wrestlers during and after practice, the coaches and some of the fans that will be on campus. Our host for the weekend is Tom Brands and his Iowa Hawkeyes. We'll broadcast from the wrestling room at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

Listen to the show live via this link.

This will be an audio ONLY program due to poor internet abilities. But please feel free to tune in and listen at Takedownradio.com, and look forward to a video report on next week's edition of TDR TV.

Missed an episode of TDR? You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes.

Please note that Episode 30 of TDR TV is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing. TDR every week! It's appointment Radio!

Join us at Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show airs on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Livesportsvideo.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.

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Posted Thu., 08/13/2009

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Back from Iraq: Minnesota's J Robinson

Posted Fri., 11/06/2009

Minnesota head coach J Robinson recently spent time with our nation's troops in Basra, Iraq.

He's back in the States, and we got him on the phone to talk about his trip and the 2009 Golden Gophers. You can listen to the interview via this link.

The former Army Ranger also shared his experience in a fascinating series of journals on the GopherSports.com website.
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UNI wrestle-offs to stream on TDR (Oct. 31)

Posted Thu., 10/29/2009

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Originally, TDR was set to broadcast a regular room show at UNI this Saturday. But opportunity smiled, and we will present a live video stream of the UNI Wrestle-offs from the West Gym in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

TDR starts at 9:06 AM CST for an hour pre-match show and then will continue through the wrestle-offs. You can listen and watch via this link.

Have you missed an episode of TDR? Click around on Takedownradio.com to play past episodes, or get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes.

The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team will take to the mat for the first time in the 2009-10 season, hosting its annual inter-squad scrimmage. The wrestle-offs will begin at 10 a.m. in the West Gym. The event is free and open to the public.

The Panthers are coming off a 22nd place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships after capturing their 24th–straight West Regional title. The Panthers return seven national qualifiers including Trent Washington and Christian Brantley. Both Washington and Brantley have found themselves ranked in preseason polls with Amateur Wrestling News ranking Washington No. 17 at the 141-pound slot and Brantley 11th in the heavyweight class. Intermat ranks Washington at No. 15 and Brantley at No. 12 in their respective weight classes.

UNI will open the regular season Nov. 14 at the Northwestern Duals where they will take on Eastern Michigan, Purdue and Stanford. UNI’s first home dual meet of the season will be Dec. 12 against Wisconsin at 2 p.m.

Ayers, Flynn, Dr. Bauer, McFarland, Grenawal and Emily Klinefelter on TDR (Oct. 24)

Posted Fri., 10/23/2009

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This week Takedown Radio will be LIVE from the home-based Brute Adidas Studios of TDR for the final time before hitting the road.

The season is almost upon us, and we look forward to our visits around the country. A complete and evolving schedule will soon be posted on the Takedownradio.com web site.

The big news for us this week is that next week's TDR TV will be on TV.

Mediacom in Iowa and surrounding areas will air TDR TV on a weekly basis on its MC 22 channel. Thanks to our friends at Mediacom for their belief in wrestling. Tune in and watch.

This week on TDR:

  • Chris Ayers — Head Coach of the Princeton Tigers joins us to discuss preparation for the season and his new freshmen.
  • Tim Flynn — Head Coach of Edinboro. With a number of elite wrestlers ranked highly, it’s clear that Flynn's squad is highly respected.
  • Dr. William K. Bauer — Writer, teacher and all-around good guy who penned the book, "Wrestling: A Boys First Book"
  • Joe McFarland — A new home for the Wolverines of Michigan, a heck of a good incoming class and some seniors looking to make their marks.
  • Mychal Grenawal — Matside Michigan, the Radio Show returns to the air with some of the best youth, high school and collegiate wrestling in the state of Michigan on Supertalk 1570 and others as well as SuperTalk1570.com
  • Emily Klinefelter — 13 national titles and two Gold Medals from the Pan Am Games in Brazil. She has fought all over the world, owns a 5-0 MMA record and 6-0 pro boxing record. On Nov.13, she will face Nately Jerez at Max Fights DM: Ballroom Brawl

Shawn Charles, Tom Borrelli, Brian Smith and Mark Cody this week on TDR (Oct. 17)

Posted Fri., 10/16/2009

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Our guests this week include:

  • 9:05 Chuck Gertz — English River Outfitters, helping to raise funds and secure lands for injured veterans
  • 9:20 Shawn Charles — Head Coach of the Arizona State Sun Devil wrestling program
  • 9:40 Tom Borrelli — Head Coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas
  • 10:05 Brian Smith — Head Coach of the Tigers of the University of Missouri
  • 10:20 Mark Cody — Head Coach of the American University Eagles
  • 10:40 A chat with our studio guests

Get your tickets now for the NWCA All-Star Classic!

Posted Mon., 10/12/2009

Cal State-Fullerton will be hosting the 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 22, 2009. This marks the first time that the event has been held in the state of California.

But as always, you can expect the best wrestlers in the country to put on one heckuva show.

Seeing great competition will also support a great cause. Right now, California State Fullerton needs all the help that they can get to raise the funds they need in order to keep their wrestling program alive.

They need to raise a minimum of $200,000 by May 1, 2010 and possibly another $200,000 in pledges by August 1, 2010 in order to survive.

Start planning for your trip now! For more information visit the NWCA website and SaveFullertonWrestling.com.

LighthouseWrestling.com adds TDR TV to its offerings

Posted Sun., 10/11/2009

In less than a year, LighthouseWrestling.com (LHW) has evolved into much more than just high school wrestling news site. And now LHW is continuing its rapid growth with the addition of TDR TV.

Founder Bill Miller has added LIVE event coverage — both broadcast and text — to the site's abilities, as well as collegiate coverage. Seeing a lack of exposure by major news outlets on the coast, Miller took the job in to his most capable hands.

LHW should be added to your favorites list.

"We're very happy to add LHW to of our distribution network for TDR TV", said Takedown Wrestling Radio Founder Scott Casber. "LHW has a gifted computer guru in Bill Miller who also happens to love our sport. He understands what most coaches have long known — If you want the job done, do it yourself. He has done just that by founding LightHouseWrestling.com." added Casber.

Kudos, Bill.

Check out LightHousewrestling.com for a different view of wrestling from the East Coast.
— SC

Dresser, Denney, Ken Kraft, Kirk Trost and LightHouse Wrestling's Bill Miller (Oct. 10)

Posted Thu., 10/08/2009

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Our guests this week include:

  • 9:05 Bill Miller of LightHouseWrestling.com joins us to discuss the early season and what moves are being made and by who
  • 9:20 Kevin Dresser — Head Coach of Virginia Tech has received verbal commits from some good boys like Ty Mitch but who does Kevin expect to step up and lead this team?
  • 9:40 Mike Denney — Head Coach of the Mavs of U of Nebraska at Omaha has the KB Tournament coming up and as always its a doozie with over 1300 matches in one day at the Sapp Fieldhouse. Amazing! The Kaufman-Brand is set for Saturday, Nov. 21st. Tickets are available through 402-554-MAVS
  • 10:05 Ken Kraft — Founder of the Holiday Classic, the Midlands, joins us to run down
    those expected to compete and maybe Ken can share with us a favorite memory or two.
    This years Midlands, December 29th and 30th in Evanston. We'll be there — how about you?
  • 10:20 Kirk Trost — Long-time assistant Head Coach at Michigan will discuss the unveiling of the new facilities. Well put together by the powers that be. Good Job indeed.

On TDR: Valenti, Jay Weiss, Andrew Hipps, Mike Moyer and Greg Randall (Oct. 2)

Posted Wed., 09/30/2009

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Our guests this week included:

  • 9:05 Matt Valenti- New Assist. Coach at University of Pennsylvania
  • 9:20 Jay Weiss- Head Coach of Harvard
  • 9:40 Andrew Hipps- Founder of Intermatwrestle.com powered by RevWrestling
  • 10:05 Mike Moyer- Executive Director of the NWCA
  • 10:20 Greg Randall- Head Coach of Boise State

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Managing Partner
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