Home Mat Advantage

Listen in as the boys are back at it with a lighter slate of topics. Jacob, Jack, Seth, and Earl talk through some of the big moves that have gone down on the senior circuit, the upcoming Flo card, and have an argument on who is the best college wrestler of all time. If you think the only names are Cael and Dake, you're wrong...

THE FINALS ARE HERE! Listen to the best dual of the series by far! 

The boys sit down to discuss the second semifinal matchup. Tune in to see which year will make the finals opposite 2018!

The first semifinal matchup is a CRAZY one folks. Some of the best matchups we've seen over the course of the tournament bring forth a great dual with a shocking result. Tune in and let us know what you think! 28:31 - 197 Pounds 33:08 - 285 Pounds 36:30 - 125 Pounds 40:45 - 133 Pounds 52:37 - 141 Pounds 1:00:27 - 149 Pounds 1:08:45 - 157 Pounds 1:16:20 - 165 Pounds 1:21:30 - 174 Pounds 1:26:55 - 184 Pounds

3x NCAA Champion, Greg Jones, joins the show to give his take on the last quarter-final matchup. Tune in to hear insight on this dual from an all-time great! 25:15 - 125 Pounds 29:21 - 133 Pounds 34:40 - 141 Pounds 38:24 - 149 Pounds 44:22 - 157 Pounds 49:00 - 165 Pounds 56:32 - 174 Pounds 1:03:40 - 184 Pounds 1:10:32 - 197 Pounds 1:16:58 - 285 Pounds

In the third quarter-final matchup of the tournament, the #2 2013 squad takes on the #10 2007 squad. Tony Ramos joins the gang to help break down these epic matchups. 12:50 - 197 Pounds 17:20 - 285 Pounds 20:20 - 125 Pounds 27:38 - 133 Pounds 38:15 - 141 Pounds 44:00 - 149 Pounds 48:30 - 157 Pounds 57:35 - 165 Pounds 1:02:50 - 174 Pounds 1:07:48 - 184 Pounds

In the second quarter-final of the NCAA Champion Duals, the crew dives into some great match-ups between recent legends. Listen in to hear the explosive conversation between some opinionated wrestling nerds! 18:05 - 174 Pounds 21:18 - 184 Pounds 24:31 - 197 Pounds 28:33 - 285 Pounds 34:13 - 125 Pounds 40:15 - 133 Pounds 46:20 - 141 Pounds 54:54 - 149 Pounds 1:03:30 - 157 Pounds 1:11:10 - 165 Pounds

In the first quarter-final matchup of the tournament, 2x NCAA Champ Joe Dubuque joins the crew to give his take on all of the studs he wrestled alongside in 2005. We have great conversation and Joe's insight into these guys is unmatched. 8:10 - 125 Pounds 12:27 - 133 Pounds 18:16 - 141 Pounds 25:30 - 149 Pounds 29:18 - 157 Pounds 37:12 - 165 Pounds 44:44 - 174 Pounds 48:45 - 184 Pounds 28:20 - 197 Pounds 1:06:09 - 285 Pounds

Tune in for a match-up between two great, recent teams. The #6 2017 Champs vs the #11 2019 Champs promises to be a fun one! 3:58 - 285 Pounds 9:45 - 125 Pounds 17:55 - 133 Pounds 22:05 - 141 Pounds 30:10 - 149 Pounds 36:53 - 157 Pounds 41:36 - 165 Pounds 47:57 - 174 Pounds 54:01 - 184 Pounds 57:22 - 197 Pounds

On the latest interview of Home Mat Advantage, Jude sits down with long-time friend and coach Ken Chertow for an excellent interview, discussing Ken's successful high school, collegiate, and Senior level career, Ken's highly successful camp system, and proper nutrition.   Ken's website: https://www.kenchertow.com/   Check out our website: www.hmawrestling.com Send us emails! hmatadvantage@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @hmawrestling

Check out #3 2014 take on #14 2004 in a thrilling dual that comes down to one point! 10:43 - 197 Pounds 16:38 - 285 Pounds 21:20 - 125 Pounds  29:42 - 133 Pounds  33:28 - 141 Pounds  41:00 - 149 Pounds  47:35 - 157 Pounds  54:14 - 165 Pounds  59:44 - 174 Pounds  1:09:50 - 184 Pounds

Ben Askren vs Ed Ruth, enough said... 3:27 - 184 Pounds 6:47 - 197 Pounds 10:00 - 285 Pounds 15:53 - 125 Pounds 21:21 - 133 Pounds 25:57 - 141 Pounds 33:51 - 149 Pounds 40:47 - 157 Pounds 46:55 - 165 Pounds 54:30 - 174 Pounds

In the most anticipated dual of the first round, the #2 2013 Champions take on the #15 2011 Champions. Burroughs vs Dake headlines the stacked dual.  10:36 - 174 Pounds 17:27 - 184 Pounds 22:11 - 197 Pounds 27:22 - 285 Pounds 31:15 - 125 Pounds 35:49 - 133 Pounds 42:07 - 141 Pounds 46:13 - 149 Pounds 51:42 - 157 Pounds 57:16 - 165 Pounds

The fourth matchup of the tournament is #5 2016 vs #12 2010. Check it out!  2:47 - 285 Pounds  4:50 - 125 Pounds  10:20 - 133 Pounds  16:43 - 141 Pounds  20:24 - 149 Pounds  23:25 - 157 Pounds  25:19 - 165 Pounds  29:27 - 174 Pounds  33:46 - 184 Pounds  36:25 - 197 Pounds

The third matchup of the tournament will see the #4 2018 Champs take on the #13 2009 Champs.  5:36 - 165 Pounds 13:47 - 174 Pounds 18:39 - 184 Pounds 23:58 - 197 Pounds 27:38 - 285 Pounds 32:54 - 125 Pounds 41:30 - 133 Pounds 47:10 - 141 Pounds 53:40 - 149 Pounds 1:05:20 - 157 Pounds

And we're back for our 39th interview on the podcast. This week: Julia Salata of WLAG joins Jude and Sam with some special news for the future of both Home Mat Advantage and Wrestle Like A Girl. Apologies for the poor audio, there were PLENTY of technical difficulties in this episode. wrestlelikeagirl.org Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @hmawrestling Send us emails: hmatadvantage@gmail.com 

The second matchup of the tournament will see the #8 2015 Champs take on the #9 2006 Champs. Tune in to see who moves into the quarter-finals to face the top-seeded 2005 crew! 5:10 - 174 Pounds 10:53 - 184 Pounds 18:25 - 197 Pounds 22:15 - 285 Pounds 29:20 - 125 Pounds 34:07 - 133 Pounds 39:03 - 141 Pounds 43:46 - 149 Pounds 50:57 - 157 Pounds 55:24 - 165 Pounds

In our first matchup of the tournament, the top-seeded 2005 Champs take on the last-seeded 2008 Champs. Tune in to see who moves into the quarter-finals! 12:31 - 174 Pounds 16:25 - 184 Pounds 21:38 - 197 Pounds 27:32 - 285 Pounds 34:06 - 125 Pounds 42:00 - 133 Pounds 48:41 - 141 Pounds 53:45 - 149 Pounds 59:57 - 157 Pounds 1:07:00 - 165 Pounds

For the first time in a couple months, Sam and Jude get back together to chop it up, talking everything from which Rocky movie was the best to what is so special about the 133 weight class.

Our man Jack Mueller has compiled a list of 32 of the best wrestlers in the last twenty years to not win a national title. Multiple criteria such as multiple-time finalist, 4x All-American, competition faced, injuries, etc. were used in the making our list. Many have talked about the best guys to never win a title, but it’s finally time to decide who the HMA crew thinks is actually the best to never win!   Tune in below to hear opinions from Jacob, Jack, Seth, Sam and our special guest, the Assistant Coach at UNI, Lee Roper on the last bit of the bracket.