GG28: The NCAA Championships will come to Minneapolis – Reactions from around Minnesota

Minneapolis was awarded the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Tuesday. Episode 28 of The Guillotine Grapevine will get an immediate Minnesota-themed reaction about the championships coming to U.S. Bank Stadium in March of 2020.

We’ll see what went into the bid process with Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Minnesota Tom McGinnis, the reaction from head wrestling coach Brandon Eggum, the “what to do’s” with Gopher alum and Minneapolis resident Mack Reiter and we’ll get a fan perspective from longtime wrestling supporter Mike Busch of Mike Busch State Farm in Rochester.

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Guillotine Grapevine: Iowa-Minnesota recap and reaction with Tom Brands, Thomas Gilman and Brandon Eggum

Episode 25 recaps the Iowa-Minnesota dual at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis as Iowa defeated the Gophers 27-11 on Super Bowl Sunday. We’ll get the Iowa side of things with coach Tom Brands and polarizing 125-pounder Thomas Gilman and then we’ll talk to Brandon Eggum after his first home dual officially as the new man who will lead the Gopher wrestling program.

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On The Mat: Fresno State head coach Troy Steiner and new Minnesota head coach Brandon Eggum

Troy Steiner and Brandon Eggum to go On the Mat this week

This week’s edition of On the Mat is Wednesday, February 1 with Fresno State head wrestling coach Troy Steiner and Minnesota head wrestling coach Brandon Eggum.

Coach Eggum’s segment begins around 36-minute mark.

“On the Mat” is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan.

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GG23: Jeff Beshey chats early-season action; Cael Sanderson and Brandon Eggum talk PSU-UM postmatch

Episode 23 of The Guillotine Grapevine welcomes Jeff Beshey back to the program as he talks a bit about the start of the wrestling season here in the Land of 10,000 Wrestlers. We’ll talk briefly about the National Duals where St. Cloud State won the Division II title and Augsburg made it back to the Division III finals.

We’ll then pause to watch the match and then get post-match comments from Penn State head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson and Minnesota interim head coach Brandon Eggum about the Gophers 33-6 loss to the Nittany Lions.

We’ll then wrap up with some recent high school milestones!

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GG07: The Guillotine’s Jeff Beshey & Gophers Brandon Eggum, Tommy Thorn and Nick Wanzek

gg-7-thornWith the Gophers hosting Rutgers, it was an opportune time to talk with publisher of The Guillotine, Jeff Beshey about the state of Minnesota wrestling this season and to get a halfway-point look in at the University of Minnesota.

On Episode 7, we talk with Beshey about the results system at The Guillotine and how busy the season has been for him and the staff, as well as a look towards what we plan to do at the MHSHL State Championship later in February.

Minnesota knocked off No. 6 Rutgers on Saturday, January 17 at the Sports Pavilion. We’ll catch up with Head Assistant Coach Brandon Eggum and Gopher wrestlers Tommy Thorn and Nick Wanzek, both of whom picked up huge wins for the Gophers.

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GG02: Minnesota’s J Robinson and Brandon Eggum preview the upcoming wrestling season

guillotine-grapevine-350Episode 2 of the Guillotine Grapevine heads to the Bierman Athletic Building on the campus of the University of Minnesota as we talk with Minnesota head wrestling coach J Robinson and assistant coach Brandon Eggum.

Robinson briefly talks about his contract extension that will keep him coaching the Gophers at least through the 2019 season. There’s also a short debate on who’s mustache actually rules Minnesota — Robinson’s or the one worn by two-time World medalist Andy Bisek.

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The Guillotine – June 8, 2012

The June 8, 2012 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Content in this issue includes: MN/USA Wrestling State Action | Lace ‘Em Up | MWCA Report | MN Chapter National Wrestling Hall of Fame | Jim Jackson - Beyond the Numbers | Ask The Doc | One-On-One With Brandon Eggum | Camps, Clinics, and Training | MN/USA Wrestling Kids and Cadets State Championships | Where Have They Gone? Karl Klug | Years Ago | Officially Speaking | Where are they going? MN HS Recruits | Records Are Made To Be Broken.

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