The Bader Show

Bader Show: Mike Powell, Willie Miklus & Alex Clemsen

Bader Show: Mike Powell, Willie Miklus & Alex Clemsen

On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray catch up with Mike Powell, Willie Miklus, and Alex Clemsen

Jun 23, 2020
Mike Powell, Willie Miklus, and Alex Clemsen

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On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray catch up with Mike Powell, Willie Miklus, and Alex Clemsen

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On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray catch up with Mike Powell, Willie Miklus, and Alex Clemsen

Order of Show

0:01 Coach Powell’s wrestling background

0:05 When Coach Powell started figuring out performance anxiety

0:09 How Powell’s struggles impacted his coaching

0:14 Coach Powell had to learn how to coach performance anxiety

0:16 Coaching mental development in practice

0:20 How Powell invested so much into coaching

0:23 Did Coach Powell expect to have as much success as he did?

0:25 Getting buy-in from Powell’s teams

0:27 when Coach Powell was diagnosed with his illness

0:30 Coach Powell’s new normal with BTS Chicago

 

0:49 Coach Powell asks Willie Miklus about how Brian Smith develops talent

0:52 Miklus’ move to Michigan State

0:54 Willie’s wrestling background

0:57 when Willie asked his dad to give him space with wrestling

1:00 Willie always wanted to wrestle in college

1:01 The recruiting process

1:03 The crazy win over Alex Meyer

1:04 Willie’s relationship with Mike Eierman

1:08 when Willie knew he should transfer

1:11 the transition to Iowa State

1:13 Willie’s last few months with his dad

1:19 Winning his 4th All-American honor after his father passed

1:22 A lot of Willie’s memories of his dad are from wrestling

 

1:24 Willie asks Coach Clemsen who would win between them during their junior seasons

1:25 What Clemsen thinks of when he hears Willie’s name

1:26 Coach Clemsen’s wrestling background

1:28 when Clemsen started thinking about wrestling in college

1:30 Bader is still salty that Clemsen didn’t go to Mizzou

1:34 Clemsen’s college career

1:38 when Clemsen started thinking about coaching

1:42 Clemsen almost left coaching at Oregon State

1:44 Coach Clemsen’s time at Missouri

1:49 The decision to take the Maryland job

1:51 Coach’s areas of focus for shifting the culture at Maryland

1:55 how the Maryland turnaround is different

1:57 Coach Clemsen’s wins & whoopin’s

2:01 Coach Clemsen’s final word