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Bader Show: Screwy Louie & Rocky Burkett

Bader Show: Screwy Louie & Rocky Burkett

Bader and Bray catch up with wrestling superfan Screwy Louie, and Hometown Heroes finalist Rocky Burkett.

Sep 2, 2020 by David Bray
Screwy Louie and Rocky Burkett

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Bader and Bray catch up with wrestling superfan Screwy Louie, and Hometown Heroes finalist Rocky Burkett.

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Bader and Bray catch up with wrestling superfan Screwy Louie, and Hometown Heroes finalist Rocky Burkett.

Order of Show

0:01 Screwy Louie calls in from an animal hospital in the middle of nowhere

0:02 Louie has been reffing at some wrestling events

0:03 Louie is puzzled by Dan Gable’s sophomore year

0:04 Senior nationals registration is a good sign

0:09 Louie is back! And he’s still talking about Dan Gable

0:13 Louie’s time at a Greg Warren show

0:14 The toughest NCAA bracket of all time

0:22 Seeding criteria

0:23 Matches a long time ago were longer

0:28 Why did NCAA switch to a 7 minute match and sudden victory?

0:35 Louie’s favorite and least favorite NCAA locations

 

0:39 Louie asks Rocky Burkett about the transition from high school coach to college coach

0:43 Rocky’s start in wrestling and getting to South Dakota

0:45 Why coaching drew Rocky back to the sport

0:47 When Burkett first heard Northern State could drop wrestling

0:48 The first steps in taking over a suspended program

0:50 Burkett’s strategic plan to save Northern State wrestling

0:53 learning from early challenges

0:55 Burkett’s coaching style

0:56 Northern State is integral to the community

0:59 Rocky always expects to win

1:01 Rock bottom at Northern State

1:02 recruiting kids to a suspended program

1:05 When the program got off suspension

1:07 Some of Burkett’s biggest moments at Northern State

1:09 The unexpected challenge of losing an athlete

1:15 coaching during COVID-19

1:17 the expectations for this season

1:19 Rocky’s final word