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Presbyterian head coach Mark Cody joins On The Mat

Mark Cody, the Director of Wrestling and the head men's wrestling coach at the new program at Presbyterian College comes on the show to talk about his new position and post in South Carolina. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:25 - The Natural was Roy Hobbs
0:35 - Kyle insists its a two-team race
2:00 - Andy calls shenanigans on Kyle's memory
3:15 - Kyle is undefeated against Mike Finn, too
5:30 - Where does Andy see Iowa stacking up?
10:00 - Something about Carver
13:00 - Kyle's mailbag from Kyle about Richard Immel and Kyle figures out 2016 technology
15:00 - Choosy writers choose gif
15:45 - Scott Beck mailbag questions
16:45 - Dorks
18:15 - Kyle calls it pop. He's wrong. He and Andy discuss the nuances of the SODAS
19:45 - More on duals doing what exactly? What do they mean?
25:00 - Zac Brunson talking analytics with QuantWrestling
33:00 - Moneyball references
34:30 - Mark Cody interview

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Arizona State assistant coach Chris Pendleton joins On The Mat

Arizona State assistant coach and two-time NCAA champion Chris Pendelton joins On The Mat to talk about his competitive career, his coaching career and the things going on in Tempe. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:25 - Andy Hamilton doesn't think eskimos would like Hawaii
2:00 - Mailbag item from Junior High coach
2:53 - Comments on Terry Steiner's opinion of moving to freestyle
5:00 - Duals and tournament rankings, etc.
6:50 - Virginia Tech fans lost their minds last week
14:00 - Influence of Olympic redshirts on duals
17:50 - Andy's jaw-dropping moments with Penn State's numbers
22:30 - Kyle's mailbag to himself was actually a pretty weak flub
24:10 - Reflecting on Arizona State, which dropped its program in 2008
26:10 - Get the NCAA's to Phoenix
26:40 - Chris Pendelton Interview


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Wisconsin head coach Chris Bono goes On The Mat

Now in his second year at the helm at the University of Wisconsin, head wrestling coach Chris Bono has the Badgers sitting near the top of the rankings and has a renewed energy building in Madison. Doug Waggoner of Quant Wrestling will also join the show to talk analytics. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

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Show Segments
0:30 - Andy has a 50 percent chance of buying a heifer for Thanksgiving
2:00 - More discussion about analytics in wrestling
4:15 - Some show preview stuff
4:30 - Remembering the late Joe Seay
5:20 - Kyle answers is own mailbag
6:15 - Doug Schwab talking about kids weight cutting and the discussion around it
17:20 - Doug Waggoner of Quant Wrestling on breaking down wrestling analytics
34:15 - Recapping the analytics discussion
40:00 - Chris Bono Interview
1:16:32 - Show recap



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USA Wrestling's Gary Abbott goes On The Mat

For over 30 years, Gary Abbott has worked at USA Wrestling in Communications. As the Director of Communications and Special Projects, Abbott has overseen media relations for the company since it was based in Oklahoma. In 2020, Abbott will be honored by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and will receive the Order of Merit.

Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:30 - Crash Davis Hamilton
0:45 - Previewing the show with Gary Abbott
1:15 - Think about all the people Gary's worked with
2:00 - Gary Abbott will not tap out
2:30 - Back with the show after traveling
3:00 - Kyle throws JB under the bus
6:00 - Waiting for athletes with drug testing
7:00 - Andy doesn't sleep with his legendary status
9:00 - Kyle's Mailbag Question from Kyle Klingman
10:15 - Andy has a question
11:45 - JB vs. Kyle from Paul Reedy
13:55 - Departures in the world of wrestling
18:15 - Iowa Media Day was unique
20:00 - Bobby Douglas Celebration recap
21:30 - Doug Schwab takes on youth wrestling
26:00 - Understanding the pressure of the name
29:15 - The workload with Kyle's photography
30:00 - Gary Abbott Interview
1:24:00 - Show recap


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U23 World Team coaches Mike Zadick and Nicole Tyson go On The Mat

The U23 World Championships are coming up in Budapest, Hungary and U.S. U23 World Team Coaches Mike Zadick and Nicole Tyson join the show to talk about it. Zadick was a three-time All-American at the University of Iowa and a 2006 world silver medalist, while Oklahoma City head women's coach Nicole (Woody) Tyson was a 2006 Junior world champion and two-time WCWA national champion. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:40 - Andy really doesn't care about any other professional sports franchise
3:00 - Kyle filled up the mailbag, with questions from himself
4:20 - Andy made Kyle walk 10 miles home
7:15 - Scott Beck makes another appearance
8:50 - U23 thoughts and history
12:00 - Previewing today's interviews with Mike Zadick and Nicole Tyson
12:20 - Andy says there's no shortage of Mike Zadick stories
14:00 - Rankings are out from Trackwrestling. College wrestling thoughts and redshirt chatter
23:00 - Final U23 thoughts from Andy
24:25 - Nicole Tyson Interview
42:20 - Mike Zadick Interview
1:39:45 - Show wrap

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Michigan alum Alec Pantaleo and Missouri's Jaydin Eierman go On The Mat

Three-time Alec Pantaleo of Michigan and two-time Jaydin Eierman of Missouri join the show this week to talk about their careers and their opportunity to represent Team USA at the U23 World Championships later this year in Budapest, Hungary. Eierman is taking an Olympic redshirt in 2019-20.

Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:30 - Andy jumps the shark
2:00 - Randy Lewis definitely did NOT jump the shark
3:30 - Kyle Snyder buried the lede
10:00 - Big move comparisons
13:00 - Penn State is NOT the Mets
15:30 - What borders on excuse and what borders on insight?
22:55 - Alec Pantaleo Interview
51:00 - Interview recap with Pantaleo
52:20 - Jaydin Eierman Interview
1:11:50 - Interview recap with Eierman, Andy's thoughts on watching him in the past

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Maryland head coach Alex Clemsen

First-year Maryland head coach Alex Clemsen joins the program. Clemsen, a longtime assistant at numerous programs after an All-American career at Edinboro, is a head coach for the first time. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:32 - ASAP Rocky?
1:30 - Andy really has the state of Iowa covered
3:20 - How we doin? Leave us a rating and a review
4:00 - Playoff baseball comparisons to wrestling
12:30 - Commentary on when you could watch Jordan Burroughs compete in person this year
14:25 - Holding out in dual meets can lead to disconnect with the fanbase
16:44 - Man, it's hard to believe people have lives!
18:00 - Previewing Alex Clemsen Interview
19:30 - Andy was 50/50 on going to Yankee Stadium, which is a total cop out
21:00 - ENOUGH with the Yankees already.
22:40 - Wrestling is the hardest sport to watch when you're invested in the athlete
25:00 -
01:12:00 - Post show wrap-up


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Michigan All-American and San Marino representative Myles Amine

While a native of Michigan, three-time NCAA Division I All-American Myles Amine has been turning heads on the wrestling mat internationally. Representing the small European microstate of San Marino, Amine qualified the nation for the 2020 Olympic Games in wrestling by finishing fifth at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Find out what went into Amine's mission to represent San Marino, the dynamic of the Michigan room and the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club and the Amines proud wrestling legacy that dates back to the Olympic Games in the 1960s.

Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
Show Segments
0:35 - What is a pea coat anyway?
1:35 - Kyle still hasn't gotten over the Barfing Gary thing
2:40 - Horse smoothies make you strong, focused and energized, too!
4:50 - Thoughts on the styles and schedule for the World Championships
6:50 - Qualification procedures
11:00 - So who's going where as a result?
16:34 - Kyle is looking to represent Venezuela at 57kg
18:45 - Kyle wants the smoke with JB (not that JB)
20:00 - Kyle Snyder takeaways
23:00 - Unrealistic expectations. Have some discretion
24:30 - Recovering from Kazakhstan
29:00 - Myles Amine Interview
1:08:15 - Amine Interview follow-up

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On The Mat - J’den Cox


Two-time men's freestyle world champion J'den Cox

J'den Cox, a three-time NCAA champion, four-time All-American and two-time men's freestyle world champion talks with Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton about his performance at the World Championships and more. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:24 - Hand sanitizer comes in handy
0:56 - Barfing Gary works the entire day
3:20 - Talking men's freestyle first
11:20 - It's been a strange year - and Burroughs’ resolve
16:00 - Everyone should go to the Olympic Trials next year
18:30 - Women with three world champions for the first time ever
23:00 - Maybe Tamyra Mensah-Stock should co-host the show?
23:15 - Greco-Roman discussion
32:00 - Overall Worlds thoughts
33:00 - Thoughts on Nur-Sultan, the city
37:00 - J’den Cox Interview
1:18:30 - Interview Recap

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U.S. Men's Freestyle National Team Coach Bill Zadick

Bill Zadick, an NCAA champion from Iowa, a 2006 men's freestyle world champion and world championship coach for the U.S. men's freestyle team goes ON THE MAT. We're getting ready for Nur-Sultan and the 2019 World Championships Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:30 - Billy Hoyle of Wrestling Andrew Hamilton
2:00 - Kyle falsely thinks Kirstie Alley Cheers is better than Shelly Long Cheers
3:30 - Hey you, watch the World Championships
5:00 - Zain's on the team
7:50 - What's upcoming with the Worlds
10:30 - Adeline Gray and Jordan Burroughs' paths
14:00 - Talking Helen Maroulis - Writing Time Feature on Maroulis
19:33 - Bill Zadick preview
20:00 - Pat Smith J Rob impression was amazing, Kyle's right about that
22:50 - Bill Zadick Interview
1:11:40 - Wrapping up the show

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