#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast

Numerous alumni and fans were in attendance on September 7 as the Wolfpack Wrestling Club hosted the Wolves Golf Classic. Among the athletes out there hacking up the course and not repairing their ballmarks were past NCAA champion and current Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell. On Episode 27 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, Caldwell will talk about his time at NC State and his transition into MMA, before we head to the Hidden Heroes segment, where host Brian Reinhardt will chat with academic advisor Marcus Ozbun. Then Reinhardt will set a record, with a third interview on the show, talking with Dan Seifring about the Flowrestling ACC Preseason rankings. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Episode 26 fires up with the opening of the school year as host Brian Reinhardt talks with coach Pat Popolizio about the start of the preseason and some quick recaps from the NWCA Convention. How much did The Skip actually move during move-in day? How are the freshmen assigned, how are they academically supported upon arrival. How's all that stuff work? Our Hidden Heroes segment features Wolfpack PA announcer Chris Hooks. Brian will give some background on Hooks and what "State" has always meant to him. The final segment features NC State alum Nicky Hall and what it's like for him to be a "former" NC State wrestler. Hall talks about what drew him to NC State, what his time was like as a freshman coming on to campus and what life will be like after college as he preps for a career in the United States Marine Corps. Can Nicky finally beat his All-American father Nick? SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Ask the Skip! Brian Reinhardt fields questions from fans to ask to head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio. It's #AskTheSkip, but first we find out how Popolizio started picking up the nickname. Questions 5:00 - Discussion about the football redshirt rules and how it could impact wrestling in the future. 7:10 - What is your go to order at Cup A Joe's? 7:38 - What would your walkout music have been at the NCAA finals? 8:30 - Moe's or Chipotle? 9:22 - Does the ACC need to add two more teams? 10:48 - Does the ACC have contracts with certain refs? And does anyone know what stalling is anymore? 13:30 - Flag or brick for video review? 14:00 - How different has it been bringing in a large freshman class? 16:48 - How have you seen the development and growth in high school wrestling in North Carolina? 18:50 - Can you explain how scholarships are used in wrestling, unlike how football is, which are all full rides? 20:45 - How are you able to get so many guys on the team and have enough room to practice? 23:50 - Who influenced your thought process in creating your coaching system? 25:45 - What makes a great assistant coach? 29:15 - During the summer, what can your athletes do and not do? SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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The PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast returns with Episode 24 as host Brian Reinhardt catches up with coach Pat Popolizio on what his summer has been like so far and what's left for the Pack wrestling staff this summer. Coach Popolizio will also talk about how the Wolfpack RTC uses donations. There will also be some information about the first Golfing with the Wolves Golf Classic, the day before the NC State-Georgia State football game on September 7. Go to WolfpackRTC.com to find out how to play and sponsor. Hidden Heroes continues with Director of Analytics and Internal Operations and wrestling sport administrator Josh Dalton. The last show segment features returning All-American Tariq Wilson. There were high expectations internally for Wilson coming out of Ohio, but it took a breakout performance at the NCAA championships for everyone else around the country to realize it. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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The PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast returns with Episode 23 as host Brian Reinhardt introduces a new Hidden Heroes segment and then talks with 2017 World bronze medalist and past Wolfpack two-time NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski. Hidden Heroes launches with an interview with Assistant Athletic Trainer Will Conlon. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Episode 22 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast visits with head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio to talk about the summer of wrestling, whether it be freestyle or camp season, here in Raleigh. NC State wrestling was well-represented at the World Team Trials Challenge tournament in Rochester, Minn., back in May. Three-time All-American Kevin Jack will rejoin the show to talk about life after the whole college wrestling thing. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Episode 21 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast wastes no time in getting to know the newest member of the NC State Wolfpack wrestling program - All-American transfer Justin Oliver. From Michigan's storied Davison High School program, Oliver spent the last several years at Central Michigan, earning All-American honors as a redshirt freshman at 149 pounds. It's been a wild couple of weeks and host Brian Reinhardt breaks it down. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Episode 20 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast returns as coach Pat Popolizio recently celebrated a birthday and also signed a contract extension. Host Brian Reinhardt implores listeners to leave ratings and reviews to fully reward The Skip with a contract and high listener praise. Coach Popolizio will also talk about the work being done at the Wolfpack Regional Training Center and who will be training full-time in Raleigh for World and Olympic teams. Reinhardt will also catch up with Nick Reenan, who finished third at the recent U.S. Open. The redshirting sophomore lost early and battled back to win six straight matches, including wins over past NCAA Division I All-Americans Pat Downey and T.J. Dudley. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Spotify | Android | RSS

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The college season has taken a nap, so that means Brian Reinhardt digs into the rolodex of NC State wrestling contacts to chat with past All-American and recent Bill Farrell champion Tommy Gantt. Gantt talks about the changeover from the previous coaching staff to "finding a friend" in coach Pat Popolizio. All that and more on the latest #PackMentality Pop-Ins podcast. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Pat Popolizio has regained his voice and just in time for the latest episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast with host Brian Reinhardt. We're also just in time to hear The Skip introduced as the ACC Coach of the Year. Michael Macchiavello was named the ACC Wrestler of the Year as well. Popolizio breaks down the Pack's first trophy run on the wrestling mats in school history. SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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