The Bader Show

Bader Show: Monday, Futrell, Jackson & Reina

Bader Show: Monday, Futrell, Jackson & Reina

On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray sit down with Kenny Monday, BJ Futrell, Nate Jackson, and Roger Reina

Jun 17, 2020
Monday, Jackson, Futrell, & Reina

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On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray sit down with Kenny Monday, BJ Futrell, Nate Jackson, and Roger Reina

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On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray sit down with Kenny Monday, BJ Futrell, Nate Jackson, and Roger Reina

Order of Show

0:01 – Kenny Monday’s start in wrestling

0:09 – Kenny Monday’s dad had a conversation with his dad that convinced him not to quit wrestling

0:12 – Living through desegregation of schools was one of the most important moments of Monday’s life

0:18 – Monday moved to high school a year before most people

0:22 – Monday’s memories of watching senior level stars as a kid

0:24 – When Kenny Monday knew he wanted to be an Olympic Champ

0:25 – Kenny Monday wrestled Barry Davis in 8th grade

0:28 – Transitioning from high school to college

0:31 – From getting eliminated as a freshman at NCAA’s to finding more success

0:33 – Nate Carr and Kenny Monday talking trash

0:35 – Kenny’s senior level career

0:36 – The Kenny Monday and Nate Carr rivalry could extend to their sons

0:37 – Dave Schultz had a unique kind of trash talk

0:42 – How did Schultz and Monday have success for so long?

 

0:44 – Kenny Monday asks BJ Futrell if he ever thought about putting his shoes on the mat when he retired?

0:46 – Kenny Monday asks Nate Jackson how long he’s been hitting that double leg

0:47 – Nate, Kenny, and BJ talk about the genesis of the Black Wrestling Association

0:55 – Nate and BJ talk about being a black athlete in a white-dominated sport

1:00 – Is the BWA being met with any resistance

1:02 – Is the wrestling community racist?

1:07 – Officiating used to be unfair

1:11 – Nate Jackson talks about the importance of representation

1:13 – Nate Jackson is excited about more time to prepare for the Olympic Trials

1:14 – The moment BJ decided to retire

1:18 – Nate and BJ talk about jumping levels in freestyle

 

1:22 – BJ asks Roger Reina about the best vacation he ever took

1:24 – Nate asks Roger Reina if he has better memories of competing or coaching

1:25 – Kenny asks Roger Reina his top 5 all time American wrestlers

1:28 – Roger Reina’s wrestling background

1:32 – When Penn almost got dropped

1:35 – Coach Reina’s efforts to secure Penn’s program came from his program almost getting cut

1:35 – Coach Reina was driven to have success at the start of his coaching career

1:36 – the multi-faceted job of a head coach

1:38 – How coaching has changed over the course of Reina’s career

1:42 – How the RTC system is shaping college wrestling

1:47 – When Reina knew the Foxcatcher model was unsustainable

1:49 – Reina’s hiatus from coaching

1:52 – How athletes have changed over the years

1:53 – The Ivy League has improved a lot during Reina’s career

1:57 – Proudest win and worst whoopin as a coach

1:59 – Reina’s final word