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Bader Show: Mike Macchiavello & Matt Kolodzik

Bader Show: Mike Macchiavello & Matt Kolodzik

Bader and Bray talk with Mike Macchiavello of the Wolfpack RTC and Matt Kolodzik of the NJRTC before they compete in this weekend's RTC Cup.

Nov 30, 2020
Mike Macchiavello & Matt Kolodzik

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Bader and Bray talk with Mike Macchiavello of the Wolfpack RTC and Matt Kolodzik of the NJRTC before they compete in this weekend's RTC Cup.

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Bader and Bray talk with Mike Macchiavello of the Wolfpack RTC and Matt Kolodzik of the NJRTC before they compete in this weekend's RTC Cup.

Order of Show

0:01 Macchiavello’s summary of 2020 and what he’s been learning

0:06 Applying Phil Jackson lessons about ego to wrestling

0:13 When Mike Macch’s heard about the RTC Cup

0:15 What Macch learned from his match with Kyle Snyder

0:16 Macch is ready to compete

0:17 Mike’s last dual meet against Haught

0:18 Macch’s thoughts on his upcoming matches with Dudley and Zillmer

0:21 The last time Macch and Zillmer wrestled

0:22 How Wolfpack WC approaches these duals

0:24 Mike Macch wants to get better at in-match adjustments

0:26 How Coach Vinson and Coach Hall are leading the team into the RTC Cup

0:27 The trajectory of wrestlers getting paid

0:34 Mike Macch’s thoughts about free agents at the RTC Cup

0:35 What’s happening with Ed Ruth

 

0:39 Mike Macch asks Matt Kolodzik if he likes Jersey or Ohio better

0:41 Matt Kolodzik asks Macchiavello if his world has sped up since the pandemic

0:44 Kolodzik’s training during the pandemic

0:45 When Kolodzik decided to pull his Olympic redshirt

0:51 The Princeton team progression made NCAA cancellation extra devastating

0:52 When NCAA cancellation finally felt real

0:54 Matt has had a desire to wrestle post college for a long time

0:55 The Princeton pitch when Kolodzik was a recruit

0:57 When Kolodzik heard about the RTC Cup

0:59 Kolodzik hasn’t thought much about Yianni, Echemendia, or Sasso

1:01 Watching wrestling is stressful for Kolodzik

1:03 The collaboration between the NJRTC and SERTC

1:05 Comparing dual meets to individual tournaments

1:08 balancing an analytical mind with being in the moment

1:11 prioritizing wrestling and academics at Princeton

1:15 engineering and wrestling talk with Adam Coon

1:17 Matt Kolodzik’s wins & whoopins

1:20 Kolodzik’s final word