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