#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast

The show must go on as host Brian Reinhardt and head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio are back for another episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast.  Show Segments 0:50 - Welcome, we’re back and Pat isn’t going anywhere.  2:19 - Pat is entering his second decade in Raleigh. 3:25 - We’ve got a new staffer!  4:20 - Daycare facilities to be added to the wrestling room? 6:00 - What’s the month of Au...

You typically don’t get a lot of coverage when you’re redshirting in college wrestling. Episode 95 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast will change that, highlighting three wrestlers who will be looking to attack the lineup next year after redshirting in 2021-22. Host Brian Reinhardt gets an update from head coach Pat Popolizio about the upcoming World Team Trials before sitting down with Derek F...

After Brian Reinhardt and Pat Popolizio gave each other some time away from one another after the close of the college wrestling season, but now it’s time to kick up that glorious offseason wrestling content. It’s so good, it’ll make you crave more wrestling - which is just what we have. We’ll recap the Pack performance at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, look back at the careers of th...

It is postseason time on a brand-new episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. NC State head coach Pat Popolzio and host Brian Reinhardt recap the Pack's fourth straight ACC Championship, and then turn their attention to previewing the 10 NCAA qualifiers from NC State who will be traveling to Detroit for the 2022 NCAA Championships.   SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INSApple Podcasts | Stitch...

ACC Tournament Preview with Pat Popolizio and host Brian Reinhardt. Gonna quickly recap home wins against North Carolina and Virginia Tech before breaking down the NC State prospectus for the coming weekend in Charlottesville. Enough with the formalities, let’s get to the show.   SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INSApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS #pa...

After a “quick” up and back to Pittsburgh where the fourth-ranked Wolfpack came home with a victory over the Pitt Panthers, host Brian Reinhardt and NC State head coach Pat Popolizio are back at home talking about the warm weekend and the upcoming closing weekend with Senior Night vs. North Carolina and the rescheduled non-conference dual with Virginia Tech.    We’ll then talk with two seniors who...

Host Brian Reinhardt gets to go home this week as the squad heads to Pittsburgh - the kicker is - the Wolfpack is bussing up to Pittsburgh for a dual with the Panthers. Coach Pat Popolizio points out how much Brian sleeps along the way and how Pat will still continue to ration the cold cuts for lunch on the ride.  Before getting to the dual with Pittsburgh, Brian and Pat look back at the Pack’s bi...

It’s got to be the meat of the dual meet season for coach Pat Popolizio, because that’s yet another consecutive week The Skip is on his own show. Join host Brian Reinhardt and head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio on Episode 89 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast as the pair talk about the last two weeks of general craziness and the upcoming dual with Virginia.    The special interview section of t...

Back at home in Raleigh is the place to be for Episode 88 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast with host Brian Reinhardt and head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio. Today’s show is simple: No. 5 NC State vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech on Friday, January 21.    That’s the show. That’s the entire show. Pat Popolizio talks about the start of the ACC dual meet season and the impact these duals have on the confe...

It’s a new year but the season still rolls on as does the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast with its 8th episode. Joining award winning host Brian Reinhardt is NC State head coach Pat Popolizio and recently named ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week Ed Scott. Discussion will talk about the upcoming stretch of the season, but a lot of chatter about the recent Collegiate Duals in Florida which saw the Pack push...

The NC State Wolfpack is off to a strong start to the season but will be challenged by in-state rival and always pesky Appalachian State. On Episode 86 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, host Brian Reinhardt and head coach Pat Popolizio discuss the recent dual victory over Gardner-Webb and the start of the season and what exactly is going on with sorting out the lineup. We’ll also look forward...

Fifth-ranked NC State opens its dual season this weekend, playing host to West Virginia. Head coach Pat Popolizio gives a full rundown of that matchup and how the past two weekends of open tournaments have affected the 2021-22 lineup on a brand-new episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host Brian Reinhardt then visits with R-Fr. Kai Orine, who is trying to break into the crowded lineup at...

A full breakdown of what the lineup could be looking like for the upcoming season for the NC State Wolfpack wrestling program is the focal point of Episode 84 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Coach Pat Popolizio and host Brian Reinhardt will introduce who’s going where and what actually could happen with wrestlers moving up, moving down and how the newcomers fit. The season kicks off for the...

Host Brian Reinhardt returns for Episode 83 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast with two guests, one new and one returning. To kick off the show, the Pack welcomes in-studio guest Rock Harrison, color commentator for the ACC Network’s wrestling broadcasts. Harrison was a wrestler in the ACC at Virginia and was also a collegiate official and has been broadcasting for a number of years. Harrison’s...

It’s been a long, long summer but finally, the Pack has come back to the Podcast! Join past NWMA SID of the Year and NC State Director of Digital Communications Brian Reinhardt and NC State head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio to kick off the new school year. Preseason has kicked off and there’s also some chatter about what Pack wrestlers and alums who will be competing at the upcoming U.S. World Te...

Catch-up on Wolfpack Wrestling news with head coach Pat Popolizio on episode 81 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host Brian Reinhardt and Popolizio run the gamut of wrestling action over the past month, from the NCAA Championships to the Olympic Team Trials to four Super Senior returning to the Pack. The duo also offer up some breaking news, boasting loudly how the podcast ranks in Japan.  ...

With the conclusion of the 2021 NCAA Championships, we now turn to the offseason on Episode 80 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Some major decisions are going to be announced in regards to the extra year of eligibility, as host Brian Reinhardt visits with four-time All-American Hayden Hidlay to talk about his NC State Wrestling journey and what lies ahead in his future – hint #WPN will be ha...

We’re just days away from blowing the whistle at the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. It’ll be almost two years to the day since we last had an NCAA wrestling championships and host Brian Reinhardt is giddy with anticipation and coach Pat Popolizio can barely contain his own excitement as it’s their favorite show of the year - the NCAA preview e...

With the brackets still yet to be revealed, head coach Pat Popolizio goes into hiding, leaving host Brian Reinhardt with the opportunity to bring NC State Sport Administrator Josh Dalton on to the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. After we get an update from Dalton, Reinhardt will FINALLY get ACC Champion Dalton Bullard on the show for the first time. What are the differences between the Bullard twi...

Heading into this weekend’s ACC Championships in Raleigh, NC State head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio and host Brian Reinhardt go weight-by-weight on Episode 77 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. There’s an importance with every match at a small conference tournament and with five of the six squads nationally ranked, it should be a good one. We’re also joined by Ryan Tice, an NC State wrestlin...

NC State is coming off a resounding victory over rival North Carolina and the Wolfpack is ranked third in the nation in the most recent NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll. Host Brian Reinhardt goes one-on-one with the great one, Pat Popolizio. Another big weekend of action coming up as the Pack will face eighth-ranked Virginia Tech on Friday night.   Show Segments 1:00 - Pat is questioning Bri...

Rivalry week down in North Carolina as rivals UNC and NC State are set to do battle. On Episode 75 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, host Brian Reinhardt sits down with head coach Pat Popolizio to interrupt his lunch and talk about the upcoming dual with the host Tar Heels. Without fans, this will be an odd one as the Pack always travels well down to Chapel Hill. We’ll first look at some brea...

Episode 74 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast records from Brian Reinhardt’s office outside of his office, which would be Pat Popolizio’s office. What’s next up for the Pack after a win over Virginia? We also meet freshman Ed Scott, who makes his first appearance on the podcast.   Show Segments 1:00 - Welcome Brian and Pat. 1:30 - The Pack is back in the wrestling room and quick takeaways from...

Episode 73 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast is ready to roll as the fourth-ranked Wolfpack wrestling squad opened up with a 42-0 win at Gardner-Webb to kick off this wacky 2020-21 season. Pat Popolizio is back on the show to talk about the performance and what to look forward to with the first home dual of the year against Appalachian State. 
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Episode 72 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast is up and out as host Brian Reinhardt talks about the upcoming season and one of the more divisive subjects in wrestling - rankings. To talk about all things wrestling, the show welcomes back Earl Smith of @theopenmat to talk about what goes into it and how the @PackWrestle combatants stand. Show Segments 1:00 - Welcome 2:00 - Earl Smith has big sho...