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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 54 - Preseason Rankings with Earl Smith
10/17/2019 1:55:00 PM | Wrestling
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RALEIGH, N.C. -Â Episode #54 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast talks with head coach Pat Popolizio for the first official episode of the 2019-20 season now that practice has started.
Host Brian Reinhardt and Popolizio run through a number of topics updating Wolfpack Wrestling fans on everything the team is doing now. Reinhardt also jumps into the Skype machine and chats with The Open Mat's Earl Smith about his preseason NCAA rankings and where he sees the Wolfpack at the start of the season.
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Show Segments
1:30 - Recapping last episode with the schedule release
2:00 - Season Ticket Information
3:00 - Longest Golf Tournament Name information
4:25 - Throwing shade at airlines on the way to Russia
6:20 - Teasing the promotion for Virginia Tech
8:15 - Competing for starting spott
10:00 - Wrestle-off info and the development of The Skip's coaching tree
12:00 - Team voted for the captains
13:30 - Popolizio's distain for rankings
14:30 - Talking rankings with The Open Mat's Earl Smith
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