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On this episode of The Bader Show, Bader and Bray sit down with Matt Azevedo, Kevin Jackson, and Vincenzo Joseph.
Order of Show
0:01 Azevedo roomed with Screwy Louie
0:03 Growing up in a wrestling family and starting wrestling late
0:07 How good was Azevedo at baseball?
0:11 Azevedo’s recruiting process
0:15 Azevedo’s time at ASU and why he left
0:20 Azavedo’s time at Iowa State
0:24 Did guys play wrestle during Azevedo’s career?
0:27 Battles with Henry Cejudo
0:31 How did Azevedo think Cejudo would do at the Olympics?
0:34 Endowing the head coaching position
0:39 The future of Drexel Wrestling
0:42 How did Drexel have their best performance at the end of the year?
0:44 The day NCAAs were canceled
0:48 Drexel athletics are healthy
0:49 Azevedo asks Kevin Jackson what it’s like to be back in Colorado Springs
0:53 Coach Jackson coached team USA during the worst ruleset in history
0:56 How Coach Jackson adjusted the team to new rulesets
0:58 Wrestling used to be strong in the south
1:02 KJ’s trip back to LSU for the LSU Hall of Fame
1:05 Comparing developmental coaching to senior-level coaching
1:08 The pitch to bring kids to the Elite Athlete Program
1:13 KJ’s quarantine routine
1:16 Comparing international wrestling from KJ’s era to now
1:18 What would a Cox vs Sadulaev match look like?
1:20 Kevin Jackson asks Cenzo his next steps
1:22 Cenzo has had good coaches his whole career
1:24 Cenzo knew he grew up in a great wrestling situation
1:25 What Cenzo thought about Penn State at a young age
1:27 Cenzo’s recruiting process
1:30 Did Cenzo believe he could win a title right away?
1:31 The evolution of Cenzo’s training
1:35 Learning on your own vs from a coach
1:36 How Kyle Snyder and other guys adjust to Penn State training style
1:38 The developing NLWC
1:39 How much does Penn State talk about winning?
1:41 How do Penn State guys wrestle with such freedom?
1:42 The first NCAA finals match with Martinez
1:44 Marinelli gets so sweaty
1:47 Cenzo’s favorite wrestling memory
1:48 The day NCAA’s got canceled
1:51 Cenzo’s quarantine workouts and potential future in MMA
1:54 Can Penn State keep winning titles?