B1G coaches discuss Halloween Candy
So B1GNetwork's twitter account posted a video where they asked B1G coaches about Halloween candy. Best and worst, many calling out candy corn as horrible (I'm a fan, but whatever).
But the highlights are Bret Bielema admitting "do I look like a guy who has passed up a lot of candy?", and our own coach in as serious a tone and look as you can muster answered his favorite was Baby Ruth.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1585681052051410944
October 28th, 2022 at 9:01 AM ^
No, the highlight is definitely James Franklin struggling to remember the name for candy corn.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
He probably hands out the leftover PB&J sandwiches that didn't get thrown in the tunnel.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:02 AM ^
Candy corn should be given out to people as a punishment. One of the most disgusting things ever made.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:03 AM ^
Everyone hates Candy corn, peeps, Valentines sweet hearts, which is warranted. But nothing is worse than Circus Peanuts
October 28th, 2022 at 9:12 AM ^
Peeps are good, though
October 28th, 2022 at 9:17 AM ^
Everyone says this but I'll be damned if they still don't sell a ton of all that shit.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:19 AM ^
That's because there will always be 5 year olds.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:21 AM ^
I like all that shit. Just hook me up to two different IVs. One pumping sugar straight into me and the other pumping insulin.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:35 AM ^
Candy corn just tastes like butter and sugar so I don't get the people who despise it. Peeps and circus peanuts are genuinely bad though. Peeps just taste like tasteless marshmallow covered in sand and circus peanuts are just banana(?) flavored stale marshmallow
October 28th, 2022 at 11:13 AM ^
Standby committic. Have you ever had the joy of trying to chew those wax lips or waxed cigarettes they used to give out way back when?
October 28th, 2022 at 1:06 PM ^
Uhhhhhh...you weren't supposed to chew the wax lips. Those were a costume prop.
I chewed the wax lips.
October 28th, 2022 at 1:22 PM ^
I don’t remember wax cigarettes. I do remember the sugar sticks with a swipe of red dye on the end.
There were also bubble gum ciggies with a paper wrapper and, best of all, chocolate ciggies with a paper wrapper.
I should pass these out on Halloween instead of my usual hard boiled eggs.
October 28th, 2022 at 5:11 PM ^
Offer the children some eggs in this trying time!
October 28th, 2022 at 9:41 AM ^
Add "Circus Peanuts" to the list...disgusting, like really, really stale Peeps.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:06 AM ^
Gotta make a mix with some dry roasted peanuts! On their own they are disgusting.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:07 AM ^
I 100% agree, that stuff is nasty. I'm not even sure it doesn't contain plastic.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:57 PM ^
They have the consistency of tires, nasty.
October 28th, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
I……I love candy corn. Wildly addicting. Black licorice? Fucking terrible.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:06 AM ^
Our coach is correct. Baby Ruth is the best candy bar. O'Day is WRONG -- Whoppers are pretty good.
Mel Tucker is the Candy Corn of coaches.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:13 AM ^
Tucker and Day are the "goobers" of coaching!!
October 28th, 2022 at 9:23 AM ^
Mel Tucker is the Candy Corn of coaches.
Mel Tucker is the "house that gives out boxes of raisins" of coaches.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:24 AM ^
Whoppers are great!
The combination of the chocolate and the malt filling. Mmmm.
They taste great and the dining experience - if you just let them melt in your mouth - is also top notch.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:53 AM ^
This exactly! I let my kids in on the dining experience and now it's harder for me to steal from them!
October 28th, 2022 at 10:36 AM ^
Baby Ruth is just the brother of Snickers that every agrees is "fine"
October 28th, 2022 at 10:59 AM ^
Blasphemer! Baby Ruth came out almost a decade before Snickers.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:54 AM ^
Baby Ruth and Whoppers are among my favorites. Baby Ruth and Butterfingers are my favorite candy bars (although I hate the new yellow wrappers). Whoppers are also great.
October 28th, 2022 at 11:37 AM ^
If Game Day ever comes for an M/msu game again,
"Mel Tucker is the Candy Corn of Coaches" will make me very happy.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:12 AM ^
I’d love to see a Mike Leach part deux on Halloween candy. The passion is undeniable with that guy.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:19 AM ^
PJ Fleck's call out of "Bit o' Honey" is on point. Terrible, terrible stuff.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
Bit O' Honey is my favorite old school candy.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:52 AM ^
Same. I loved Bit O' Honeys growing up. I'd always steal a handful every time I went to my mom's store as a kid, and then when I was older and working there over the summer.
October 28th, 2022 at 11:04 AM ^
SloPokes. So many dental issues from those over the years. But great memories of getting those in the fishing boat with grandpa to keep me occupied while he set the trolling lines.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:21 AM ^
Kit Kat for the win!
I do low-key like both Mounds and Almond Joy, too.
October 28th, 2022 at 12:03 PM ^
Reese's peanut butter cups are still the champ. Kit Kat takes the silver though.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:22 AM ^
Schiano: "Apples"
wtf?
October 28th, 2022 at 10:24 AM ^
Come on, when you trick or treat do you want to get a fucking apple? Id rather get a toothbrush.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:56 AM ^
Apples are great. As long as they are covered in caramel & crushed peanuts.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:39 AM ^
The Big Ten Network should've set up a Candy Lineup.
October 28th, 2022 at 10:43 AM ^
Twix FTW…the only one with a cookie crunch
October 28th, 2022 at 9:40 AM ^
I'm a big fan of candy corn, but the 100 Grand is the best. Worst for me is the coconut ones.
Whoppers and milk duds are two more of my favorites. Play the long game and let them melt...mmmmmm
October 28th, 2022 at 10:22 AM ^
100 grand is among my favorites as well. Not sure why it isn’t more popular.
October 28th, 2022 at 11:02 AM ^
There are only so many ways you can make a candy bar using the basics of chocolate, crisps, caramel, peanuts/peanut butter, wafers and nougat. From that point on I'm pretty sure it's just advertising dollars determining popularity.
October 28th, 2022 at 11:04 AM ^
True, and 100Grands found the sweet spot.
October 28th, 2022 at 4:33 PM ^
I always forget about 100 grand but, yes, they are awesome. They might be more popular if they weren't so damned expensive!
October 28th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
Candy Corn mixed with peanuts is a GREAT snack.
October 28th, 2022 at 9:43 AM ^
My wife loves candy corn. She also likes peeps, Almond Joy, Mounds and most other horrific tasting candy.
October 28th, 2022 at 11:56 AM ^
My wife and I agree! She enjoys my Almond Joy(s) and I do the same with her incredible Mounds!
October 28th, 2022 at 9:45 AM ^
The best would be Reese's peanut butter cups.
Worst is a tie between black licorice and Necco wafers.