Big Ten Media Day Open Thread
So the coaches are about to speak. Your thoughts as they go along?
Edit: For those of you stuck at work on this fine day. The BTN is streaming it live on their main page.
I love when they have the top returning starters on the left side.*
*Suspended for 5 games.
Adam Sandler.
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These are softball questions. Come on, media! Grow a pair and ask some real tough ones!
No recruiting backlash my ass.
I found someone to stand my watch.
looks intense. He looks more impressive than has on prior occasions. But I respect his communication style.
Interesting - I was thinking just the opposite. He didnt seem to be very impressive to me, helping me understand why kids like Hoke in comparison. But this shows just how subjective 'impressive' is.
as i noted above, fickle no longer looks intense. he looked scared, especially in comparison to wilson, who has innate confidence.
Actually, when you put it like that it makes sense - Fickell was impressive compared to Hope, while Wilson was impressive compared to Fickell.
rocked everyone's world
the word "prior" when talking about Fickell; he's been dissociated from the program. :-)
No last question for him either? These are some lazy reporters.
Speaking of lobbing softballs, if there was anything to learn from the Jihad, it's that the state of reporting, by beat reporters or "columnists," the emphasis is on lax investigation, scratch the surface via gentle, momentary rubbing, and don't think before asking a question.
Recall the Drew Sharp and BH interaction on whether Michigan was still considered "elite." Despite Sharp having a degree from U-M, he was still unable to come up with anything resembling an intelligent response to Brady's "sez who?" What would have been the intelligent response? How about "looking at the number of seasons over the past 10 that U-M has had fewer than 3 losses at the end of the season, or the number of seasons over the past 10 they've emerged from September undefeated?" Something like that, where it shows EEG activity, and would push the coach to have to think and reply to a deeper context.
Not gonna happen in our sporting journo world, which is why we, in the words of Egon Spangler ("print is dead"), have abandoned mainstream journalism outlets and brick and mortar bookstores, opting for mgoblog and other venues more in tune with our likes/wants/interests.
Sorry for the longish/hi-jacked points, but I had a lot to say!
Kevin Wilson reminds me of Brady Hoke. Both in apperance and his style of speaking
I just pulled a 5* QB bitches!!!!
kevin wilson reminds me of hoke
I like the attitude Kevin Wilson has. If he stays long enough, especially with Kiel coming in, they could get to a little more respectable
Is going to be a very good coach. He certainly acts the part.
Kevin Wilson has big smile on his face since he got Gunner Kiel.
impressive than fickle actually.
Wilson is impressive - just this interview makes me want to root for Indiana a lil' bit.
...and that excites me" - Kevin Wilson
For the first time head coach, he is very impressive. One thing that is a little weird, he watched zero film from last year....odd
Wilson had a last question!
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Here comes the glasses. This is always good.
He is STILL sour assed about that Wisconsin kid running into him
Joe Pa is a clown
did anybody catch when JoePa asked the media to "speak up wil you guys?" Man that killed me.
I am jealous of JoePa's hair. And he has 40+ years on me.
I love JoePa. How can you not love these meandering stories?
Yeah I love JoePa as well!!!
it's like storytime with grandpa, i mean joepa.
Joe Pa is WINNING. He doesn't try to get up there and impress anyone, doesn't even give an opening statement. Just gets up there and fuckin unloads grandpa stories by the dozen. Loved it, good great grand wonderful.
I love Joe Pa.
(1) He was actively lobbying the Big 10 to bring Syracuse, Rutgers, etc. (East Coast team) into the fold. Don't know if I ever officially heard this before, especially straight from the horses mouth.
(2) About OSU's issues: "I don't know nothin' about that"
(3) He's now in historic mode about when he was hired. The PSU AD who hired him was apparently a Fritz Crisler protege. JoePa mentioned Michigan a few times related to the AD who hired him.
Did JoePa just flick off the media?
Joe Pa just makes me laugh, he talkes in stories, like my grandpa.
That picture of Joe Pa on the field must have been in Notre Dame judging by the length of the grass.
he is bringin' sexy back!
When asked about how it feels to be entering the last year of his contract: "Is this the last year of my contract?"
Priceless stuff. We need Joe Pa at these Media Days in perpetuity.
Who knows, maybe they won't renew his contract?
"We need Joe Pa at these Media Days in perpetuity."
I thought we already did.
You are right, kind sir. I meant going forward...we need a Joe Pa presence at the Media Day 20, 30, 100 years from now. He's just too valuable and the main entertainment at this event. I'm thinking like some sort of animatronic incarnation of him after he quits coaching 10 years from now. I'm sure Jim Delaney has a crack crew of secret operatives working on this as we speak.
Side comment on "Open Thread" commentary:
There is a political blog, Little Green Footballs, which I used to read but stopped when I realized it was a cult of personality for its douchebag moderator. HOWEVA, the guy is a tech genius and his "Open Thread" commentary sections were the most beautiful thing of its kind I've ever seen. At the bottom of the string new comments simply popped up in real time so you did not have to constantly reload.
Don't know if that can be made to happen here, but if it did these open threads would be even more fun.
Fitzgerald talking about what a neat experience it is to play a night game at Northwestern. Heh. I've been to a couple of them there and the visiting team has about 3/4 of the stands filled with their fans.