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Post by oriolepower on Apr 23, 2015 12:26:26 GMT -6
I decided to start this thread after seeing another thread go in a couple different directions.
I'll get is started. A few years back we lost the State Quarterfinal game to the eventual state champ. It was a great game that went right down to the wire. Early in the 4th quarter our team was trailing by a score and I called a flea-flicker. The defense wasn't fooled, the ball was under thrown, and the ball was picked off.
Immediately after the game, a group of reporters came up to me and a guy I never like speaking with asks, "Coach, what were you thinking with the flea-flicker?" I replied, "I was thinking we would score a touchdown, why else would I call it." The rest of the reporters laughed and the guy stopped asking questions.
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Post by tothehouse on Apr 23, 2015 12:36:56 GMT -6
What were you thinking with the flea flicker? I was actually thinking of the huge double cheeseburger and milkshake that was waiting for me after that game. I'm glad our QB threw the pick because it made that mush get to my stomach quicker. Thanks for asking.
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Post by groundchuck on Apr 23, 2015 12:39:42 GMT -6
Our local guys are good. As a player I got asked by a reporter if the RB we just faced was "the best back we had seen all year." We had lost and he had a good game. The reporter was their local newspaper guy. I said no, this guy from (name of other team) is 2-3 times as good as your guy. Then I walked away. I wasn't a dick. But I answered the question he asked.
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Post by Defcord on Apr 23, 2015 12:55:19 GMT -6
When I was a head coach, I hated when they would ask if I thought we would win the game.
Also I hated when they would ask what it will take to win a certain game. I understand they want to know about the game plan and who you want to highlight on your side or what you need to take away from the other side or whatever but I still think it's stupid. They need to be a little more intelligent in their line of questioning in my opinion. One year my assistants said they would buy my drinks after every game if I could get quoted on the news or in the paper as saying in response to that question "statistics show 100% of the time the team that scores more points wins the game so we are going to start there." I tried to use some common stats a few times about first and third downs and turnovers and whatever then slip the 100% of the time the team that scores more points wins stat in but they never did quote it.
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Post by georgefred86 on Apr 23, 2015 12:58:32 GMT -6
Our local guys are good too but the stuff that kills me is when they want us to overlook the next game and talk about the big game coming up the following week ... and then laugh that we won't talk about it.
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Post by tchestovich on Apr 23, 2015 13:07:02 GMT -6
When I was a head coach, I hated when they would ask if I thought we would win the game. Also I hated when they would ask what it will take to win a certain game. I understand they want to know about the game plan and who you want to highlight on your side or what you need to take away from the other side or whatever but I still think it's stupid. They need to be a little more intelligent in their line of questioning in my opinion. One year my assistants said they would buy my drinks after every game if I could get quoted on the news or in the paper as saying in response to that question "statistics show 100% of the time the team that scores more points wins the game so we are going to start there." I tried to use some common stats a few times about first and third downs and turnovers and whatever then slip the 100% of the time the team that scores more points wins stat in but they never did quote it. When I was a HC and the local radio station would do our game he would always ask what are you going to do to win the game. I always gave the same answer the whole time I was there, "get our running game going and stop theirs" If he would try to get more out of me I would just say it again. One time when I gave the answer he came back with they are avg. running the ball 16 times a game and throwing it 40. My response well hopefully we will be able to stop the run then.
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Post by bruinfb on Apr 23, 2015 13:43:17 GMT -6
We lost a game in which we had 6 fumbles lost this year, and after the game one of the reporters asked me if I thought that the turnovers hurt our chances - I felt like saying "nope...we did that on purpose, thought it would help us" - I didn't say that, but I thought it was a ridiculous question (and I was pretty upset to begin with - 6 fumbles)
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Post by coachphillip on Apr 23, 2015 14:36:57 GMT -6
Somebody asked our HC after a game where we fumbled 6 times, "Did you think you were going to fumble that many times?" What the hell do you say to that?
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Post by larrymoe on Apr 23, 2015 17:51:36 GMT -6
I had a newspaper guy from our first round opponent a few years ago call me and tell me 2 real gems. 1- He actually said "I can't help but look at your guys' schedule and think that if we played the same schedule we'd be 9-0 too" and 2- "Have you seen our roster? Does our size advantange scare (he actually used the word scare) you?"
I repeated both to our team throughout the week. We were up 42-0 at halftime.
One time we were up 38-0 at the end of the 1st quarter and reporter kept trying to get me to disparage the other team. I kept saying "We really came out well tonight and played our game from the opening gun". He kept pressing me trying to get me to say something quote worthy about how the other team sucked. I eventually just said "We played really well. That's all you're going to get out of me. I don't coach the other team".
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Post by WingTheT on Apr 24, 2015 7:47:12 GMT -6
I overheard my old HC getting interviewed to this well though out question:
Reporter: "So coach, what was your reaction when so and so scored that game winning touchdown?" HC: "Obviously in a better mood for the most part..."
This would have been my cynical answer to that: "I was beyond pissed. Why would my player try to score the winning touchdown for his team? We're supposed to play to lose, correct?"...Like seriously, what type of question is that??
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Post by spartan on Apr 25, 2015 20:25:57 GMT -6
After first loss in 2 years
Reporter do you think this is the beginning of the downfall of your program. Me: Will see, I'll ask the kids.
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Post by coachtua on Apr 27, 2015 1:21:06 GMT -6
A kid I knew growing up had a lazy eye. After a game against a league rival a reporter says, "We can tell it was a tough game by looking at your face. How does your eye feel?" He responds, "I was born like this." That was a very short post game interview.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2015 4:12:05 GMT -6
starting to think freedom of the press is overrated!
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Post by coachwilliams2 on Apr 27, 2015 5:50:27 GMT -6
" Coach, I heard there is a guy on your team nicknamed Tripod...do you know who that is or why they call him that?"
Can't make this crap up.
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Post by CanyonCoach on Apr 27, 2015 11:20:48 GMT -6
Reporter had the wrong team info. (1st day on the job in the area) and asked about our strong tradition and how we maintain it. We were 1-8 and 2-7 the previous two seasons. Hadn't won a state title since 1948. So....
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Post by rsmith627 on Apr 27, 2015 17:15:06 GMT -6
Reporter had the wrong team info. (1st day on the job in the area) and asked about our strong tradition and how we maintain it. We were 1-8 and 2-7 the previous two seasons. Hadn't won a state title since 1948. So.... Well, that is a pretty strong tradition i guess...
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Post by fort on Apr 29, 2015 20:57:55 GMT -6
After our game 1. We tried a FG in the first half, the holder miss handled the snap, scrambled, tried to throw it to someone...they pick it and return it for a TD. After the game I walk by the HC being interviewed and the reporter says "I'm just trying to understand, take me through your thinking on the fake FG in the first quarter." I smacked the HC on the shoulder and said "and you wonder why I don't want to be a HC." as a I walked by laughing. Along the same lines: My first season here, we're away. We had a like 4th & 20 from our own 5. We line up to punt, the punter fumbles the snap and never quite gets a handle on it. He tried to take off but got tackled for a safety. Obviously just a blown play. Their reporter asks after right the game: "That was a pretty gutsy call on the 4th & 20 fake punt from your own endzone. What were you seeing that you could take advantage of in that situation?" Seriously? I was seeing my punter not handle the snap and try to run for his life... Our local guys usually email me on Saturday morning with a list of questions. That gives me some time, avoids having to deal with it right after the game Friday night, and usually gives them better material to work with. Much prefer it that way.
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Post by dubber on Apr 30, 2015 12:35:24 GMT -6
I CANNOT stand to listen to on field interviews. One of the many bad things ESPN has wrought on us....
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