Mike Rutstein's rejected questions for Gene D***

Earlier this week, Eagle Action Publisher Mike Rutstein announced that Gene Defilippo cancelled their scheduled interview after deeming the questions too backward-looking about the football program.

In the spirit of good blogging, I decided these questions needed to be made public!!! So I flew up to Boston, broke into the Athletic Department, logged on to Gene's computer and copied the questions.**** What follows are the hard hitting and clearly offensive questions. It is no wonder Gene wanted nothing to do with the interview. We are all clearly better for his PR skills.

• When you said Spaz was the best coach in 15 years, you were talking dog years, right? 
• Who did you have in the “upperclassman Spaz is most likely to kick off the team unnecessarily” pool?
• Spaz went through two offensive coordinators last season. Do you think he can burn through three this year? 
• Does Spaz’s contract pay him a bonus for unused timeouts? 
• What gave you more personal pleasure in the last year: winning the National Championship in Hockey or blocking UConn from the ACC? 
• When will Men’s Lacrosse be a varsity sport again?

*** I totally made this up.
****I made up this part too.

Spaz becoming his caricature

Multiple people have sent this or commented on it, so I thought it deserved its own post. This is from the Globe's article on Luke Kuechly.

The choice by the Panthers drew praise from BC coach Frank Spaziani. “A great choice,’’ he said. “He will be perfect for them. And it was the perfect pick for me as well since it came two minutes before my bedtime.’’

Spaz should stop trying to be funny. His quips fall flat. He also shouldn't joke about things that other coaches are saying about him. Once Spaz wins the ACC I will hire a drummer to follow him around hitting rimshots after every joke. Until then focus on football and not being funny.

(For those wondering, Kuechly was drafted at approximately 8:55 PM.)

Media training and other links

Over the years, the football players have come off very well in interviews. They're engaging, articulate and never really say anything controversial. This is in part due to the culture of the program and the type of guys BC recruits. It's also in part due to the support they get from Sports Information and Marketing. For example, BC brought in media trainers for the team Monday. I am sure the individual sessions were short, but it is just another little thing that BC does to help these guys succeed on and off the field. (I also wonder how close these sessions are to the scene in Bull Durham: "You're gonna have to learn your clichés...")

The New York Times has Clemson as the 11th best team in college football.

Matt Ryan will start the Falcons next preseason game and has the inside track at starting the opener.

This is another overview of the team.

One of my favorite bloggers, Matt Hinton, moved from SMQ to Yahoo. In his debut he assess the various QB issues around the ACC.

Two BC targets (Luke Kuechly and Pat Muldoon) are among the best prospects in Cincy.

New York baseball recruit Matt McGovern is committed to BC.