Canzano: Come with me for a 1-on-1 with the Pac-12
Canzano: Come with me for a 1-on-1 with the Pac-12
15 interviews in one place...
I like 1-on-1 interviews much better than a group setting. I conducted 34 of those solo interviews on Friday in Los Angeles with a variety of Pac-12 Conference coaches, players and administrators.
Here are 15 of those interviews from Pac-12 Media Day for you in a one-stop shop…
Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff:
Oregon coach Dan Lanning:
Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith:
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham:
Washington State coach Jake Dickert:
USC coach Lincoln Riley:
Washington coach Kalen DeBoer:
Stanford coach David Shaw:
UCLA coach Chip Kelly:
Colorado coach Karl Dorrell:
Utah QB Cam Rising:
USC QB Caleb Williams:
WSU QB Cameron Ward:
Washington DB Alex Cook:
Oregon offensive lineman Alex Forsythe:
I’ve got a pile of 1-on-1 interviews that we didn’t have room or time to air. They will run on Monday’s radio show. Included among them, Arizona coach Jedd Fisch and ASU coach Herm Edwards.
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Loved the interviews!
USC Lincoln Riley "one of the things we've enjoyed most out here (in LA) is the anonymity"...translation: There is really not much interest in USC football in Los Angeles.
...on road games and fan resentment of USC leaving the PAC 12; "They're going to hate us anyway...I'd be disappointed if it (leaving the PAC 12) made it any worse." translation: Lincoln Riley has no idea of the culture of the PAC 12 fan base or what awaits him and his team on the road. Unlike in the Big12 or SEC, PAC 12 fans are generally pretty civil towards each other. But now things will be much worse for the Trojans, like wrath of Kahn level stuff.
Loved the line of questioning to UCLA Chip Kelly
Inspector Canzano: "Where were you when you found out UCLA was going?"
Chip Kelly: "I was on the 14th hole...it's going to happen in an hour make sure you don't say anything...."
Inspector Canzano: "Who were you playing with?"
Chip Kelly: (names redacted from the transcript)..."and by the time we got to 16 I think everybody in the world knew."
Inspector Canzano takes a puff of his cigar and considers the timeline and surmises that hole 15 must have taken a very long time to play.
Translation: CK probably knew something was up well in advance (like the USC head coach).
Great stuff, John. You're a terrific interviewer. I love the discussions of movies, kids, etc. You have a way of putting people at ease, which makes for a much better interview than the run-of-the-mill "I've got to look at the film" BS. Congrats!