07-23-2019, 03:54 PM
I've heard there's a network out there somewhere that has a contract to cover the Pac-12 Conference. They'll be there, and they'll be broadcasting and streaming everything. Here's the typical flow. The head coach and two players will take the stages at the same time for twenty minutes. The head coach is on the main stage, mic'd and on camera, while the players are in opposite corners at small tables. Their sessions aren't recorded or broadcast. After those twenty minutes, the three will head directly to the Pac-12 stage, where they'll yuck it up with the hosts, then play some made-for-TV games. In years past those games have been: corn hole, putting competition, piñata breaking, and slime making. The players have fun, and the schools get some whimsical video to promote. Once that's all done, the group heads to lunch to sit and chat with reporters, which is the best part. When all three are on stage, I never talk to Shaw, because he's mobbed by national reporters asking banal questions. Also, I'll eventually get a transcript of that entire session, so there's no sense fighting the crowd to listen to it. (Incidentally, if someone can tell me how to post a PDF here, I can post the transcript of Shaw's presser, and all the other head coaches, for that matter.)
Please clear the field! The game is not over!
