College Football Media Day 2009: Big Ten Head Coach Translator

Sam Wenk by Columnist Written on July 27, 2009
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The first day of Big Ten Media Days was chock full of quotes that left some fans and media scratching their heads.  Lucky for you, Bleacher Report was there live and able to take what each coach said and insert their confusing answers through the newly patented Head Coach Translator.  Enjoy...

 

Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald

What He Said: “[After the contract extension,] I bought a couple wiffleballs from Target for my boys.  That was about the biggest splurge.”

Translation: Living in luxurious Evanston, Illinois isn’t exactly cheap.

What He Said: “Will Corey Wooton participate in every practice, probably not.  He was cleared a couple of weeks ago.  I fully anticipate him to be 100 percent by the opener.”

Translation: Basically, Corey Wooton is still hurt, but luckily we still have a few weeks to get our best player healthy.  The last thing I’m going to do is make him practice.

 

Illinois Head Coach Ron Zook

What He Said: “We didn’t reach those expectations [coming off the Rose Bowl loss].”

Translation: Can we change the subject?

What He Said:

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