Another reporter who made us look bad...

At the Big Ten meetings in Chicago this last week a Nebraska reporter on day two (Friday) was interviewing Kirk Ferentz of Iowa. He gets done and says, "Coach by girlfriend is a big fan can I get an autograph for her?"

He did it, but his look was priceless. We all were so ticked off when we heard about it. I was with Joe Paterno at the time, but several guys were talking about it moments later.

 

Just read about this earlier today. I was at the event last year (wasn't there this year because of my internship) but I would have had a hard time keeping a straight face if that happened in front of me.

Guy's also lucky his girlfriend's an Iowa fan because Kirk may be the only one of those 12 coaches who would have obliged. He is overly nice.

 

Sadly, I had left the Ferentz table before this happened. A friend of mine posted a picture on Twitter of the guy with pad and pen in hand waiting to ask Ferentz for the autograph.

 

I would have had a hard time not saying something to him later when the coaches were gone. Acting buddy-buddy is one thing but asking for an autograph crosses the line.

 

What outlet was he covering for?

 

Wait, a public urination conviction lands you on the sex offender list?

Damn, that means 98 percent of the guys teeing it at golf courses around the country are sex offenders who haven't been caught yet.

 

I think you clicked the wrong thread.

 

That's what I was wondering. Was it student media, a Web site or a paper?

 

TV guy. Oy.

 

someone should have said to the guy, "look, that may have flown over in the Big XII, but here in the B1G, that's not how we do."

 

When I clicked the link, I was pretty surprised to see the guy was older. I imagined some young punk such as myself.

 

What a fucking toolbag.