Reporter asks Texas coach to 'unfold onion' in long-winded question

[MeanGreenATO]

This prime example of how not to ask questions in a press conference started making the rounds last night.

After Texas lost to Kansas in overtime, a guy from Horns Illustrated said something roughly 50 seconds to prompt a response from Texas coach Steve Sarkisian. I'd call it a question but many have debated that might be too generous.

Folks, this ain't it.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Reminds me of a time I was in a Bill Belichick press conference during his days with the Browns. It followed the game where Eric Metcalf ran two punts back for TDs. Reporter asked a long-winded question that boiler down to, have you ever seen a game where someone returned two punts for TDs. Belichick's response — "No."

 

[HanSenSE]

Probably should have asked the coach to "talk about ..." and left it at that.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Too bad the clip doesn't ID the long-winded idiot asking the question.

 

[Patchen]

Everybody asks awkward or poorly phrased questions, or gets thrown off in the moment, and I am guilty. I have lots of latitude for questions and sometimes off-putting questions produce good information. That, however, is horrible.

 

[spikechiquet]

Let me ask you a question ... but first, let me audibly fellatiate myself and then you for a bit.
Ugh.
There was a stringer like for the local daily when I was a college newspaper writer. He would talk about himself first and then get around to asking a question and about half the time, a coach would have to stop after starting to reply with "sorry, what was the question again..."

 

[playthrough]

Probably should have asked the coach to "talk about ..." and left it at that.

I have never been as vehemently against "talk about ..." as some others. It's lazy and can backfire, but on a tight deadline I'm not going to roast a reporter for it. Certainly beats having 50 seconds of my precious time taken by that guy.

 

[Oggiedoggie]

Wow.

I wouldn't even think that a reporter from the Onion would be able to get credentials to cover the game. I have to admit that it's a fairly clever attempt at product placement.

 

[Alma]

It was cringe-worthy bad and, simultaneously, it hurt no one. Sark'll live, as will every other reporter.

 

[HanSenSE]

What's the big deal over onions?

 

[HanSenSE]

I have never been as vehemently against "talk about ..." as some others. It's lazy and can backfire, but on a tight deadline I'm not going to roast a reporter for it. Certainly beats having 50 seconds of my precious time taken by that guy.

Same here. Sometimes, when I'm asking about a specific point in a game, say, a dramatic finish or a big moment, I'll use that or a variation of it.

 

[goalmouth]

Adding, "step foot" and "butt naked".

lol