One thing that is really surprising to me is the terrible questions that are asked to the players. 90% of questions asked are something like, "How excited were you to score that touchdown?" Maybe
@78 could weigh in on this, but I would think that they would want actual answers from players, not just a slight variations of their leading questions.
For example, in the interview with Perine the first 2 questions are good. Then, at
45 seconds in, this is the question.
"How sweet was that, to break the long one?" What's the interviewer expecting? Such a dumb question. ...and that seems to be the norm.
It's followed by gems like these.
"Did it kinda feel good to break past that last guy and know they weren't gonna catch you?"
Wouldn't it be better to ask, "What did you think and feel as you broke past the last defender?"
It's no secret the run blocking hasn't been what it should be, how have you kind of just mentally stayed strong through that and patient? ...or how tough has it been?
Why not, "RB performance is dependent on others' performance, especially the o-line. Do you ever feel limited by other position groups? ...and if so, how do you respond to it?"
Do you think wins like this earn respect on a national level?
How about, "How do you think this affects the perception of the Gators on the national level?
Since Mullen and his staff have arrived, they've preached the Gator standard, hold onto the rope. How much was this game a culmination of that?
Again, a leading question.
To Swain...
Mullen lets you have fun on Fridays. How important is that to kinda keep the mood balanced?
What is he going to say, "It's not important. ...but coach thinks it is and it's easier for us, so we go along with it."
So many of the questions are just bad. I would expect that if people do this for a living ...and I would think interviewing is a big part of their job, that they would ask better questions. I've seen worse examples, but it seems to me that if you earned a college degree in journalism, you'd be able to formulate better, open questions to reveal better content for your writing.
/end rant