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I want to share an experience that fundamentally changed my approach to interviewing coaches. It happened recently, during the weekend of October 21st, when circumstances forced me to conduct a coach's show with significantly less preparation than usual. What I learned from this experience applies whether you're doing a dedicated coach's show or conducting production meeting interviews as a TV broadcaster.
We were coming off a bye week, during which I had planned a surprise birthday trip for my wife to San Diego. The timing worked out perfectly - I have to thank the Big 10 conference for that scheduling coincidence. I spent the weekend focused on family and didn't watch any football. This meant that by the time our next coach's show came around, our previous game - a 24-point loss - was nine days old. I knew I wouldn't spend much time rehashing that game, instead focusing on the bye week activities and the upcoming Indiana game.
The challenging part came when I flew home with my son, dropped him off with the babysitter, and went straight to the coach's show. I walked in significantly less prepared than usual. In fact, it was probably one of the least prepared shows I've done in my seven years as the voice of the Huskies. I was essentially running on institutional knowledge alone.
