Jordan Lynch was interviewed about his chances of winning the Heisman on ESPN's College Football Live show today. Awesome to see and hear Lynch! Great exposure.

Video?

I don't have video as it was on ESPN 2. I do have it on my DVR. It looks like the show will be on again tonight on ESPNU at 10:30.

Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

(06-25-2013 07:54 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

I agree with you and while he said a foolish thing before the Orange Bowl, it is somewhat understandable. The guy is a competitor and he gave the politically correct answer to the not good enough question 499 times before finally snapping. It was refreshing to hear him pop off even though he should not have done so. I really admire Lynch and feel fortunate to watch him play for the Huskies.

(06-25-2013 07:54 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

I just hope he is better than Miss South Carolina:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

" negative and are flat out wrong".......Stop being so sensitive, how was I negative? I gave an opinion on his appearance on a talk show and the kid's a star on the field, a potential Heisman candidate..... And as a star, it would really benefit if he was a bit smoother in media interviews, I could care less about the Orange Bowl comments. I'm talking when he is interviewed on television, if you saw the ESPNU piece last year when the 2 guys on the talk show were joking and being very informal with him, Lynch came across as nervous, serious and cold. If I can find the clip I will post it here. ESPECIALLY if he wants to get an invite to NYC it would just be nice to see him relax if he's going to be on these ESPNU versions of "The best damn sports show"....

(06-26-2013 08:52 AM)NIU8484 Wrote:  " negative and are flat out wrong".......Stop being so sensitive, how was I negative? I gave an opinion on his appearance on a talk show and the kid's a star on the field, a potential Heisman candidate..... And as a star, it would really benefit if he was a bit smoother in media interviews, I could care less about the Orange Bowl comments. I'm talking when he is interviewed on television, if you saw the ESPNU piece last year when the 2 guys on the talk show were joking and being very informal with him, Lynch came across as nervous, serious and cold. If I can find the clip I will post it here. ESPECIALLY if he wants to get an invite to NYC it would just be nice to see him relax if he's going to be on these ESPNU versions of "The best damn sports show"....

Agreed, right now he doesn't just represent himself or the football team but the whole university. Sure it was nice to some degree seeing that he has emotion and passion. But if we want to be the next Boise, not a team that the masses laugh at because we "snuck" into the Orange Bowl and "got destroyed". We need to show that we are the team with more class, who don't give our players strippers and cars.

(06-26-2013 08:52 AM)NIU8484 Wrote:  " negative and are flat out wrong".......Stop being so sensitive, how was I negative? I gave an opinion on his appearance on a talk show and the kid's a star on the field, a potential Heisman candidate..... And as a star, it would really benefit if he was a bit smoother in media interviews, I could care less about the Orange Bowl comments. I'm talking when he is interviewed on television, if you saw the ESPNU piece last year when the 2 guys on the talk show were joking and being very informal with him, Lynch came across as nervous, serious and cold. If I can find the clip I will post it here. ESPECIALLY if he wants to get an invite to NYC it would just be nice to see him relax if he's going to be on these ESPNU versions of "The best damn sports show"....

Well it was all pretty new to him. Harnish looked more comfortable but I don't think he was getting a lot of interviews his first couple years either. I didn't see any major problem with how he did in interviews. He'll get more comfortable with them as time goes by.

(06-25-2013 07:54 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

(06-25-2013 08:57 PM)golf4501 Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 07:54 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

I just hope he is better than Miss South Carolina:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

I would like to offer a defense of the pretty little Miss SC. I don't know why they even ask the contestants on these beauty contests questions on current issues, when it has absolutely nothing to do with how one will fulfill the functions of being Miss Teen USA. It's not like Miss Teen USA will have to address the United Nations, or be appointed by the President to become the new Secretary of Education.

We don't ask Jordan Lynch why a fifth of Americans can't locate the US on a map. Jordan Lynch gets questions about the Heisman Trophy, which he at least has a chance of winning and it appeals to his expertise.

Do they really expect someone to be watching the Miss Teen USA pagent to alter their opinion of the US educational system on the basis of something a contestant said?

The Contestants should be asked the kind of questions that Miss Teen USA should be expected to be able to answer. Here are a few samples:

1) Do you come here often?
2) If I said you had a nice body, would you hold it against me?
3) If I buy this car, do you come with it?

Those questions would be much more job-related.

(06-26-2013 11:38 AM)Huskie_Jon Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 07:54 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

(06-25-2013 08:57 PM)golf4501 Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 07:54 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(06-25-2013 05:11 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Hopefully he's polished up his interview skills a bit, saw him on ESPNU last year on whatever that show is they air late night, but he came off terribly awkward....but the more national exposure the better!

He's a football player, not a Miss Teen USA contestant....who gives a crap about his interview skills. Plus, you are just being negative and are flat out wrong. Lynch has done great as far as I am concerned minus the time he provoked the entire Seminole nation before the OB. He is an intelligent young man.

I look forward to seeing this interview.

I just hope he is better than Miss South Carolina:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

I would like to offer a defense of the pretty little Miss SC. I don't know why they even ask the contestants on these beauty contests questions on current issues, when it has absolutely nothing to do with how one will fulfill the functions of being Miss Teen USA. It's not like Miss Teen USA will have to address the United Nations, or be appointed by the President to become the new Secretary of Education.

We don't ask Jordan Lynch why a fifth of Americans can't locate the US on a map. Jordan Lynch gets questions about the Heisman Trophy, which he at least has a chance of winning and it appeals to his expertise.

Do they really expect someone to be watching the Miss Teen USA pagent to alter their opinion of the US educational system on the basis of something a contestant said?

The Contestants should be asked the kind of questions that Miss Teen USA should be expected to be able to answer. Here are a few samples:

1) Do you come here often?
2) If I said you had a nice body, would you hold it against me?
3) If I buy this car, do you come with it?

Those questions would be much more job-related.

Yep. Pretty silly they're supposed to answer questions like that. As if that's why they're up there on stage.

I'm hoping that's sarcasm or an exaggeration that 20% of Americans can't find the US on a map...

(06-26-2013 01:50 PM)GjlNIU Wrote:  I'm hoping that's sarcasm or an exaggeration that 20% of Americans can't find the US on a map...

Keep in mind that many of them may not have maps.

(06-26-2013 02:32 PM)Huskie_Jon Wrote:  

(06-26-2013 01:50 PM)GjlNIU Wrote:  I'm hoping that's sarcasm or an exaggeration that 20% of Americans can't find the US on a map...

Keep in mind that many of them may not have maps.

I'm sure there are a lot of people that can't, but 20% seems awfully high.

My son mangaged to DVR it and I finally got around to watching the interview last night. I thought Lynch did just fine. Lots of highlights from the Orange Bowl. Great exposure for him and the program. Brock Huard was dismissive to his Heisman chances, but he was complimentary to Lynch and his stats from 2012.