Tom Izzo joins Jim Rome (6-17 audio)

The interview starts off a bit slow but Rome gets into the LeBron questions and Izzo’s future near the end.  Izzo normally has a raspy voice but he definitely sounded worn down – no wonder.     Of note:

  • It might be a Dumb-and-Dumberesque chance, but when asked, Izzo did leave the door cracked for another look at the NBA.
  • Izzo dropped a U.P. reference in there, which has got to leave JR scratching his head, no?
  • Izzo revealed a big driver to his looks at the NBA is to challenge the notion that college coaches can’t make it in the NBA.  His pulse picked up a bit during that discussion.
  • Rome didn’t go into the media/coverage subplot here and I was a little surprised he missed that.  In 11 minutes he had room to hit that and usually JR is very in tune with what’s being discussed locally.  I was hopeful Izzo would make mention of, “Those nerds on The Red Cedar.”  No go.

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3 Comments

  • BiggieMunn

    Thanks for posting – was not able to catch it yesterday.

    I think Snagglio got the UP reference…you can hear the Rome snicker in the background.

  • Lew

    If you're going to soil Bruce's image, at least give us an update on the status of the Darkness box set…. Nice photo shop.

  • Greg from MVictors

    Red Cedar nerds. Bruce nerds. Is there an overlap? Need Venn diagram. Dude, I heard there's some live concert from Hyde Park coming out next week – get on it.

    @BiggieMunn – My pleasure. I heard Snagger's snicker but I didn't read that as a Rome getting it but heck, maybe he did. K.B., Turbo, and Nitro didn't get it for certain.