Listening to Tom Izzo struggle through post-game interviews filled with tough questions that surrounding his handling of certain issues within his program last season was rough. The normally well-spoken Hall of Fame head coach had gone from smooth talker to king of the “no comment” phrase.
Though he didn’t do himself many favors with how he handled the questions from the media, he also couldn’t publicly discuss matters — those were his marching orders.
Izzo was criticized heavily for his handling of both the media and presumed mishandling of internal program matters, but he didn’t mince his words at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday as it seemed as if he was finally allowed to let loose.