BTN.com staff, July 26, 2016
CHICAGO — The Big Ten's best players were in Chicago on Monday and Tuesday for the annual Big Ten Football Media Days.
[ MORE: Tom Dienhart's Best of Day 1 | Best of Day 2 ]
As BTN.com does every year, we conducted a player survey that included a respondent from all 13 schools in attendance (Nebraska did not attend the event due to punter Sam Foltz's death).
Here were the rules: Players' answers were anonymous and they could not use their school for any answer.
BEST HELMET
Maryland – 6
Michigan; Ohio State – 2
Indiana; Iowa; Rutgers – 1
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FAN OF ALTERNATE UNIFORMS?
Yes – 11
No – 2
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BIG TEN FAVORITE
Michigan State – 4
Iowa; Michigan; Ohio State – 2
Illinois; Minnesota; Purdue – 1
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BEST MASCOT?
Brutus; Sparty – 4
Purdue Pete – 2
Bucky; Goldy; Nittany – 1
Sometimes, @bigten mascots get along… Dance party here at #BigTenMediaDay pic.twitter.com/1zrXzHtlVZ
— Kacy Lynn Kobakof (@kacykoby) July 26, 2016
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LOUDEST ROAD STADIUM?
Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) – 5
Ohio Stadium; Beaver Stadium – 3
Camp Randall Stadium – 1
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BEST ROAD LOCKER ROOM?
Iowa – 4
Nebraska – 3
Michigan – 2
Minnesota; Ohio State; Rutgers; Wisconsin – 1
Iowa been using pink locker room for visiting team since 1979….! pic.twitter.com/bkAHhKYeYR
— Tim Salem (@CoachTimSalem) September 18, 2015
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COACH YOU'D LIKE TO PLAY FOR?
Urban Meyer – 5
Paul Chryst; Mark Dantonio – 2
Chris Ash; James Franklin; Jim Harbaugh – 1
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SOCIAL MEDIA SITE?
Snapchat – 7
Instagram – 4
Facebook; Twitter – 1
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PRE-GAME MUSIC?
Rap – 8
Gospel – 2
R&B; Reggae; None – 1
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DO YOU PLAY POKEMON GO?
No – 10
Yes – 3
— Kacy Kobakof