By NOAH TRISTER
Tom Izzo was asked a fairly innocuous question Friday about whether he thinks social media is helpful or harmful to his players.
“I don’t think social media is helpful to any human being on the planet,” the Michigan State coach said.
OK then.
It wasn’t the first time Izzo had made his distaste for Twitter clear. He says he doesn’t worry much about what his players tweet. He’s more concerned about what they might read.
“I challenge every human being in this room, if they start talking about your son, your daughter on the social media like they do players, there will be some fist fighting going on,” Izzo said. “If you can’t go eye to eye with somebody, tell them what your problems are, then you don’t belong talking to me or my players. So sorry, I’m not a fan.”