Purdue linebacker Anthony Heygood made his first trip to the Big Ten media days in Chicago last week. Here's what he had to say about the event, among other things.
It's your first time here in the craziness. How has it been?
Interesting. I've never been around this much chaos. (Teammate Greg Orton) said his TV guy was weird because the light was there, and the TV guy was behind the light. So (Orton) couldn't see him. So it was like a fist asking questions.
What's been the most-asked question you've gotten?
"How do you think the defense is going to do this year?" It's like, what do you expect me to say? We're going to be terrible on defense? I expect my defense to do very well, of course.
Have you seen many movies this summer? I've only been to the movies one time this summer. I went to see "Hancock," and it was OK. It is funny, but with Will Smith, you expect something else when you go to see a movie because he's getting paid like $30 million. You expect him to be there and get wild. It could have been better.
You're too busy to go more often?
(Kory) Sheets lives with me this summer, and he goes all the time. I'm like, 'I'm not going to pay $10 to watch a movie.' I can wait until it comes out on DVD. I have, like, 600 DVDs. I love DVDs. My DVD collection is ridiculous. I own pretty much everything.
What's your most prized DVD?
Probably "No Country for Old Men." Great movie. I went and bought that when it came out.
If you didn't see it in the theater, how did you know it was good?
I heard a bunch of people raving about it. I'm like, 'I haven't seen it.' (People said) 'You have to see it because it has a shotgun with a silencer.' I'm like, 'That's great. What's in the rest of the movie?' It turned out to be a great movie.
Do you have a favorite genre?
I watch everything. I'm a homebody, so I watch a lot of TV and DVDs.
Are there any you bought but haven't opened yet?
The "Powerpuff Girls" movie. It's still in the wrapper. That and "War" with Jet Li. One of my favorites is "Dude, Where's My Car?" Everybody hates that movie. I think it is hilarious. It's just so stupid that it's so funny to me.
Any weird dreams lately?
I had a dream that Barack Obama won the presidency and the entire United States had a party. It was the weirdest dream ever. I swear. I turn on the TV (in the dream), and they're like, 'Barack Obama wins.' I turn the channel, and they're like, 'They're partying in Wisconsin.' I turn the channel, 'They're partying in Massachusetts.' It was like people in the street everywhere. I go outside in Lafayette, and everybody is dancing and running down the street. I'm like, 'What is going on?'
-- By Stacy Clardie, The Journal Gazette
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