John Mackovic Football head coach

Head coach John Mackovic speaks on the pizza controversy, superheros and, yes, spandex

WILDCAT: Coach, what happens when a big group of football coaches are together and someone says, "Hey coach?"

MACKOVIC: Probably 15 or 20 people turn their head. You know, when coaches greet each other we all say "Hey, you had a good year." Doesn't matter how many games you won.

WILDCAT: My soccer coach named a play after me once. Would you ever consider naming a play after some random reporter whom you have spent 30 seconds with?

MACKOVIC: Sure, "Rebekah's run."

WILDCAT: Nice. But don't do it, coach. My soccer team was terrible.

MACKOVIC: Thanks for the advice.

WILDCAT: Here's a deep question: What's the best pizza place in Winston-Salem. North Carolina?

MACKOVIC: I don't know.

WILDCAT: I heard that The Pizza Garden is superb.

MACKOVIC: I know exactly where that is. Good enough.

WILDCAT: What do you think about the whole "who invented pizza" controversy? Do you think it was the Italians, Chinese or Americans?

MACKOVIC: It definitely wasn't the Americans. I always thought it was the British.

WILDCAT: What? Where did you hear that?

MACKOVIC: I don't know, somewhere.

WILDCAT: So coach, let's pretend you are a damsel in distress. Would you rather Batman or Superman rescue you?

MACKOVIC: Well, if I was a gentleman in distress, I would want Wonder Woman to rescue me, or Charlie's Angels.

WILDCAT: OK, since you don't like to pretend · pretend you're part of a superhero duo. Which guy on your team would you want to be your trusty sidekick?

MACKOVIC: I think I would take Bobby Wade. Bobby would be cool under pressure and would use all of his skills to get done whatever needed to be done.

WILDCAT: Costumes?

MACKOVIC: Oh no, we'd be unassuming. We'd be dressed to blend in and we'd be able to change costumes.

WILDCAT: Is spandex out of the question then?

MACKOVIC: Oh no, every superhero has to have a pair of spandex.