From Chicago -- it's Big Ten Media Day live streaming!

CHICAGO -- Today brings 15-minute addresses/question-and-answer sessions with all 11 Big Ten football coaches and a half-hour with Commissioner Jim Delany.

Return here throughout the morning/early afternoon for constant updates from each of the coaches' sessions and whatever else pops in my head. First, the order of appearances (with a couple of 15-minute breaks in the middle of the ceremonies):

10 - Bret Bielema; 10:15 - Pat Fitzgerald; 10:30 - Ron Zook; 10:45 - Rich Rodriguez

11:15 - Mark Dantonio; 11:30 - Bill Lynch; 11:45 - Danny Hope

12:15 - Joe Paterno; 12:30 - Tim Brewster; 12:45 - Kirk Ferentz; 1 - Jim Tressel; 1: 40 - Delany

Bret Bielema, Wisconsin: Opened with a joke, claiming he had Big Ten division guidelines to share with us.

He does not.

Says he's trying to expand his relations with the media. I don't know what that's all about.

Says it's an exciting season for two reasons. Experience is the first. I assume talent will be the second. But it's attitude. I think.

We're two minutes in and still no mention of Nebraska.

The Gazette's Scott Dochterman asks the first question, and it's about expansion and maintaining rivalries. Bielema says the Iowa-Wisconsin rivalry has an impact with his players.

Before this thing began, an Illinois sportswriter asked me how I think the divisions will play out. I have no idea, but they ought to go by geography. To say an East would be top-heavy with Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan is making some presumptions. One, that Penn State stays strong. Two, that Michigan gets strong again.

Now, a question about high expectations. "Even when we went 12-1 in my first year, 2006, I very seldom reference that season to my kids."

He says the Big Ten doesn't ask the coaches about expansion, "at least not me."

He says Nebraska might open up more channels to the West to Wisconsin and other Big Ten schools. Like what, Wyoming?

"Lots of times coaches brainwash kids. I'm not saying I do."

He's in favor of a conference title-game. Which is good, since one will be coming next year.

Says Wisconsin tried to schedule Nebraska two years ago. Now that would have been a nonconference series to respect.

Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern:

Wearing a purple tie. Imagine that.

Wildcats haven't won a bowl since 1949.

Says the Cats are "motivated to take that next step." One is going to a bowl for a third-straight year, which would be a Northwestern first.

"We've got a lot of skill back on offense." Nice to hear a coach tout what he's got coming back. I mean that.

"Academically, we had a tremendous year last year." Team GPA just under 3.0.

This guy is going to be the Northwestern coach as long as he wants the job, and he's done a very nice job to date.

About playing Illinois at Wrigley Field this year: "Once in a lifetime opportunity. ... It's going to be really special."

About expansion: "I trust in the leadership and Commissioner Delany."

Someone just asked about winning four of the last 5 vs. Iowa: "An oblong football that bounces a number of different ways. ... We've just been very fortunate. Two programs at Northwestern and Iowa that have a lot of respect for each other."

The drive to McCormick Place from the western suburbs was surprisingly smooth today. When I'm happy, you're happy. OK, that's absurd.

Northwestern threw 79 passes vs. Auburn in last season's Outback Bowl. Really.

How to improve attendance, which is woeful: "We need to keep winning." Fitzgerald expanded, but that sentence said enough.

Many people questioned Northwestern making Fitzgerald the head coach at such a young age. It was a very wise hire.

Ron Zook, Illinois:

First question was if he felt more pressure coming into this season. "I wasn't expecting that question," he said.

He was joking. These coaches don't do stand-up comedy very well. Of course, we have yet to hear from Shecky Paterno.

"I've skiied more than I've skiied ever this summer," Zook (that's him in the photo) said.

"I really do (feel more relaxed). ... Our guys feel like they have something to prove, which I think is exciting."

Remember, folks, Illinois has been to a Rose Bowl under Zook. It got stomped there, but it did play in a Rose Bowl.

Random questions for 15 minutes to each coach. If you're lucky, you get a sound byte. Depth? Forget it. I'm waiting for Commisioner Delany's comments, and the rest of this is for amusement purposes only.

Zook said he "took in too much water yesterday." I was on a raft in Alaska last week that did likewise.

Do you have something to prove, Zook was asked. "It's about winning," he replied. "We've got to win games, and that's the bottom line."

He is correct. I wonder if he'll be at this event a year from now.

Iowa doesn't play Illinois this year. If the Hawkeyes and Illinois aren't placed in the same division, there's a chance they could go four years without meeting (2009 through 2012).

Rich Rodriguez, Michigan

From hot-seat Zook to hotter-seat Rodriguez.

Michigan has 10 returning starters on offense. Something to think about.

"Probably no one in the country more excited to start coaching football than I am," R-Rod says. How could he possibly know that?

"Think there's a lot of hungry football players in Ann Arbor."

I just zoned out for three minutes.

Tom Shatel of Omaha World-Herald says this event is so much larger than Big 12's version. Of course, Big Ten has 12 teams, Big 12 has 10.

Rose Bowl and Insight Bowl gave media ballcaps representing their games. Gee, which looks classier? Uh ... the ROSE BOWL'S!

Rodriguez says "Hey Coach, when we gonna win more?" is the questions he gets the most from Wolverine fans. He then saiud he was kidding. Again, the humor here is not worthy of Second City.

"We are fortunate to be at a place where they are very passionate about football." Yes, it tends to pay coaches better.

"I really don't have a preference on how they split up divisions."

"I feel pressure just to get better every day in practice." This stuff isn't all gold, folks.

He said Michigan-Ohio State "may be the greatest rivalry in sports."

It's certainly in the top 100.

Someone just asked Rodriguez about the state of his secondary. Which sends half the reporters to their Twitter and Facebook pages. We'll return at 11:15 with ...

Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

He begins by naming a bunch of players. "Feel good about our defense right now."

"We have great players in the secondary right now, great ball skills."

"When you have an experienced quarterback (Kirk Cousins), good things can happen for you." Ohio State, Iowa, Wisconsin also have experienced quarterbacks.

The more Dantonio talks, the clearer it is that he thinks he has a good team.

He just named his team's deep snapper. Please, Coach, stop talking and take a question or two.

"We are poised. I believe we'll have a very, very good football team this year."

"We always welcome the opportunity to play our rivals."

"Go Green!"

I do. I recycle with the best of them.

Bill Lynch, Indiana:

"We're ready to go."

"We were really 12 plays away from having an outstanding season and playing in a really good bowl game." Statistics are funny things.

What do you think the split of fans will be at this year's Iowa-Indiana game in Bloomington?

"I can't wait to watch this defense play," Lynch said.

Lynch is following Dantonio's lead and going over his entire lineup. The Big Ten Network, which is airing this live, needs to tell its coaches not to do this.

"I think it's going to be a really good 2010 season."

"We feel like Memorial Stadium is a different place than it's been in the past. ... The game-day experience in Bloomington is different."

Indiana will wreck someone's season. Those are my words, not Lynch's. Veteran team, veteran quarterback,

It costs $30 per 24 hours to park your car at the hotel where this event is being held. I was in Clam Gulch, Alaska, a week ago today, and never paid a dime to park there.

Danny Hope, Purdue:

"The summer flew by." Tell me about it.

"We open up with Notre Dame, and that's exciting."

Iowa opens with Eastern Illinois. It isn't the same.

He's talking about ball-security and ball-disruption.

"We need to tackle better, for sure."

No state secrets have been spilled, as you may have gathered.

Boise State could take a Rose Bowl slot from a Big Ten team. This has been known for some time, but it's still jarring. Read this to learn more, but then get right back here:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dufresne-college-football-20100802,0,3005552.column

Purdue beat Ohio State soundly last year, people.

"Certainly a lot of parity in college football," Hope says. "Play hard, take care of the football, you have a chance to win on any Saturday."

And we're back in cliche-land.

Joe Paterno, Penn State:

This is why we're here. Paterno is always good for some quotes, be they funny, weird or pointed.

Before JoePa gets started, here is Morehouse's interview with Kirk Herbstreit on DJK, Stanzi and the Iowa team:

http://thegazette.com/blogs/on-iowa/2010/08/02/herbie-on-djk-just-being-an-athlete

Penn State has back-to-back 11-win seasons, but didn't beat Iowa in either.

"It's good to be here," Paterno said. Then says he knows we'd rather ask him questions than just hear him talk. Great man, Paterno.

The first question came from someone who .told Paterno she wants him to be Penn State's coach until the day he dies. Which was totally weird. He laughed it off, then said he doesn't have a timetable.

About his intestinal problems this year: "It was a little bit below the intestines."

First good laugh of the day.

About Nebraska: "We have played Nebraska before we got in the Big Ten and had some great, great games with them. ... I think it's a really good addition to the Big Ten."

Now I'm off to hear Kirk Ferentz in a separate area of this hotel.

I'm back. Ferentz said defensive coordinator Norm Parker hasn't said anything about retiring after the 2010 season, and will coach from the team's press box booth on game-days as he did in the Orange Bowl. Back to Paterno:

Paterno seems to be speaking just a little slower than he has in my memory. He's plenty cogent, so don't infer anything. Said he once told boosters "I want your money, but I don't want your two cents."

On 400 wins: on 400 wins: “When I'm down and looking up, are they going to put 399 on top of me or 401? Who the hell cares? I won't know.”

He said he hopes he'll have some input on his successor as coach when that time comes.

My experience is when a coach even mentions retirement in public, he's not far from retiring.

Tim Brewster, Minnesota

"What a humbling, humbling experience it is to follow the man that I think will go down as the greatest coach in the history of college football."

"We've had a great summer recruiting. A great summer recruiting."

(By the way, Broderick Binns and Jewel Hampton of Iowa are suspended for the Eastern Illinois game. Which is one reason to open with an Eastern Illinois.)

Brew says it's vital for Minnesota to play Iowa and Wisconsin every year, expresses faith in Delany to see that it happens. It will. I strongly doubt -- and could easily be wrong -- that Iowa and Wisconsin will be in separate divisions.

About playing USC at home in September: "I want to try to bring the national spotlight to the University of Minnesota."

"We play one of the top five schedules in America at the University of Minnesota. There was great disappointment that the University of Texas chose not to play the game."

Texas bowed out of a two-game series with the Gophers that was scheduled for mid-decade.

"We're going to take a very aggressive stance to nonconference scheduling."

What choice does Minnesota have in a pro market?

On ticket-sales slumping this year, Minnesota's second in its new stadium: He says he doesn't think there is a slump. He called his stadium the best in the country.

In the words of Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler: Really? Really, Tim Brewster? Really?

"Our kids need to understand that on a daily basis you've got to compete for your job."

No one has been brave enough to ask Brewster if he thinks his team will score against Iowa this year.

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

He said he had to buy a belt in the hotel gift shop because he forgot to pack one.

Offensive line will be "an item of attention for us."

Called Ricky Stanzi "Rick." But then he called him "Ricky." I was hoping for Rick this year, but maybe he simply is a Ricky.

Smartly making sure to note players from Chicagoland. This is airing on the Big Ten Network, after all.

Said he knows people in Iowa are excited about playing Nebraska.

Says he can read texts but can't send them. "I'll work on that next summer."

Said "I'm sure there will be traditional things that will change a bit ... Wiser heads will prevail on that ... I think everything's going to work out just fine."

"I think the Big Ten is absolutely fantastic. I don't think we have to defend ourselves to anybody."

On his preference for a divisional alignment: "I don't have a preference and if I did, I probably wouldn't share it right now."

"We'll just live with whatever gets decided."

On playing at Arizona: "I don't think the heat's as big a factor as maybe the time zone. I'm not really wild about West Coast trips during the season""

On playing at Arizona State six years ago: "We had a game scheduled there, we just failed to show up."

"In a perfect world, I'd settle for two guys healthy (at running back). Not sure how it's all going to shake out."

Jim Tressel, Ohio State:

"Looking forward to a fun year in 2010."

"I think we're a very capable team. I think we should be a team that is targeted. ... It's just part of the deal."

On QB Terrelle Pryor: "I thought it really started to crystallize in his mind during bowl practice." Then he said that progressed during spring practice.

That should scare people. If Pryor becomes a Buckeye version of Vince Young (and he isn't all that far off now) ...

"I think this will be as veteran and as tough and as excellent a Big Ten as in the 10 years I've been here."

"Anytime you add someone like Nebraska to the fold ... there's a lot of neat things going on."

How would he divide the divisions? "I guess you could go one of a couple ways. Just go strictly geographical ... logical and so forth ... or not want to get too geographical and do all those computations of how you think people should be aligned and so forth."

Huh?

Tressel says for scheduling, the league teams need home games. Meaning, a 9-game league schedule isn't what he (or most other coaches) would prefer.

"As a staff, I'm not sure we've spent three minutes talking about expansion."

"The time I spend with young people, the future to them is next Friday. The future to them isn't 2011. That's just not the way they think."

"I think our guys are wired up about 2010."

That's all for now. I'll have a separate take on Commish Delany's remarks, which start at 1:40 p.m.