Brief Overview of "Meet the Team"

[Captain Kangaroo]

My kid was more than a handfull for the 90 minutes I attended, so I got to do about 15% of what I'd have liked. That said:

The complex is awesome. Weight room is awesome. Locker rooms are awesome. First class joint all the way.

Jackson Field complex seems to be shaping up very nice too, but there is a fair amout of construction remaining. Whole campus is looking great...even the areas around the renovated route 8 ramps are great.

Talked to Anthony Showers for a bit. He's a quiet kid. He found out Saturday morning that he's being moved from FS to TE?

Spoke to JD briefly. He seems pretty personable. He posed for my beer bottle label, so I gotta love the guy!

I spoke to Bobby Gardner. He was going to get a doctor's opinion this week regarding his playing status (he had that nasty injury in the spring game). I thought he was done for the season, but there's a chance he might be cleared to play. I'd never met him before. He's a super-nice kid. Too bad he's a senior!

Dan Basch said he's healthy and feeling good. His brother Dennis is a big dude too...I look for him to fill Brake's shoes pretty admirably.

I asked one senior if he liked the new staff. He said: "Oh man, they're GREAT. I love them. The change was really needed and was for the best. All the guys are psyched for a championship run this year." Best answer I could have asked for!

John Ferguson was as puzzled as anyone regarding why he's listed as a punter on the gozips.com roster.

Jabari will be a major contributor on offense this year. Holding a clip board and wearing a ball cap is not in the offing for this back up QB.

Great event. Very well attended. Keeps getting better every year. Nice job by the Marketing crew!

[Big Zip]

Cap'n don't know if you noticed, but I found Charlie Frye's locker pretty interesting. He had a flyer for the 2003 MAC Championship (without Akron of course) posted inside his locker and article by everyone's favorite Ellen Alexander -- Headline of article was Akron's Frye has all the stats except for the one that matters. Thanks Ellen for giving Frye more incentive. I think this may be a first for thanking him.

Golf facility was pretty cool too -- sand pit with a green. The green had dark colored pellets you could move around to change the grade of the green. Golf team has their own lockers and work out equipment too.

The only thing missing from the lockroom was a slogan most locker rooms have -- like Play Like a Champion or something.

[Guest Tigeroo]

Uh...last time I checked, a "sand pit" was used by the track and field team. Now were you really in the golf facility, or was that a sand TRAP?

Thanks for a good laugh.