Good afternoon Mustang fans from Springfield, Mass. I'm still trying to figure out how to put these pictures at the bottom of the blog and put a caption. But I guess I'm not smart enough. I'll explain the pictures at the end of the blog.
Everyone got a chance to sleep in today. Some longer than others. I actually slept until 8 a.m., which is sleeping in for me. We had breakfast at 10 a.m. in West Springfield, Mass., at Memo's Restaurant. Very good place to eat. Felt like Minnesota, a true small town cafe. Eggs, sausage, pancakes, etc.
We then headed down the road to the Basketball Hall of Fame. If you didn't know, James Naismith invented the game of basketball in the late 1880s here in Springfield at the YMCA, which is now Springfield College. Great chance for all of us to see the history of the game, take pics, etc. The team spent about two hours looking at all the great artifacts, jerseys, pictures and shooting hoops on the various “old school” hoops. From peach basket to a modern backboard and rim.
Before I forget. A story in today's Springfield newspaper on SMSU:
http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/03/cal_poly_pomona_preparing_for.html?category=D2%20Elite%20Eight
It is now 1 p.m. EDT on Monday and we are back in our hotel. You wanna know the best part of staying with coach Stemen on the road? We received another LARGE “goodie” basket from the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. Crackers, cheese, desserts, wafers, sausage, juice and more. Our room has a fridge, sink and dishwasher, so we’ve got plenty of space for the food.
At 2 p.m. EDT we’ll be heading over to American International College, an NCAA Division II school in Springfield, for practice. Should be a good chance for the guys to focus back on the game coming up and get a good sweat.
A few other items to mention this afternoon. Aaron Ziemer from KARL radio is doing daily reports for Marshall radio. Three times a day he’ll be calling in and giving updates on the happenings in Springfield. Make sure and tune in if you live in the listening area.
I also want to mention what a great job KSSU-TV did producing the seven games at the region tournament in Marshall. The replays in the arena and the video feed on the Web site was outstanding for everyone to watch. I had several alums (like Mr. Mustang) comment on how great it was to watch the games on-line.
More coming later tonight. We have some administrative meetings tonight that myself, Chris, Rolly and Greg must attend. I’ll post again following the meetings.
Go Mustangs!
We then headed down the road to the Basketball Hall of Fame. If you didn't know, James Naismith invented the game of basketball in the late 1880s here in Springfield at the YMCA, which is now Springfield College. Great chance for all of us to see the history of the game, take pics, etc. The team spent about two hours looking at all the great artifacts, jerseys, pictures and shooting hoops on the various “old school” hoops. From peach basket to a modern backboard and rim.
Before I forget. A story in today's Springfield newspaper on SMSU:
http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/03/cal_poly_pomona_preparing_for.html?category=D2%20Elite%20Eight
It is now 1 p.m. EDT on Monday and we are back in our hotel. You wanna know the best part of staying with coach Stemen on the road? We received another LARGE “goodie” basket from the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. Crackers, cheese, desserts, wafers, sausage, juice and more. Our room has a fridge, sink and dishwasher, so we’ve got plenty of space for the food.
At 2 p.m. EDT we’ll be heading over to American International College, an NCAA Division II school in Springfield, for practice. Should be a good chance for the guys to focus back on the game coming up and get a good sweat.
A few other items to mention this afternoon. Aaron Ziemer from KARL radio is doing daily reports for Marshall radio. Three times a day he’ll be calling in and giving updates on the happenings in Springfield. Make sure and tune in if you live in the listening area.
I also want to mention what a great job KSSU-TV did producing the seven games at the region tournament in Marshall. The replays in the arena and the video feed on the Web site was outstanding for everyone to watch. I had several alums (like Mr. Mustang) comment on how great it was to watch the games on-line.
More coming later tonight. We have some administrative meetings tonight that myself, Chris, Rolly and Greg must attend. I’ll post again following the meetings.
Go Mustangs!
The pics, from top to bottom:
(1) The Mustang players
(2) this was a place to test your vertical jump. Coach Stemen bet me he would be higher. I took the bet...and we tied. (really we did). He played hoops his whole live, while I played hockey. I guess it shows hockey players are the better athletes.. Official results from the jump contest will not be posted
(3)a view from the third floor of the Hall of Fame. You can shoot the basketball and take pics. This is where the D2 All-Star game is played on Friday night. Kevin Raatzsch from Northern State and John Vaudreil from Minnesota Duluth will be here from the Central Region. Players competing in the Elite Eight can't play.
(4)a small portion of the head shots of the Hall of Fame members. They have pictures all around the building along with bios on all of the honorees.
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