Entry 2: December 25, 2007
HELLO FROM CHARLOTTE!
(and Merry Christmas Too)
Let me start off by saying that out first taste of
Charlotte last night (the 24th) was amazing. The city
and its people have welcome us with open arms. We
couldn't be happier playing our bowl game here. We have
settled into the Omni Hotel in downtown and this place
and the staff have been great. The downtown area may
have been built with defensive tackles and offensive
linemen in mind: everything is very close together and
require little walking. It was great being able to go
out as a team. During the season, we all hang out with
one another, but rarely are we all unified in what our
plans will consist of. This year's squad has been
different in that regard, we are all down to do
whatever, whenever, if it means we will get to spend
more time with each other.
And spend time we did.
Ever wondered how long it takes an All-American to get
dressed to go out? I had often pondered the question
late into many sleepless nights. The answer my friends,
is too long. On this road trip to bowl victory Scott
Lutrus, the pride of Connecticut, is my roommate. They
say you don't really know someone until you have lived
with him, and since Scott is currently in the bed
adjacent to mine napping, I guess I have free reign to
expose him. The goal was to be out and about by 8 p.m.
We got back to the room around 7 p.m. and we were out
around 8:30. Are you asking how that hour and half was
spent, you are in luck because I just so happened to
have kept a detailed log in my cell phone. So this is
how a star linebacker gets ready to strut his stuff:
7:05: Enter Shower
7:06 Proceed to Sing UConn Fight Song
7:08 Proceed to Sing UConn Fight Song like Barry White
7:10 Proceed to Sing UConn Fight Song like Prince
7:15 Yell to Roommate if he has an Extra Loofa. (He
didn't)
7:20 Exit Shower after having drained a good portion of
the Atlantic Ocean
7:25 Don Hotel-Issue White Terry Cloth Robe
7:26 Ask Roommate "Does this make me look fat?" (It
Didn't)
7:27 Answer Phone Calls from thousands of Adoring Fans.
7:37 Tells Roommate, "No, that wasn't my mom calling me
over and over..." (it was)
7:40 Flexes Muscles in front of mirror while whistling
"Welcome to the Jungle"
7:50 Begins to get Dressed
7:55 Tells roommate, "I can understand why women find
Sean Connery attractive"
8:00 Removes clothes, tries on a different outfit.
8:05 Tells Roommate "I meant to say I can't
understand why women find Sean Connery attractive"
8:10 Applies cologne
8:15 Roommate tries to ask him question, he replies
quickly "NOT NOW CHIEF, IN IN THE ZONE"
8:20 Ingests Powerbar Cocktail
8:25 Puts on Eye of the Tiger and proceeds to shadow
box
8:28 Tells Roommate, "Okay..NOW...we can go"
So after all this, the night must have been worth it?
Indeed it was. We all met up at a local establishment.
The service usually goes down around the holidays,
people are cranky and at their wits end and especially
Christmas Eve, restaurants tend to be playing with their
"B-Squad". This could not have been further from the
truth, the people in Charlotte were more than
accommodating, especially when 30 football players show
up like a swarm of locusts. At the stroke of midnight, we
celebrated Christmas by taking our picture in front of
the giant Christmas tree in downtown. Dave Teggart, our
freshman kicker, decided it would be best to celebrate
by enjoying some late night field goals. I guess hard
work knows no time or season.
We made it back to our hotel and grabbed a quick
late-night snack in the hospitality room. I guess
hunger knows no time or season either. I finished off
the night with my roommate Scott and our offensive
Tackle Dan Ryan and watching Sister Act on HBO. Which
was promptly interrupted when Scott had to get up at the
good part and put on his "Cucumber Soothing Regenerative
Wrinkle Inhibiting Night Time Mask"....by Mennen.
Hope Everyone is having a great Christmas. Eat some
extra desserts for us.Talk to
you tomorrow,
Rob.
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