Just a bit different angle for you on this weekend's Michigan game....
We are from Wisconsin, my son is a Freshman OLman at Hope and so we took the opportunity this weekend to go see the only Badger Game we'll have a chance to go to this year (my hubby used to play there and we have season tickets but will be heading to Holland more than Madison in the next few years). And honestly - we feared after watching two practices and a scrimmage at Hope that UWRF might give them some trouble since we are familiar with the UWRF program.
Anyway.... when they put the 4th quarter (but not final) Michigan score up on the Jumbotron, the crowd sent up a friendly competitive roar but everyone around us was saying - "That can't last" as we all know there's some delay in getting the scores and hey - it's Michigan! But when they put up the Final score......there were a couple of seconds of stunned silence and then there was a crowd noise that could be heard that really was not the usual. It was really more the sound of everyone turning to their seat partner saying "Can you believe that?" and "What the heck happened there - can't wait to see the highlights of THAT game." Later as we watched the highlights, we all commented on the fact that Coach Carr who, after all his years in coaching, should never have had to say "We just weren't prepared". I think the rest of the staff should be worried too if that's the case because we all know that a head coach looks good when his coaching staff are all doing their jobs.... and vice versa.
Let's cross our fingers that Hope fares better next week - I'll get to see the game in person next week.
We are from Wisconsin, my son is a Freshman OLman at Hope and so we took the opportunity this weekend to go see the only Badger Game we'll have a chance to go to this year (my hubby used to play there and we have season tickets but will be heading to Holland more than Madison in the next few years). And honestly - we feared after watching two practices and a scrimmage at Hope that UWRF might give them some trouble since we are familiar with the UWRF program.
Anyway.... when they put the 4th quarter (but not final) Michigan score up on the Jumbotron, the crowd sent up a friendly competitive roar but everyone around us was saying - "That can't last" as we all know there's some delay in getting the scores and hey - it's Michigan! But when they put up the Final score......there were a couple of seconds of stunned silence and then there was a crowd noise that could be heard that really was not the usual. It was really more the sound of everyone turning to their seat partner saying "Can you believe that?" and "What the heck happened there - can't wait to see the highlights of THAT game." Later as we watched the highlights, we all commented on the fact that Coach Carr who, after all his years in coaching, should never have had to say "We just weren't prepared". I think the rest of the staff should be worried too if that's the case because we all know that a head coach looks good when his coaching staff are all doing their jobs.... and vice versa.
Let's cross our fingers that Hope fares better next week - I'll get to see the game in person next week.
