Steiner Bolzano

2 planes - 1 bus - 3 trains - 1 taxi later and we arrive in Bressanone. About 40 hrs of transit was well worth it... this place is adorable - its like walking around in a postcard. Have been snowboarding the past 3 days which was lots of fun - bussed up the mountain to Plose ski fields area... have added some pictures and will caption the pictures if we can.

... communicating my room problems with them. I would recommend getting rosetta stone a few months ahead and at least learning the basics of german or italian, because not being able to communicate is brutal. Also, buy a surge protecter before you come! I haven't been able to find one here, although maybe that's just the language barrier again.


There was an orientation the day I arrived. This was very useful, not just for info but because it is a good opportunity to ...

... off of them. Looking at all the hills around, this might be a great city to go hiking in! On another trip I will have to try and spend a couple of days here, for it looks to be a very busy and interesting place to visit!

I am not sure what it is with me and trains on this trip! I was in a nice room with a couple of guys, who got off at one of the many stops and then who comes in??? The Austrian police with some guy they are dealing ...

... amped up on the kickoff and crushed it over the return guys, it landed at the 3 and hopped into the endzone for a touchback. The bad field position didn’t deter Bergamo and they responded, driving to our 44. On first down they tried to hit #3 on a deep comeback in front of me. He was open but the ball was a bit late. I rallied and arrived when the ball did and absolutely crushed #3, getting up underneath his helmet and de-cleating him in a manner that ...

... to make the guys around him better, and most of all trying to win games, you should respect and embrace that. Those are the guys who are going to elevate your program and win you games.

At CU our OC plain didn’t know who his guys were.

We had a center that for 9 months of the year was strictly a party hearty frat kid. He didn’t work out, he didn’t associate with the team or go through spring ball. Once football season rolled ...

... single season record of 40 catches.  He finished with 6 for 130.  Panazani wasn't as happy because he hadAncona's third and then fourth string corners on him and I only threw two orthree balls his way in the second half. But when you score 48 points and have 509 yards of offense (303 passing- 206 rushing) just about everything was open working.

 

I roamed around with the team and we ended up at a barcalled Soul Kitchen close to Giant's Cassa in the wee hours celebrating ...

... here then I mention the names so you will be sure to put them on your list.
What a breathtaking place .... and I'm from Canada! The mountains are rough slices of rock jutting straight up to heaven. In many ways I am reminded of Patagonia. The light plays on the rock as the day gives way to night. From White to gold to red. Beautiful!!
At the end of our three days we had done a few hikes and taken hundreds of pictures ...

... call and two incompletions left us with 4th and 20.  I made up a play in the huddle, scrambled out to the right and had Beppe wide open on a corner route.  The ball left my hand and drifted right, I thought I overthrew him.  He tracked the ball down though, collected it, and got his feet in just before the sideline of the endzone.  It was a great catch that put us up 28-14, and gave our defense some breathing room.   RE played hard and wouldn't quit.  They answered with a ...

... We pulled over at a lookout point to take a photo. Driving in I was doing my best David Marty impression snapping photos from the passenger seat. At a lookout point Andrea asked a German man to take our photo then muttered on the way back to the car how he doesn't like Germans. At Lago Di Gaurda, German tourists are everywhere on vacation and they can afford all the nicest places. We met his mother and two other family friends at a pizzeria and it was ...

... I got to the stadium just before halftime. The Giants were up 22-8. I walked out on the field and shook hands and said hello to the Arena guys. Then I talked to Christina and Corrine and went up to sit with them. As I walked up into the stands the PA announcer said something and I heard my name. I laughed and looked up to see the crowd looking and clapping for me. I smiled and waved back. The game turned out to be a great one. Verona came back ...