Went to the meeting ...

... but didn't stick around for another practice. Just had too much to do.

But as far as the meeting was concerned, GA Mangus spoke to us tonight, he was good. Seemed really excited about this coming season. Feels confident in our QBs. Thanked us for all of the financial support to the program. Said we've come a long ways from the days of losing in the Papa John's Bowl when he first arrived and reminded us of how horrible that was. Said we're almost there facility-wise and that once the new indoor practice facility is completed will have facilities on-par or better than anyone we recruit against. He said they are trying to hold the players back from peaking too early before the UNC game but the players are tired of hitting each other and they are ready to take some frustrations out on UNC. So the coaches are trying to reign them in and not let them out of the gate too soon - they want them to be angry and hungry come next Thursday.

Said some other things to one or two of us privately but we've been sworn to secrecy so I am not putting it on a message board but suffice it to say we are in really good shape right now in all facets of the program - especially football.

We ate BBQ, catered out of Aiken, beef brisket and pork. It was excellent. Couldn't take the wife so I had to meet her for drinks afterwards, we just got home. Got an email from one of the guys who attended and he said I didn't miss anything so there must not have been much going on at practice except the same old stuff.

G.A. was a good speaker though - he did well, sort of surprised me.