I just got an email with information about the Cincinnati stop tomorrow on the caravan. It says the speakers will be Julie Cromer, women's volleyball coach Geoff Carlston, assistant men's basketball coach Kyle Barlow and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Scott Isphording.
I find this disappointing, as past caravans have always included the head football coach and head men's basketball coach. No offense to these speakers, but this has nowhere near the same pull.
What happened to the "A" team?
(Addendum: The caravan stop last night in Pittsburgh was cancelled. What happened there?)
I'm back from the Cincinnati event. It was meh.
God bless all things OU -- and I appreciated the free pizza that was served -- but this event suffered from the lack of star power. Again, no offense to those who spoke, but I don't think I'll attend in future years if the head coaches aren't there. It was kind of like going to one of those Rohr Room pregame talks with an assistant coach, but this time there was no game following it.
There was a mention made that Coach Albin was entertaining portal recruits on campus, and I'm glad to hear about that legitimate reason for him missing this. Maybe Coach Boals had similar reasons to miss out and it just wasn't stated. It would be a little awkward if they appear in other cities and just missed Cincy.
I didn't get a chance to chat with Julie Cromer or others, but I'm guessing this sentiment will make its way to them through the grapevine.
Oh well. Let's just fast forward to football season and start playing games. I didn't need this event to get me excited about Bobcat athletics.