08-30-2010, 08:34 AM
Sure,
The crowd tally was closing in on 1,000 when I left. Â The players seemed to be around between 1PM and 2:30PM. Â We left around 2:15, so it is possible, though unlikely, that other events happened later.
This is how it worked. Â Almost all of the players were there to sign posters, shirts, etc. Â The players 1-30 were sitting on the East Concourse. so Luck, Sherman and those types were generally out of the heat. Â 31-60 were on one side of the field under those big umbrellas, and 61-99 were on the other side of the field.
Almost every fan grabbed a poster or two and had the players sign the posters. Â Every player had about the same amount of space at a long string of tables, and it had a very assembly line feel to the process. Â Though that also insured some level of player equality, which was probably helpful.
The players then would thank people for coming out, and ask them to check out a game or two. Â Which I thought was odd because I just can\'t imagine that non-Stanford ticket holders would have even known about the event.
Luck was up off the field, so generally the players signing on the field had to answer the big, and likely annoying, question. Â "Where is Luck?"
However, Luck was really just one of the guys and there was no real opportunity to crowd around him or anything like that.
The field was filled with little kids running around kicking balls and running through drills. Â It was a good nice day, but no player participation to note.
For those that care, the team looked remarkably healthy. Â There were few cuts, bruises, splints or casts. Â Or perhaps the players with real hand and arm injuries were allowed to skip the event??
The crowd tally was closing in on 1,000 when I left. Â The players seemed to be around between 1PM and 2:30PM. Â We left around 2:15, so it is possible, though unlikely, that other events happened later.
This is how it worked. Â Almost all of the players were there to sign posters, shirts, etc. Â The players 1-30 were sitting on the East Concourse. so Luck, Sherman and those types were generally out of the heat. Â 31-60 were on one side of the field under those big umbrellas, and 61-99 were on the other side of the field.
Almost every fan grabbed a poster or two and had the players sign the posters. Â Every player had about the same amount of space at a long string of tables, and it had a very assembly line feel to the process. Â Though that also insured some level of player equality, which was probably helpful.
The players then would thank people for coming out, and ask them to check out a game or two. Â Which I thought was odd because I just can\'t imagine that non-Stanford ticket holders would have even known about the event.
Luck was up off the field, so generally the players signing on the field had to answer the big, and likely annoying, question. Â "Where is Luck?"
However, Luck was really just one of the guys and there was no real opportunity to crowd around him or anything like that.
The field was filled with little kids running around kicking balls and running through drills. Â It was a good nice day, but no player participation to note.
For those that care, the team looked remarkably healthy. Â There were few cuts, bruises, splints or casts. Â Or perhaps the players with real hand and arm injuries were allowed to skip the event??