Only four short weeks ago I joined the staff at Brown. Two weeks prior to that I was driving through a campus for the first time. Excitement was the first feeling that came to mind. It was an exciting time for me as a young coach making a choice to change my life in a way that has transformed me forever. A main-stream type statement but a very real experience for me. I keep thinking… (I was only in Vermont a month ago) this is great, everything about this journey for me personally has been great. After I got through the “wow when am I going to have time to do all of that?” stage I settled into the constantly changing lifestyle of BMS which presents new challenges every moment of the day.
When my mentor from my previous gig asked me what do you like so much about it? I responded with: “It’s just different”. He of course asked me to explain… I came up with two ideas. 1: I can try to describe the feelings I associate the experience with thus far, which is that of the aurora that BMS gives off. The feeling of being different is that uniqueness that each one of the student-athletes and staff members brings everyday as individuals mashed and molded into one creative, motivated, and consistent team. This is a general statement I know, but that is the only way to describe a feeling which only the people who are involved or have been involved previously can attempt to feel. Team is a fantastic idea and is an idea that I have seen fulfilled in so many different ways already in just one month. 2: I could list off all of the reasons why BMS is different, but that would be hard to without comparing it to my last experience. There are many things that are different and unique to BMS. As I previously stated the people here are special, the facilities are rich with memories and tradition, and the mentality is just different.
When we took the field against GMU I couldn’t help but think of all the great teams that have competed on this pitch before us. It was an “AW” moment. It was our first home contest of the season, and the first of my short Brown career. A great feeling came over me that was filled with excitement. I was ecstatic. The crowd was alive and I could feel them with the flow of the game. We came out strong and put two goals away in the first 45. An incredible team defensive effort held the pushing patriots back for us to stay on top. The 2011 Bears are now 2-0 at home continuing the “you don’t come here and beat us” tradition of Stevenson that they upheld so well with the 2010 squad.
Temple proved to be no match for our Bears. We moved the ball so well against them they were shell-shocked. TJ “Pops” wrestled his way to a rebound scoring yet another goal for the Bears. He has had a phenomenal season, which represents his devotion to BMS the last 4 years, he is a man who buys into the process. A disappointed Temple left on Sunday with a few bags, we left with the hardware.
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