Fordham / Manhattan College

Today was a busy day that included stops to 2 division 1 schools, a little bit of early morning shopping, and a nice day spent together developing chemistry. (See all the pictures by clicking here). We opened the day with a walk to pick up our van that included stops along the way to shop. Our guys like to shop for shoes, and a couple of them made some purchases. I am constantly amazed by how much our players LOVE shoes, but it never ceases to amaze me.
We picked up the van (which was parked at Long Island University) and headed to Fordham University. Fordham is a different than all the other schools that we have EVER visited, because for this visit we were also going to meet with the football coaches, who have an interest in Jake Wheeler. We battled some morning traffic on the way out there, but when we arrived Coach Armstrong was ready for us and showed us around the campus. Jake and I spent some time with Coach Masella, the head football coach, who spoke nicely about the academic side of things and the football program. We then headed over to the basketball offices and met with Coach Wittenberg as he tried to put all the pieces together to see if they could make it work with Jake playing both sports. It was a good visit.
We then headed for a quick bite to eat as we were running a little late for our appointment at Manhattan College. Coach Alesi was patient and waited for us, and he and the entire coaching staff showed us a good time. They represented the Jaspers very well.
We finished up our day by going to Yankee stadium on the way back to the hotel. We saw the old Yankee Stadium, and right next door is the new one. It was great to see, and our kids enjoyed the view. We were not able to go inside, as the Yankees host the Washington Nationals tonight in an interleague game.
We returned to the hotel to get changed and ready for dinner. We walked down to Brooklyn Heights (what a beautiful area) and had dinner at one of my all time favorite places - Five Guys Hamburgers. Only 1 of our players had been there before, but when we all had left we had 7 happy players and 2 happy coaches. We then walked down to the water, and laughed a ton on the way. We have 7 happy players right now, and that is a good thing.
Looking forward to tomorrow. Princeton, here we come!