FORE! Alumni Tee Off at Golf Tournament

Just one week ago today, the Ole Football Alumni Association held its annual golf tournament at Willinger's Golf Club in Northfield. The day was a rousing success with a full field of golfers taking to the greens. Everyone reconvened after the round for dinners, laughs and Ole fun. Several of the holes had a little extra spice to them with opportunities for golfers to improve their game. "Punt, Pass & Kick" and the "Dice Game" were popular prehole games. Participants had a chance on the 17th hole to "Beat Coach OJ," and everyone gave their best shot from the 14th tee, which, thanks to Willis Auto, offered a brand new Escalade for a Hole-in-One. While no one took home a new truck, everyone took home some great memories of a successful afternoon. The Ole tradition continues to grow and a full tournament of faithful alums blesses our program this year and for years to come. Once an Ole, always an Ole.

Wrap it up, Round them up, Send them out!

Final day of business for a couple of weeks here in Ole Football - just wrapping up some last minute roster, golf tourney, recruiting and summer calendar items. Of course, there is always time to celebrate when St. Olaf receives national recognition on some aspect of our wonder school. This time, it was for the sheer beauty of St. Olaf: http://www.insidecollege.com/reno/The-Experts-Choice-Most-Beautiful-Campuses/701/list.do

In about 10 minutes we are going to have a staff meeting to ensure that all the things we need to have done before we take off for our vacation are done. It is odd but for a group of guys that work together so many hours we really don't see each other much. After we take care of our business, I am going to wish my staff well and kick them out of the office and we are all going to take a much-deserved break until the Ole Football Golf Tournament on July 19.

August 14 is right around the corner and we are all very excited for the day to come. A lot of work needs to be put in between now and then but we feel very good about where we are at right now. If you have been a fan of Ole Football for some time, you are going to notice some new things this fall. It is a great time to be an Ole!

On behalf of the Ole Football Family, I want to first thank our men and women serving in the military preserving the freedom that we will celebrate this weekend. Second, I want to wish all of you a safe and joyous July 4th weekend.

GO OLES!