The guys seem to be adapting to the central time zone and the Plaza Hotel in Branson is a great place to stay and located just 15 minutes from the College of the Ozarks campus. The Cascade Conference controls the hotel with Oregon Tech and Eastern Oregon also staying here along with Dakota Wesleyan. Branson is quite the resort town of the midwest in the spring and summer. We're here in the off-season, so the 32 teams have the town pretty much to themselves. The townspeople are very friendly and accomodating and our guys have eaten well since we've arrived.
Everyone enjoyed the dinner at Lambert's 30 miles north in Ozark, MO. The restaurant is quite a tourist attraction as it's been featured on the Food Network and the Travel Channel. Lambert's is the home of the "Throwed rolls," as the servers toss hot rolls, fresh from the oven to you upon request. Have to be able to catch the flying dough as it flies through the air. Indiana Wesleyan and Indiana University East were also there last night enjoying the atmosphere and food.
Raining today (Tuesday), so it reminds us of home, but hopefully it will be gone by tomorrow.
The coaches and Larry Brown, the trainer is heading down to the College of the Ozarks this afternoon after our practice to attend the coaches, SID and trainers meeting. We're getting closer to game time tomorrow!
The Eagles team is a great group with a great sense of humor and keep each other and the coaches laughing as we drive to and from practices and stay with one another at the hotel. They are representing the NU community well here.
Tonight, we all head to the Dixie Stampede for the tournament banquet. It's basiclly an indoor rodeo rink combined with a dinner theater that seats over 1,000 people. Should be a great show.
Heard about those rolls. The Stampede is good. Enjoy God's blessings.
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