Follow the activities of junior defensive end Ross Brenneman with this video blog as he represents the North Dakota football team at the 2012 Big Sky Kickoff in Park City, Utah.
Third (Final) Installment
Most of the activities for the players wrapped up on Tuesday, but there was a morning photo shoot for the teams at a local high school. It was mostly for promotional material as the Big Sky makes a push towards creating rivalries for their new members.
Each team will have two that they will play on a yearly basis - the two for UND are Northern Colorado and Montana State.
While that was going on, the head coaches from each 13 teams were going through the same media gauntlent that the players participated in yesterday.
The preseason polls for the head coaches and media members also came out on Tuesday as well.
Second Installment
It's been a busy day in Park City that unfortunately saw a doozy of a rain storm blow through and cut short the golf tournament. It was fun while it lasted, however, and you can hear all about it from Brenneman in today's second edition of the Big Sky Kickoff Blog.
Brenneman did all the hard work this morning when he talked to about a dozen media members. He took questions ranging from his recent wedding, that has already been turned into a story by The Sports Network, to the best concession food at the Alerus Center (the winner was the balvarian almonds).
There will be one more blog edition tomorrow morning before Brenneman and head coach Chris Mussman head back to Grand Forks. Fall camp starts in just about two weeks on Aug. 2.
First Installment
Brenneman arrived in Park City on Sunday after catching an early flight from his hometown of Omaha, Neb.
After catching a movie and a quick nap in his hotel room during the afternoon, Brenneman was able to meet some of his future (and past) opponents as all 13 Big Sky teams are represented here at The Kickoff. The players, SIDs and media members all dined together at The Grub, which drew rave reviews from all partakers and was a nice gesture from Big Sky officials.
Monday morning started with The Big Sky unveiling its new logo in a "State of the Conference" address from Commissioner Doug Fullerton, who is clearly excited about the future of the league and the direction it is headed.
Brenneman will spend the morning doing a number of interviews with select media outlets that made the trip out to Cedar City. He will also sit down with the Root Sport folks for an interview as they prepare for their first year covering Big Sky Football. UND will be on the network in late October as the team plays host to Montana.
This will be the first installment of three as the afternoon will be filled with a golf scramble at Soldier Hollow Golf Course (which just held the USGA's Amateur Public Links Championship) this past week. Brenneman did not make any bold predictions for how his team will do.
Third (Final) Installment
Most of the activities for the players wrapped up on Tuesday, but there was a morning photo shoot for the teams at a local high school. It was mostly for promotional material as the Big Sky makes a push towards creating rivalries for their new members.
Each team will have two that they will play on a yearly basis - the two for UND are Northern Colorado and Montana State.
While that was going on, the head coaches from each 13 teams were going through the same media gauntlent that the players participated in yesterday.
The preseason polls for the head coaches and media members also came out on Tuesday as well.
Second Installment
It's been a busy day in Park City that unfortunately saw a doozy of a rain storm blow through and cut short the golf tournament. It was fun while it lasted, however, and you can hear all about it from Brenneman in today's second edition of the Big Sky Kickoff Blog.
Brenneman did all the hard work this morning when he talked to about a dozen media members. He took questions ranging from his recent wedding, that has already been turned into a story by The Sports Network, to the best concession food at the Alerus Center (the winner was the balvarian almonds).
There will be one more blog edition tomorrow morning before Brenneman and head coach Chris Mussman head back to Grand Forks. Fall camp starts in just about two weeks on Aug. 2.
First Installment
Brenneman arrived in Park City on Sunday after catching an early flight from his hometown of Omaha, Neb.
After catching a movie and a quick nap in his hotel room during the afternoon, Brenneman was able to meet some of his future (and past) opponents as all 13 Big Sky teams are represented here at The Kickoff. The players, SIDs and media members all dined together at The Grub, which drew rave reviews from all partakers and was a nice gesture from Big Sky officials.
Monday morning started with The Big Sky unveiling its new logo in a "State of the Conference" address from Commissioner Doug Fullerton, who is clearly excited about the future of the league and the direction it is headed.
Brenneman will spend the morning doing a number of interviews with select media outlets that made the trip out to Cedar City. He will also sit down with the Root Sport folks for an interview as they prepare for their first year covering Big Sky Football. UND will be on the network in late October as the team plays host to Montana.
This will be the first installment of three as the afternoon will be filled with a golf scramble at Soldier Hollow Golf Course (which just held the USGA's Amateur Public Links Championship) this past week. Brenneman did not make any bold predictions for how his team will do.
