| | Saturday. Breakfast at seven. First game at eight. Another round of great basketball by the guys. I thought I recognized one of the referees and by cracky I was right. Bill O'Connor was a guy whose family attended the same church we did back in the day. Now, instead of singing in the pew, Bill would be calling travels, hacks and other violations. I would have to make sure I keep my "Oh my word!" to a minimum. I also chatted with Dave Dow (owner of Dave's BP in Hancock), who once upon a time worked on our vehicles and now was officiating quite a few of our games. My players voted him the best ref at team camp. The folks at Michigan Tech treated us like royalty. They provided huge water jugs full of some of the coldest water I had ever swigged. Men's Basketball Coach Kevin Luke and his staff were awesome. I also saw their trainer Chris Ipson who was a trainer for some of their athletic teams when I shot a lot of their games. We ended Saturday on a strong note by winning every game we played. After dinner, we loaded up both vehicles and headed 11 miles to McLain State Park. McLain puts campers right there on the shores of Lake Superior, and if you're lucky, you will partake in some of the most beautiful sunsets God ever created. This night, all of us took off our shoes and waded in the world's largest inland lake. This night, we all also froze our heinies off--it was that cold. We reloaded the vehicles and were headed to town in search of souvenirs and eats. I found a shirt to buy and we moseyed on over to McDonald's for some late night grub. It was my turn to order and when I asked for a large sweet tea I was told, "We don't carry sweet tea." I was crushed. For the last hour and a half my taste buds were looking forward to hooking up with the drink that makes southerners smile (well, that and moonshine), and instead I would be left with a bitter taste in my mouth (grits, anyone?). The highlight of the feeding frenzy was watching Carl (all 145 pounds) eat five .99-cent burgers, an order of fries, and a Coke.
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