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Hass

Port Huron

We are preparing for Port Huron this week. They are defending champs, and have not lost in 13 straight games. Good team (obviously). After watching the game tape from last week, we are also a good team, we just made bad mistakes, and Kalamazoo took advantage. We cannot afford to make those mistakes this weekend, and we need to play like we know we can play. The coaching staff was as critical in evaluating ourselves as we were in players, and we made mistakes too. We will continue to get better, and we have to learn from those mistakes. Our team has the players and ambition to be great, we just have to put it together, Saturday is a true test of our talent, character, and ambition.

Here We Go!!

Well I have to apologize for not being on here and updating everyone. I have been up usually every night until about 1:30 am. Then getting up and going to work at 7:00 am. I just haven't had the time. It is Friday and I'm excited, and nervous as a person on death row waiting for a pardon!!! Every night I think, "did we pick the right 25 guys, did we prepare enough, do we have a good scheme, is our back up scheme good? But in the end we prepared hard, our guys are ready, the question is Springfield ready to "Run with the Stallions?"

The team had two excellent practices on Wed and Thursday night. We looked sharp in every aspect of the game. We slowed down the intensity, and really focused on the mental part of Saturdays game, getting everything right, especially the little things. I feel the players are tired of beating on each other, and just will Xplode on someone else in a different color jersey.

Thats all for now, come Monday look for some good news!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to the SJ-R for coming out to practice, and Robert Burns for calling and doing an interview with me and the owners. Look in tomorrows paper (Saturday) for an article.

Kalamazoo

Coach Rychel, Justin, and I all made the 6 hour journey to Marion OH, on Saturday to watch Marion play Kalamazoo. As you all know we open with K-Zoo in April 7th. The game was a tale of two half's. Score was 30 - 7 at the half with K-zoo in the lead. By the time the game ended the final was 37-35, and Marion had the ball on K-Zoo's 1 yrd line and just flat ran out of time. I will not go into specific details on what we saw but here is a basic overview. K-Zoo's front 6 (OL/DL) and big and physical. D-ends are pretty quick, and WR's run good routs. They are an overall physical team, and they cause turnovers on Defense and Special Teams. We have a lot to prepare for, but I am confident will will have a great scheme, and will hopefully come out on top. It will be a great game.

Saturday

Saturdays scrimmage went well with about 200--250 people attending. Thank you to all of those who spent a bit of there St. Patricks day with us. The scrimmage started out a bit slow, and it took the players a series or two to get going. I was pleased with the effort by all of the players and their conduct on the field. I am also pleased that sooooo many kids and fans took the opportunity to come down on the field after the game to meet the players and coaches, and take pictures and get autographs. The coaching staff met after the game in a closed door meeting and trimmed the roster down some more. We are hopeful that players understand the nature of the game, and it is simply a numbers game at this point. We would have liked to keep everyone, but we unfortunately cannot. Thanks again to everyone who attended and please continue to support Springfield's only PROFESSIONAL sports team.

PS----- Did anyone see any media from the SJ-R there??? I didn't think so. Please tell them to support us (not just cover us). www.sj-r.com

Sgt. Hass

I need to say THANK YOU to Sgt. Dan Hassinger. Hass has been my supervisor, and is leaving to go to law school. He has helped me professionally in my short time working under him. Hass is the man who helped me create this blog, and is a big supporter of the Springfield Stallions. (I more or less just watched as he created it!!! I'm not that smart!!) Hopefully when were in Michigan you can come and watch us play. You have helped me as an Investigator, and a person, thanks Hass, you will be missed!!!!!!! (That ain't new baby!!!!!!!!!!) If I can ever do anything let me know!!

03/16/07

Well its Friday, day before the scrimmage. I feel like I have been working non-stop, with practice, rosters, getting the scrimmage together, talking to GM, and owners, and coaches, (etc.) We had great news yesterday at practice, we are now an "OFFICIAL NIKE TEAM" Our owners have worked hard at getting this deal done, and they succeeded in securing that sponsorship. I know they worked late into the night and had some sleepless nights, but thanks for "taking one for the team" I cannot and will not say it enough, thanks to my family for all of their support. Sorry this entry is all over the map, but I'm tired and need to work on scrimmage stuff. Hope to see everyone there on Sat.