The first practice was supposed to begin at 9 a.m., but by 8:30 the Wofford College football fields were full of players. The airhorn went off at 8:49, somebody yelled "Huddle! Huddle! Huddle!" and Carolina's training camp officially was under way.
Some things never change. The heat was sufficiently oppressive, a coach yelled, "You're not in California!" -- somebody is always taking a shot at the state or a player who comes from there -- and running back Jonathan Stewart was on the sidelines rather than on the field.
Some sights change. Seeing Jon Beason line up at weakside linebacker and Dan Connor in the middle was bizarre.
I always look for a player few have heard of who is so outstanding he all but forces coaches to find a place for him on the roster. I didn't see him Thursday morning. But he'll emerge. He always does.
Obviously he has not been to CA - temps can far exceed the highs in NC, even without the humidity levels.
Posted by: mbh | July 29, 2010 at 12:34 PM
MBH; thanks for adding something useful to the dialogue. I don't think he was referring to the Mojave though.
Posted by: Josh | July 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Good call Josh - and isn't Wofford in South Carolina?
Posted by: Wes | July 29, 2010 at 01:16 PM
2 Blogs and not 1 word on LaFell or Edwards?
Posted by: AppGrad04 | July 29, 2010 at 01:59 PM
He said California...that's funny...The Left Coast is reeeeeeeeeediculous!
Posted by: Fan | July 29, 2010 at 03:32 PM
Everayone is a wuss from Cali. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: Tom | July 29, 2010 at 03:43 PM
They prolly like Ace of Base
Posted by: Tom | July 29, 2010 at 04:07 PM
I don't know what the coaches were getting at referencing Caleefoornia. But you guys do realize that Matt Moore and Jimmy Clausen come from that state. And Steve Smith, the antithesis of wuss, is as well.
Posted by: Darin's Smarter Brother | July 29, 2010 at 04:21 PM
CA has no humidity? Ever lived there? Apparently not. The snow capped 12k foot Sierra Nevadas on the east and huge blue Pacific on the west takes out a lot of humidity but not all plus being in the valley locks in all the carbon and exhaust fumes from 25 million people and 50 million vehicles in LA County where you cant breathe half the time. The 100 story skyscapers downtown are lost in the thick nasty haze plus temps can be 110.
Richardson needs to turn on the automatic in ground sprinklers for all the practices and that would solve the problem 100%. It would be like playing in the rain with the sun shining.
Posted by: californication | July 30, 2010 at 07:52 AM
We might all be "wusses" out here, but what we lack in "manliness", we make up for in the fine art of getting all these beautiful women here in socal... Never heard a song saying "i wish they all could be Carolina girls..."
Posted by: Jaysip | July 30, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Jaysip,
I don't know about NC but there are tons of hot girls in SC, and not the plastic ones of Cali.
Posted by: Nate | July 30, 2010 at 09:38 PM
SCarolina def loaded with babes. Our next gov is a hot one who loves to fuck.
please excuse the french ...
Posted by: gino the clown | July 31, 2010 at 07:20 PM
California girls are sexy and New York girls are too.
But Carolina girls got good looks and sweet personality too.
Carolina girls, Best in the world.
Posted by: reb | August 04, 2010 at 09:11 PM