JONESBORO, Ark. - Most of us feel like we've been through everything on the road. Ask
trainer Pat Hoxsey or radio voice Mitch Hyder, who both have been with the Pioneers for over a decade, and they'll tell you some
pretty strange stories from the road, including a memorable ride from Jonesboro
to Memphis in 2004, when the team bus caught fire (and Hyder saved a slab of
ribs as he evacuated). This blizzard that hit Arkansas during the past few days was a new one for us, though. This was the first time that the Denver team had seen snow fall during a Sun Belt Conference road trip.
Needless to say, the fine people of Arkansas were not sure exactly how to react. Just about everything in Jonesboro closed yesterday. The woman at the hotel front desk told someone, "I think there's a gas station open." Last night, there was only one restaurant in town that remained open, although the hotel cooked dinner for the team.
The lead news report yesterday evening was about a woman whose car went completely out of control. In the mayhem that followed, her car slid, grazed a tree and broke the passenger side window.
This morning on the way to shoot around, the coaching staff had to run to the parking lot and literally push the bus, which was stuck on some ice. To be clear, it only snowed about four inches, but they really are not accustomed to this. The hotel doesn't have a shovel to clear the walkways.
Everyone is still hoping that the game goes off without a hitch, and the team will spend the night in Memphis before catching a flight back home tomorrow morning.
Yearly travel totals:
Total Flights - 12
Total Mileage Flown - 8,455
Total Bus Miles - 1,294
Total Number of Hotels - 8
Total Number of Different
Airports - 10Total Number of Airline Delays - 1
Total Number of Cancelled Flights - 0
Total Number of Bags Lost This Year - 1
Total Number of Jonesboro Restaurants Open Last Night - 1
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