Spoiler alert - they're not little anymore.
Matthew has a little brother named William, who also isn't little anymore. Where does the time go?
None of this is the point. William was on the beach the other day when he began playing catch with a football with some random guy who also happened to be there. Here is a picture of them:
Today's question - who is the guy with whom he was playing catch?
While you're pondering that, TigerBlog will point out yet another example of how he is literally ahead of his time.
Last night was Bob Surace's annual preseason barbecue at his house. Beyond the fact that it's a fun night with a lot of food at a time just before things really get going around here, it's really a testament to Surace.
TigerBlog isn't sure how many college football head coaches are as easy-going and genuine as Surace is. TB is 100 percent sure his attitude is "hey, I'd really like to do something nice and have a big picnic here before practice starts for a bunch of people I care about" and not "hey, if i have a picnic, then it'll make me look like I care about a bunch of people that I really don't care about but need to do things for me."
Oh, you know who doesn't come across as really genuine and likeable as a football coach? The guy from "Last Chance U," especially in Season 2, which TB just finished.
What was TigerBlog talking about? Oh yeah, being ahead of his time.
TigerBlog thought the Surace picnic was Tuesday. In fact, it was about 5:15 Tuesday afternoon when he left his office to head to the party. He stopped in Room 1 before he left, where he saw Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan and Executive Associate Director of Athletics Anthony Archbald and asked if they were going to the party.
That's when they pointed out that yes, they were going, but no, they weren't going until Thursday. Which was yesterday.
TigerBlog then texted Surace to let him know that he'd almost come by on the wrong day, and Surace responded that it would have been no problem and that they would have fed TB even on Tuesday.
And, when TB arrived last night, Surace's wife Lisa said that yes, she would have made him dinner had he showed up Tuesday. And TB is pretty sure she meant it. That's just how they are.
Opening kickoff for Princeton football is four weeks from tomorrow, when San Diego will be on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium for a noon kickoff.
The first athletic event of the academic year is one week from today. You should have listened to TigerBlog about what he said about August when it started. It flies by.
Ah, but the summer isn't over yet. There's still one more major event to go.
The Major League Lacrosse championship game is tomorrow night in Frisco, Texas. If you want to watch, it's on CBS Sports Network at 7 Eastern.
The game is a rematch of last year, as the Ohio Machine take on the Denver Outlaws. Denver rallied last year to win 19-18.
Princeton has four alums involved in the game.
Ohio features Tom Schreiber, who led Major League Lacrosse in assists this past year with 26, playing in just 10 of the 14 regular season games. He missed the first four because he was playing with the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League, in which he was the Rookie of the Year. This came after being the MVP of Major League Lacrosse last year, and he is now one of three finalists for the MVP award again this year.
There are some great players out there. It'll take a lot for you to convince TigerBlog that Schreiber, had three goals and three assists as the Machine beat Florida 18-13 in the semifinals last week, isn't the best player in the world right now.
Denver a year ago did not have any Princetonians on the team. This year there are three.
Zach Currier, a finalist for MLL Rookie of the Year, has had a huge impact on the league in his first season, or the nine games of it he was able to play after the MLL draft. Currier is joined by former Princeton teammates Ryan Ambler and Gavin McBride on the Outlaws.
So this is a tough one. Which team should TigerBlog be rooting for in this one?
Well, at the very least, Princeton will have someone on the winning side.
Oh, and back to the picture of William? The stranger on the beach?
Hints - he's a former National Football League MVP and a two-time AFC Offensive Player of the Year, as well as a starter in a Super Bowl game.
Give up?
Rich Gannon. He just happened to wander by William, and there they were, playing catch.
William's thoughts?
He said that Gannon was a really good guy and that he's pretty good at throwing a football.
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