New Orleans Bowl Eve has arrived...

It has finally arrived, New Orleans Bowl eve, the day before Middle Tennessee takes the field against Southern Mississippi in the famed Superdome in front of an ESPN national audience. It also marks the first day that the team got to experience the Superdome.

It all started early this morning as the team got its earliest wake-up call of the week. Everyone was up and on the buses headed to the Superdome by 9am in order to complete practice and a team picture. The players quickly changed into their game jerseys for a team picture that will be used for the bowl plaque, part of their gifts from the university. After a few snapshots the guys had got to walk around the field, except for the endzones and 50-yard line which had just been painted, so they could get adjusted to the lights and the expanse of the stadium itself. After a few minutes of "throw & catch" the team broke into offensive and defensive walk-thrus.

After returning to the hotel the team will attend a luncheon organized by the bowl committee in honor of both teams. This end of this event will mark the beginning of the team's "Friday Night" day before a game routine. The team's routine will go as like this:
12:30pm Bowl Luncheon
3:30pm Rest in rooms
5:oopm Team & Offensive/Defensive Meetings
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Movies
9:30pm Team Meeting
10:00pm Curfew