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Bowl games serve as a reward for college football teams and often as vacation destination for fans, with warm-weather sites hoping to fill stadiums and hotel rooms. Along the way, players are treated to the sites and sounds of the host city.
For the Gophers and Syracuse, who'll meet in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, festive activities since their Sunday arrivals include a night at Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes, a visit to Rockefeller Center and Tuesday night's game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden.
Tuesday morning, though, coach P.J. Fleck and his Gophers had an appearance filled with reflection and education when they visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and made a stop at the top of the One World Observatory.
Their visit began with the observatory, as players and coaches marveled at the views of the city and surrounding area from 100 stories — some 1,268 feet — into the sky.
From there, the Gophers moved outdoors on the brisk, mid-20-degree morning to the Sept. 11 memorial. There they viewed its two reflecting pools representing the World Trade Center towers and stamped with names of the 2,977 people who died in the 2001 terrorists attacks on New York, the Pentagon and those who died on United Airlines Flight 93.
Gophers senior linebacker Mariano Sori-Marin was moved by the magnitude of what he was seeing.
"It's really difficult to put into words, especially being out here in the fountains,'' he said. "Getting a sense of how much people had to sacrifice. All the men and women, the first responders, that were a part of this tragedy — it really makes you feel small in a sense because there is so much sacrifice and so many things bigger out there.
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Go Gophers!!
Bowl games serve as a reward for college football teams and often as vacation destination for fans, with warm-weather sites hoping to fill stadiums and hotel rooms. Along the way, players are treated to the sites and sounds of the host city.
For the Gophers and Syracuse, who'll meet in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, festive activities since their Sunday arrivals include a night at Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes, a visit to Rockefeller Center and Tuesday night's game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden.
Tuesday morning, though, coach P.J. Fleck and his Gophers had an appearance filled with reflection and education when they visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and made a stop at the top of the One World Observatory.
Their visit began with the observatory, as players and coaches marveled at the views of the city and surrounding area from 100 stories — some 1,268 feet — into the sky.
From there, the Gophers moved outdoors on the brisk, mid-20-degree morning to the Sept. 11 memorial. There they viewed its two reflecting pools representing the World Trade Center towers and stamped with names of the 2,977 people who died in the 2001 terrorists attacks on New York, the Pentagon and those who died on United Airlines Flight 93.
Gophers senior linebacker Mariano Sori-Marin was moved by the magnitude of what he was seeing.
"It's really difficult to put into words, especially being out here in the fountains,'' he said. "Getting a sense of how much people had to sacrifice. All the men and women, the first responders, that were a part of this tragedy — it really makes you feel small in a sense because there is so much sacrifice and so many things bigger out there.
Gophers visit national 9/11 memorial ahead of Pinstripe Bowl
The team took time to reflect on the 2001 tragedy Tuesday morning, as it continued preparations for Thursday's game against Syracuse at Yankee Stadium.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
