4:00 am, San Antonio - 9 of the 14 players going to Italy are at Trinity's Bell Athletic Center bright and early (can you call it bright and early if it's still pitch black outside?), along with the coaching staff and their family. We load up our bus and hit the road in route to Dallas, where our flight will depart. The other 5 remaining players are already up in Dallas, planning to meet us at the airport. The bus ride takes about 5 hours, but the players would never know it - not a single one was awake for more than 2 or 3 minutes. We arrive at the DFW International Airport at 9 am, meeting the remaining players and families attending.
12:00 pm, Dallas - After grabbing some small breakfast at the airport terminal, we board our noon flight to Charlotte.
6:15 pm, Charlotte - With a few hour layover, most of the guys are awake and anxiously awaiting the flight. After showing our passports a few too many times, we are officially on our way to Italy!
