My son and I went to our first Father-Son Mass and Breakfast at Gonzaga this morning. No, I did not stalk Chris Lykes or anyone else. It was a very nice event, all current students are invited, as are rising Freshman (my son). In all, about a thousand people attend. They give a few alumni awards and have a featured guest speaker. Nice way to spend the morning with your son.
DSH alluded to this in another thread, but you really can't undersell how Gonzaga is all about community and family and about supporting each other. They talk about brotherhood A LOT, but they really walk the walk in my experience. It sounds like schtick or a nice ideal from a mission statement, but the faculty and students are really bought into this. It's the thing that really made me want my son there. You can also see where coming out of that kind of environment, what Jay is selling at Villanova would be a natural fit.
So back to this morning. DSH mentioned it in the other thread, Gonzaga takes so much pride in the success of their students and alumni, it was a focus of the program. They talked about a lot of teams and championships, the school is very competitive athletically across most sports. But when they got to Kris Jenkins and Villanova, the program got interrupted with clapping and cheering. All the students at our table and around the room were nodding and clapping, that's our guy! Kris must have gotten mentioned 4 different times in the program and every time it was with Villanova mention as well. The 'Nova love is strong there. It was a very cool event all around. The Villanova and Kris Jenkins love was just the perfect icing!!
p.s. the "Congrats Kris!" with the big V on it banner is still hanging on the front of the school too!
