WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:03.040 It's mc giardano. Uh, the beauty of the green rooms 2 00:00:03.040 --> 00:00:05.480 that I can see that he he has a he 3 00:00:05.559 --> 00:00:09.320 has a background that that is a very very bedroomish 4 00:00:09.439 --> 00:00:10.759 and that's a good thing. It means he's got a 5 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:12.199 roof over his head. So we're gonna bring in the 6 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.640 head coach at unc Asheville mc giardano and as I see, uh, 7 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:19.800 go ahead and raise that right arm there there, Mick, Now, 8 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:20.679 what happened there? 9 00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:24.280 John, that's a that's a story for another day, My friend, 10 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:27.920 that's A that's a UH. That's another story. Don't worry 11 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:31.000 that was This is not UH is not weather related. 12 00:00:31.199 --> 00:00:35.000 This is uh. This is uh. You know how some 13 00:00:35.039 --> 00:00:37.880 of those radio stations they say, there's the d A 14 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:40.439 of the day, and you got your your moment. 15 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:43.200 Yeah, yes, yes I do, because uh, I don't even 16 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:45.479 need a radio station to tell me about. 17 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:48.679 Being a d A and UH and d A is 18 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:50.479 uh A an. 19 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:54.119 Abbreviation for someone who is not so smart, and UH 20 00:00:54.359 --> 00:00:57.880 could be associated with with if you remember the Disney 21 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.520 movie Gus. That would be the way to break it down. Okay, 22 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:07.760 so it is not related to anything recent and meteorological, 23 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:08.439 is what you're saying. 24 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:11.159 No, no, it is not it is. Uh, it is 25 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:14.719 certainly not a fun or, I should say, one of 26 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:20.040 my more intelligent moments. However, my wife does take joy 27 00:01:20.079 --> 00:01:23.879 and reminding me, even though she already knew she was 28 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:30.680 the intelligent one, she does take joy and reminding me like, yeah, this, 29 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:33.920 this just kind of really solidifies that. Enough. 30 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:36.000 Oh no, I'm right there with you. I mean, it's 31 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:36.400 it is. 32 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:41.799 It is definitely something where I am reminded of my 33 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:44.840 my profound lack of intelligence by the boss as. 34 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:47.920 And I tell her that it's like, look, you know, if. 35 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:50.239 I do something stupid, I know that you're gonna be 36 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:52.480 the first person to tell me, and feel free to 37 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:54.680 tell everybody else I did something stupid. You know that 38 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:56.920 that is perfectly fine. 39 00:01:57.519 --> 00:01:58.799 You gotta take it. If you do it, you. 40 00:01:58.799 --> 00:02:00.200 Gotta take it exactly. 41 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:04.120 And uh, I'm glad first and foremost that we were 42 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.760 able to find you and catch up and see how 43 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:12.000 you are d a of the day moment outstanding. And 44 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.599 I guess my first question is how are the Giordanos. 45 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:19.879 We are We're good. I appreciate it, you know we are. 46 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:23.080 We are right ironic enough, My wife was actually in 47 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:27.919 California on a work trip, So it was just myself 48 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:32.759 and our dogs at our house which we're we're about south. 49 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:36.800 We are out by the airport in Mills River. So 50 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:42.439 we're all good. Our staff, thankfully is everyone is safe 51 00:02:42.639 --> 00:02:47.719 and everyone is is okay. So the Castos, which Joe 52 00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:52.879 is our head assistant recruiting coordinator, his wife is actually 53 00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:57.680 the head assistant on the women's side for us, they 54 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:01.240 are all good, and they are out in the Raleigh 55 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:04.879 area and everything. And then our others just at Ronnie, 56 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:08.599 him and his wife are safe bouncing between Ashville helping 57 00:03:08.639 --> 00:03:13.719 people and Charlotte getting supplies and whatnot. So thankfully we 58 00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:15.879 all we're all very blessed and very safe. 59 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:16.479 All right. 60 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:20.199 So let me go back to when Helene came through 61 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:25.599 and left one of the most awe inspiring calling cards 62 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:27.639 you could ever leave. And I mean that in the 63 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:31.879 sense of yeah, I'm here, and yeah you're gonna remember it, 64 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:34.919 and it's it's It has been referred to as apocalyptic, 65 00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:38.360 it has been referred to as awe inspiring, it has 66 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:43.759 been referred to as just absolute devastation. So when Helene 67 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:47.560 was going through, where were you and your staff and 68 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:50.159 your players? Did you tell everybody just to get out 69 00:03:50.199 --> 00:03:51.039 of town or what. 70 00:03:51.719 --> 00:03:56.400 So we we knew it was gonna be bad, but 71 00:03:56.520 --> 00:04:00.599 we didn't know it was going to be this bad. 72 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:04.800 So we were all still on campus or in the area, 73 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:11.439 and we had a meeting. Athletic department had a MANAGEORENT 74 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:18.360 meeting last minute on Thursday, sorry on Wednesday, and then 75 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:23.560 we had basically a talk of hey, on Thursday, we 76 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:27.720 had another meeting saying we need to really be careful. 77 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:34.360 This could get really nasty. And that was on Thursday afternoon. 78 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:39.839 So Wednesday, the rain started around fourish in the afternoon, 79 00:04:40.879 --> 00:04:45.079 typical rain, but it was heavy, just a storm, but 80 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:49.439 it kept going through Thursday. We started to get a 81 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:52.000 little bit worried on how much rain it was really 82 00:04:52.079 --> 00:04:56.759 starting to hit the entire area. And that's when people 83 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:59.399 started to go, this is not going to be good. 84 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:02.399 But we were still all on campus, we were still 85 00:05:02.439 --> 00:05:04.959 at our houses, and everyone was still just kind of 86 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:08.639 hunkered down. The Athletic Department went ahead and said everyone 87 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:12.920 stay off campus. This was Thursday afternoon. Everyone make sure 88 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:16.120 if you need last minute stop by right now. Otherwise, 89 00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:21.680 everyone be off campus outside of emergency personnel, which was 90 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:27.279 our sport admin. And then the athletic director. So they 91 00:05:27.439 --> 00:05:30.959 were still kind of bouncing around, and then Friday mid 92 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:35.920 were probably around four am, maybe a touch earlier. It 93 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.120 really the storm actually hit and the winds and the 94 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:43.279 majority of us lost power around five to six am 95 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:48.360 that morning, maybe summer even earlier, and that's when it 96 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:51.800 got real serious, really really fast. 97 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:55.959 Okay, And once again, the beauty of the green room 98 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:58.279 is that I can see when folks drop in, and 99 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:02.759 I specifically asked you to send out the siren call 100 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:04.160 just so you can try and catch up with as 101 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:05.959 many folks as possible. And I'm going to go ahead 102 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:08.120 and bring Andy and Andy mcnahm on the women's side 103 00:06:08.519 --> 00:06:14.319 is Yeah, I guys, Hey, Andy, I was asking Mick 104 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:16.920 about and you came in in the green room and 105 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:18.560 you might have caught a little bit of this of 106 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:24.920 when the campus was basically telling everybody there at you NCA, hey, 107 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:29.560 Helen's coming, get your stuff together and make sure that 108 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:31.040 you're either hunkered down. 109 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:32.079 Or out of here. 110 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:36.240 Where were you in all of these discussions as everything 111 00:06:36.360 --> 00:06:37.439 was being brought into play. 112 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:42.240 Yeah, I think what everyone needs to realize is there's 113 00:06:42.639 --> 00:06:45.399 obviously a lot going on in these moments, and I 114 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:49.279 think for us, our first and foremost as family, and 115 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:53.600 our athletes and where they throughout this process as well. 116 00:06:53.639 --> 00:06:57.519 And you know, I think the cellular service going down 117 00:06:57.560 --> 00:07:02.240 didn't help this whole process. And you know, I think 118 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:03.879 it's just how how do you get in touch with 119 00:07:03.920 --> 00:07:05.839 people and how do you make sure everybody is as 120 00:07:05.839 --> 00:07:08.040 safe as possible? And I think, you know, as Mick 121 00:07:08.120 --> 00:07:11.439 and I have spoke since we've had our devices available, 122 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:14.920 as how quickly our student athletes reacted to this and 123 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:19.399 and got themselves mobilized and and and out of the 124 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:23.399 out of the area and being open. It was difficult 125 00:07:23.439 --> 00:07:28.319 being in that environment and without those communications and trying 126 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:31.800 to get everybody where they needed to be. But yeah, 127 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:34.920 we were, we were at home personally, and and you know, 128 00:07:34.959 --> 00:07:37.680 when power starts going out and and all of that, 129 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:40.279 it's it's it was a scary situation for sure. 130 00:07:40.959 --> 00:07:45.040 And as you can tell, Andy is from Bunkham County, 131 00:07:45.040 --> 00:07:50.000 He's a native with the accent that's there. Uh let 132 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:53.720 me do this snake draft style. Uh Andy, let me 133 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:56.920 ask you how difficult is it? And have you caught 134 00:07:57.000 --> 00:07:59.680 up with everybody there on the roster coaching staff? Where 135 00:07:59.720 --> 00:08:03.680 is your level of communication? In reconnecting right now with everybody. 136 00:08:04.199 --> 00:08:08.759 Yeah, we've been in good communication now, making sure you know, players, coaches, 137 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:13.439 support staff are all okay, in a good place. I mean, 138 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:15.839 I'd like to use this platform to shout out our 139 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:20.879 players and they were phenomenal. And you know, there's some 140 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:23.439 pictures that I've been giving afterwards of them around the 141 00:08:23.480 --> 00:08:26.959 hood of a car with I guess they would call 142 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:29.680 an old school map try to figure it a way 143 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:32.559 out of Ashville. And you know, as soon as I 144 00:08:32.600 --> 00:08:35.879 got selling your service, was given a list of where 145 00:08:35.879 --> 00:08:41.039 everybody was, who was with who, which city, which house 146 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:45.600 And for me, the problem solving skills there is through 147 00:08:45.639 --> 00:08:48.519 the roof from eighteen to twenty year olds, you know, 148 00:08:48.600 --> 00:08:50.960 And I think that's the biggest, the proud moment for 149 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:54.679 us of they got themselves out in this moment where 150 00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:58.120 I personally couldn't get to them and went on campus 151 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:01.320 Saturday to try and find them, they weren't there and 152 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:04.759 had found out that they by themselves worked this out 153 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:08.960 and mobilized everybody in those moments. So but afterwards, you know, 154 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:11.000 we're in good contact now and just kind of wait 155 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:13.159 to see what the next steps are and knowing that 156 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:16.320 they're safe and their sound and hearing there, even getting 157 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:19.720 some training in is good for them to still be 158 00:09:19.759 --> 00:09:22.519 in contact for sure. But yeah, we're we're getting messages 159 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:25.279 out as we can, but obviously, as you can imagine, 160 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:28.039 we're working with limited information right now. 161 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:32.039 Mick, what about on your side, Yeah, it was it 162 00:09:32.080 --> 00:09:32.720 was similar. 163 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:38.039 I was a little bit later to get service, so 164 00:09:39.159 --> 00:09:44.679 myself and then Joe Will working kind of to figure 165 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:48.120 out where everyone was first and foremost and everyone was safe, 166 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:52.879 and that was done Sunday morning. We were able to 167 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:57.279 find out that the majority had gotten out at that 168 00:09:57.399 --> 00:10:02.840 point and they had done not as organized by any 169 00:10:02.919 --> 00:10:07.320 means as the women's team they are, they were top 170 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:09.919 notch and how they were able to have it, but 171 00:10:10.039 --> 00:10:14.000 our boys were still quite quite positive with how they 172 00:10:14.039 --> 00:10:16.000 were able to manage to get everyone out and get 173 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:19.600 down the Charlotte and then go from there with it. 174 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:24.200 We got the last group out Sunday afternoon as they 175 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:31.279 did not have any gas, so that was an interesting situation. Thankfully, 176 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:33.840 some families came and helped there and we were able 177 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:38.039 to get everyone safe. But now we're just communicating normal. 178 00:10:38.879 --> 00:10:43.120 We are scattered a touch, like Andy said, but everyone 179 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:47.159 is safe. Everyone is with families. We have five families, 180 00:10:47.159 --> 00:10:50.159 I believe if I remember correctly, that I've taken in 181 00:10:51.120 --> 00:10:54.799 teammates and extras and everything, and they are some of 182 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:58.159 the true heroes right now for our staffs stepping up 183 00:10:58.200 --> 00:11:04.559 and taking on extra and still messaging both of our 184 00:11:04.600 --> 00:11:06.799 staffs on how can they do more? And they want 185 00:11:06.840 --> 00:11:10.200 to do more, But we are We know the boys 186 00:11:10.200 --> 00:11:13.519 are safe, we know they're they're together, and they're in 187 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:16.279 a good place. And now we just continue just to 188 00:11:16.840 --> 00:11:18.840 via text at the moment, and then once we get 189 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:22.519 more information, we'll probably have a group a group setting, 190 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:25.720 or maybe it could be a fall fall sports setting 191 00:11:26.200 --> 00:11:30.279 where we get student athletes together touch base, et cetera. 192 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:33.360 Mick, what's it been like to see your student athletes 193 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:40.440 step up like this in an unconscionable situation where, if 194 00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:44.240 I remember the math this morning, you've got four hundred 195 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:46.679 I think it's over four hundred and twenty five thousand 196 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:50.440 households still without power. I think I forty eastbound was 197 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:53.720 finally opened up this morning for traffic. I twenty six 198 00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:55.519 was the only way in and out for a lot 199 00:11:55.559 --> 00:11:57.559 of this time. But I think I forty eastbound has 200 00:11:57.600 --> 00:12:01.399 opened up this morning. According to NCDOT, what's it been 201 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:06.159 like to see your team step up in this way 202 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:11.639 and understanding the gravity of the situation doing as best 203 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:13.919 as they can a to stay in contact with each 204 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:16.000 other and accomplish all of the things that they're doing. 205 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:20.799 Yeah, it's I truly can't express how proud we are, 206 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:23.799 myself and our staff, of all of our student athletes 207 00:12:23.840 --> 00:12:27.279 and all the student athletes at unc Asheville for what 208 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:29.080 they've done and how they've been able to manage it. 209 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:31.799 You know, we as a program, we've personally talked about 210 00:12:32.159 --> 00:12:36.000 you know, adversity is just an opportunity, and they certainly 211 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:38.759 saw this as adversity to say the least, but they 212 00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:40.919 took it as the opportunity to make the most of it, 213 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:44.159 and they took the opportunity to be able to help 214 00:12:44.200 --> 00:12:47.559 one another find the positive route, not paanic, and be 215 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:51.480 able to go Andy will tell you, we're in this 216 00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:54.840 with eighteen to twenty two year olds that sometimes our 217 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:56.879 knuckleheads and everything, but at the end of the day, 218 00:12:56.919 --> 00:12:59.080 it's our job to try and help them be ready 219 00:12:59.159 --> 00:13:02.559 for the real world. There's nothing more real world than 220 00:13:02.559 --> 00:13:04.279 what they're going through right now, and what they had 221 00:13:04.279 --> 00:13:09.039 to go through Friday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That 222 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:12.960 is true real world experience on a different level of everything. 223 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:18.240 So to know that they've been positive and successful navigating 224 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:22.519 this adversity and navigating these challenges, it shows that they 225 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:26.519 are preparing themselves correctly and they are getting ready for it. 226 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:30.279 Micjer Dono and Andy McNabb in charge of both programs on 227 00:13:30.320 --> 00:13:32.720 the soccer side at unc Asheville, hanging out with us 228 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:35.279 and giving us an update. Andy, I've been extremely remiss 229 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:36.600 up to this point. How are you? 230 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:41.360 Oh, you know, as there's people in much more situations 231 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:45.639 and than us, and you know, we really relocate to 232 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:50.120 Duntee Charlotte a couple of days ago, and you know 233 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:55.200 it's for us, it's the best situation at the moment. 234 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:57.960 Just try to figure out when to go back to Ashville, 235 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:01.080 how to go back to Ashville, and but yeah, I 236 00:14:01.120 --> 00:14:04.919 think looking back in Ashville there's much worse circumstances. So 237 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:07.320 now we're okay, thank you. 238 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:11.919 So with your side of things, when it comes to 239 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:15.440 seeing the maturity from eighteen to twenty two year olds 240 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:20.080 and what is facing them right now, and I'm not 241 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:22.440 talking athletics. I'm just talking about what's facing I mean, 242 00:14:22.600 --> 00:14:25.000 real worldlife kind of lessons here. 243 00:14:25.039 --> 00:14:27.320 What's it been like to see them respond as well? 244 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:30.399 Yeah, I know the point of this platform is so 245 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:32.120 you can hear us talk, but I think it's the 246 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:36.240 same as mikets. It's almost speechless of how well they've 247 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:39.799 dealt with the adversity and truly we didn't know what 248 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:42.720 it was going to be like this, and for the 249 00:14:42.759 --> 00:14:46.600 way that they've handled it with each other with humility 250 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:52.159 and organization and just we're going to help each other out. 251 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:55.279 I think there's lessons for life that have definitely been 252 00:14:55.399 --> 00:14:58.799 learned here. If we get to play again at some point, 253 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:03.360 hopefully you know that together they've shown here translates in 254 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:06.639 there and for years to come. But it has been 255 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:10.120 truly remarkable, and my staff and I have been immensely 256 00:15:10.159 --> 00:15:12.399 proud of the way that they've stepped up and handled this, 257 00:15:12.519 --> 00:15:16.159 and especially with so many people out of state, out 258 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:20.840 of country going through all of them going through this 259 00:15:20.919 --> 00:15:22.960 for the first time in their lives, I think it's 260 00:15:23.159 --> 00:15:26.720 an immense immense proudness of how they've how they've done this. 261 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:30.840 So Mick, let me let me ask you here as 262 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:34.000 a part of this since uh Andy kind of broached 263 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:39.600 the subject playing, I know is furthest from a lot 264 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:41.759 of folks minds, and I know that both of you 265 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:44.600 would have to find your rosters bring them back to 266 00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:49.000 wherever the location is. But what has the response been 267 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:54.120 like from the university and the conference about Look, we'll 268 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:57.480 get there when we get there, just focus on being together, 269 00:15:57.559 --> 00:15:59.799 staying together, and making sure that you're all found in 270 00:15:59.840 --> 00:16:01.840 the you're all healthy. What is the Have there been 271 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:05.000 any conversations when it comes to schedule resumption. 272 00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:11.559 Yeah, there's ongoing conversations currently right now as we speak. 273 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:16.559 There's things going on with the conference. I'll first start 274 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:21.600 was just saying the university and the Big South, our 275 00:16:21.679 --> 00:16:25.600 athletic director and the athletic department, we're all tremendous and 276 00:16:25.799 --> 00:16:29.600 first and foremost, get everyone out, get everyone safe, go 277 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:34.320 from there. But then also keeping in mind, we will 278 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:38.919 navigate this, we will work through it. There's many uncertainties, 279 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:44.480 but just stay patient and we will make this possible. 280 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:49.960 The Big South has communicated via email and a few 281 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:54.799 messages to individual sports but then also collectively about their 282 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:59.200 desire to make everyone aware we're going to do everything 283 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:04.319 we can, but at the moment, just hang tight and 284 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:08.759 we'll have more information as it goes. So, you know, 285 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:12.960 we've been given as staffs, we've been given some small projects, 286 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.119 some small tasks to try and figure out and navigate 287 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:17.559 what some things would look like and how you could 288 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:23.359 potentially manage some aspects of it. But again, I think 289 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:27.160 the big thing, the big thing everyone kind of really 290 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:30.799 took on board was make sure everyone's safe. And then 291 00:17:30.839 --> 00:17:34.400 once we all get safe, appreciate the opportunity of where 292 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:37.400 we are and the opportunity of being safe, because so 293 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:41.720 many others are still missing, so many others are not 294 00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:45.359 in the same fortunate situation that we're blessed with right now, 295 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:51.640 and that understanding, it is just sport, but also given 296 00:17:51.680 --> 00:17:54.839 some time, sport can help bring people back together and 297 00:17:54.960 --> 00:17:58.400 help heal some wounds. So that's kind of where it is. 298 00:17:58.880 --> 00:18:03.039 And you have fifteen internationals on your roster, if my 299 00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:09.000 math is right correct, what's it what's it like for them? 300 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:12.160 In the conversations that you've been able to have with 301 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:14.920 your international players, and Andy'll eventually asked you the same, 302 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:17.880 because I think you have seven or eight, But what 303 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:22.240 is it like with the international players who are away 304 00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:26.559 from home in the first place, and they are in 305 00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:30.240 this new environment and they're learning things about you know, 306 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:33.720 unc Asheville and get chasing degrees and being student athletes 307 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:35.279 and all this kind of stuff and integrating here in 308 00:18:35.279 --> 00:18:38.000 the United States. What's it like for these internationals of 309 00:18:38.079 --> 00:18:41.720 yours in this situation and how are they holding up 310 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:43.880 being so far from home in the first place, and 311 00:18:43.920 --> 00:18:45.279 now having this on top of. 312 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.759 That, I'll say, I'll even add in because we do 313 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:51.240 have a fair amount from even the West Coast as well, 314 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:56.960 so they're kind of all similar. It has been scary. 315 00:18:59.160 --> 00:19:03.319 It has been eye opening. The majority of them I've 316 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:08.240 never remotely ever had to be through, go through a hurricane, 317 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:13.559 or be in any type of situation like that. Thankfully enough, Again, 318 00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:17.480 their teammates, especially the ones from the southeast, North Carolina 319 00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:22.680 and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, they've all kind of rallied 320 00:19:22.720 --> 00:19:27.839 around them and picked their spirits up. But several have 321 00:19:28.000 --> 00:19:35.000 made the comment of coach or Mick or Joe, I 322 00:19:35.039 --> 00:19:38.480 have no idea what was going on, and that is 323 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:42.640 possibly the scariest I've ever been. When I saw all 324 00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:46.240 the flooding and I saw everything happening and whatnot, and 325 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:50.720 thankfully they were all safe, mostly on campus, but there 326 00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:52.160 was a lot of down trees and a lot of 327 00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:55.920 downpower lines and everything, and they'd never seen anything like it, 328 00:19:56.039 --> 00:19:58.519 they said. One I know said it looked like someone 329 00:19:58.559 --> 00:20:03.400 just blew up part of Camp BIS. So they were 330 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:08.200 they were shocked, and they were rattled a bit as expected. 331 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:12.640 Andy, what about you and your internationals and conversations that 332 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:15.000 hopefully you've been able to have with all of them 333 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:16.599 and if not most. 334 00:20:16.839 --> 00:20:18.920 Yeah, And I was going to echo exactly what makes said. 335 00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:22.880 We've got so many from you know, California, Michigan, all 336 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:25.799 over the place. I think what you've saw with the 337 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:30.000 community that we have, you know, our players are good people, 338 00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:33.319 Our families are good people, and we probably had more 339 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:35.400 families reach out to make sure that the staff is 340 00:20:35.440 --> 00:20:38.680 okay than anything else. And I think that says a 341 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:42.000 lot about them and wondering what they can do from afar. 342 00:20:43.039 --> 00:20:46.400 But you know, our players, as you can imagine, scared 343 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:50.319 and worried about what happens next. And I think at 344 00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:53.200 the same time kind of a priest of you know, 345 00:20:53.440 --> 00:20:55.559 the people that they have around them and helping them 346 00:20:55.599 --> 00:20:59.559 through these moments, which I think inevitably will bring them 347 00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:04.920 closer together and the individually. And but yeah, I would 348 00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:07.839 agree with mit. Just scared and wondering what the next 349 00:21:07.880 --> 00:21:08.480 steps are. 350 00:21:09.119 --> 00:21:10.440 Were you scared at any point? 351 00:21:11.480 --> 00:21:14.240 Yeah, I think you have to be and been through 352 00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:19.039 this moment, and scared for the city of Ashville, scared 353 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:22.039 for unca Is, scared for my own family, and then 354 00:21:22.119 --> 00:21:25.839 inevitably the extended family that we have through our teams 355 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:30.440 and colleagues. And you know, when you start hearing that 356 00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:33.440 there's no water, there's no power, and then you can't 357 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:37.160 speak to anybody for forty eight hours, I think just 358 00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:40.720 even looking from a personal level, not being able to 359 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:43.799 speak with family back home, not being able to speak 360 00:21:43.839 --> 00:21:47.039 with in law of family, and people just not knowing 361 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:50.680 you're safe as an individual, I think is scary in 362 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:55.480 any moment. But when you take an entire city and 363 00:21:55.519 --> 00:21:59.559 it's been decimated into account, I think there has to 364 00:21:59.640 --> 00:22:04.400 be a lot of anxious moments and uncertainty. And I 365 00:22:04.400 --> 00:22:06.319 think it's okay for everybody to say that they were 366 00:22:06.359 --> 00:22:11.359 scared throughout this this tragedy, because I think they'd be 367 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:14.839 lying otherwise, quite frankly, from some of the things we've 368 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:17.720 seen and even now on the back end, once we 369 00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:21.200 got cell service back, looking at what has actually happened, 370 00:22:21.960 --> 00:22:24.720 because when you're in that environment, you maybe don't you 371 00:22:24.799 --> 00:22:27.720 understand what's going on, but it's when you get that 372 00:22:27.839 --> 00:22:30.960 cell service back and that power back. We're the lucky 373 00:22:31.000 --> 00:22:35.480 ones that did. It's just one of those ones where 374 00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:38.079 you start hearing comments from people of well did you 375 00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:41.000 see this? Did you see this? And you start actually 376 00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:45.960 seeing what has happened, and your heart your heart breaks 377 00:22:46.079 --> 00:22:49.920 and jaw drops, and for us, it's just we just 378 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:54.799 hope that you know, things can start improving as quickly 379 00:22:54.839 --> 00:22:55.480 as possible. 380 00:22:57.519 --> 00:23:06.720 Nick, when it comes to help aid anything, What what 381 00:23:06.720 --> 00:23:07.440 do you need? 382 00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:08.359 What I mean? 383 00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:10.039 And this is for both of you, and we'll start 384 00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:12.680 with you, Nick, What do you need? What do what 385 00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:14.440 do folks around you need? 386 00:23:14.559 --> 00:23:16.480 Right now? How can folks help? 387 00:23:16.960 --> 00:23:20.079 I mean other than maybe being present and you know, 388 00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:22.279 if you you know, if you send out a text, hey, 389 00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:24.839 shoot me a text back, so I know that you're 390 00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:27.720 that you're you're hanging out with me and that you empathize. 391 00:23:27.759 --> 00:23:29.119 How can folks help right now? 392 00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:32.240 John? It's a hard it's a hard one to say, 393 00:23:33.880 --> 00:23:38.480 just because so much of the infrastructure is gone, and 394 00:23:40.000 --> 00:23:44.880 I think that is the scariest part of it all, 395 00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:51.119 and it's it's probably just basic, you know, basic essentials 396 00:23:51.160 --> 00:23:56.319 right now, continuing to send water, continuing to send food supplies, 397 00:23:56.920 --> 00:24:00.680 continue to send baby wipes and diapers and formula and 398 00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:06.519 just the basic essentials of what it is. The hope. 399 00:24:07.640 --> 00:24:10.400 The hope is that Duke Energy is able to get 400 00:24:10.920 --> 00:24:17.400 the majority of the central areas power by Friday, which 401 00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:21.359