WEBVTT 1 00:00:08.039 --> 00:00:11.160 Time for work one v one and we have to 2 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:14.800 go to Mars Hill and catch up with a guy 3 00:00:14.839 --> 00:00:16.839 who's got a very full dance card and a very 4 00:00:16.879 --> 00:00:20.199 full business card these days. He is director of Soccer Operation, 5 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:22.440 said from the men's side, Greg Mount up there at 6 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:25.920 Marsil for the Lions. Greg, thanks for coming on for 7 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:26.920 a one v one. 8 00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:30.000 Yeah, no, thanks for having us. Hope you make the time. 9 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:32.280 First question, how are you? 10 00:00:33.399 --> 00:00:35.119 We're doing all right? We're doing all right. 11 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:38.399 Mars Mars Hill has been it has been blessed a 12 00:00:38.439 --> 00:00:41.119 little bit with the not a lot of damage and 13 00:00:41.479 --> 00:00:44.799 you know, we're pretty much fully operational, so the town 14 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:48.240 is doing okay, but obviously the you know, the big 15 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:50.479 extended community is in a bad and a bad way. 16 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:52.880 So there's just all hands on deck right now every 17 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:54.679 day and you know, we're doing the best we can, 18 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.399 so trying to stay positive, trying to stay optimistic and 19 00:00:57.520 --> 00:00:59.679 just taking it day by day and you know, just 20 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:01.439 helping however we can. 21 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:06.000 Where were you when Helene came through as well? 22 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:09.200 As we live in Ashville, so Astroll has been hit, 23 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.599 you know, really hard, So I was I was at 24 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:12.280 home in Ashville. 25 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:15.760 So we are We've got power back on in my neighborhood. 26 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:18.560 But we're still without water and you know, pretty sporty 27 00:01:18.599 --> 00:01:22.760 sales service in things along those lines. But yeah, campus 28 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:26.799 is about twenty five thirty minutes from me, so you know, 29 00:01:26.879 --> 00:01:28.879 I was, I was bunkered down. A lot of our 30 00:01:28.879 --> 00:01:31.719 guys were bunkered down, and you know, we had a 31 00:01:31.719 --> 00:01:35.200 few guys that left early. You know, but you know, 32 00:01:35.319 --> 00:01:38.400 the campus was pretty safe, but Astroll was was definitely 33 00:01:38.439 --> 00:01:42.680 in a state of different evacuations and things along those lines. 34 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:46.319 Still is obviously everybody just look it built more estate 35 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:48.079 and they can see what's going on there and everything 36 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:51.280 that's going on there in the Asheville area. When it 37 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:55.000 comes to keeping in touch with everyone, and I'll include 38 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:57.799 the women's side as well. Since you are director of 39 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:00.680 Soccer operations, how much of a challenge has it been 40 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:02.040 to keep in touch with everybody? 41 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:04.480 Yeah, I mean the first couple of days were really 42 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:07.760 difficult because we didn't have any you know, any self service, 43 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:09.960 and you know, we're just starting to get a little 44 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:14.080 bit of the self service. You know, restored campus has 45 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:17.120 actually had Wi Fi for the most part, which has 46 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:17.680 been helpful. 47 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:19.120 But those first couple of. 48 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:21.919 Days, you know, we really couldn't communicate with with anyone, 49 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:28.159 you know, coaches, administration, players, So a lot of our guys, 50 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:30.479 you know, it was more of we came in, my 51 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:32.479 wife and I and our kids. We came in on 52 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:35.400 the second day, which would have been the Sunday, and 53 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:37.919 tried to see some of our guys in person and get. 54 00:02:37.719 --> 00:02:39.879 Some messages across and things along those lines. 55 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:42.919 But by that time, some guys had left and went home, 56 00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:45.960 some guys had been you know, had parents come and 57 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:47.879 picking them up. And that was the same on the 58 00:02:47.879 --> 00:02:50.599 women's said, I think, you know, we had about twenty 59 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:53.680 five guys remain on that Sunday. I think the women's 60 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:56.680 team had about four hem so you know, they got 61 00:02:56.680 --> 00:02:59.560 out there pretty quick. And you know, our women's head coach, 62 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:02.159 you know, she lives in ourselves. We've got to connect 63 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:04.120 with her on Sunday and just kind of come up 64 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:06.400 with somewhat of a plan in terms of what this 65 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:08.840 week look like, and you know, we know school and 66 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:09.360 then just. 67 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:10.479 Take it day by day. 68 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:12.360 So we just we've been training our guys at one 69 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:15.960 o'clock each day, just trying to stay pretty consistent, you know, 70 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:18.919 and then as we get more information and can start to. 71 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:20.199 Kind of plan ahead a little bit. 72 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:22.840 That's letting us going to build out from there, and 73 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:25.520 you know, really some of that communication with our you know, 74 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:26.360 student athletes. 75 00:03:27.159 --> 00:03:29.159 When it comes to what you've been able to see 76 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:33.080 in Asheville and in your commute and in your communications, 77 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:36.800 how bad is it still from what you've been able 78 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:37.360 to look at. 79 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:39.080 Yeah, it's bad. 80 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:41.080 I mean there's there's there's no getting away from that. 81 00:03:41.199 --> 00:03:44.000 And now that you know we've had you know, self 82 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:46.400 service somewhat restored and the ability to get Wi Fi, 83 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:49.360 you can kind of see the damage and the videos 84 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:51.080 and things and pictures that are out there. 85 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:53.039 My community was not fun. 86 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:55.360 It's not fun, you know right now, because I am 87 00:03:55.439 --> 00:03:58.840 passing areas that are completely devastated. You know, the River 88 00:03:58.960 --> 00:04:02.080 Arts District, which is a an unbelievable area in Asheville 89 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:05.919 is is you know, just decimated, you know, and we've 90 00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:08.000 got friends and and things like that that have lost 91 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:11.159 homes and lost communities, and you know even here, you know, 92 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:13.800 mars Hills in Madison County, and we've got the town 93 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:17.639 of Marshall which is you know, completely devastated as well. 94 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:20.720 You know, not to mention other you know, college and 95 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:23.680 universities and other areas such as you know, Swannanoa and 96 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:27.399 in places like this, So you know that the community 97 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:29.360 and is you know, those first couple of days, I 98 00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:32.839 could kind of relay what was going on to our 99 00:04:32.879 --> 00:04:35.560 guys because because they're obviously down here in mars Hell, 100 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:38.920 and you know, they're not driving past the you know, 101 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:41.800 the the high water levels and and the damage and 102 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:43.519 and the trees that have been down and all these 103 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:46.800 type of things. So you know, day by day there's 104 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:50.560 there's definitely been progressed that the warriors went down. You 105 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:53.360 can start to kind of see, you know, the remnants 106 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:56.519 of what's left, and the clean up crews are are 107 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:58.600 working day and night. You know, I've got a We've 108 00:04:58.600 --> 00:05:01.120 got a first responder that's my Stone neighbors, so he's 109 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:03.120 he's gave us some information and just kind of gave 110 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:05.360 us an idea of what's going on out there. And 111 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:08.480 it's not pretty, you know, and a lot of people 112 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:11.160 are in a bad way, but the community are banded 113 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:13.160 together and doing the best you can. 114 00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:16.480 What do you need? What does the community need? What 115 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:18.920 does mars Hill need? These days? 116 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.120 Yeah? Well, I mean I think you know, Marshall itself is. 117 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:23.800 You know, we're in a an. 118 00:05:23.680 --> 00:05:28.600 Okay spot with pillar, with water, with the ability to communicate, 119 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:33.000 and you know, we don't have the whole campus here, 120 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:35.639 so in terms of being able to the guys, get 121 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:37.839 our other students and get meals and things like that, 122 00:05:37.879 --> 00:05:41.040 you know, that's been that's been okay. But I know 123 00:05:41.079 --> 00:05:45.160 the area itself is is definitely getting a lot of help, 124 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:46.160 getting a lot of support. 125 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:48.759 You know, we've got to we have got to. 126 00:05:48.759 --> 00:05:51.160 Go fund me page out there now that was set 127 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:54.639 up by our alumni to try and raise the money 128 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:56.560 for the Western North Carolina And you know, I can 129 00:05:56.600 --> 00:05:59.240 take that and put it in the hands of people 130 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:01.120 that are going to be really use it, you know, 131 00:06:01.199 --> 00:06:04.279 such as the local church. So that's feeding you know, 132 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:06.720 anyone and everyone, you know, twice a day right now 133 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:10.120 with a very leming supply, they're out there trying to 134 00:06:10.519 --> 00:06:13.439 you know, dig out buildings and you know, search and 135 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:17.920 rescue and everything else. So you know, the list could 136 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:21.199 be extremely extensive, but I think there's a lot of 137 00:06:21.240 --> 00:06:23.800 people going in a lot of directions just trying to 138 00:06:23.839 --> 00:06:26.240 get as much support to this, you know, this community 139 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:26.959 as possible. 140 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:28.079 And that's not just Marcel. 141 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:30.680 That's you know, western North Carolina and you know, obviously 142 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:31.680 the Ashville area as well. 143 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:34.079 And one of the things that we've tried to do 144 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:37.279 here on the network and on the morning show is 145 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:39.800 catch up with you, ketch up with Land and ketch 146 00:06:39.879 --> 00:06:42.680 up with Scott at Gardner Webb, ketch up with with 147 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:46.560 you know, making coach McNabb down at u NCA and 148 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:49.279 just kind of see, okay, who have you been able 149 00:06:49.319 --> 00:06:53.120 to get in touch with? Where the where the gaps? 150 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:55.759 How can we help fill those gaps? Because I think 151 00:06:55.839 --> 00:06:58.240 Montreat is a gap still because of it being in 152 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:00.959 Black contain, it's difficult for fuck to you know, get 153 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:05.399 in contact there, USC, up State Presbyterian, all of these 154 00:07:05.439 --> 00:07:08.920 different places that we might be able to know in gaps. 155 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:12.560 Where are there still gaps for you that you're strying 156 00:07:12.759 --> 00:07:15.360 still trying to find information about what's going on and 157 00:07:15.360 --> 00:07:16.120 how folks are. 158 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:19.399 Yeah, I think you know, obviously, you know, we work 159 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:21.959 you know, pretty closely with one treat in terms of 160 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:24.199 you know, preseason game, spring games. 161 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:25.879 I've got a good relationship with the coach over there. 162 00:07:25.920 --> 00:07:28.519 He's a Scottish fella as well, and you know, we 163 00:07:28.680 --> 00:07:30.839 just think there's just no communication going on right. 164 00:07:30.759 --> 00:07:32.800 Now with mon treating in that area. 165 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:35.279 But you know, I've heard from obviously Mick, you know, 166 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:39.040 and you know, coach McNabb and you know these other guys. 167 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:42.199 So the soccer community is a big community, but also 168 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:44.639 extremely small and tight knit community. At the same time, 169 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:47.439 we've had a lot of people reaching out. It's you know, 170 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:49.439 those first couple of days were really difficult to be 171 00:07:49.439 --> 00:07:52.360 able to you know, respond in a you know, somewhat 172 00:07:52.360 --> 00:07:55.199 of a timely manner getting back to people right away. 173 00:07:55.399 --> 00:07:58.120 It was maybe days. I mean, I've still have messages where. 174 00:07:58.360 --> 00:08:00.680 You're struggling to respond to people just because you're you're 175 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:03.680 so overwhelmed people trying to reach out. But you know, 176 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:07.000 the teams in our conference have been fantastic. You know, 177 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:10.120 they're being extremely understanding of you know, right now, we 178 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:11.959 didn't even know if we were going to have the 179 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:15.040 opportunity to maybe play games, you know, but we've we've 180 00:08:15.040 --> 00:08:17.600 been giving the green light to you know, reshuffle some 181 00:08:17.639 --> 00:08:19.639 of our games that we've had to postpone, you know, 182 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:22.160 get those on the schedule, especially those conference games. And 183 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:25.399 then we've had you know, coaches like coach Hammel at 184 00:08:25.439 --> 00:08:28.720 Wingate basically you know, we play those guys next Wednesday 185 00:08:28.720 --> 00:08:30.519 and basically say, all right, what do you guys need 186 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:32.759 you know, when we when you guys load the bus 187 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.600 to go home to campus next week, we'll put whatever 188 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:38.360 under that bus we can where that's water, get a 189 00:08:38.440 --> 00:08:41.039 red fruit and vegetables. I think I think that's probably 190 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:42.440 one of the big things I actually speak to my 191 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:45.240 wife last night is you know, our guys are doing 192 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:48.159 okay right now there they're being you know, pretty pretty 193 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:50.480 humble in terms of what we actually do have. But 194 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:54.440 you know, the athletes diet right now has definitely been pushed. 195 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.039 You know, not having access to you know, fresh fruit 196 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:01.559 and vegetables and things on those lines does make things 197 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:04.000 a little bit more challenging and there's a bit of 198 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:07.000 give and take there. But we know that there's supplies 199 00:09:07.039 --> 00:09:10.519 coming in, so that's that's obviously good news. But yeah, 200 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:13.360 like I like I say that now that we're back 201 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:15.600 online a little bit, we can we can reach out 202 00:09:15.639 --> 00:09:18.960 to you know, the local coaches, local schools and things 203 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:21.559 like that and just trying to stay connected. But yeah, 204 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:24.960 those first couple of days was was really difficult. But 205 00:09:25.039 --> 00:09:28.399 the soccer community has really banded together to you know, 206 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:31.399 not only help their own, but ask in ways that 207 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:31.960 they can help. 208 00:09:33.360 --> 00:09:36.480 Hanging out with Director of Soccer Operations head coach on 209 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:40.080 the men's side up at Mars Hill, Greg Mutt here 210 00:09:40.120 --> 00:09:42.120 for a one v one here on the SDH network. 211 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:47.120 What have you learned about your players in the soccer program, 212 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:49.080 both men's and women's. What have you learned about your 213 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:54.480 coaching staff that in a situation that is that is, 214 00:09:54.559 --> 00:09:58.159 no doubt a crisis situation that very few of us 215 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:01.039 have ever seen in or had to face head on before. 216 00:10:01.039 --> 00:10:04.399 What have you learned about yourselves as a soccer program 217 00:10:04.480 --> 00:10:06.399 and athletic program up there at Mars Hill that you 218 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:07.519 might not have known before. 219 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:10.240 Yeah, I mean the biggest thing that comes to mind. 220 00:10:10.399 --> 00:10:12.799 There's probably two pieces to that. You know, I already 221 00:10:12.879 --> 00:10:16.360 knew I had had a great staff, very reliable staff, 222 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:18.799 hard working staff that are going to you know, do 223 00:10:18.879 --> 00:10:21.799 whatever's need to get by and just you know, take 224 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:24.039 on adversity and things on those lines. But I think 225 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:26.759 speaking on behalf of the staff, and in my opinion, 226 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:29.200 you know, probably the biggest thing that stood out to 227 00:10:29.240 --> 00:10:33.759 me for my guys was that on Saturday when we 228 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:35.840 couldn't get here and we didn't know what was going on. 229 00:10:36.480 --> 00:10:39.200 Our guys got together and they did their own training 230 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:43.879 session and they spent time themselves so that they could 231 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:46.120 still stay active, so they could still stay busy, so 232 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:49.519 they could still be with each other with no coach direction, 233 00:10:49.720 --> 00:10:52.159 with no trainer direction, nothing like that. 234 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:54.639 So they've they've remained really positive. 235 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:57.799 They've asked every single day, how can we help, you know, 236 00:10:57.840 --> 00:11:00.399 how can we support? You know, as much I would 237 00:11:00.440 --> 00:11:03.480 love to bust them down to ashtroll and get them 238 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:06.039 in into the community, from that standpoint, you know that 239 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:09.639 there's other opportunities here in Mars Hill or in Madison 240 00:11:09.679 --> 00:11:12.759 County that they can they can volunteer with. You know, 241 00:11:12.759 --> 00:11:15.000 we don't have any school right now, so you know, 242 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:17.000 we can keep them busy and they can stay busy. 243 00:11:17.080 --> 00:11:21.200 But yeah, they've been pretty resilient and they've been pretty understanding. 244 00:11:21.720 --> 00:11:24.919 I know that can be difficult in a crisis like this, 245 00:11:25.120 --> 00:11:29.240 but they've understood that there's a lot of moving pieces here, 246 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:32.320 and you know, there's people out there that are way 247 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:35.399 worse than we are. So they just we're just taking 248 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:37.679 a day by day, you know, hopefully trying to make 249 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:42.279 progress every day and just being fortunate that we we're here, 250 00:11:41.960 --> 00:11:46.240 we're together. You know, we're healthy, and we're in you know, 251 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:49.480 a safe community, and you know, unfortunately that can't be 252 00:11:49.519 --> 00:11:52.919 said for everyone. So you know, we're we're definitely you know, 253 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:55.840 I appreciative of that, that's for sure. 254 00:11:56.720 --> 00:11:59.919 If my math is correct, and I think I'm fairly closed. 255 00:12:00.440 --> 00:12:05.679 You have seventeen players on the men's side that are 256 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:08.799 not from the United States, and I think it's fifteen 257 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:12.159 on the women's side that are not from the United States. 258 00:12:12.159 --> 00:12:16.120 What has it been like with them in a situation 259 00:12:16.399 --> 00:12:20.159 here where they're away from home A, they're along the 260 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:23.960 way from home B, and then they're in a situation 261 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:26.720 like they're having to face that they are with what 262 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:30.679 Helene has done to Western North Carolina into the campus. 263 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:34.759 What's it like having thirty plus student athletes that are 264 00:12:35.080 --> 00:12:38.000 in something that I doubt any of them have ever 265 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:41.559 been a part of, you know, staring at something like this. 266 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:44.480 Yeah, I mean that was I was obviously, you know, 267 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:46.559 one of the biggest things for me, you know, the 268 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:50.879 first couple of days, you know, just the limited ability 269 00:12:50.919 --> 00:12:55.039 to communicate, you know, so you know, parents were very worried, 270 00:12:55.120 --> 00:12:57.440 you know, I was, I was getting limited service. But 271 00:12:57.480 --> 00:12:59.840 when service was coming through, you know, what's that messaging 272 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:04.799 emails trying to figure out, you know, are their kids safe? 273 00:13:04.879 --> 00:13:06.240 You know what's going on. 274 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:09.519 You obviously, you know in different countries that they're they've 275 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:12.000 seen the news coverage of of what's taking place here 276 00:13:12.000 --> 00:13:13.080 in western North Carolina. 277 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:15.919 So you know, those first couple of days were really difficult. 278 00:13:15.919 --> 00:13:18.960 But what I can say is that the community of 279 00:13:19.000 --> 00:13:23.600 Marsell again banding together and making sure that these guys 280 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:27.519 were safe, were looked after. We're checked upon, you know, 281 00:13:27.559 --> 00:13:30.879 wellness checks, all these type of things, you know, and 282 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:33.679 then once we did get more access to Wi Fi 283 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:36.600 and things along those lines, you know, the message was 284 00:13:36.679 --> 00:13:38.639 make sure you guys are reaching out to parents and 285 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:42.159 in guardians and letting them know that you guys are safe, 286 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:42.720 that you guys have. 287 00:13:42.679 --> 00:13:43.320 Been looked after. 288 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:45.840 That you know, the school and the administration are doing 289 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:48.759 all they can within the guid guidelines and you know, 290 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:50.919 North Carolina to make sure that you guys are safe, 291 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:54.039 and you know, in good hands and the administration have 292 00:13:54.120 --> 00:13:54.840 certainly done that. 293 00:13:55.200 --> 00:14:00.399 And we've got a really good group of you know, community. 294 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:03.039 Members and things that already look after our guys and 295 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:06.559 gals in our program, and you know, they've just doubled down, 296 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:10.080 and you know, we've we've extremely fortunate to have these 297 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:11.519 people in our life, that's for sure. 298 00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:14.919 How are you staying in touch with them? I guess 299 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:18.799 the fastest, slash most effect efficient way to do it? 300 00:14:18.840 --> 00:14:19.519 Is it? Email? 301 00:14:19.639 --> 00:14:19.799 Is it? 302 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:22.080 Text? Is it? What'sapp? How are you keeping communication? 303 00:14:22.600 --> 00:14:22.840 Yeah? 304 00:14:22.919 --> 00:14:25.039 So, I mean up until today, I've I've had you know, 305 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:28.080 pretty much no self service at my house in Ashows. 306 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:31.919 So I've been I've been coming to campus with my 307 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:34.720 wife and my kids because that's been probably the safest 308 00:14:34.720 --> 00:14:37.279 place to be in and the best place to be. 309 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:39.799 So a lot of our communication has been in person, 310 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:42.480 and we've just tried to be you know, consistent. You know, 311 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:44.279 one o'clock each day, we're going to we're going to 312 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:47.919 practice and then you know, you guys can come in beforehand, 313 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:51.519 coming afterwards. You know, whilst well Wi Fi we can 314 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:53.559 send up dates and things like that. But you know, 315 00:14:53.799 --> 00:14:56.039 pretty much until today, when I when I was leaving 316 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:59.519 campus at five five thirty, I wasn't going to be 317 00:14:59.559 --> 00:15:01.440 able to have any kind of communication with the guys 318 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:04.440 until I came back or I was fortunate to maybe 319 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:07.600 have you know five g access at some some part 320 00:15:07.600 --> 00:15:10.720 of my community at different times of the day, whether. 321 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:12.360 That be you know, late at night or early in 322 00:15:12.399 --> 00:15:12.840 the morning. 323 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:16.480 So you know, we we're just like I said, we're 324 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:20.039 getting updates every day from the school as well. They're 325 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:23.720 obviously following you know, nor calling a guidelines and updates 326 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:26.200 from the town and the surrey and things like that. 327 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:28.840 So when we're at practice, we give updates. 328 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:29.519 You know. 329 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:31.399 Holly on the women's side, she does the same thing. 330 00:15:32.399 --> 00:15:35.120 Whilst I'm at practice. Holly looks after my two kids 331 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:39.320 until we can practice because my wife, she works with LIONSDA, 332 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:43.039 so she's out doing food banks and she's out doing 333 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:47.399 you know, war stations and shower opportunities and different things 334 00:15:47.399 --> 00:15:50.120 along those lines. So we're we're definitely being pulled in 335 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:52.600 two different directions right now, trying to help her community, 336 00:15:53.799 --> 00:15:56.279 you know, but that our community here is definitely helping 337 00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:57.759 us be able to do that and be able to 338 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:01.320 stay strong and you know, just try and keep some 339 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:03.320 type of normalities as much as possible. 340 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:05.919 How much rest do you get. 341 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:08.159 Well, I don't need to set an alarm right now. 342 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:13.279 So with two young kids, and I would say I'm 343 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:15.720 getting more sleep. But I'm definitely not arrested, that's for sure. 344 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:20.120 You know, We're just Yeah, I think everyone's emotionally tired. 345 00:16:20.200 --> 00:16:21.919 I think that would be the key. 346 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:22.200 I think. 347 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:24.039 I speak to my wife as well and speak to 348 00:16:24.639 --> 00:16:28.279 community members. Everyone is tired. But it's not so much physically, 349 00:16:28.399 --> 00:16:31.879 it's more emotionally, just the toe of what's going on. 350 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:36.120 And I was not having many answers, you know, Like 351 00:16:36.159 --> 00:16:38.519 I said, Markussell is an okay spot right now, but 352 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:41.759 Ashville as a whole, like we may be looking at 353 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:45.080 multiple weeks without water, you know, and what that does 354 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:48.200 in terms of just being able to keep people operational 355 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:52.600 and functional is extremely difficult. So, yeah, there's a heavy 356 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:54.039 toll right now, and I think it's only going to 357 00:16:54.039 --> 00:16:56.000 get it worse, you know, before it gets better with 358 00:16:56.679 --> 00:17:00.000 search and rescue and updates and you know, the actually 359 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:03.399 once you can see the extent of the damage to 360 00:17:03.480 --> 00:17:05.799 the community into the area. 361 00:17:05.960 --> 00:17:09.119 So yeah, we just we sold you on. That's all 362 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:10.519 we can do, all right. 363 00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:14.480 So from a Mars Hill perspective, how can folks reach 364 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:17.240 out help out? What are all of the places where 365 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:19.200 folks can value up and try to help out. 366 00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:22.880 Yeah, so we can obviously if they go on the website, 367 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:24.680 they can they can grab my email address. You know, 368 00:17:24.720 --> 00:17:26.759 if there's if there's anyone out there that that's willing 369 00:17:26.799 --> 00:17:29.400 to help us, ways to help our community, you know, 370 00:17:29.519 --> 00:17:29.880 feel for. 371 00:17:29.880 --> 00:17:32.400 You to send me an email. I'll get my. 372 00:17:31.960 --> 00:17:34.920 Cell number over to you guys as well our social 373 00:17:34.960 --> 00:17:37.000 media platforms, you know, now that we have a little 374 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:39.759 bit more of a better you know, connection and the 375 00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:43.079 ability to Wi Fi and self service. You know, we're 376 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:45.680 trying to get some stuff up on social media. That 377 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:48.240 was actually the first way on Saturday that I could 378 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:51.559 send some type of message to parents on Saturday morning 379 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:54.359 saying Hi, like you know, campus is safe. However I 380 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:58.000 can't get there, but the guys are safe. Just just 381 00:17:58.000 --> 00:17:59.880 bear with us. But we'll try and get more information 382 00:18:00.039 --> 00:18:02.519 as we get it. So our social media platforms are 383 00:18:02.559 --> 00:18:07.079 just Mars Hillmen's soccer on Instagram, Facebook, and then like 384 00:18:07.119 --> 00:18:09.519 I say, just quick as where it would be just 385 00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:12.519 just an email to me, we have that go fund 386 00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:15.839 me out there for western North Carolina. And then I 387 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:19.039 know that there's there's many many ways that people can help, 388 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:22.240 whether that's just sending supplies. Our mail room is open, 389 00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:27.119 Amazon and ups are delivering to campus so we can 390 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:30.400 get supplies here. If we need to go and grab supplies, we. 391 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:30.880 Can do that. 392 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:34.240 Supplies are coming out, So anyway in which people can 393 00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:35.680 help is greatly appreciated. 394 00:18:35.720 --> 00:18:37.920 We you know, like I said, our campus is doing 395 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:38.720 okay right now. 396 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:42.240 But our greater community is definitely struggling and we need 397 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:42.839 all the help. 398 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:43.079 We can get. 399 00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:46.799 Well. Just know that here at the network. 400 00:18:47.079 --> 00:18:50.759 If there's anything that you need to get out news wise, 401 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:53.079