Spring Break
SJSU makes room for NFL's Patriots
Matthew Kimel
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: Sports
Tomey coached Bruschi while both were affiliated with the University of Arizona.
"Tedy is one of my absolute all-time favorite people in the world," Tomey said. "I don't see enough of him."
Bruschi said that seeing Tomey "brings back fond memories" of their time spent together in Tucson.
"I attribute a lot of my success to what coach Tomey taught me," Bruschi said, "and I see he is doing great things with the program here."
SJSU defensive line coach Joe Salave'a was a teammate of Bruschi when they played under Tomey at Arizona.
"I feel like I sort of relate to this program," Bruschi said, "because I have been keeping up with it all. Coach Tomey is my coach. He is the one who helped me develop in my college years and take me from an 18-year-old freshman to a 23-year-old fifth-year senior."
Tomey asked Bruschi to give the Spartans a pep talk on Friday prior to their game against Utah State on Saturday.
Tomey said he admires Bruschi for being a guy that makes everyone around him better.
"He just rubs off in a positive way," Tomey said.
Bruschi said he is looking forward to talking to the SJSU football team even though it's a different university than Arizona.
SJSU will be wearing different logos on the side of its helmets, Bruschi said, but he feels they are being brought up the same way he was by Tomey.
The Patriots will play the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders consecutively later in the season, but Belichick said he is not sure if the Patriots would return to San Jose for the occasion.
Cassel said the team has not been able to see much of San Jose as he has not been out of his hotel much.
"We just need to get our business done as usual," he said.
Belichick said the team was spending a lot of time doing its normal football routine.
Laurence Maroney and Ben Watson, however, were spotted at Alcatraz in San Francisco by local Bay Area media.
"Hopefully in civilian clothes," Belichick said jokingly.
"Tedy is one of my absolute all-time favorite people in the world," Tomey said. "I don't see enough of him."
Bruschi said that seeing Tomey "brings back fond memories" of their time spent together in Tucson.
"I attribute a lot of my success to what coach Tomey taught me," Bruschi said, "and I see he is doing great things with the program here."
SJSU defensive line coach Joe Salave'a was a teammate of Bruschi when they played under Tomey at Arizona.
"I feel like I sort of relate to this program," Bruschi said, "because I have been keeping up with it all. Coach Tomey is my coach. He is the one who helped me develop in my college years and take me from an 18-year-old freshman to a 23-year-old fifth-year senior."
Tomey asked Bruschi to give the Spartans a pep talk on Friday prior to their game against Utah State on Saturday.
Tomey said he admires Bruschi for being a guy that makes everyone around him better.
"He just rubs off in a positive way," Tomey said.
Bruschi said he is looking forward to talking to the SJSU football team even though it's a different university than Arizona.
SJSU will be wearing different logos on the side of its helmets, Bruschi said, but he feels they are being brought up the same way he was by Tomey.
The Patriots will play the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders consecutively later in the season, but Belichick said he is not sure if the Patriots would return to San Jose for the occasion.
Cassel said the team has not been able to see much of San Jose as he has not been out of his hotel much.
"We just need to get our business done as usual," he said.
Belichick said the team was spending a lot of time doing its normal football routine.
Laurence Maroney and Ben Watson, however, were spotted at Alcatraz in San Francisco by local Bay Area media.
"Hopefully in civilian clothes," Belichick said jokingly.
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