Former Aggie QB, Mike Moroski, has taken NAIA College of Idaho to their first football championship since 1955 after 6 years at the helm. The Coyotes are 9-0 and ranked #6 in the NAIA.
"“It’s a lot of things,” C of I coach Mike Moroski said. “It’s all the hard work of the players and the staff who have been here since day one. As we’ve built this program, we’ve always said culture precedes championships, and we have a group of guys who work hard and love to play football. This year, it all just kind of rolled together for us.”
Very happy for Moroski. Two of my closest friends from childhood, I am still close with and we converse regularly. Steve Brown and Jim Bowin, both pitched for the Aggies alongside Mo back in the day, I love sending them these updates.
Howard, I was on the baseball team with those guys. Brown and Moroski were excellent pitchers. I rode the bench mostly. When it rained we played basketball - lot of good hoopsters. Kevin Hildebrand asked me how I could be so graceful on the basketball court and not so much on the mound (ouch).
Man, I am sorry that I don't remember you. Spring of '77 I wasn't around (spent a quarter in DC at NIH), and then I transferred to Santa Barbara, only saw a few of your games. Bowin, Brown and I played jv hoops together in high school, so i am pretty sure you guys (with the exception of Mo) sucked at basketball--sorry, I've been talking smak to those two guys about hoops, and everything else for over 50 years now, just a habit.
Just spoke to Bowin the other day, he was trying to find John Riley, another pitcher in 77 and 78. If by chance you have a line on Riles, drop me a private message.
your right - now that I think about it Brown was terrible at hoops. Your smack is well placed. Don’t know about Riley’s whereabouts. He had a really good over the top curve ball.
To be honest haven’t followed baseball at UCD since I left. Shows the strong bond the band-uh had with the football team back them. That’s really where my loyalty to Aggie football stems from.