Griff’s hopes for a Dream Fluff donuts meeting in Berkeley -- where he and Coach Lozano narrowly avoided a brawl at last year’s game film exchange between Huygens and the Lodi Bulls-- were dashed when Coach Lozano insisted on meeting at the historic Richmond Restaurant in Lodi.

“Lozano ordered the Cowboy Eggs Benedict”, Griff said to Caydance that evening when they met at her studio after her class. From Griff’s briefcase, he retrieved the menu that lay beside beside the film of the Lodi Bulls vs Pacific Ocean. From the menu, he read a description of Cowboy Eggs Benedict.

‘country sausagee scramled eggs on top of a fluffy biscuit topped with country gravy’

“ It was not easy to decide between an Extravaganza Omlette:

‘sausage ham bacon onions tomato bell peppers and chedder cheese’

or Chicken and Waffle (a Belgium waffle topped with roasted chicken) So", Griff paused for emphasis, what I ordered was Bratwurst and Eggs:

“Lakewood Meats bratwurst 2 eggs cooked your way, roast potatoes’

Caydance was silent. Griff grew up in Sacramento; she grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. Occasionally there were food preference disagreements."

"Given that there was no beer on the menu, And, the drinks served were coffee and juice," Griff continued, " I can’t say that we man- bonded. However, no insults or threats to my Quarterback were exchanged, and I did not feel the need to knockout the opposing coach who was eating Cowboy Eggs Benedict across the table."

arrow Griff handed the menu to Caydance. “Dinner after we smash the Lodi Bulls?”