Lafayette or bust!
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Wise Owl
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Lafayette or bust!
Spend a small amount of money to support the program. The school has already purchased 200 tourney tickets. Use them! Send the cheerleaders, mascot and even the Rowdies.
For goodness sake, send the band, which has been rock solid in support for two years! When no one else was cheering, the band was there screaming anfd playing its heart out.
The band would love to go, but was told there isn't money to send it to La.
I wonder whether the team is flying there commercial or on a charter. If it's a charter, there has to be lots of seats available for the small pep band and cheerleaders. I hope those seats are not going to be used by booster types and political folks when the real force behind the Owls stays home.
I do know a small group of band members is going, but not as the band, unfortunately.
FAU leaders need to show the SunBelt and nation it must be taken seriously. Send the troops!
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Wise Owl
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Lafayette or bust!
That was probably 7 years ago, if they were able to do it then I see no reason why they can't do the same thing for the band, the mascot and at least the Rowdy Rex's
My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Lafayette or bust!
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Bird of Prey
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Lafayette or bust!
It will appear to other schools and television land that FAU is apethic towards athletics. The team and T-Rex do not deserve that snub ! It was nice however that they did get some free tickets - I hope we have at least 200 screaming Rowdy Rex's at the game.
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Wise Owl
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Lafayette or bust!
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Lafayette or bust!
That said, the small band group is in Lafayette after driving all night into temperatures in the 30s. They have already met up with some Rowdies. I'll post pics with "D" gets them to me.
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Wise Owl
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Lafayette or bust!
Lafayette or bust!
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Lafayette or bust!
fauowl09 said
please.. you guys make it sound like it's the end of the world… it's not a big deal that we don't have cheerleaders and band and dance there… last time i checked, the team is one who matters, who our spirit group
no, actually we're making it sound Division III…..because a division one basketball program would have "support" in place that is considered mainstay for any team on the DI level…
bro we sent over 50 people to Georgetown years ago…and the owl…and the cheer team…and alumni…need i say more??
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Wise Owl
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Lafayette or bust!
If we're really concerned about looking like a Division III school, then then I say pony up, open your own wallets and give till it hurts. Think of it as sort of a "Send a kid to camp" program. In my opinion, alums with deep pockets should be helping out with the cost for things like this, it shouldn't fall solely on the university - that's how other big-time programs work.
Athletics did their part and provided tickets FREE to students. I think our student organizations need to take a bigger role in mobilizing themselves.
And while I agree it would be nice to have more fan support at road games, I would rather the money I donate each year goes toward scholarship funds and improvements to on-campus facilities.
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