Hey Boone02, you're my dog and I have your back, but you set yourself up for that one.. ;D

Boone: I like the sound of that: "The Cavalry". It doesnt really go well with the Owls thing we have going on but at least all of us will get a kick out of it. And if we can score some horses from the equestrian team then it will fit great!
I'm not sure if our university owns any instruments but I know for sure that we own FIU.

I'm not sure if our university owns any instruments but I know for sure that we own FIU.

LoL. It's ok, these next few years will be interesting as we go through changes in our teams initial lineups. We are losing a lot of players after this season just like you did last season. However, I know this is a rivalry and the players in there will be playing their asses of just to try to win that game, should be fun, is it football season yet?! ;D

Nice one Maxx… at least those seats look as empty as ours :'(

"If you build it they will come" right Schnelly?

Re: band
I think that would be great, we would be the only marching band to march on horse back ;D

didn't call yet, gonna call monday if I remember DOH!!

Iwas talking to a couple of the students and they said they have actually know of a couple of the NEW Band people. So I guess there is something going on with that.

UNIVERSITY NEWS - APRIL 2005

MEDIA CONTACTS: Polly Burks
561-297-2595, [email protected] or
Stacia Smith
561-297-2971, [email protected]

FAU Appoints New Marching Band Director

BOCA RATON, FL (April 21, 2005) ? Florida Atlantic University?s Department of Music recently announced the appointment of Christopher Chapman as director of the FAU Marching Band. Chapman will assume the position of assistant director of bands/athletic band director in July of 2005 with the assignment of having a marching band on the field for the 2005 football season.

?Chris Chapman will bring a high level of energy, inventiveness and musicianship to the Marching Band?s return to the field in 2005. The Band is going to be great for FAU football and its fans, and it will give many FAU students a chance to continue to be involved in a musical tradition that they loved in high school,? said Heather Coltman, chair of FAU?s music department.

The FAU Marching Band was founded in the fall of 2002 under the direction of George Sparks, who was then on the music faculty. Sparks continued as director through the 2003 football season, but then was appointed director of FAU?s School of the Arts. Now, after a one-year absence, the Marching Band will be back under Chapman?s guidance.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Chapman has served as Director of Bands at Foothill High School in Henderson, Nevada. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree from The Ohio State University in 1992 and a Master of Music from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1998. Currently, Chapman is completing his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Washington.

Chapman?s professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference; the Washington Music Educators Association; World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles; and College Band Directors National Association. He is also an honorary member of the National Honorary Collegiate Band Service Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi.

Chapman will be working closely with Kyle Prescott who joined FAU in the fall of 2004 as Director of Bands. The University?s Marching Band complements Prescott?s vision of a comprehensive band program in the Department of Music.

For further information about FAU?s band programs in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, call the music department at 561-297-3826.

I guess that answered that !!!

Let's see we have a Cheer Squad to keep the people scream'n' , a Dance Team to keep 'm movin, A Mascot to give the kids (big and little) entertainment, One helofva small Cannon that sounds like a 105 Howitzer, a football team that is becoming nationally recognized, a brand new Band to rock the stadium , and now the only thing left, is the on campus Dome stadium.

The pieces to the puzzle are coming together, except I think the dog took & chewed the last and most important piece.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it Ted Hutton!!!!!!!

Can't wait for the return of "Who let the Owls out, Hoo, Hoo, Hoo, Hoo!!" LOL
J/K At least you guys can at least play music against us now! ;D