THE MUSTACHES ARE COMING

February 10th the mustaches will be back. I've already started to grow mine. Baseball has their home opening on the 10th of this month, and in true Jason Giambi, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley,and Mike Schmidt fashion we are going to be handing out mustaches to those that come out to the game.

The fun doesn't stop there. Oh no. The basketball team plays host to Edward Waters university the next day Feb. 11th. Since NASCAR will have rolled into town at that point, we want everyone to jump the bandwagon. Go incognito, infiltrate the 500,000 people that will come to the Dirty. Whether it be to keep a low profile (you don't want to be one of the few who don't have the 'stache), or to stand out in the crowd with a mustache the likes of which the world has never seen, just make sure there's hair up there.

COACHES DO THE WIPEOUT

It was Coaches Vs. Cancer night, and while the basketball coaches were busy doing there thing to make it a great night, the rest of the ERAU coaches and support staff jumped in to the Ocean Deck media time out, and made waves. Check out the video.

SOPRANO'S VIDEO

It's a little after the fact, but here is the original version of the second Soprano's video. Starring Paul Marino and Logan Melchionna, it's a vivid re-imagining of the Northwood game. Those two cats are like DeNiro and Pacino - only younger.

Northwood Round 2 is Staturday February 21st. Hit any Flock administrator up about how to get down there.

COACHES VS. CANCER

Friday Night's game against St. Thomas fit perfectly into the college basketball schedule with the annual Coaches Vs. Cancer week. Both school's coaches wore their usual suits and paired them with sneakers to raise awareness for cancer prevention programs. Embry- Riddle's Relay for Life team was at the ICI prior to the game getting their purple up everywhere around the gym.

All of the gate collected for the game went to the Relay for Life team, as did sales of our remaining pink Chuck Norris t-shirts, and the money collected from the Car Bash held before the Northwood game.

All told, there was over $500 we were able to give to the American Cancer Society. At half-time we invited everyone who dressed as the coaches do onto the court for a picture. We were also able to bring out breast cancer survivor Sally Sebastyan who helps organize the Daytona Beach Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

It was a great night, thank you to all who helped make it happen. Remember - Relay for Life v.ERAU is coming March 27-28. Help make a difference.

CAR BASH

Prior to the Northwood game, Daytona Mitsubishi gave the Flock the hook up on an old beat up junker. Unfortunately, Richard Nesbitt the owner of the best selling Mitsubishi dealership wasn't around for the game to see the damage being done to his once "prized" possession. So Richard, thanks, and this blogs for you.

The new face lift o n the car fit the game perfectly. Can't go wrong with a car bash on Soprano's Night - even Northwood coach Rollie Massimino came out to see the the ruckus was about. Coach Ridder took the sledge hammer and left an impression.

All the money collected for the hits went to the Embry-Riddle Relay for Life team.

PICS!

ROLLERCOASTER WEEK

Last week didn't disappoint. The Sun Conference is tighter than it has been in recent memory. There's a three team pile up just one game out of first place. The Eagles are one of those teams.

After taking down #4 ranked Northwood at home on Wednesday night in one of the best games played at the ICI Center, the Eagles fell in another close game to St. Thomas on Friday night.

The new polls come out today, and there's bound to be some shake ups. We'll see how it plays out, but for now make sure to continuing bringing your bald caps to the games. We're only one game out of first. One game out from hosting the conference tournament.

Here's some pics from the great effort at Soprano's Night.

SOPRANO'S 1

SOPRANO'S 2

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'

Wow. It's been a long time since writing. Sorry for that, but I must say we've been busy trying to provide some atmosphere at the games. We've got a few videos of our fraternities riding the Ocean Deck surf board at the conference games. Both made it all the way down! Check out Pike here and Delta Chi here.

This is a busy week. Check that, a very busy week. Wednesday the #2 Eagles play host to the #1 team in the Sun Conference the Northwood Seahawks. It's not just a game; it's a massive game. It's the new rivalry.

If you are not sure about what Coach Ridder's Promise is, then you need to check this out. If you already know, you need to get there early to get your Bald Cap. We'll have some t-shirts to hand out (over 100, and trust me the back of the shirt is way better), and if the Eagles win they become the #1 team in the conference. It's huge.

Friday, begins the second half of conference play. St. Thomas is coming to town and the Eagles will be playing a part in the Coaches Vs. Cancer game day activities. We're teaming up with the ERAU Relay for Life Team, and will present a member of the American Cancer Society a check at halftime of the game.

We've still got Chuck Norris t-shirts to sell ($15 with ALL proceeds going to the ACS). We'll have cancer surviors coming to the game. And we are asking that all fans join the coaches from both teams in wearing a suit/dress with sneakers to the game. We'll get a pic of everyone who participates. Help us fight cancer January 30th at 7 pm.