Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Pride is the Theme of This Week's Football Game
9/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
Sept. 26, 2012
Pride means something different for everyone affiliated with FAU. It could be shown for the rising med school, the award winning human-powered submarines, an accounting department second to none, or the defending Sun Belt Conference Championship baseball team.
For many of our coaches it is seeing their student-athletes, who they have watched throughout high school, don the graduation gown signifying the receipt of a college degree. For other coaches it is seeing former student-athletes return to FAU with their spouses and children for a game or event.
Each week this season, Duffy's in Deerfield has swollen to the brim as patrons come to the FAU Game Day Watch Party. FAU pride has grown over the last 12 years to the point that fans arrive early to be guaranteed a spot to watch.
This weekend the football team returns home after nearly a month on the road. Faculty and staff have been offered the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets. FAU students and their parents will be on hand for Parents' Weekend. FAU will also recognize the more than 500 student-athletes at the halftime.
This recognition will hit home for me as I enjoy the opportunity to get to know as many student-athletes as possible. But the thing that makes me the most proud, week in and week out, is the loyal fans that I see at nearly every sporting event, both home and away. To those fans, my heart swells with pride each time we pull into a hotel parking lot and see you cheering for the Owls as we exit the bus.
