Coach Gene has asked that all the boys wear their game jerseys to the party. Dinner will be provided for the players and their families. Brats, hotdogs, and other delightful treats… oh my!!

See you there!!

There was much talk about the location of the games (Prospector Park).  Click here for a Google map to the game’s location and click here to view a web page about the location.

Also, ol’ Scorsese was at it again and put together another stellar video of the Eagles versus the Rattlers.  Nice work Ryan… your videos are incredible!

Assuming we win our rematch with the Miners and the Predators get past the Cougars… the Eagles will have a chance at payback against the Predators. The first game was a physical one, but the Eagles were not at full strength (Chris Galloway) and suffered injuries to some key players during the game (Pattyson, Neer, Erwin). The rematch will be hard fought, but me thinks the Birds will answer the bell and redeem the lone blemish on their otherwise perfect record. But hey… prediction day is Friday!

Given the first game is at 2pm and barring the unthinkable, the second game is at 8pm… it leaves an approximate 3 hour window between the end of game 1 and the warmups for game 2. It’s unconfirmed, but there is a rumor that there will be a tailgate party from approximately 4pm to 7pm between the games. Would be fun… check back later in the week.

Then it happened… they issued the challenge. “Calling all fat men!”, cried Coach Erwin. “Get out here you numb nuts”, belted Coach Beaver. “That means you too Ardans”, exclaimed Coach Romel. And then, like a herd of hippos, the boys in the Peanut Gallery began to make the gradual ascent from the comfy confines and relative safety of the sidelines.

Snap, said Galloway’s knee… Crackle went Bill Oram’s L4 & L5, and Pop went the weasel. In other words my friends… it was on!! The Bald Eagles had accepted the challenge and made their way out to the field for a beatdown of epic proportions. They may have chosen otherwise had they anticipated the ill fate that awaited them.

As you might expect, the Bald Eagles were far more effective in the early stages of the matchup. On the games first possession, Bill Oram bullied his his way thru a gaggle of 3rd graders and barreled into the endzone for the games first score. The young Birds took the ball on the next possession and in a feat of athletic brilliance, John Ardans jumped in front of an ill advised out pattern and tip-toed into the endzone like a gutter ball at the bowling alley.

After the 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was levied on the ensuing kickoff for an overzealous TD celebration, the youth and superior skill of the real Eagles began to take over. It was clear that the Bald Eagles were running out of gas… that’s when the young fellas stepped on the pedal and blew their elder Eagles off the field with four unanswered touchdowns. Coach Gene mercifully blew the whistle signaling the end of the exhibition as the Bald Eagles limped off the field in shame.

“We’ll get ‘em next time”, yelled Pearson. “There ain’t gonna be no next time”, muttered Harris. Bruised, battered and beaten, the Bald Eagles gathered their belongings and headed for the parking lot.

The End.

Happy Birthday Walker!!

Also… still need to get player bios from alot of you.  I’ve got 6 so far.  Please get them to Coach Gene or me at practice and I’ll put them up on the site right away.  Search for Dakota Neer on Google.com… click here… you could be next!

However, they don’t play games on paper. The Eagles are at full strength for the first time in several weeks with the return of Orem and Ingram. The Eagles defensive units have looked fearsome the past two weeks forcing turnovers galore in two consecutive shutout performances.

While I don’t think it will be easy, I think the Eagles will shake, rattle, and ultimately roll the Rattlers 26-12.

In other league action the Predators play host to the Diablos in a showdown that may determine a playoff seed for the victor. The Predators gave the Eagles the lone blemish on their otherwise perfect record and the Diablos come into the contest sporting a 5-1 record. Both teams took their lumps against the undefeated Rams each losing by 20+ points. In the end, I think the Predators take this one 20-6.

As I receive the player bios from each player I will put them up on the site. So far we have three listed. I will do my best to find a good photo for each player, but if you have a preference you can visit the Flickr.com account I’ve set up for the team by clicking on one of the pics listed on the right hand side of the site.

As you toggle thru the pictures in Flickr, click on the one you like and copy/paste the URL into an email… or you can add it to the comments below and I’ll grab the photo to place into the bio. If you come across one later that you’d prefer, fret not… I can always replace the photo that was chosen initially.

If you have pics you’d like to contribute you can log into the Flickr account (click here) and click on the “Sign In” button. If you can’t find the login button, simply bang your head against the monitor until you begin to see clearly. User Name is styfleagles and password is eagles07. Now hopefully this won’t be an issue as I have just announced to the world how to access our Flickr account. So if you see and R+ rated material… it wasn’t my doing.

Once you’ve accessed the account, click on upload photos and follow the directions. Pretty simple process, but let me know if you need any help.

Ok, so what did someone slip into Lee Corso’s coffee this morning? Apparently a dose of something strong as one of football’s most visible prognosticators picked a huge upset from it’s STYFL Gameday set at Tempe High School this morning.

For the record, Herbstreit and Fowler could hardly contain themselves as Corso donned the Buffalo mascot’s headgear. Fowler laughed uncontrollably for nearly 45 seconds at Corso’s misdirected prediction. Herbie weighed in, saying he was favoring the Eagles big in this one and went so far as predicting that the Eagles would run thru the rest of their schedule unchallenged.

So, I guess that leaves us to prediction time… I think the Birds are going to fly high once again this afternoon. The Buffaloes will hang tough for awhile, but in the end the Eagles will walk away with the victory, 20-0.

It’s debatable who’s more excited about tomorrow showdown with the Cardinals. It’s almost 11pm and most of the Eagles have laid their beaks down to rest. Except this Eagle… dutifully writing a blog post while listening to the Letterman show.

The Eagles are coming off their first loss of the season last week and look for redemption versus the 1-3 Cardinals at QCMS 2. Should be an interesting game. The teams have been practicing in the same enclosure this week leading up to tomorrow’s game. Sizing each other up no doubt.

It’s prediction time… I think the Eagles have a little too much firepower for the Cardinals. With the exception of Chris Galloway, who’s still on vacation in Chicago (hurry back Chris!), the Eagles return at full strength as Bradley Beaver returns from the broken arm he suffered in the pre-season. Look for Beaver to have a big game tomorrow.

Prediction: Eagles 26, Cardinal 6