WOU (D-II) at #2 EWU Game Thread

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Western Oregon Wolves (0-0, 0-0 GNAC) AT #2 Eastern Washington Eagles (1-0. 0-0 BSC)

Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 • 4:05 p.m. Pacific
Roos Field (8,600) • Cheney, Wash.


TV: Regionally by SWX digital 6.2 in Spokane/Cheney/Sandpoint/Lewiston, 23.3 in Yakima and 25.3 in the Tri-Cities; also via Comcast 115/306 starting in October (Spokane); Davis Cable 514/81.2/12 (Cheney); Time Warner 306 (Coeur d’Alene & Pullman/Moscow); Charter 287 (Tri-Cities/Yakima), Cable One 466 (Lewiston) and Northland Cable 115 (Moses Lake & Sandpoint).
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Series: WOU leads 9-6-1
Last Meeting: EWU won 35-14 in 2009

Eastern is coming off a thrilling, 49-46 victory at Oregon State in the season opener for both teams. It was just the fourth time since the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (originally I-AA) was created in 1978 that a FCS team has defeated a ranked opponent from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

Western Oregon, located just 21 miles from Corvallis where the Eagles upset the 25th-ranked Beavers, plays its season opener at EWU. The Wolves had a 6-5 record overall a year ago, and the member of the NCAA Division II Great Northwest Conference had a 6-4 league mark under veteran coach Arne Ferguson.

Eastern has played WOU four times since 2000 in non-conference affairs, with EWU winning all four by an average score of 42-12. Prior to those four meetings, Western Oregon was 9-2-1 in the first 12 games in the series, dating back to a 19-19 tie in 1931.

Like last week when the Eagles traveled to take on a Pac-12 foe, Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin knows his team needs to be ready for a huge effort by the Wolves. He saw it first-hand as an Eastern assistant in 2006 when his own alma mater, Central Washington, knocked off EWU 21-14.

“Whether it is game one, two or whenever it is, it is an opportunity,” said Baldwin. “For us to go to a Pac-12 stadium is an opportunity. I love the idea of a challenging schedule.

“That is not to say that playing teams like Western Oregon or Central Washington are not opportunities for us,” he continued. “They are opportunities, and they are going to look at it as an opportunity for themselves. Western Oregon is going to come in here guns a blazing, and they are a quality football team. We better be ready.”

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Spokesman-Review
Adams, Eagles stay on even keel (9/4)
Eastern won’t be the underdog this time (9/4)
Forgette, fellow offensive linemen, didn’t waste time (9/5)
Western Oregon Wolves are hungry for Eagles (9/5)
EWU Football Chat with Jim Allen (9/5)

WOUWolves.com
FOOTBALL OPENS 2013 AGAINST NO. 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON (9/2)

 

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Maybe Eastern Washington can weather its brutally tough schedule (likely the nation's toughest). Sophomore quarterback Vernon Adams was nothing short of amazing with 518 total yards and six total touchdowns in lifting the Eagles to a 49-46 upset of Oregon State. Oh yes, the Eagles still have Toledo, Sam Houston State, Montana and Cal Poly on the road and Montana State at home.

 

[marceagfan5]

Gotta love a home opener in early September! Students or no students, FCS or D2, its going to be a great opener. Don't forget to stop by the EAA/Alumni tailgate in the upper lot, its going to be a great time!

 

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Updated.

 

[Seattle Eagle]

The key to this game will be to start fast on offense,
get a couple defensive stops early, and build a comfortable lead early so that they can't get back in the game. If we let them hang around we could see another tight game like we did in 2010 with CWU.

 

[loloman]

Getting ready to head across the mountains to the center of FCS football! Looking forward to the home opener. Have had to watch last weekends game 5 times....just can't get enough of those Eagles' never give up attitude. LOVE IT!

GO EAGS!

 

[FormerSwoop]

Something about game day just makes you feel good. Woke up in a fantastic mood because it is game day! Wish I could be in Cheney for it. I'll be tailgating at the UNLV Arizona game, but I'll have Larry Weir in one of my ears. Go Eags!!!

 

[marceagfan5]

Come on out to the Alumni tailgate before the game. Great day for some EWU football!!!

 

[eaglesfootball]

i heard it's expected to rain? i hope this isn't true.

 

[jtayewu]

i heard it's expected to rain? i hope this isn't true.

Looking like a big rain cloud heading that way...potential lightning it seems as well looking at the report. Can't be quite as bad as the year we had to evacuate in....2007 I want to say.

I'll be watching and cheering from home.

 

[jtayewu]

It looks as though their forums are set to private, but the news story they have posted has Facebook comments enabled, or has somebody found forums for them that aren't secured.

 

[EWURanger]

Almost time! Wish I was in good 'ol Cheney.

 

[jtayewu]

I really wish SWX was HD

 

[EWURanger]

These guys look pretty good defensively. Not a lot of room so far.

Damn Big Sky tv. Totally missed the TD.

 

[jtayewu]

TD! That was beautiful!

 

[Rjones61]

*sigh* America one sports won't work for me. Good thing Espn700 always has my back.

 

[EWURanger]

*sigh* America one sports won't work for me. Good thing Espn700 always has my back.

Same. Just crapped out.

 

[Rjones61]

How much are we paying WOU anyway?

 

[EWURanger]

Big Sky tv back up.

Wow, TK Lee sack/fumble off the corner blitz.

TD Gehring off the play-action.

This isn't going to be pretty.

Botched XP. Picked up, tossed into the end zone to a tight end. :lol:

15-0 Eags.