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Screamin_Eagle174
October 29th, 2012, 04:04 PM
http://www.myuploadedimages.com/images/90382637677860438106.png vs. http://www.myuploadedimages.com/images/15664822652950112404.png
#7 Eastern Washington Eagles (6-2, 5-1 BSC) vs. #16 Cal Poly SLO Mustangs (7-1, 5-1 BSC)

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2012 • 1:35 p.m. Pacific
Roos Field (8,600) • Cheney, Wash.

TV: Televised in Eastern Washington by SWX - SWX Digital 6.2 in Spokane, 25.3 in the Tri-Cities & 23.3 in the Yakima area; Comcast 115; Davis Cable 514/81.2/12; Time Warner 306; Charter 287, Cable One 466; Northland Cable 115 (Greg Heister, Bill Ames)
Radio: http://spokaneradio.com/player/kxlxam.html
Webcast: http://b2tv.com/upcoming_events.asp?q=v&value=bigsky
Live Stats: ewulive.statb.us (web) or ewustats.com (mobile phones)

Series: EWU leads 3-2. (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsky/eastern_washington/opponents_records.php?teamid=458)
Last Meeting: EWU won 53-51 (3 OT) in SLO, 2011. (http://goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/2011-12/Statistics/11-12-11.htm)


It went from “big” to perhaps “bigger.”

Although both teams are coming off losses and it’s a non-conference tilt, this week’s marquee match-up between seventh-ranked Eastern Washington and 16th-ranked Cal Poly at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash., will give the winner an inside track toward a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. The loser, however, starts to sweat.

Eastern lost its No. 1 ranking in FCS after a frustrating 30-27 loss at Southern Utah on Oct. 27, then later that day, the Mustangs were upended at Sacramento State 35-29. Eastern fell to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Sky with the loss, while Cal Poly suffered its first defeat of the season after seven-straight wins overall and five in the league.

“We just have to play sharper,” said Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin, whose team scored on five-straight possessions in the middle of the game, but was empty on its first four and last three. “We’ll be at home, and we just need to come out and start the game cleaner. We didn’t execute as well as we would have liked. That’s the challenge -- we are all up against that.”

As a result of last week’s losses by EWU and Cal Poly, 12th-ranked Northern Arizona controls its own destiny toward the Big Sky title, with league games remaining at Idaho State and home versus Southern Utah and Cal Poly. The Lumberjacks, who edged Northern Colorado 12-10 on the road last week, are now 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the league.

In last week’s loss, five key starters didn’t play because of injuries -- Zach Johnson (33 career starts), Andru Pulu (7), Jeff Minnerly (21), Zack Gehring (18) and Jordan Talley (9). Besides their 88 career starts, they have a combined total of 121 games played. Eastern has now lost a league game by three points, won a pair by three and came out on top in a pair of six-point victories, thus making the injuries a key factor in the fine line between victory and defeat in the Big Sky.

“It’s very close,” said Baldwin of the league race. “It’s been close all year and it will continue to be close all the way to the end. We have to find a way to do some things better during the week and respond to (the loss at Southern Utah).”

http://goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/Releases/12fbOct29CalPoly

Screamin_Eagle174
October 29th, 2012, 04:05 PM
KXLY
[VIDEO] Raw Interview: Beau Baldwin 10-31 (http://www.kxly.com/sports/Raw-Interview-Beau-Baldwin-10-31/-/100918/17221366/-/141ghibz/-/index.html)

SWX
[VIDEO] Roos Field Sold Out For Saturday's Game (http://www.swxrightnow.com/story/19981305/roos-field-sold-out-for-saturdays-game) (11/1)

Spokesman-Review (Jim Allen)
Eastern’s remaining games have playoff-type feel (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/31/easterns-remaining-games-have-playoff-type-feel/) (10/31)
Cal Poly brings triple option to Eastern (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/01/cal-poly-brings-triple-option-to-eastern/) (11/1)
EWU Football Live Chat (http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2012/nov/01/ewu-football-live-chat/) (11/1)
Murphy catches on with Eagles (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/02/murphy-catches-on-with-eagles/) (11/2)
EWU expects triple threat from Cal Poly (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/03/ewu-expects-triple-threat-from-cal-poly/) (11/3)

SLO The Tribune (Joshua Scroggin)
Cal Poly receiver Tucker making the most of his limited opportunities (http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/10/31/2281368/cal-poly-receiver-tucker-making.html) (10/31)

GoPoly.com
No. 16 Cal Poly to Visit No. 7 Eastern Washington for Crucial Game (http://www.gopoly.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121029elfpmp)

Fansmanship.com (Owen Main)
It’s Make or Break Time for Cal Poly (http://www.fansmanship.com/its-make-or-break-time-for-cal-poly/) (11/2)

Screamin_Eagle174
November 1st, 2012, 06:07 PM
Updated. Looks like we'll have both DT's Andru Pulu and Evan Cook back for this game, which will be huge. LB Zach Johnson is still questionable, but I think he will play.

kalm
November 1st, 2012, 06:44 PM
That's great news about Pulu and Cook.

Screamin_Eagle174
November 3rd, 2012, 03:18 AM
Zach Johnson will play as well. I hope he's 100%, as we'll need everything we can get on D.

Updated with the last of the links.

Screamin_Eagle174
November 3rd, 2012, 11:02 PM
Scintillating thread. :D

http://goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/Action_Photos/12fbwaHerdGreg5797.jpg?max_width=415
xbowxxbowxxbowx

Screamin_Eagle174
November 4th, 2012, 02:52 PM
Lukens at Large
[VIDEO] Eagles Bounce Back (http://www.lukensatlarge.com/story/eagles-bounce-back)

KREM.com
Quarterback Vernon Adams leads EWU over Cal Poly 34-17 (http://www.krem.com/sports/Eastern-out-gains-Cal-Poly-542-411-as-redshirt-freshman-quarterback-Vernon-Adams-accounts-for-356-yards-himself-177123761.html)

GoEags.com
Seventh-Ranked Eagles Roll Past No. 16 Mustangs 34-17 (http://goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/Releases/12fbNov3CalPolyRecap)

Spokesman-Review (Jim Allen)
Eagles put together complete game in beating Cal Poly (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/04/eagles-put-together-complete-game-in-beating-cal/)
Picture Story: EWU vs. Cal Poly (http://www.spokesman.com/picture-stories/ewu-vs-cal-poly/) (Colin Mulvany Photos)

GoPoly.com
No. 16 Cal Poly Falls to No. 7 Eastern Washington 34-17 (http://www.gopoly.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121103s9c13n)

The Tribune (SLO)
Cal Poly shut down in loss at Eastern Washington (http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/11/03/2284629/cal-poly-shut-down-in-loss-at.html)