#1 EWU vs. #30 Sac State

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#1 Eastern Washington Eagles (5-1, 4-0 BSC) vs. #30 Sacramento State Hornets (5-2, 3-1 BSC)

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 4:05 p.m. Pacific
Roos Field (8,600) • Cheney, Wash.

* 2012 EWU HOMECOMING *

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)
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It’s Homecoming this Saturday (Oct. 20) for the top-ranked Eagles, but home-field advantage hasn’t meant a great deal as of late, as Sacramento State visits for a Big Sky Conference game in Cheney, Wash. Kickoff is 4:05 p.m. at Roos Field in Eastern’s 86th Annual Homecoming Game, with EWU owning a 50-32-3 record in its previous 85 Homecoming contests.

Eastern is coming off a 27-24 victory over second-ranked Montana State, giving the Eagles their first-ever 4-0 start in Big Sky Conference play. Thanks to losses to the top three teams in the Sports Network NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 poll, the win catapulted the 5-1 Eagles from sixth to the top spot. It’s the third-straight year Eastern has been ranked No. 1 at one point in the season. The lone loss for the Eagles this season was a narrow 24-20 setback at Washington State on Sept. 8.

The Hornets, who earlier this season knocked off a Pac-12 Conference foe for the second-straight year with a 30-28 victory at Colorado, are 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Sky following last week’s 19-14 home victory over Weber State. Sac State is off to its best start in two decades, matching the 5-2 start of the 1992 squad.

In the previous 12 meetings between EWU and Sacramento State, the home team has won only twice (EWU 45-10 in 2004 and 28-24 in 2010). Eastern is 6-0 in Sacramento and 2-4 in Cheney in those 12 meetings. The Eagles are a perfect 11-0 against the Hornets in Sacramento, and lead the all-time series 16-4, including a 28-24 victory in Cheney in 2010.

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Spokesman-Review (Jim Allen)
Despite being No. 1, Eagles must focus on consistency (10/17)
EWU Live Chat (10/18)
Eastern’s Herd found his place at receiver (10/19)
Eastern opens season’s second half against Hornets (10/19)

KXLY
VIDEO: Raw Interview With Beau Baldwin (10/16)

Sac State Athletics
FOOTBALL TRAVELS TO TOP-RANKED EASTERN WASHINGTON ON SATURDAY (10/16)

The State Hornet (Ryan Kuhn)
Hornets to face top dog in FCS (10/17)

The Sacramento Bee (Mark Billingsley)
Local college football: Sac State faces brutal schedule (10/19)

[kalm]

Another opponent with serious talent. It's a battle every week.

[SuperHornet]

I see a Sac win as definitely POSSIBLE, but I won't go so far as to say PROBABLE. The Eag fans here are correct in that it will be a tough fight. We almost beat EWU in Cheney two years ago, and were VERY close in Sac last year. But, to win, we will HAVE to bring our "road warrior" mentality that got us wins at Colorado and SUU. Our "home cooking" mentality that led to a loss to UND and a near loss to Weber on Homecoming just won't get it done, and may result in a blowout EWU win.

Good luck, Eags. You are truly a worthy foe.

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[kalm]

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[SDHornet]

Uh oh...time to ruin somebody’s homecoming.



BTW the game was picked up by a regional Comcast station. This game will be on TV in the Sac and Bay Area.

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[Screamin_Eagle174]

Updated with some articles. Few and far between so far this week. Goddamn Bee.

[Grizalltheway]

Updated with some articles. Few and far between so far this week. Goddamn Bee.

Must be a bunch of Manure Pile grads working there.

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[SuperHornet]

Updated with some articles. Few and far between so far this week. Goddamn Bee.

Us Hornet fans have been complaining about that for years. They'll be the first to run a Sac scandal story, particularly if it involves football, but stories about the good things at CSUS are few and far between. Time was when they'd go overboard on UCD, even when they were still D-II, but now, I'm not so sure about that. Like many papers in our region, they're so lazy that they'd rather just run Cal/Stanford stories off the wire than actually do some legwork at the local school.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Updated with some articles. Few and far between so far this week. Goddamn Bee.

Us Hornet fans have been complaining about that for years. They'll be the first to run a Sac scandal story, particularly if it involves football, but stories about the good things at CSUS are few and far between. Time was when they'd go overboard on UCD, even when they were still D-II, but now, I'm not so sure about that. Like many papers in our region, they're so lazy that they'd rather just run Cal/Stanford stories off the wire than actually do some legwork at the local school.

EWU fans know how that goes, with WSU, Idaho, Gonazaga, etc always getting more ink. That's changed this year, as the Spokesman-Review has been giving us great coverage from the start of season. They must also sense a 2010 type year.

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Sacramento State Hornets (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky) at No. 1 Eastern Washington Eagles (5-1, 4-0), 7:05 p.m.

Series record: Eastern Washington leads, 16-4

Last meeting: Eastern Washington 42, Sacramento State 35 (Oct. 22, 2011)

What to know: Eastern Washington is coming off a great week, to say the least. The Eagles defeated Montana State, 27-24, in Bozeman and are off to their first ever 4-0 start in conference play. With the win over previously second- ranked MSU, Eastern jumped to No. 1 in the FCS Top 25 and has now been ranked at the top spot for at least one week in three straight seasons.

When you look at its resume, EWU has nice wins over FBS Idaho, Montana and Montana State and controls its own destiny in the big picture of the Big Sky. Even though the high-octane offense totaled just 211 yards last week, it took big plays on special teams and a huge pick-six to steal a win on the road. This week, however, coach Beau Baldwin must have his squad focused and ready to move on.

Sacramento State is off to its best start in two decades, matching the 5-2 record of the 1992 squad. In the series, largely led by the Eagles, the last 12 meetings have seen the home team win just twice.

The Hornets aren't exactly accustomed to the limelight, but last week the defense played outstanding in a 19-14 win over Weber State. Three players reached double-digits in tackles, while the unit as a whole forced three turnovers and five sacks.

Sacramento State's defense in general is great against the run, allowing 111 yards per game, which will help because EWU struggled last week to find balance offensively, and really has for most of the season.

Quarterback Vernon Adams didn't have his best performance versus the Bobcats last week, but he has too many weapons spread out to play catch with. Don't overlook an EWU defense which leads the conference in scoring defense at 20 points per game. Plus, Eastern is now 19-1 in the last three years after Oct. 1.

Prediction: Eastern Washington 40, Sacramento State 30

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[SDHornet]

Laugh all you want but that's worked 5 times this year.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Laugh all you want but that's worked 5 times this year.

Against who?

Shakin' in my boots.

[Grizo406]

I don't know if it means anything, but didn't the #33 ranked team beat the #1 ranked team last week?

[Screamin_Eagle174]

I don't know if it means anything, but didn't the #33 ranked team beat the #1 ranked team last week?

You mean the choke artists that are UNDS?

[uofmman1122]

I feel avatarilly obligated to cheer for EWU now.

[SDHornet]

I feel avatarilly obligated to cheer for EWU now.

You lose a bet?

[EWURanger]

I'm worried about a let-down game. Sac State has a good team and are capable of beating EWU if we play like we did offensively against MSU. Although, Sac's defense may not be as good as MSU's and we will be confident playing at home where we are difficult to beat. Road wins are hard to come by in the Big Sky.

Also, Sac State is kinda a tough one to figure out. The drubbing by NMSU and then the win at Colorado. The suspect loss to UND...hmmm.


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[Grizalltheway]

I'm worried about a let-down game. Sac State has a good team and are capable of beating EWU if we play like we did offensively against MSU. Although, Sac's defense may not be as good as MSU's and we will be confident playing at home where we are difficult to beat. Road wins are hard to come by in the Big Sky.

Also, Sac State is kinda a tough one to figure out. The drubbing by NMSU and then the win at Colorado. The suspect loss to UND...hmmm.


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Unless you're playing in Missoula.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Updated.

[Grizo406]

I'm worried about a let-down game. Sac State has a good team and are capable of beating EWU if we play like we did offensively against MSU. Although, Sac's defense may not be as good as MSU's and we will be confident playing at home where we are difficult to beat. Road wins are hard to come by in the Big Sky.

Also, Sac State is kinda a tough one to figure out. The drubbing by NMSU and then the win at Colorado. The suspect loss to UND...hmmm.


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I remember when us Griz fans could say that with some conviction...

Pretty much the same thing GATW said, but I wanted to add my two cents.

[uofmman1122]

I feel avatarilly obligated to cheer for EWU now.

You lose a bet?

Yeah, I bet SE that the 49ers would beat Seattle by more than 7 points.

[SuperHornet]

You lose a bet?

Yeah, I bet SE that the 49ers would beat Seattle by more than 7 points.

So Harbaugh screwed YOU over, too.