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#6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:09 am
by Screamin_Eagle174
#6 Eastern Washington Eagles (3-2, 1-0 BSC) at University of North Dakota (2-3, 1-1 BSC)
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 • 12:35 p.m. Pacific
Alerus Center (12,283) • Grand Forks, N.D. 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 (produced by the Midco Sports Network)
Radio: 700 ESPN Spokane
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Series: EWU leads 1-0.
Last Meeting: EWU won
55-17 in Cheney in 2012.
The sixth-ranked Eastern Washington University football team heads to Grand Forks, N.D. for the first time in school history this Saturday (Oct. 12) when the Eagles play North Dakota in a Big Sky Conference game. Kickoff indoors in the 12,283-seat Alerus Center is 12:35 p.m. Pacific time in a game produced by the Midco Sports Network and televised live in the Eastern Washington region by SWX.
A year ago, in the first-ever meeting between the two schools, the Eagles handed the Big Sky newcomer a 55-17 pasting. The 38-point margin was Eastern’s best against a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision opponent in eight years, as the Eagles scored 34 first-half points en route to the rout.
But EWU head coach Beau Baldwin knows last year’s game was an anomaly in the Big Sky Conference. His team is currently 1-0 in the league and 3-2 overall after last week’s 41-19 home win over Weber State, and UND is now 1-1 in the Big Sky and 2-3 on the season after edging Idaho State 28-25.
“The conference is tough from top to bottom,” Baldwin said. “If you get yourself to 1-0 you are really in (a good position). It is a long haul anyway you look at it, but to get it to 1-0 is huge.”
North Dakota opened the year with a 59-point victory at home over Valparaiso (69-10), but also fell at home to a trio of nationally-ranked FCS opponents – South Dakota State (35-28), Montana (55-17) and Montana State (63-20).
“They only have one less victory than us,” said Baldwin, who made the trip to Grand Forks previously as a coach at Central Washington. “At this point in the season, we are all just battling in the Big Sky Conference. We are all still in the hunt for the Big Sky title and they are right there in that hunt as well. They’ve lost to some really good football teams and they play better at home. There is a sense of pride in that dome and it’s a special arena. It’s not an easy place to go play.”
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Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:09 am
by Screamin_Eagle174
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:12 am
by Grizalltheway
First one to 50 wins.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:47 am
by Gil Dobie
Grizalltheway wrote:First one to 50 wins.
What's the over-under
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:52 am
by Screamin_Eagle174
Gil Dobie wrote:Grizalltheway wrote:First one to 50 wins.
What's the over-under
Gatw is always the under. Wait what?
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:09 pm
by Hambone
Score should be similar to last year. UND defense is terrible again and the offense is struggling at times due to inconsistency from the freshman QBs. If UND keeps it within a couple TDs I'd be surprised. I would love it if UND made a game of it, but I'm not holding my breath.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:41 am
by TheHerd
The Eagles may put upwards of 70 points on the board this game.......Adams is licking his chops watching film on UND's defense I bet.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:04 pm
by BlackFalkin
Eastern needs a convincing victory at UND to restore my faith after the Toledo & Sam Houston debacles.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:20 am
by Gil Dobie
I'll take EWU and the 21.5 points.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:53 pm
by talon38
This game shouldn't been even close. EWU can score all day on anyone. Yes the defense has been less the average, but we've blitzed like 3 times ALL year, I don't get it? Maybe not showing their scheme for the tougher teams to follow, I don't really know. What I do know, is EWU's defense has a ton of athletes who really haven't been unleashed yet. I'm guessing they won't show there hand against UND this week either. MSU, UM, and CPO still on the schedule. I'm just guessing, but I'll say 49-28 EWU, but an easy win.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:55 pm
by kalm
talon38 wrote:This game shouldn't been even close. EWU can score all day on anyone. Yes the defense has been less the average, but we've blitzed like 3 times ALL year, I don't get it? Maybe not showing their scheme for the tougher teams to follow, I don't really know. What I do know, is EWU's defense has a ton of athletes who really haven't been unleashed yet. I'm guessing they won't show there hand against UND this week either. MSU, UM, and CPO still on the schedule. I'm just guessing, but I'll say 49-28 EWU, but an easy win.
We blitzed quite a bit against Weber.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:33 pm
by talon38
We blitzed against Weber maybe 4 times, mostly a zone Defense. I've been to ALL games this year, home and away. Prior to that, maybe 1 blitz per game. I get your post, but you know what I'm saying, EWU needs to put some pressure on the QB routinely, not just 2 times per game. GO EAGS!!
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:01 am
by EWURanger
talon38 wrote:We blitzed against Weber maybe 4 times, mostly a zone Defense. I've been to ALL games this year, home and away. Prior to that, maybe 1 blitz per game. I get your post, but you know what I'm saying, EWU needs to put some pressure on the QB routinely, not just 2 times per game. GO EAGS!!
Agreed, our defense needs to get a lot more aggressive.
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Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:26 am
by Bronco
I see this game is on my TV tomorrow
Not a good streak of games for the N Dakota lads
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:19 am
by EWURanger
This one on Root?
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Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:05 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
EWURanger wrote:This one on Root?
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No. The four EWU games on Root are @UM, vs MSU, @CP, and vs PSU.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:41 pm
by Bronco
EWURanger wrote:This one on Root?
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I saw that it is on one of my Fox sports channels and there is also a replay later
costs like 5 bucks a month to add these 10 sports channels
Worth it
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:56 pm
by EWURanger
Bronco wrote:EWURanger wrote:This one on Root?
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I saw that it is on one of my Fox sports channels and there is also a replay later
costs like 5 bucks a month to add these 10 sports channels
Worth it
I have all the sports add-ons for Directv so hopefully this one will be on.
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Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:57 pm
by EWURanger
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:EWURanger wrote:This one on Root?
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No. The four EWU games on Root are @UM, vs MSU, @CP, and vs PSU.
We have 4 games on Root this season and have yet to be shown yet.
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Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:42 am
by Bison Fan in NW MN
UND could bust out and pass for over 600 like they did against Montana last year....doubt it though.
UND's defense is terrible. I suspect this will be a 30-40 point beatdown.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:50 am
by kalm
Bronco wrote:EWURanger wrote:This one on Root?
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I saw that it is on one of my Fox sports channels and there is also a replay later
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Worth it
I think Midco broadcasts it and Fox must have picked it up, as did SWX in Spokane (local)
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:51 am
by SloStang
DVR set to record for this game and the Montana/UC Davis game. Looking forward to watching both when I come back from Cal Poly's game.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 11:23 am
by freebird
EWURanger wrote:Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
No. The four EWU games on Root are @UM, vs MSU, @CP, and vs PSU.
We have 4 games on Root this season and have yet to be shown yet.
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Channel 626 on directTV (FCS)
Eagles football and the Sunday Ticket this weekend. Technology, you serve me well.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:36 pm
by JALMOND
Bronco wrote:EWURanger wrote:This one on Root?
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I saw that it is on one of my Fox sports channels and there is also a replay later
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Worth it
Game on Fox College Sports-Pacific. Comcast channel 415 in Portland.
Re: #6 EWU at UND Game Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:47 pm
by AZGrizFan
Not a very pretty start for the Eags.