Wednesday, March 10, 2004
IT'S NOT JUST GONZAGA AND WASHINGTON.....
Don't forget about Eastern Washington.
They're playing tonight in their 4th consecutive Big Sky Championship Game, but this year, they're at Reese Court in Cheney. The last three seasons, they've had to play the BSCG in Northridge, Calif (Cal St.-Northridge), Bozeman, Mont. (Montana St's homefloor, but lost to Montana), and Ogden, Utah (Weber State). Why the Eagle love? Well, I went to school at EWU for a year (2000-2001). Wasn't impressed with the academics at EWU, but the athletic department was a lot of fun (I worked in the AD while I was there).
Eastern will play Northern Arizona in what should be a good game. The game is on ESPN 2 tonight at 6 pm Pacific, 8 pm Central. I'm not sure who's going to call the game, but I'm putting my money on Terry Gannon and Doug Gottlieb.
If Eastern wins tonight, they win the Big Sky and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. If they do make it into the dance, they're at least a 14 seed IMO. Not to be biased, but if they can get the right matchup in the first round, say, they play against a team such as Cincinnati, they have a chance to pull off the upset.
And let's be honest, to get 3 teams from the state of Washington would be something, wouldn't it?
Go Eagles!
They're playing tonight in their 4th consecutive Big Sky Championship Game, but this year, they're at Reese Court in Cheney. The last three seasons, they've had to play the BSCG in Northridge, Calif (Cal St.-Northridge), Bozeman, Mont. (Montana St's homefloor, but lost to Montana), and Ogden, Utah (Weber State). Why the Eagle love? Well, I went to school at EWU for a year (2000-2001). Wasn't impressed with the academics at EWU, but the athletic department was a lot of fun (I worked in the AD while I was there).
Eastern will play Northern Arizona in what should be a good game. The game is on ESPN 2 tonight at 6 pm Pacific, 8 pm Central. I'm not sure who's going to call the game, but I'm putting my money on Terry Gannon and Doug Gottlieb.
If Eastern wins tonight, they win the Big Sky and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. If they do make it into the dance, they're at least a 14 seed IMO. Not to be biased, but if they can get the right matchup in the first round, say, they play against a team such as Cincinnati, they have a chance to pull off the upset.
And let's be honest, to get 3 teams from the state of Washington would be something, wouldn't it?
Go Eagles!
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