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#3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:48 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
#3 Eastern Washington Eagles (8-2, 6-0 BSC) at Cal Poly Mustangs (5-5, 4-2 BSC)
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 • 12:40 p.m. Pacific
Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075) • San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Televised live regionally by ROOT Sports & DirectTV Audience Network 101.
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Series: EWU leads 4-2:
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Final exams aren’t until December at Eastern Washington University, but the tests continue for the school’s third-ranked football team trying for their seventh Big Sky Conference title in school history.
Fresh off their 54-29 dismantling of previously fourth-ranked Montana State, the Eagles play at NCAA Football Championship Subdivision rushing leader Cal Poly on Saturday (Nov. 16). Kickoff is 12:40 p.m. Pacific time for the second of three-straight EWU games televised on ROOT Sports
The Eagles are 8-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in Big Sky Conference play for the first time in school history. Eastern hasn’t lost since falling at Sam Houston State 49-34 on Sept. 28 and are ranked third in The Sports Network FCS Top-25 Poll for the fourth-straight week.
Eastern can wrap-up at least a share of their seventh Big Sky Conference title in school history with a win this week. The Eagles can clinch the automatic berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs with a victory and a Northern Arizona loss. A win and losses by both NAU and Montana State would clinch the outright title. The Eagles shared the title with Cal Poly and Montana State last year, and have also won league titles in 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005 and 2010.
“We have to go play a really good Cal Poly team on the road and that is all that matters,” said Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin. “Whether we are 5-1, 4-2, or 6-0 in the Big Sky, this is a big game coming up. It is huge to get this win and to get in this position. We control our own destiny which is all you can ask for this late in the year. But with all that being said, we are playing a Cal Poly team that is really impressive, especially defensively.”
The triple-option attack of Cal Poly is averaging 308.6 rushing yards per game to lead FCS, and had 424 in an easy 42-7 home win over Sacramento State last week. The Hornets had just 258 yards of offense, as Cal Poly enters this week’s game ranked 34th in FCS in total defense (350.0 per game) and 16th in scoring defense (21.0).
But the Mustangs, who earlier this year were ranked six-straight times by The Sports Network, are this year’s hard-luck Big Sky team. Two of their losses were to NCAA Football Bowl Division teams (nationally-ranked Fresno State 41-25 and Colorado State 34-17), as well as narrow losses to then No. 9 Montana (21-14 in overtime) and No. 16 Northern Arizona (17-13). Cal Poly also fell at home to Yale (24-10).
“We are going to play a really good Cal Poly team, and it is a really tough atmosphere to play in,” said Baldwin. “They are a couple nail-biters away from being in this race.”
Eastern, meanwhile, tries to keep on its current roll which has seen the Eagles score a combined 109 points in back-to-back games. That is unprecedented in the school’s history in the Big Sky, and the best for an Eastern team since 1966. EWU has scored 151 in the last three games, also its best since 1966. Eastern is just 80 points from the school record of 488 set in 2004.
During its current six-game winning streak – all against Big Sky foes -- Eastern has outscored its opponents by a 261-143 margin – a 43-23 average score. The last loss for EWU was 49-34 at Sam Houston State on Sept. 28, and its other loss was 33-21 to NCAA Football Championship Subdivision foe Toledo.
“We just have to stay on course,” added Baldwin. “We are in a great position, but at the same time, it is going to take an even better week during practice. We can’t have any emotional letdown coming off the Montana State win because Cal Poly is very good.”
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Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:48 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:16 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
Kupp is still full
Thanks to a 36-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter from Anthony Vitto, Eastern wide receiver Cooper Kupp has now caught a touchdown pass in 10 straight games – one shy of the FCS record. Marshall’s Randy Moss (1996), Cal Poly’s Ramses Barden (2008) and Eastern’s Brandon Kaufman (2010) all caught TD passes in 11 straight games. Kupp, a candidate for the Jerry Rice Award, has caught 60 passes for 1,092 yards and 14 touchdowns. Kupp needs 104 receiving yards to tie the record for most receiving yards by a freshman in FCS history.
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Will he break the freshman yardage record tomorrow? I think there's a really good chance. Does anyone know if post season numbers count towards these records? If so, Kupp is going to shatter some.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:06 pm
by EWURanger
14-3 EWU at the half. VA not having a very good game so far, but that's partly due to CP having a great defense. The biggest surprise to me so far has been EWU's defense, which has been playing very physical and delivering hit after punishing hit almost every play.
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Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:38 pm
by BlackFalkin
21-3 EWU. Vernon Adams out for now. He is coming back in next series. Throwing shoulder stinger. VA says he feels Ok. Vitto is in and playing well.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:40 pm
by BlackFalkin
28-3 EWU.. Vitto 54 yard td to shaq hill.
#3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:41 pm
by EWURanger
Wow, great to have a RS Senior as your backup QB. Great touch by Vitto. I think VA will be ok, even though I doubt he comes back into this game. Defense is dominating right now.
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Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:45 pm
by BlackFalkin
EWURanger wrote:Wow, great to have a RS Senior as your backup QB. Great touch by Vitto. I think VA will be ok, even though
I doubt he comes back into this game. Defense is dominating right now.
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He shouldnt come back in.. Vitto does better than ok as a backup.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:46 pm
by EWUeag
EWURanger wrote:Wow, great to have a RS Senior as your backup QB. Great touch by Vitto. I think VA will be ok, even though I doubt he comes back into this game. Defense is dominating right now.
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I agree. Vitto is a good QB. Let VA get some extra rest for that shoulder.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:48 pm
by EWUeag
EWURanger wrote:Wow, great to have a RS Senior as your backup QB. Great touch by Vitto. I think VA will be ok, even though I doubt he comes back into this game.
Defense is dominating right now.
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Best game of the season for the D. We seem to be figuring it out at the right time (knock on wood).
#3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:53 pm
by EWURanger
BlackFalkin wrote:EWURanger wrote:Wow, great to have a RS Senior as your backup QB. Great touch by Vitto. I think VA will be ok, even though
I doubt he comes back into this game. Defense is dominating right now.
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He shouldnt come back in.. Vitto does better than ok as a backup.
Vitto probably has a stronger arm, all things considered.
Kupp break the FCS Freshman recieving record, now currently sitting at 1224.
EWU's now blown this game open. 35-3 in the third.
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Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:53 pm
by BlackFalkin
anyone have the firstrow link?
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:03 pm
by EWUeag
EWURanger wrote:BlackFalkin wrote:
He shouldnt come back in.. Vitto does better than ok as a backup.
Vitto probably has a stronger arm, all things considered.
Kupp break the FCS Freshman recieving record, now currently sitting at 1224.
EWU's now blown this game open. 35-3 in the third.
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Did he break it? I thought he was really, really close.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:10 pm
by EWURanger
EWUeag wrote:EWURanger wrote:
Vitto probably has a stronger arm, all things considered.
Kupp break the FCS Freshman recieving record, now currently sitting at 1224.
EWU's now blown this game open. 35-3 in the third.
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Did he break it? I thought he was really, really close.
No, he broke it. It was at 1224, but he's had a couple of grabs since then.
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Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:14 pm
by EWUeag
EWURanger wrote:EWUeag wrote:
Did he break it? I thought he was really, really close.
No, he broke it. It was at 1224, but he's had a couple of grabs since then.
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Yeah I saw the breakdown about 60 seconds after my post
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:25 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
CP making things look less ugly in garbage time…
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:27 pm
by EWURanger
Mvemjsunpx wrote:CP making things look less ugly in garbage time…
Indeed they are. Good to get the starters out of there though.
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Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:37 pm
by EWUeag
Mvemjsunpx wrote:CP making things look less ugly in garbage time…
One of the dangers of having garbage time start in the 3rd quarter.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:38 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
35-22 Eagles now. This looks familiar…
Only 3:58 to play, though.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:47 pm
by BlackFalkin
Baldwin was supposed to keep his foot on the gas pedal lol.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:30 pm
by CPAlum
Congratulations EWU!
Very talented team; best of luck in the playoffs.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:44 pm
by EWURanger
CPAlum wrote:Congratulations EWU!
Very talented team; best of luck in the playoffs.
Looking forward to many more battles with CP.
Cal Poly is now officially my Big Sky #2. Nice program and always play with a lot of grit. Cool fans, too.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:15 pm
by Screamin_Eagle174
EWUeag wrote:EWURanger wrote:Wow, great to have a RS Senior as your backup QB. Great touch by Vitto. I think VA will be ok, even though I doubt he comes back into this game.
Defense is dominating right now.
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Best game of the season for the D. We seem to be figuring it out at the right time (knock on wood).
Way to jinx it.
Wish I could've watched all of it, but I'll have to catch the replays. Watched the first score, so it was 7-3 when I left Swinging Doors, and 35-3 when I checked the score on my next break.
Poly's defense is indeed tough, and made us work for it today, from what I can tell. Good game.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:05 pm
by Vidav
I will be shocked if EWU doesn't win it all this year.
Re: #3 EWU at Cal Poly Game Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:29 pm
by grizzaholic
Vidav wrote:I will be shocked if EWU doesn't win it all this year.
It will be NDSU and EWU in the chipper. Bill Fette will be the honorary coin flipper and instant replay official.