Game 1 featured a rough around the edges Buffs performance. Many penalties and several missed opportunities. However, despite working out the kinks in a new offense, despite playing mostly freshmen and sophomores, despite playing a team who treats this as their ultimate game each year - despite all of that, the Buffs cruised to a comfortable victory over adorable little brother, CSU. Wow, it seems like ages since we began the season with a comfortable win. Hooray for cupcakes!
So at 1-0, the Buffs now prepare for their next opponent - the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Eagles hail from the subdivision previously know as D1-AA. Some may consider schools from the lower divisions to be pushovers, but we Buffs still sport open wounds from a certain beating by a certain D1-AA team just 2 years ago. So don't expect the Buffs to take the Eagles lightly. Humility is a valuable asset even if gained from the brutalest of nut-kickings.No, EWU is no patsy. They are top 10 in their divion and they have an innovative offense that ran up well over 300 yards passing and 24 points against Texas Tech just last weekend. But what other interesting things are there to know about Eastern Washington University? Why literally ones of interesting things, my friends. For instance:
- Home = Cheney, Washington
- Year founded = 1882
- Original school name = Benjamin P. Cheney Academy
- Second school name = State Normal School
- Name of Mascot = Swoop (Nike lawyers, you are sleeping on the job)
- Famous Alumni = Launi Meili, gold medalist in women’s three-position smallbore rifle shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Number of players on roster with vowel-rific, Polynesian sounding names = 3
So we'll clearly have our work cut out for us as the delegates of this venerable Eastern Washington University visit us on Saturday and attempt once again to place foot firmly into our nether regions. So bring out your shoutin' shoes, Game 2 is on.
Go Buffs!
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