ewu wins!

[EdubAlum]

Go eags!

[GSU1-A]

I second that.. Go EAGLES! (GSU ones)

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

A little piece of me was actually pulling for 'Nova, which pains me to admit. However, i just wanted to see a UD-'Nova final with the Hens winning. With that said, congrats EWU!

[theasushow]

might be eagles vs. eagles, or eagles vs. hens. sigh.

[T-Dog]

Eastern Washington is going to the National Championship.

Think about that for a minute.

[paul1978]

Wow, what a game. Congrats EWU. Nicely done.

[BlueHenSinfonian]

Congrats to EWU. Your band sounded pretty nice tonight too during the breaks in play.

[Grizo406]

Big props to EWU!

I'm happy for ya'!!

[ngineer]

I loved the gutsy fourth down call tonight to seal the game! Congrats.

[Nebuta]

Grats EWU on the trip to Frisco, TX. Thats why they play the games.

[appst97]

might be eagles vs. eagles, or eagles vs. hens. sigh.


I guess you could say that this championship game "has gone to the birds." Congrats EWU, Great Game

[Gil Dobie]

Congrats EWU !!!!

[Eaglesrus]

Congratulations EWU. Hoping that our Southern version of Eagles will be turning Pizza Hut Park into one giant aerie in just a few hours!

[mtbigdog]

Congratulations Eastern Washington. Well deserved win!I had my doubts,but proved alot of people wrong.Good luck in next weeks game against Georgia Southern.

[ATX_EWUGrad]

Congratulations Eastern Washington. Well deserved win!I had my doubts,but proved alot of people wrong.Good luck in next weeks game against Georgia Southern.

Going to have to wait until January 7th for that one. Not holding my breath but there's an outside shot Taiwan Jones is able to come back for this game.

[ATX_EWUGrad]

It really amazes me the lack of respect shown to EWU after this victory. I'm sure we converted some folks with this win, but come on, seriously? I guess it will take winning the national championship, and even then, many will call it a fluke.

[Wildcat80]

Congrats EWU!!!!! We're going to adopt you as another "Northern" tier football school!!!

[mtbigdog]

It really amazes me the lack of respect shown to EWU after this victory. I'm sure we converted some folks with this win, but come on, seriously? I guess it will take winning the national championship, and even then, many will call it a fluke.
Lack of respect,no.You have to admit that coming in Villanova was the favorite. But you proved yourself. Nothing but respect for the program. I drove 4 hours just to root for the eags, so did alot of other Griz fans!xthumbsupx

[SpeedkingATL]

It really amazes me the lack of respect shown to EWU after this victory. I'm sure we converted some folks with this win, but come on, seriously? I guess it will take winning the national championship, and even then, many will call it a fluke.

Can't "fluke" your way to a National Championship. Gotta win 4 games against damn good teams to do it. Respect earned.

[Houndawg]

Jesus, we're going to hear from Bison fans all year now about how they were screwed out of their rightful national championship.

[ThompsonThe]

Saw where your band was calling for Montana fans that could play and others. Did they get many "outsiders" to fill in for the EWU band members that were gone?

[stevdock]

Hopefully all that talk will stay on Bisonville. EWU congrats on the win. You've done what you've had to do to win the games, and that's all that matters. If we wanted a shot at that championship, we should have made a stop on that 90 yard drive.

[No_Skill]

Way to put words in our mouths xsmileyclapx xthumbsdownx

Congrats to the Eagles! I'll be rooting for you in Frisco.

[FCS Go!]

It really amazes me the lack of respect shown to EWU after this victory. I'm sure we converted some folks with this win, but come on, seriously? I guess it will take winning the national championship, and even then, many will call it a fluke.

Yep, get ready for "in-depth" analysis of your away record in the playoffs, whining about your easy regular season schedule, a breakdown of your easy bracket, how the committee unjustly gave you home games, etc. xnodx

[mtbigdog]

Saw where your band was calling for Montana fans that could play and others. Did they get many "outsiders" to fill in for the EWU band members that were gone?

Not sure who filled in the positions,but it looked like they had a full band. Heard there was community involvement finally.Thx to those people.Only in the FCS would that happen!

[EdubAlum]

Not sure who filled in the positions,but it looked like they had a full band. Heard there was community involvement finally.Thx to those people.Only in the FCS would that happen!

Ya, they sent out an email begging people to play for the band, was pretty funny.

[GaSouthern]

Way to go guys! Hopefully it will be an All Eagle championship.

[wofford92]

Congratulations Eagles. Very entertaining game.

[AppAlum96]

I love it! In a B(c)S system, EWU would never have gotten a crack at the title.

[100%GRIZ]

I love it! In a B(c)S system, EWU would never have gotten a crack at the title.

Which is one of the main reasons Montana is staying in this division! Congrats Eagles & Congrats to what looked like a Fun Game Day atmosphere! Great all around effort by everyone!

[BISON Thunder]

Way to go Eagles...was a very fun game to watch. EWU line play was outstanding. Good luck in Frisco!

[gjw007]

Jesus, we're going to hear from Bison fans all year now about how they were screwed out of their rightful national championship.
If they do, you can always remind that they have been the beneficiaries of this before in the playoffs when they were in D2. From http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/14597-fcs-playoffs/page__st__220__p__476471#entry476471,

1982 NCAA Quarterfinal
FARGO, ND--North Dakota State hosted an NCAA playoff game for the fi rst time since 1977 and the Bison were rewarded with a scary 21-20 opening-round victory
over Virginia Union. The Bison scored two fourth-quarter TDs including a 1-yard run by Jeff Willis with 1:06 remaining in the game to pull out the win. NDSU trailed 20-7 early in the final
stanza before holding the Panthers inside the Bison 40. The Herd then marched 59 yards in four plays with Mark Nellermoe hitting two big passes in the drive to Stacy
Robinson and Jeff Conley. On the next possession, the Bison marched 80 yards in 16 plays for the game-winner. The series was marred by an inadvertant whistle by an offi cial on an apparent Virginia Union pass interception, and the ball was returned to the Bison on the Panther 14-yard line. The Bison scored four plays later..

It is also reported on a Bison fan website, http://www.bisonville.com/zg001843.html - "The Bison benefited from an inadvertant whistle and got an referee-aided win over the unlucky Panthers:

I don't think most Bison fans will be making complaints as the Bison have had a very successful season this year and mistakes do happen in games. Sometimes you benefit, sometimes you don't.

Congrats to EWU. I hope they bring home the national championship.

[Uncle Buck]

Nice game to EWU. While i don't want to shortchange a great effort by EWU, Villanova just looked like a complete mess out there with blunder after blunder. EWU controlled the line of scrimmage all night on both sides of the ball, not a good game for the cats.

[HLNgriz]

Congrats Eagles! WoW that was a tough won game. Should have been the griz but you guys deserve it. Pulling for ya in TX!

[dudeitsaid]

Wow, WHAT A GAME!!! That was probably the funnest game I've been to! (The worst was when we lost to Sam Houston State in the second round after being up by 20 with 5 minutes left in the game. We lost by a point with no time on the clock.)

That as a total team effort. Nova may have been tired, jet-lagged, etc. But that's the advantage of home field. That's why it can be an incredible thing to have, especially for 3 games.

Many people wonder why EWU kept them in the game, rather than putting Nova away with all of the turnovers. I credit Nova with keeping themselves in the game, just like EWU kept themselves in the game against NDSU with 5 turnovers. Fact is, most people, including me, expected to see EWU lose by 3 scores. To be that competitive against a team that just handled App, and had their gamechanger, leader of the team present and healthy, and EWU missing their offensive superstar, was outstanding! Mario Brown stepped up huge! Mitchell had his best game! The D did what they do. They continue to play balanced football like that, they can win the NC, especially if Taiwan Jones is back in the mix.

3rd straight year the Big Sky represents in the NC!!!

[ATX_EWUGrad]

Wow, WHAT A GAME!!! That was probably the funnest game I've been to! (The worst was when we lost to Sam Houston State in the second round after being up by 20 with 5 minutes left in the game. We lost by a point with no time on the clock.)

That as a total team effort. Nova may have been tired, jet-lagged, etc. But that's the advantage of home field. That's why it can be an incredible thing to have, especially for 3 games.

Many people wonder why EWU kept them in the game, rather than putting Nova away with all of the turnovers. I credit Nova with keeping themselves in the game, just like EWU kept themselves in the game against NDSU with 5 turnovers. Fact is, most people, including me, expected to see EWU lose by 3 scores. To be that competitive against a team that just handled App, and had their gamechanger, leader of the team present and healthy, and EWU missing their offensive superstar, was outstanding! Mario Brown stepped up huge! Mitchell had his best game! The D did what they do. They continue to play balanced football like that, they can win the NC, especially if Taiwan Jones is back in the mix.

3rd straight year the Big Sky represents in the NC!!!

And it's nice to have someone besides Montana in there as it shows the depth of the BSC. One of the biggest knocks for a long time now. And we have a ton of people returning next year as well so the potential is there for this to continue.

[soccerguy315]

congrats EWU... I honestly didn't think you guys had a chance. Big props!

[Blue Hen 53]

Congrats EWU...see you Jan 7th!

[100%GRIZ]

And it's nice to have someone besides Montana in there as it shows the depth of the BSC. One of the biggest knocks for a long time now. And we have a ton of people returning next year as well so the potential is there for this to continue.

See you at Wa Griz next year - Should be a fun one!

[Gil Dobie]

Jesus, we're going to hear from Bison fans all year now about how they were screwed out of their rightful national championship.

.......or listening to SIU fans all year about how FCS and MVFC football is down.

EWU has played great football and deserve to be in the championship game

Go Eagles !!!!!