Road to Frisco

• Jan08

  Upon further review, it’s a game of inches

  FRISCO, Texas – So was it or wasn’t it? A first down, that is. Delaware coach K.C. Keeler was adamant: It wasn’t.
• Steve Bergum’s Keys to the Game

  What went right The Eagles remembered who they were, and what it was that got them here, refusing to fold under the pressure of a 19-point, third-quarter deficit. By picking up the pace of his team’s no-huddle offense, Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell found some rhythm with his throws – and he found a couple of wide receivers in Bandon Kaufman and Nicholas Edwards, who made sure they tracked down those throws.
• Jan07

  John Blanchette: Eastern never blinked

  
  Let’s be real: the Blue Hens blinked. Eastern never did, all year.
• EWU 20, Delaware 19: The Stats

  The stats from Friday's FCS title game in Frisco, Texas.
• FCS notebook: Turns out, football really is game of inches

  
  FRISCO, Texas – So was it or wasn’t it? A first down, that is. Delaware coach K.C. Keeler was adamant: It wasn’t. Eastern Washington running back Mario Brown was just as sure: It was.
• Eastern’s keys to victory

  
  Steve Bergum's keys to the game.
• Well Done!

  HEAVEN -- And we thought that hamburger was big.             In the greatest game in the greatest season in the history of football--perhaps of all sports--our little Eastern Washington University won the Football Championship Subdivision title game here 20-19 over Delaware on Friday night in Frisco, Texas.             Down 19-0 and looking as trashed as our hotel room, the Eagles did what they've done all season, put together the most unlikely fourth-quarter comeback since ..
• On top of the world

  
  Apparently there was some other game going on in Dallas tonight called the Cotton Bowl. Big deal...
• Doug made the band!

  
  Spokesman-Review columnist Doug Clark toots his own horn in Frisco!
• National Champs!

  
  There are no more fields to storm!
• EWU’s most famous alum arrives

  
  This may be Eastern's most famous alum. We're not sure.
• There goes our VP, Joe Biden

  
  Vice President Joe Biden, a Delaware grad, just drove by. Will try to send something on famous EWU alum.
• Plenty of time to spare

  
  Eastern Washington students Haley Tank, Cassandra Herdrick and Taylor Walker join friends at an EWU tailgate party after arriving in Frisco at 2 a.m. on Friday -- a full 30 hours after leaving Cheney. Kickoff in 1 hour, 30 minutes....
• Less than 4 hours away

  EWU tailgate area anticipating the arrival of one Kevin Bacon. (Yes, that one.) His cousin Brian just arrived from New York.
• Hope we’re in the right place

  
  Pizza Hut Park doesn't look as impressive as we thought it might. In fact, it just looks like a Pizza Hut. (I mentioned stuffed crust and Ralph started giggling.)
• Six hours to kickoff

  We're busy making a "Go Eags" sign because TSA confiscated Ralph's big red foam finger Wednesday following a routine patdown.
• Slow start to the day

  Day 2 of our journey to Texas has left one of us feeling a little ill on Day 3. Nothing a Gas-X, two Tylenol and a good plate of ribs can't fix.
• Jan06

  Countdown to the big one

  
  FRISCO, TEXAS, US of A -- All day long, the anticipation weighed on us. Would we be ready? Were we up to the challenge? Not the big game. That's tomorrow, when our beloved alma mater, Eastern Washington University plays the University of Delaware in the Football Championship Subdivision title game. ...
• No match

  
  Dinner: The El Jefe Grande from Kenny's Burger Joint in Frisco, Texas. Seven pounds, 7,000 calories and still the champion. (Here's what's left of it.)
• EWU season in photos

  Eastern was perfect on the red turf at Roos Stadium this season. Click here for a look back, in photos, at the success the Eagles enjoyed at home.

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