By his sophomore year at Eastern Washington, Thomas Gomez had hit rock-bottom. Struggling in the classroom, the Eagle offensive lineman also had violated school drug policies.
Have the Northern Colorado Bears finally come out of hibernation? Long one of the most downtrodden football programs in the Big Sky Conference, UNC is 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Sky Conference going into Saturday’s home game against Eastern Washington.
For those inclined to crunch numbers and draw conclusions about the performance of Eastern Washington’s defense, coach Beau Baldwin has some simple advice: Don’t go there.
No one was suggesting they do it it again, but the novelty of playing the same football game on two different fields went better than expected for West Valley and East Valley high schools. Call it “Friday Night Lights,” times two, a Spokane Valley rendition of New York’s Subway Series.
Amid the pandemonium at Roos Field on Saturday afternoon, Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin tried his best to bring Eagle Nation back to earth. No such luck. Several players called it the best win they’ve ever experienced at Eastern, and nearly all of them were bounding rather than walking off the field.
