Showdown Saturday finally arrives

VANDALS, EAGLES, PIRATES

Got to get down to Pullman soon, but before I do I wanted to link to these stories concerning the big showdown in Moscow, and the other two local colleges playing on the road.

Jim Meehan writes the Vandals may be better than .500 overall (4-3) and undefeated in the Western Athletic Conference (3-0), but today is their first real conference test. And Boise State, ranked 18th in the nation and winners of 40 of 43 WAC games, is a test for anyone, even the country’s best teams.

There’s more on Jim’s blog .

It’s a rivalry game, though a Boise State student newspaper writer thinks the Broncos have outgrown it in this amusing piece .

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How far has Eastern progressed in the past couple week? The Eagle will find out for sure tonight (6 p.m.; 1510-AM) when they face No. 23 Portland State in the Rose City.

There’s also more on Dave Trimmer’s blog .

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The Whitworth Pirates are the 11th-ranked team in the NCAA Division III, but they know it won’t be easy in California today (noon; 1230-AM) when they face Menlo in a Northwest Conference game.