Monday, September 11, 2006

Next up....


..for the Wildcats is the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. Located in Ypsilanti, EMU is in the MAC West and was founded in 1849. Saturday's game will be the first ever between the teams, but will be EMU's second Big 10 game of the year, having been routed by MSU last week.

The Eagles will have plenty of time to prepare for the NU game, given that teaching staff at the school are on strike. The Eagles do not get much respect this year and are picked to finish dead last in the MAC West. Don't believe in pre-season predictions? The Eagles are on track so far, living up to the predicted thumpings by Ball State and MSU.

Need more? Well, there doesn't seem to be anymore. Nobody has ever heard of this university, and to be honest, I haven't any idea where Ypsilanti is, other than its somewhere near Ann Arbor. Big hook for the game? Apparently the head coach and 5 of his assistants are either NU grads or ex-NU coaches. Maybe they couldn't find jobs at a famous school. Will I regret dissing EMU? You'll need to find out Sunday in the papers because its not on TV.

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