Eastern Washington beats Montana and history is made

Last night was nothing short of legendary.

It was the greatest moment in the history of the sporting world that I have ever had.

When I first heard that Eastern was putting in red turf I hoped I could be at the first game there. When I heard that the Eagles would be playing the rival Montana Grizzlies I knew I HAD to be there.

And there I was.

Our seats were in the front row of the endzone. I was so close that on the FIRST ever Eastern touchdown on the red turf of Roos Field I was right there. And on every replay.

I get a text from Brandon, "I just saw you on TV! You're part of Eastern history now! Every replay shows you!"

Here's the only video I could find of the touchdown. No Spokane station had it on their sites. Nice work Spokane media. Nice work.

Fast forward to 2:05. I'm the guy in the number 8 Eastern jersey jumping and screaming.



Where we were sitting we were surrounded by Montana fans. And I knew that I didn't like the Griz, but I must say that they have some of the most annoying fans I have ever met. From the drunk woman next to me who kept yelling "You're turf is pink! You're turf is pink!" to the guy who kept trying to rhyme insults with Inferno (the nickname of the red turf). He came up with such things as "Craperno." "Suckiterno." and even "Grizerno." Yeah, his IQ was off the charts.

As for the game the Eagles won. Staked claim to their new red turf. Introduced Roos Field the correct way with a win. And beat the hated Grizzlies for the first time in Cheney since 1991. That loss also was the first back-to-back losses in the regular season since 2002 for the Griz. Now Montana will only be able to watch as Eastern is sitting pretty for the rest of the Big Sky season.

At the end of the game, Montana had tried to lateral for a miracle. Once the play ended everyone stormed the field. We jumped on the Eagle logo in the middle of the field and chanted "Roos! Roos! Roos!"
I'd seen other university students around the nation be able to rush the fields of their schools but never thought I'd be able to be a part of it. Until last night.

The fans on the field got an unsportsmanlike conduct call which gave Montana another play. The cocky Griz fans still had something to talk about. Until the play happened. This play resulted in their quarterback getting killed and coughing up the ball. The defense scooped up the ball and scored for a final of 36-27.

Griz nation was stunned.

The fans rushed the field again.

It was everything that sports is meant to be. Two teams putting their hearts and souls into a game. One team winning. And history being made.

I'm glad I got to be a part of that history. Eastern Eagles!

Here's some pictures from the game: