To tailgate or not

I was at the EWU home opener on Saturday and what a tale of two halves. Eastern was behind 24-7 at halftime to Northern Iowa and it really didn’t look good for the hometown boys.

The fans were a bit antsy to say the least. Most everyone wondered what happened to the team that beat WSU and took top rated North Dakota State to overtime on the road. All-American Cooper Kupp suited up but didn’t play because of a sprained shoulder that he injured in the NDS game.

Coach Baldwin didn’t play Kupp knowing that his talents were needed in conference play and not in a nonleague contest, even though the o...