A whole big bunch of Eagle fans got up at the crack of dawn Saturday to make the long foggy drive up Hwy 49 then West on I-20 to make the 11am kickoff for La Tech vs USM game with the western division conference title going to the winner. Both teams have had very good years and both have excellent QBS so this looked to be a good 'un. Well, red hot USM scored first and kept scoring until most of the La Tech fans headed for the exits at the start of the fourth quarter as the La Tech ship was going down fast. Believe the final was 58 to 24 when all was said and done and it was a dominating performance by Coach Monkens happy band of Eagles. Was a weird feeling sitting in another teams stadium with all their fans gone. Only thing left was a few Tech die hards, their band, and about 2,500 USM fans and the Eagle band who were celebrating in the stands long after the game had ended..After a long 3 years of suffering USM has now returned to the program we all knew thanks to remarkable rebuilding job by Coach Todd Monken who is a rising star in the college football ranks. It was fun to see the "Road Eagle" diehards back on the road again in such numbers. USM is serious fun to watch with Mullens at QB slinging it to bunch of guys who can flat catch it and some running backs that can squeeze through the smallest of holes, not to mention a defense that can play despite a rash of injuries..Remember the Eagles nearly pulled it out at Nebraska and played Miss. St. close in a hard fought game as well so this ain't no accident they are pretty darn good...Now Western Kentucky for the conference championship will be a big mountain to climb, and USM is banged up, but they got a shot the way they are playing....On a side note, La Tech had to set a record for hot dog sales as the 11 am start made it perfect for lunch at half time and the Golden Eagle road folks were lined up for the feeding frenzy...Big congrats to Monken and his flock of Eagles as this was some game to watch and it's nice to have the stadium to yourself for a whole quarter..Never seen anything like it...If they had evacuated the Titanic this fast it might have stayed afloat...By the way Driscoll for La Tech is a really good QB too with a good arm and quick release.. He and Mullens for USM put on a show...Mullens looks like Drew Brees out there with a great arm and sees the field oh so well...This was a fun place to be Saturday...Also there is a good place to stay over there called the Rust Inn which is just down the street from the Deadbolt Inn. Threadcount ain't all that high on the sheets and pillow cases, (you can count 'em so you know how many there are..) but hey you get a shower curtain with a curved rod, (Not on purpose but who cares..) However for 29.99 a night who's complaining...(Bring your own towels..)
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