It's time to take supporting Eagles to a higher level

It’s September and you know what that means?

Cooler nights and days, that fall crispness beginning to hang in the air. Leaves changing splashing the landscape with paint pallets of color. The daily ritual of the school bus processionals transporting students to and from school.

Yes, it means it’s time for fall sports. We’ve already begun the annual custom with Eastern Washington team swinging into action on the gridiron, the soccer pitch and the volleyball court.

And in that regards — especially with Eagle football — I’m going to tell a story. In 2009 I made my first trip to Missoula, Mont. to...