Once upon a time, Eastern had its' own mascot controversy, too

Long before the University of North Dakota was making headlines for having one of the most controversial mascots, The Fighting Sioux, Eastern Washington State College found itself in its own storm over the use of the name Savages.

The mascot issue naturally percolates at a slightly more intensive boil when the UND no-names come to Roos Field this Saturday for a Big Sky Conference football game against the Eastern Washington University Eagles.

Because on Homecoming Weekend, scattered about the P-12 tailgating, there will be a mix of both Eagles and Savages, the latter certainly more identifiabl...