Eagles riding high in the Big Sky again

The Thanksgiving feast for all those associated with the Eastern Washington University football team ought to taste much better this year.

Gone is the indigestion and bad taste from their snub following the 2017 playoffs and knowledge that there is some rest that will allow injuries to heal.

The Eagles’ selection last Sunday morning as the No. 3 seed in the 2018 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs means they have two weeks between their final Big Sky Conference game — a 74-23 bombardment of Portland State — and their Dec. 1 contest in round-two of the postseason.

“It’s always fun to pla...