Eastern's football season was one of ups and downs

Is it too early to do an autopsy on Eastern Washington University’s football season?

If it is, tough, here’s one anyway.

Like many, I chugged down the hype of “Advancing the Standard,” this year’s motto presented by Eagles athletics director Lynn Hickey and head coach Aaron Best at the West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s annual August breakfast on the red turf at Roos Field. And after advancing to the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game earlier in January, it all sounded pretty good — the idea of advancing that championship standard to the next level, which could only me...