Know Your Opponent - Murray State
As we enter the home stretch of the know your opponent segment I guess it is somewhat appropriate that Murray State with the nickname Racers is this week's opponent.It's homecoming week at EIU and here...
View ArticleLonely On The Bottom
When thinking about life at the bottom you soon realize that everyone is a coach and everyone has a solution. How does that song go by the Little River Band.Have you heard about the lonesome...
View ArticleHomecoming Hangover
While I don't think the term "hangover" is going to refer to the overuse of your favorite adult beverage in this blog - to some it may seem appropriate if they chose to over indulge yesterday. Nor is...
View ArticleWhy is Pepto Bismol Pink?
Watching TV tonight flipping between the Boise State smurf turf and some other shows, I saw a Target ad that had a series of pharmacy questions. One of which was Why is Pepto Bismol pink?I honestly...
View ArticleKnow Your Opponent - Austin Peay
Three weeks and counting of know your opponents as we take a look at Austin Peay which serves as the Panthers final home opponent for the 2010 season. In the coming weeks we will also preview Tennessee...
View ArticleMonkey Off The Back
How does that idiom go - Get the monkey off your back.Well on Saturday, Eastern Illinois football did just that and it had nothing to do with the Curious George character that was at O'Brien Field for...
View ArticleBlogging The Night Away
I have been going back-and-forth the last couple of days trying to decide when would be the best time to throw up a new blog report. Should we have done a Halloween recap - trying to relate EIU's...
View ArticleKnow Your Opponent - Tennessee State
We're back with a second blog tonight with our second to last Know Your Opponent segment. This week's opponent is Tennessee State. Before we take a quick look at the Historically Black University, we...
View ArticleA Blend Of It All
While Atlanta may be called the Capital of the New South - Nashville may be right up there with it as it is a little more than just Music City.Many times the overlooked as a destination city in the...
View ArticleDon't Call It A Come Back...
Ever have those moments where you get a song or phrase from a song stuck in your head. Well if you take away the Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac that I kept hearing in the elevator, the other one stuck in...
View ArticleKnow Your Opponent - Illinois State
As if meeting people were not easy enough the USA Today reported today that the University of Kansas has done a study that identified five different types of flirting. 1.) Physical2.) Traditional3.)...
View ArticleA Play Here, A Play There
I think the phrase a play or two here or a play or two there is very common in what fans would consider to be "Coach Speak". That term was very prevalent during the EIU football season that ended on...
View ArticleHappy Turkey Day!!!
First off we apologize for not having a blog for over a week now. It mainly came down to a lack of manpower and hours in the day, so we will try to get an extra one or two in here the upcoming...
View ArticleQuick Hitters On Hoops
Since this became a regular feature during the football season we figured we would figure a way to drop a few Know Your Opponent Facts for the hoops season. Since both the men's and women's teams play...
View ArticleOne Week, Almost Four Wins
With 8:25 left in the second half of tonight's Eastern Illinois men's game against Austin Peay all seemed to be going the Panthers way.EIU was on the verge of a four-game sweep of Ohio Valley...
View ArticleLife In A FishBowl
Ever wonder what it's like to be a fish staring out at the great unknown?If you take out the cartoon versions of what people think fish are thinking like Finding Nemoor the Little Mermaid - the next...
View ArticleNew Year, New Blog!!!
Happy Belated New Year Panther Nation... Sorry we have been away for a while but with a new year we have a new blog. Going to try something a little different this go round (a format we liked from a...
View ArticleThe SEMO Trip
Eastern Illinois basketball ended the day with a split at Southeast Missouri on Saturday. The win by the EIU women improved them to 4-1 in the OVC. The men fell at SEMO dropping to 2-3 in the...
View ArticleEIU - EKU Recap
Eastern Illinois women's and men's basketball again earned a split in an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader as they hosted Eastern Kentucky on Thursday night at Lantz Arena. The EIU women picked up a...
View ArticleEIU - Morehead State Recap
Eastern Illinois picked up an Ohio Valley Conference split for the third straight series of conference games and this time it was the men's basketball team picking up the win while the women's team...
View ArticleEIU - Murray State Recap
The Panthers picked up a split on the road at Murray State on Thursday with the men winning 61-60 while the women dropped a 71-64 decision. Both teams return to action on Saturday at UT Martin.The...
View ArticleEIU - UT Martin Recap
Two games that Eastern Illinois seemed to have in hand late in the second half. At the end of the day, two games that EIU walked away from shaking their head after two last second losses. The folks at...
View ArticleTrending Towards Another OVC Title
As the calendar days turn from January to February we take a look at Eastern Illinois men's and women's track as they appear on course to win yet another Ohio Valley Conference Championship.The men...
View ArticleEIU - Tennessee Tech Recap
Sorry for the delay, we tried to get to this recap of the Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech game on Friday but the day just slipped away from us. We did get to sneak in and watch the Panther swimming...
View ArticleEIU - SIUE Recap (Women)
About 500 fans braved the cold to venture out of the ice storm on Thursday night to watch the Eastern Illinois women's basketball team easily handle the SIUEdwardsville sweeping the season series from...
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