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My latest, re: the latest EMU football coach getting the ziggy..... An excerpt: The last coach who won anything at EMU was Jim Harkema, whose 1987 squad will live forever in Eastern lore for going 10-2 and winning the California Bowl. Hark’s 1987 team was Ypsi’s version of Joe Namath’s 1968 New York Jets—17-1/2 point underdogs to San Jose State. Quarterback Ronnie Adams didn’t guarantee a win, a la Namath, but his heroics were no less meaningful in that bowl game. Harkema left in 1992, and never since has the football team been worth a hill of beans. I don’t believe in curses, but for those who do, there’s this. In 1991, the EMU Board of Regents voted to change the school’s nickname from Hurons to Eagles, an over-reactive, too-PC decision that to this day rankles old alumni, like yours truly. Since the change to Eagles, the football program has gone into the toilet. Take from that what you will.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:43:00 +0000

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