Uncle Mel Likes the EMU Zone

YPSILANTI — Your old Uncle Mel sat on the edge of his seat with his beverage in his hand Wednesday night January 18, 2012, inside the friendliest basketball arena in the Mid-American Conference and the home of Uncle Mel’s beloved Eastern Michigan University the Convocation Center and along with Eagles basket ball coach Rob Murphy left the building with a smile and a extra sense of pride. To quote one of the best sports journalist and television personality and graduate of Central Michigan University Dick Enburgh – “Oh my!” Uncle Mel and 1,008 nieces and nephews witnessed a group of road warriors that step up and shake off the dust from the highway and take care of business against Western Michigan University 62-59 in overtime. Eastern Michigan University defeated the media’s choice for the division title and a big win on the road against Ball State University. “It feels good it is a big step for our program to win those two games back-to-back two team picked one and two ...