10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/sports/ui/ysp_ca_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the East. Michigan Eagles. http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/eaf <p><p>It's been awhile since the basketball season was met with anticipation and not trepidation in Ypsilanti. But that's the case in coach Charles Ramsey's fourth season, as there are suddenly reasons to feel optimistic about the program.</p> <p>The Eagles are coming off back-to-back seasons in which they recorded wins in the MAC postseason basketball tournament after going seven straight seasons without a conference postseason win. Plus, they had a second-place finish in MAC West play and sailed through the tournament while missing a significant piece of their frontcourt.</p> <p>With forward Brandon Bowdry, a 2006-2007 freshman All-MAC selection, sidelined throughout last season with a foot injury that required surgery, the Eagles were a team reduced to launching 3-point bombs to... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:29:28 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-eaf:1 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:29:28 PDT