Panther senior quarterback Tony Romo said after Saturday’s “don’t call it a miracle” comeback 25-24 win over Eastern Kentucky, the team has a certain aura about it.

Where did that come from?

I remember a certain Chicago Bears team that had this same sort of aura last year, but somehow can’t seem to find it.

Look no further, Dick Jauron-that aura is in Charleston. It must have got lost on the way down from Chicago and missed its exit on Interstate 57.

The rest of the Ohio Valley Conference beware, it is a power that can’t be stopped.

The rowdy Panther fans might as well tear down the goalposts now because this OVC season is locked up.

Think that’s jumping the gun? Then you didn’t see what the Bears did to every team they played last year with the exception of the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Eagles don’t play anywhere near the OVC.

Still not convinced? Ask the player.

“We just expect to win every game,” Romo said. “There’s an aura about this team that I could feel when I was out there walking on the field.”

So there.

You didn’t think the Panthers would go undefeated in the league on sheer talent, did you?

That’s not the way football is played in these parts.

Could it be divine intervention?

Maybe there was a sudden gust of wind that helped push Romo that extra foot, or a little tug at his arms allowing him to extend the ball just over the goal line on his game-winning 8-yard scurry. Something special got into Romo that caused Panther head coach Bob Spoo to call his prized quarterback Tony “Michael Vick” Romo.

It’s not like Romo practices that sort of thing often. Maybe there was a little something extra added to Romo’s 45-yard pass to Alfred Osborne that allowed him to hold on despite a dislocated finger he suffered on the play.

But surely, whatever this aura is that Romo speaks of, it can’t be confused with immense helpings of talent.

A talented team like Eastern wouldn’t have missed as many tackles as the Panthers did in the first half. Talent would’ve found ways to frustrate the Colonels into passing the ball more.

A more talented team would’ve been able to connect on all of its extra point attempts and most of its field goals instead of only one extra point Saturday.

But this game was special; it gave Spoo win No. 97, which under normal circumstances wouldn’t seem like much, except for the next guy on the all-time win list had 96 and plenty of Panthers play in an arena named after him.

Eastern must find a way to bottle that aura the rest of the season and take it on the road, where three of its next five games will be.

If the aura is misplaced, Eastern will be forced to do things the old fashioned way by starting to make tackles and fewer mistakes.

Without aura, this year’s version of the Panthers isn’t magical at all and the only thing this season will be remembered for is Spoo’s historic win. But if the Panthers live up to their aura-rific billing, Spoo’s 97th win will only be a footnote.