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BIRMINGHAM — East Carolina
practiced for the first time on Wednesday morning at Historic Legion
Field.
The day wasn't without controversy.
Field crews had painted the logos on the field turf on Tuesday night.
That paint wasn't dry for practice.
ECU Director of Football Operations
Clifford Snow had some terse words for the field crew. Snow had his guys
pull up the cones that were guarding the logos. East Carolina's practice
went on without incident.
The logos were apparently dry
enough, because they looked good even after the workout.
The Pirates and the Golden Bulls
were then treated to a dinner and a show at the Comedy Club Stardome.
Both teams were represented on stage as a hypnotist performed his magic.
Pat Dosh lead a contingent of a couple of Pirates on stage. Their antics
were absolutely comical.
The Pirates will visit the
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Thursday morning. The squad will then
practice in the afternoon afternoon. On Thursday night, ECU and USF will
compete in a "Bowling and BBQ Challenge" at the Vestavia Bowl in
Birmingham.
Tickets still moving
GREENVILLE — With kickoff only two
days away, East Carolina fans are about to descend on Birmingham en
masse for the PapaJohns.com Bowl.
East Carolina Assistant Athletic
Director for Special Projects Lee Workman reported Wednesday evening
that ECU's ticket sales are "over 6,500 and still selling. We are
expecting 7,500-8,000 Pirates at Legion Field Saturday."
"For a pre-Christmas bowl the
Saturday before Christmas, we are extremely pleased with ticket sales,"
Workman said in an e-mail message. "It is another statement, showing the
outstanding support and what great fans ECU Pirate fans are, to all eyes
that are currently on ECU."
The Birmingham News reported last
Saturday that about 40,000 tickets had been sold for the Dec. 23 game
pitting ECU against South Florida. The figure included tickets allocated
to the participating schools, sales to corporate sponsors and 5,000 in
local general admission sales. At the time the article was published,
South Florida reported having sold 4,300 tickets.
Information on purchasing tickets
through ECU is available at
ecupirates.com or by calling
1-800-DIAL-ECU.
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02/23/07 11:33 AM.
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