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Montgomery taking helm |
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East Carolina's
nine-day search for a football coach officially came to an end on Sunday
with an announcement from ECU athletic director Jeff Compher that Duke
offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery will assume command of the the
Pirates effective Jan. 1. ...
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Montgomery emerges at 11th hour |
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Multiple reports
indicate that East Carolina's search
for a football coach has concluded
with an offer to Duke offensive
coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Scott Montgomery. ECU's board of
trustees has scheduled an unusual
Sunday afternoon meeting, which will
presumably consider approving terms
of employment. ...
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Ruff lands in
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Little
more than a week after his stunning
ouster as East Carolina's head
football coach, Ruffin McNeill has
found his next calling. McNeill
headed a list of eight assistants
added to the staff of newly-named
Virginia head coach Bronco
Mendenhall on Saturday.
McNeill
will
serve as assistant head coach and
inside linebackers coach
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Has Pirates' ship sailed? |
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 It's
been a week since Ruffin McNeill was
fired as football coach at East
Carolina. Athletic director Jeff
Compher said he made the decision
days before the announcement was
publicized so he actually had some
lead time to do preparation for
finding a replacement. ...
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MULTIMEDIA |
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Audio: The Brian
Bailey Show |
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 The
Brian Bailey Show airs on Pirate
Radio 1250 on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
Brian's guests this week
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Jeff Gravley, Sammy Batten, Todd
Gibson and Rose High School football
coach David Wojtecki:
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ECU falls to Barry, Charleston |
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CHARLESTON, SC — East Carolina
outscored host College of Charleston
52-40 in the second half but it was
too little, too late, in a 77-73
loss to the Cougars on Monday night.
ECU trailed by 18 points early in
the second half but pulled within
71-69 on a 3-pointer by B.J. Tyson
with 1:05 to go.
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Stunning new era at hand |
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 As
head football coach at his alma
mater, Ruffin McNeill avoided
treating the position as though he
were Chief Executive Officer of a
business. McNeill favored a family
model. He was daddy. The players
were his sons. The assistant coaches
and coordinators were uncles.
McNeill's abrupt dismissal Friday after an injury-plagued 5-7 season was
a reminder that big-time college athletics is indeed a business. ...
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Pictured:
Ruffin McNeill acknowledges the
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium crowd before what
would turn out to be the East Carolina
alum's final homecoming game as head coach
of the Pirates,
a 30-17 win over
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Lefties lead ECU |
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GREENVILLE — Left-handed scoring
powered East Carolina past South
Carolina-Upstate 82-71 in Williams
Arena at Minges Coliseum on Friday
night. Sophomore B.J. Tyson led the
way with a career-high 26 points.
Freshman Kentrell Barkley had 18
points and junior Caleb White
rounded out the southpaw assault
with 13 points.
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GREENVILLE — B.J. Tyson
scored 21 points as East Carolina returned from an exam break to defeat
North Carolina A&T 71-60 on Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 4,151 in
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
The Aggies (4-8) came in
with a four-game winning streak and led by seven points during the
first half. A layup by Prince Williams put the Pirates ahead to stay
at 36-35 with 16:36 left to play.
A basket by Charles
Foster completed a 12-3 ECU run and pushed the lead to 52-40 with
9:30 to go.
A&T got no closer than
seven points the rest of the way. Bruce Beckford paced the Aggies
with 22 points.
ECU coach Jeff Lebo said
he played zone primarily because of the matchup problems presented
by the 6-feet, 7-inch Beckford and to prevent foul problems.
A&T was 13 of 17 at the
line while the Pirates were 17 of 24.
Foster had 13 points in
18 minutes. Foster made five of seven field goal attempts as the
Pirates hit 25 of 55 from the floor for 45.5 percent. Tyson was
seven for 11 from the field.
Freshman Kentrell
Barkley added 11 points with game highs in rebounds (7) and assists
(6).
ECU (6-4) led 38-31 on
the boards. Tyson and Mike Zangari each had six rebounds. Michel
Nzege, returning from an absence due to an ankle injury, grabbed
five.
Caleb White had 10
points and three assists for the Pirates although he was 1-for-8
behind the arc.
ECU committed 10
turnovers compared to 14 for the Aggies. Prince Williams, Tyson and
Barkley had two steals each.
"It was a good win,
especially with A&T coming in winning four in a row," Lebo said. "We
didn't shoot it very well, but we didn't turn it over.
"I thought Charles
Foster played well coming off the bench giving us some points and
B.J. Tyson was really good and really consistent.
"Kentrell Barkley was
all over the place. ... He's a guy that exudes confidence and
toughness.
"I wish I could inject
that confidence and toughness into the rest of my guys, but I love
when he comes off the bench and what he provides. He's like a senior
out there."
East Carolina hosts UNC-Wilmington
(5-1) on Wednesday night at 7. The Seahawks
won last season's meeting
in the Port City, 66-54.
