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Been there, done that |
Shortly
after East Carolina's upset
win over Virginia Tech in
Blacksburg two Saturdays
ago, someone with the school
told me he wished the
football team would "act
like they had been there
before."
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Audio: The
Brian Bailey Show |
  The
Brian Bailey Show
airs on Pirate Radio
1250 on Mondays at
6:30 p.m. Brian's
guest was ECU
offensive line coach
Brandon Jones
(right):
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show... |
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GREENVILLE — North Carolina's
second trick play for a
touchdown, a 29-yard pass from
holder Tommy Hibbard to a wide
open Eric Albright from field
goal formation, momentarily
subdued the excitement at rowdy
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on
Saturday. The score came with
12:15 left in the first half and
gave the Tar Heels their last
lead at 20-14. ...
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Pix: Heels can't hang with
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ECU receiver
Jimmy
Williams is
on the move
during the
Pirates'
70-41 rout
of North
Carolina on
Saturday.
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Myatt. ...
W.A. Myatt's
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game day
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Audio: Ruff & Players
Post-game... |
 ECU
coach Ruffin McNeill spoke
with the press after the
Pirates defeated North
Carolina on Saturday in
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
(recorded by W.A. Myatt;
file photo):
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Kevin's Keys to the Game |
The East
Carolina Pirates return home
to Dowdy-Ficklen today to
face in-state rival UNC-Chapel
Hill. Every time these
programs match up, it is a
big game for both teams.
This year the Tar Heels
opened the season in the top
25. The Pirates are their
first real test after wins
over Liberty and San Diego
State. ECU, as usual, is
fighting for respect.
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Your personal guide to split
loyalties |
The term "House Divided" has
been used to describe
members of the same family
that root for different
teams when those teams play
each other. On Saturday,
there will be many families
that have both East Carolina
and North Carolina
connections with an acute
interest in the matchup in
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. ...
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Numbers better for Smith and
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With the big games that
Shane Carden and Cam Worthy
had offensively in a 28-21
win at Virginia Tech on
Saturday, it's easy to lose
sight of the contributions
of the East Carolina defense
in a 2-1 start as the
Pirates get ready to host
North Carolina (2-0) on
Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU).
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By
W.A.
Myatt
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2014 football schedule
Warren Harvey (5-11,
225) is in his third season as the East Carolina kickoff specialist
and placekicker. Harvey is an ECU legacy as his father, Charlie
Harvey, played soccer as a Pirate and also was the program's head
coach in 1987. Warren Harvey earned 13 varsity letters at J.H. Rose
High School in Greenville competing in football, soccer, baseball
and swimming.
In his junior season
for the Pirates, Harvey connected on 61 of 63 conversion kicks and
was 15 of 25 on field goal attempts. Thus far this year, he is a
perfect 22 of 22 on PATs and has made 4 of 7 field goal attempts.
Harvey began the season eighth on ECU's career scoring list. He
kicked the 70th point in
the Pirates' 70-41 win at home over North Carolina
on Saturday. The construction management major has made numerous
academic honor rolls.
Harvey took time to
talk with Bonesville after practice Tuesday afternoon.
Q: Favorite
restaurant in Greenville?
A: I'm a big fan of
aTovala! over there behind Moe's. It's a really good restaurant.
Q: Favorite TV show?
A: Mountain Men.
Q: What does a
typical day of practice entail for you?
A: It varies,
depending on which day it is. Usually, a typical Tuesday we'll come
out and run through a field goal circuit and after that we'll start
warming up. I have to do kickoffs in period nine so I spend some
time running through onside kicks getting ready for the kickoff
period.
Q: It looks like
you've been booting the ball a little bit further on kickoffs this
year. Is that attributed to added strength, better technique or a
different game plan?
A: It's a little bit
of everything. Coach (Kirk) Doll has made some great schemes for us
and personally over the summer I tried to (do) the best I could to
improve my form and mentally improve myself to be a little bit more
confident on the field.
Q: When you know the
offense is in field goal position, do you have a routine you go
through on the sideline?
A: Once we get into
scoring position, I have a routine that I go through. It's to try to
get mentally ready more than anything. Physically, you have to
always be ready throughout the game. I mentally prepare and
visualize myself kicking it through the uprights and maybe hit one
or two balls into the net and get ready to go.
Q: Head coach Ruffin
McNeill likes to talk about taking one play at a time. With your
position that's really your only choice and sometimes those plays
are few and far between. How do you maintain your focus on the next
play?
A: It's something as
a kicker, punter or special in general — it's really important for
us. Whether the previous kick was good or bad, it happened and you
move on. You have to have the same routine — once one play is done
you get right back in that routine and get ready for the next one.
Q: What do you enjoy
doing besides football?
A: I like anything
outdoors. I'm a big fan of fishing, going out and relaxing by a
bonfire, that type of thing.
Q: Coach Ruff likes
to divide a whole season into smaller segments — seasons within
seasons. Breaking it down in that way basically makes the bye week
an offseason. What do you plan to work on during this open week?
A: I've mentioned
this a lot, but the mental side of things. I want to come out and
fine tune my technique and build confidence between Worth Gregory
(holder), Colton Oliver (snapper) and other guys on the field goal
protection team. We'll come out over the next two weeks and really
bond and get ready for SMU.
Q: Do you try to
embrace the pressure that comes with being a kicker, or do you try
to block it out and not think about it?
A: I really just try
to treat it like it's nothing — like growing up kicking in the
backyard. That's how you have to approach it. No matter where it is,
in practice, just yourself on the field or in front of 50,000 in
Dowdy-Ficklen, you really have to approach it like it's nothing.
Q: What do you plan
to do after you finish college football?
A: I'd definitely
love to take a shot at the NFL if the opportunity is there. If not,
I plan on graduating in December and I'd love to work for a
construction company.
Q: What is your
favorite memory playing football?
A: Just the
experience at Dowdy-Ficklen. Growing up in Greenville, it's right
here in my backyard. I grew up right around the corner from the
stadium and it's really part of this town. It's a fun thing to be a
part of.
Q: Who's been the
most influential person in your life?
A: That's definitely
a hard question. I'm not sure if I can answer that one, to be
honest. My family, my girlfriend, they've all had a big impact on
who I am and what I believe in.
Q: What was it like
for you to run out of the tunnel Saturday, facing UNC in front of a
record crowd in Dowdy-Ficklen stadium?
A: It's definitely
something that you dream of. Growing up in this town, obviously
that's a big rivalry and we take it very seriously. I felt blessed
to have the opportunity to be part of such a great thing, getting a
victory at the end of the day and having fun doing it.
Q: What is your
favorite uniform combination?
A: I like the all
black, personally. I think it's a fun combination and I think
everyone enjoys it.
Q: What is your
favorite thing about East Carolina?
A: Just the whole
Pirate Nation. It feels like a tight-knit community, especially
around the football program. It really is a family within this team
and that's really something that I like about this university and
playing Pirate football.
