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Brian Bailey Show
airs on Pirate Radio
1250 on Mondays at
6:30 p.m. Brian's
guest this week was ECU
hall of famer and
three-time Super
Bowl champion Robert
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FOOTBALL |
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SPC a model for success |
Football
stadiums will be buzzing
again this weekend as the
second half of the college
football season begins. But
there will be plenty of
empty seats on game day in
many of the student seating
sections around the country.
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FOOTBALL |
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2nd half feeds into 2nd half |
The extended break between
games for the 2014 East
Carolina team amounts to
halftime in the regular
season for the Pirates, who
are 5-1 and ranked as high
as No. 16 in the major
polls. Halftime marked a
significant juncture
Saturday night at Raymond
James Stadium ...
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING |
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Future looks bright at RB position |
The pass-centric “Air Raid''
offense that Ruffin McNeill
and Lincoln Riley brought to
East Carolina from Texas
Tech back in January 2010
has from the very start
attracted talented recruits
at the quarterback and wide
receiver positions. ...
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Swamp Monster a dominant force |
Shane
Carden is “The Captain.”
Justin Hardy goes by
“Deuce.” Breon Allen is “Fun
Size.” Those nicknames can’t
compare with the moniker
Terry Williams goes by. The
6-1, 353-pound Williams is
nicknamed “The Swamp
Monster.” ...
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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
director of football
administration Dale
Steele (right):
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Pirates End A Competitive Hex |
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TAMPA — East Carolina football
coach Ruffin McNeill has
acronyms for a variety of
things. He formulated TBA for
Trust, Belief and Accountability
to describe the foundation for
relationships among members of
the program. OPAT for One Play
At (a) Time evolved later as a
reminder for the mindset needed
to respond to immediate
challenges. ...
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BULL
FIGHTERS:
ECU
quarterback
Shane Carden
works the
zone read
with fellow
senior Breon
Allen on
Saturday at
Raymond
James
Stadium in
Tampa. The
duo
connected on
a 35-yard
pass for the
Pirates'
first
touchdown
late in the
first
quarter and
both were
instrumental
in ECU's
28-17
comeback
victory over
the USF
Bulls. Photo
by Al Myatt.
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Audio: Ruff Post-game |
  ECU
coach Ruffin McNeill spoke
with the press after the
Pirates defeated South
Florida on Saturday
(recorded by Al Myatt; file
photo):
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By
Brian Bailey
©2014 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
View ECU's
2014 football schedule
These East Carolina Pirates simply love playing the role of the “Men in
Black.”
Of course it’s not quite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, but you get the
idea.
The Pirates love their black uniforms and they play well in the role of
MIB.
So far this year, East Carolina has wins over Virginia Tech and North
Carolina in the all black wardrobe. Last season, the Pirates were a
perfect 5-0 in all black, including
that win over Ohio in the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl down in
Tampa.
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look has served East Carolina well in terms of results
on the field. Quarterback Shane Carden sports the duds
in this image captured after he scored a touchdown
during the Pirates' 70-41
rout of North Carolina last month. (W.A. Myatt
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Black is the new purple, at least at ECU.
UConn comes calling this Thursday night and now everybody gets a chance
to get into the act. The Pirates are hosting a “Black-Out” for the game,
asking all fans to wear their favorite Pirate attire in black.
When you are a big guy like me you already know the advantage of the
color black. Black is the ‘slimming’ color and I for one use it to my
advantage.
It’s also intimidating. The old black and silver of the Raiders was as
daunting a color scheme as there was out there. They haven’t been so
intimidating lately, but back in the day the black of the Raiders was
highly respected.
Young people today are in love with the color black. East Carolina spent
several years convincing its fan base that black would look great with
the purple and gold accents.
The results say we’ll see plenty of black in the years to come.
“It’s not just about a “Black-Out” for us,” said Pirate coach Ruffin
McNeill at his weekly news conference on Monday. “We wanted to make sure
it’s not a special deal. It’s a part of our uniform.”
This week the fans get to break out their black. That may be a challenge
for some, but Coach Ruff says he looks forward to seeing everyone on
Thursday night.
“It’s a special night for our fans,” said McNeill. “I’m excited to see
the stadium. I know Joey (Perry, director of field operations) has
something special going on the field, but I don’t want to see it until
game day. I know it will be a great venue. The team is expecting a
large, packed stadium. I expect our fans to be in early and give us a
lot of energy and excitement. Their team, our kids and my sons are
expecting them to be packed and really excited on Thursday.”
The Pirates may be dominant in black, but they have been less than
stellar on Thursday nights through the years. East Carolina is just 5-8
all-time on Thursday night.
The squad is 16-19 all-time in games not played on Saturday. Oddly
enough the Pirates are a perfect 4-0 in Sunday games, which includes
East Carolina’s 51-49 win over Tulsa back in 2010 in Coach McNeill’s
first game at the helm of the Pirate ship.
Get ready to break out the black on Thursday night.
The Pirate Nation and the MIB are big favorites against a 1-5 UConn team
that has really struggled this season.
Get used to it. Black is the new purple at East Carolina!
BB
ECU coach Ruffin
McNeill spoke with the media
at his weekly press
conference on Monday
(courtesy of Pirate Radio
1250; Bonesville file
photo):
