The value of a bowl triumph on the magnitude of East Carolina's 23-17 Military Bowl victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Field in Annapolis is not what it used to be. When the Pirates topped Ohio, 37-20, to win the Beef O'Brady's Bowl in St. Petersburg and complete a 10-3 season in 2013, Blake Harrell was finishing a stint on the staff at … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates win another Military Bowl war
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The fired-up boys from Pitt County were too much for the Power Four team from Pitt on Saturday. East Carolina won its second straight Military Bowl over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent with a 23-17 triumph over the Panthers at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. "It doesn't matter what conference you're in," said ECU defensive lineman Jasiyah Robinson, who … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPanthers giving more points with ECU exits
Pittsburgh was an early 6.5-point favorite in the Military Bowl on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Annapolis against East Carolina (ESPN). The line has since expanded to 10 points as the Pirates have been hit with a series of significant personnel exits. Running back London Montgomery reportedly became the latest ECU player to enter the transfer portal on Monday. That means the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTFrom greatest comeback to greatest exit
In the span of successive days, East Carolina experienced the exhilaration of the greatest comeback in basketball and the agony of the greatest exit in terms of football player personnel. The Pirates topped a Buffalo team that came to Greenville with a 9-1 record on Sunday after the Bulls had built a 21-point lead late in the first half. ECU, which was 3-7 going in, but was … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTWhen CFP stands for Change Football Playoffs
East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert predicted Monday that there would be changes forthcoming in the College Football Playoff system. The system as it exists followed its guidelines and put No. 20 Tulane and No. 24 James Madison in the playoff ahead of No. 11 Notre Dame and No. 12 Brigham Young. The applicable criteria regarded berths to the five highest-ranked … [Read more...]