East Carolina has been through some difficult and unfair situations in the 2020 season. Having to play without quarterback Holton Ahlers in a 27-23 loss to Navy on Oct. 17 due to an apparently false positive COVID-19 test was a significant hindrance. Then there was the succession of calls against the Pirates in what goes down as a 34-30 loss at Tulsa on Oct. 30. The … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayBearcats pour it on
CINCINNATI (Via ESPN2) — Cincinnati kept its foot on the gas throughout a 55-17 American Athletic Conference win over visiting East Carolina on Friday night. Up 42-10 in the fourth quarter, the Bearcats used a fake punt from their 28 to keep a drive alive that pushed the margin to 49-10. Rather than take a knee with 17 seconds left, Cincinnati got a 75-yard touchdown run … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face another challenge in the trenches
Despite the evolution of offenses and defenses over the years, football still comes down to blocking and tackling. As East Carolina heads to No. 7 Cincinnati for a Friday night kickoff at 7:30 p.m., the Pirates will have to do a much better job in the trenches than in a 38-21 home loss to Tulane last week. There's no sugar coating the fact that ECU was limited to 35 yards … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayWave takes away ECU’s ground game in 38-21 win
GREENVILLE — Tulane's 38-21 American Athletic Conference victory at East Carolina on Saturday did not progress as anticipated in terms of competitiveness, playing style or continuity of improvement that the Pirates had exhibited recently. The Green Wave was rated a slim 3-point favorite but had a commanding 31-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. Tulane was regarded as a … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTAAC’s response to Tulsa fiasco came up short
There were several things to take away from East Carolina's unofficial 30-27 win at Tulsa last Friday night. The first, of course, was the inaccuracy of the replay reviews, which missed a lost fumble by the Golden Hurricane with 1:52 remaining that would have given the Pirates the ball with an opportunity to run out the clock. The American Athletic Conference owned up to … [Read more...]