I had the rare opportunity to fly with the East Carolina football team for the Connecticut game over the weekend. I am normally busy with high school football on Friday nights so it's impossible to go on very many Pirate football trips. The Sunday game, though, gave me that opportunity. Traveling with the team is a real treat. The Pirates take a charter, so it's an … [Read more...]

East Carolina's trip through its non-conference slate to date couldn’t have gone any worse, so maybe this week's abrupt schedule change will pay dividends. The 0-3 Pirates were scheduled for an off-week leading up to the American Athletic Conference showdown at home with nationally-ranked South Florida. The American had to shuffle some games in light of the hurricanes … [Read more...]

The old adage says that teams usually show the most improvement from week one to week two. Pirate fans certainly hope and pray that’s not the case. After James Madison trampled East Carolina on opening night in Greenville, West Virginia followed with a roundhouse punch of 49 first half points in a 56-20 shellacking in Morgantown. Seriously, West Virginia could have … [Read more...]