It was the 2011 season. Ruffin McNeill was in his second year as coach at his alma mater and East Carolina was 1-4. In fact, the Pirates were coming off a setback in Houston — just as ECU (1-4) finds itself this week after a mystifying 24-17 loss at Rice. The '11 Pirates were dealt a crushing 56-3 loss at Houston, the only points provided by Mike Barbour's 54-yard field … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Football Playback
Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips. Heading into a bye week, David Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber break down East Carolina's Saturday night loss at Rice. ECU linebacker great Mark Libiano (1992-95) joins The Sports Objective team by phone to discuss the game and the state of … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates miss chances in loss at Rice
HOUSTON — East Carolina's last hope for a win in its American Athletic Conference opener at Rice ended with Alex Flinn being flushed out of the pocket and tackled for a loss at his own 39 with 24 seconds left on a 4th-and-14 from the ECU 46. A scan of the statistics would indicate a more favorable outcome than the actual 24-17 loss to the Owls. ECU led 391-277 in total yards … [Read more...]
Football FeatureGame Day Weather
East Carolina will be playing in much drier conditions than in last week's 44-0 win over Gardner-Webb in Greenville as the Pirates visit Rice to start American Athletic Conference play tonight with a kickoff at 7 p.m. (Eastern time). The forecast is calling for a temperature of 90 degrees at the outset with a heat index of 92. The sun will be out with a zero percent chance of … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Show
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Show as they preview East Carolina's Saturday, Sept. 30, clash in Houston with first-year league member Rice (7 p.m., ESPN+). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since … [Read more...]