Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a 3:45 p.m. kickoff against South Florida at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. Myatt has decades of experience as a sports journalist and has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since the site's founding … [Read more...]
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Special FeatureGame Day Weather
There is a favorable forecast for tailgating and football as East Carolina meets South Florida for the Pirates' Homecoming today at 3:45 p.m. The temperature beneath partly cloudy skies at kickoff is expected to be 75 degrees with 55 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of precipitation and winds from the East-Southeast at nine miles per hour. There will be some slight … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTLooking for continuity
Considering the caliber of the opponent, East Carolina played its best half of football this season in a 41-28 loss at Central Florida last Saturday night. The problem was that ECU trailed 35-6 at halftime before coach Mike Houston's first-year team got things together at Spectrum Stadium. The Pirates will be looking for continuity from the showing in Orlando as they take … [Read more...]
The Bradsher Beat on Basketball Media DayPirates undertake fresh start with a big goal
With eleven new players on their roster, there’s no doubt that the preseason held some moments of consternation for the East Carolina basketball coaches. But Tuesday’s media day revealed nothing but big smiles, bright white uniforms and descriptions of the team’s upgrade with its new personnel. After head coach Joe Dooley gave a standing-room-only press conference, the lobby … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskA glimpse of the future
Pirate fans got a glimpse of the future in the second half of Saturday night’s 41-28 loss at Central Florida. The first half was all too familiar to the East Carolina faithful, as the Knights bolted out to a 35-6 lead. Absolutely nothing was going right. The Pirates could have easily folded their hand and limped home with a lopsided loss. This team is different under Mike … [Read more...]