Like the brilliant pinpoints of light that glowed from Pirate fans’ cellphones to accent the No Quarter music, East Carolina’s loss to Temple Thursday night was an exercise in finding the bright spots. The Pirates weren’t deep enough on any part of the field to stop a 4-1 Temple team that added Thursday’s 27-17 result to create a string of six consecutive victories over … [Read more...]
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Photo FeatureGame Day Gallery
Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with his camera during East Carolina's 27-17 loss to Temple on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Myatt captured this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
Audio FeatureMike Houston Postgame
East Carolina coach Mike Houston spoke with reporters after the Pirates were defeated by Temple 27-17 on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio FeatureBonesville Pregame
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for an 8 p.m. kickoff against Temple 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 in 2001. … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
The high in Greenville today is expected to be 97 degrees. That will cool off to 83 degrees for an 8 p.m. kickoff under clear skies as East Carolina hosts Temple. The humidity at the outset of the American Athletic Conference contest is 65 percent in the forecast with a zero percent chance of precipitation and wind out of the south-southwest at three miles per hour. By game's … [Read more...]