For key offensive contributors like quarterback Holton Ahlers, wide receiver Trevon Brown and running back Anthony Scott, East Carolina’s open date has provided a valuable chance to marinate in the offense with Ahlers at the helm. If you ask the ECU coaches, the Pirate system is running more efficiently each day. Head coach Scottie Montgomery called Tuesday’s practice … [Read more...]
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Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio FeatureBonesville Pregame
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a noon kickoff against American Athletic Conference foe Memphis at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The duo 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 the … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
A good afternoon for football appears to be in store as East Carolina hosts Memphis at noon today. The temperature at kickoff is expected to be 62 degrees with 48 percent humidity and a zero percent chance of a shower. Wind will be out of the west-northwest at 10 miles per hour. Conditions won't change significantly during the American Athletic Conference contest. The … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTFactors have moved in ECU’s favor
East Carolina hosts a Memphis program on Saturday at noon that dealt the Pirates a 70-13 defeat in the Liberty Bowl last season. It was the dismal end of a 3-9 campaign and the final nail in a 2-6 run through the American Athletic Conference. ECU should be more competitive with the Tigers this time around. One obvious factor is the home field advantage which is worth … [Read more...]
From the Anchor DeskShaking off the ‘Bye Week Blues’
I begin this week coming off of a bad case of the “Bye Week Blues.” There are much bigger things in life to complain about, I know, but this past weekend was just about a personal case of the football flu. Friday night was washed out. Almost all of the high school football games were played on Thursday. When your show is called ‘Touchdown Friday,’ the Thursday games take … [Read more...]