East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery and kicking specialist Jake Verity spoke with reporters after the Pirates' 37-35 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt) … [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 3:30 p.m. kickoff against Conference USA member Old Dominion 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 site's … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
As East Carolina hosts Old Dominion in football today at 3:30, the weather forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies at kickoff with a temperature of 80 degrees. The outlook is for 64 percent humidity with a zero percent chance of precipitation and wind out of the northeast at seven miles per hour. Clear skies are expected by the conclusion of the nonconference contest with … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTFootball 101 starts bright and early for Pirates
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. That was the lifestyle that Benjamin Franklin endorsed. East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery is a believer in the value of early starts, too. The Pirates have started practicing in the morning and it's not just to avoid being rained out by afternoon showers. "That's just one of the advantages," … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatDefensive unit’s errors in Blackwell’s bulls-eye
David Blackwell knows that his defense is more highly ranked this season, and he likes much of what he has seen from his players in East Carolina’s past two games. But Blackwell can’t dwell on the good news when plays like South Florida’s 80-yard fourth quarter touchdown run in Saturday’s 20-13 defeat are still lodged in his memory. “I think as a coach you always try to … [Read more...]