East  Carolina is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff today against in-state rival North Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The forecast is calling for a temperature of 89 degrees at the outset with 55 percent humidity, a 30 percent chance of precipitation and wind out of the East at six miles per hour. The mercury is expected to drop to 82 degrees by game's end with humidity … [Read more...]

Football is primarily an outdoor sport and is occasionally subject to the dictates of weather. That fact was substantiated Thursday night as the NFL season opener in Philadelphia between the Eagles and Atlanta was delayed at the outset. East Carolina players, coaches, fans and supporters needed no reminder of Mother Nature's potential impact. The season opening 28-23 home … [Read more...]

Among other atypical aspects of East Carolina’s opening football weekend was the fact that an unexpected Sunday game robbed the Pirates of a day of preparation for UNC-Chapel Hill. But since everyone in purple seems to agree that the chief adjustments this week need to be mental, the abbreviated week might not be a major issue. “We just know we made a few mental mistakes,” … [Read more...]

North Carolina A&T coach Sam Washington had one final message for East Carolina before leaving Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Sunday. “Tell them to bring me my money,” he said at the end of a wild locker room celebration following the Aggies’ weather-delayed 28-23 win against the Pirates. Washington was referring to the $300,000 his school was reportedly guaranteed just for … [Read more...]

East Carolina football fans went from “ARRGGHH to UUGGGGHHHH” in one bizarre weekend at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Saturday’s weather forecast was for pop up storms in the afternoon with a 40 percent chance of rain. One of those storms hung up about ten miles away from the stadium, forcing several different delays for lightning in the area. Finally, an hour and 15 minutes … [Read more...]