East Carolina hopes the week off from Hurricane Matthew pays dividends in the second half of the season. The time off certainly didn’t hurt. Not only was it a break from football, it was combined with a break from school because of the problems with the flooding in the area. Coach Scottie Montgomery and company had a chance to heal up, while working to improve for the … [Read more...]
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Audio: Coach Mo Weekly Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery met with the news media for his weekly press conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. He thanked the university, community and first responders for their efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and discussed how the Pirates grew closer as a team during the off-week and used the extra time to make adjustments in preparation for … [Read more...]
View from the East: Schedule strength has contributed to record
The postponement of East Carolina's game with Navy from Oct. 13 to Nov. 19 neatly divided the regular season in half for the Pirates, who have gone 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference thus far. The six league games remaining will determine how ECU does in the AAC and whether the Pirates can reach the six-win plateau of bowl eligibility. ECU will try to … [Read more...]
View from the East: ECU adjustments include mini-camp
The adjustments began almost as soon as South Florida's final efforts to run up the score in a 38-22 win over East Carolina in Tampa on Saturday had failed. Rain from Hurricane Matthew closed the Raleigh-Durham and Pitt-Greenville airports with the Pirates thinking an expedited return home was essential to prepare for a Thursday night home game against Navy. The Pirates … [Read more...]
Insights from Brett: Pirates find silver lining in adverse situation
The decision was a no-brainer, really. Considering the loss of life, property and electricity throughout Eastern North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and the threat of further devastation from rivers and lakes that are still in the process of rising, there was no way ECU could have — or should have — played its home football game against Navy on Thursday. But … [Read more...]