I have something of a ritual any time the PowerBall jackpot balloons above a certain three-digit threshold. As soon as I wake up on the morning after the drawing, I immediately head downstairs to check my numbers in hopes that I’ve got the winning ticket — or as I like to call it, cashing in on my retirement plan — knowing full well that there’s literally no chance that I … [Read more...]
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Football Recruiting Report: High Point Central spawns another defensive end for ECU
Veteran High Point Central High School coach Wayne Jones sent East Carolina a defensive end in 2011 who would end up starting 16 games and appearing in 37 overall. The player, Johnathon White, had been a three-time All-Piedmont Triad 4-A Conference pick performing for Jones. After a redshirt season as a true freshman at ECU, White recorded 95 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and … [Read more...]
From the Anchor Desk: Momentous week for Coach Mo & Co.
All of the early morning workouts, all of the practices in the spring and fall, all of the work in the classroom — it all adds up to why you play football at East Carolina. You play football at ECU to play the game on those magical Saturdays. Make no mistake about it, this is the best time of the year. You could see the anxiety on Scottie Montgomery’s face at his first … [Read more...]
Audio: Coach Mo Weekly Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery addressed the media at his first weekly press conference of the season on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. The Pirates will host Western Carolina to kick off the 2016 campaign on Saturday at 6 p.m. (File photo by Al Myatt; Audio courtesy of Pirate Radio 1250) … [Read more...]
View from the East: Pirates look inland to enhance domain
As Western Carolina prepares to travel East for the season opener at 6 p.m. on Saturday night, East Carolina, in a figurative sense, is heading West. The Pirates are expanding their base beyond the standard concept of their region East of I-95, a move that may enhance their appeal to possible Big 12 Conference expansion. If you think the final football practice at Rocky … [Read more...]