Goooo!

Aarrrgh! Go Pirates!!

What a memorable and well deserved ending to a tumultuous season for the Pirates; congrats and well deserved most especially to Rahjai Harris, whose dedication to his craft was rewarded in Annapolis after climbing the mountain of his ACL injury. He was trending upward the latter part of the season, as was the OL in front of him, and I was actually expecting him to have a big game, though not necessarily the utterly legendary game that he played. The defense too was monstrous once again. Thank God for Harris' 86 yard signature run most especially given the referees' MONUMENTAL miscall of the ECU scoop and score shortly before it, an inarguably blown call of game reversing proportions at the time. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THAT WAS NOT REVIEWED?? THE WHISTLE HAD NOT BLOWN WHEN THE STATE FUMBLE OCCURRED. Coach Harrell has plenty of work before him to rebuild the roster for next season, but Houser would seem to have done enough at least to have the Q spot locked down, and I like the way the OC exploited his running ability yesterday, also a huge difference maker in the game; but mostly there's lots of hope that Coach has restored a winning culture. Go Pirates!!

Get a life.

Congratulations to the Pirates for overcoming themselves, and finishing off the season with a bang! Typical of the season, the Pirates had to mix some bad play in with the good. Fortunately, there was more good than bad. So happy for RH. What a way to finish your career with the Pirates. No question about it, this is Blake Harrell’s team, now. Whether the Pirates can successfully navigate the minefield that is today’s college football remains to be seen. As to the ugliness that marred the ending of the game, there has to be serious consequences for the players who disrespected their schools. For me, #61 for the Pirates should be dismissed from the team. A replay showed him being the cause of an injury to a game official. The ugly ending aside, what a great way to end a tumultuous season.

There has to be limitations on this stuff. One transfer in a career, out of conference, and then u r done. And the portal should NOT be open until after the bowls!! No loyalty anymore. ECU gave you a chance to become a better player. It’s me me me now. Even the NFL has better regulations with cap and a draft. This is just a joke!

Imagine the 91 Peach Bowl now. Blake probably sits out along with Jones. Our CUSA title probably doesn’t happen with Chris Johnson on the sideline decked out in gold chains.

Imagine the 91 Peach Bowl now. Blake probably sits out along with Jones. Our CUSA title probably doesn’t happen with Chris Johnson on the sideline decked out in gold chains.

Between that and sitting out bowl games for the NFL draft, it’s getting to the point that this once great tradition of college sports is coming to an end. Unless it’s for the playoff. Only possible solution is bonus money for players in bowl games.

If our players continue to leave via the “portal” not going to be much of a game to watch. When are we going to regulate this ridiculous system?!

Yes it is always a good sign when the pirates have a Dark Horse on the roster.

Fantastic report !! Thanks, Sammy

I don’t know if the Pirates could have held off Navy even if they had scored big on the two 1st-and-goal opportunities. It would have been nice to have seen the Pirates play a complete game against one of the better AAC opponents. What is concerning about the Pirates overall performance is the lack of discipline… in the 12th game of the season. You can’t do some of the stupid stuff exhibited by the Pirates and expect to win. Coach Harrell, it seems, has done nothing to rein in his players. Also, the Pirate “D” still needs a secondary, as too many receivers are allowed to run past the back line as if they had a hall pass. If we can’t recruit a lockdown cornerback, the Pirates will always have a problem getting off the field on third down. 7-5 is better than I thought possible, and I give Harrell and the crew some credit for finishing a game over .500. Hate to think how many players jump to the portal before the bowl game. Chances are the bowl game the Pirates get will be in mid-December, and hopefully, they’ll still have a full roster. Considering the times, that’s probably too optimistic.

It’s easy to pin this on Hauser who was off all day, but equal credit to his previously reliable go to target Smith only catching 3 of 11 passes, most were catchable. If I heard later they had been out drinking the night before it would all make sense. D played great until they were worn out. Offensive play calling was missing the creativity from previous weeks. Still running the ball for a yard or less up the middle in the 4th quarter was hard to comprehend. Congratulations to Blake, I still believe he was the right choice to carry this forward as he is proven a culture builder.

30 players away from a championship