Great job by the Pirates, hanging tough when it seemed they couldn’t get anybody out, and answering the Deacons with a walk-off rally. Somebody needs to ask Coach Godwin, why pull Yesavage after one out? Did Trey ask to be pulled? Why not give him another batter, and if he handles the situation, let him finish the inning. The Coach’s formula has been successful more often than not, but this seemed like a huge unforced error.

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Will Yesavage and Root be ready to pitch?

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A misplayed fly ball to centerfield in the second inning signaled the beginning of a very frustrating day. Although ruled a hit, the misplay allowed SLU to strike first. However, that would be the least of the Pirate problems, as the bullpen failed once again to support an ECU power surge at the plate. The season is still young, but there has been a noticeable lack of control exhibited by Pirate relievers, by and large. SLU made Pirate pitchers earn each out, while battling at every at bat. Hopefully, some bullpen arms will settle down and become steady performers. You aren’t going to have much success when your pitching is routinely giving away free passes to first base.

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Great back-and-forth contest, which showed both strength and weakness by both teams. Both teams can manufacture runs, and both teams are in serious need of a more mature bull pen. Too bad this series had to be played early in the year. I’m betting both teams will be better off 30-45 days from now - and all these guys aren’t even the “cream” of the state teams. Baseball is alive and well in NC, so far, this year.

Greg, Is the revised CFP playoff format good or bad for the AAC/ECU? Thanks, Tim Slavin

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I’m betting Signing Day at many schools looked a lot like ECU’s did - a shamble of its former glory. What a damning testimony against the NCAA. How many of the schools currently labeled as “FBS” can afford to invest recruitment dollars and time on high school recruits, going forward. A recently run Dr Pepper commercial pokes some fun at the chaos created by the transfer portal. Sadly, it’s almost as truthful as it is tongue-and-cheek.

I'm in favor of relegation in college football. The brick and mortar arms race is even sillier than I originally thought.

We really should hope that happens, because the AAC has become significantly degraded on a net basis. All four of the universities that left were really the cornerstones of the conference in its prior form. Except arguably for UTSA (given its aggressive, resourced ambition) and Rice and Army (given their tradition and academic cred), all of the incoming programs were a downgrade to the AAC. Absolutely the "have nots" of a collapsed ACC represent a collection of programs that are superior to the AAC, but unless Coach Houston can truly turn ECU around, why would they be interested in ECU as a member of a new conference? There are other programs in the region today (e.g., App State and Liberty) that could be looking to move up, and would probably be more attractive than ECU, and even more candidate programs outside of the region. Coach gets paid very well; let's hope the results on the field begin to be commensurate.

The toothpaste ain’t going back into the tube. The NCAA isn’t interested in fixing anything, because they don’t know how. Survival is their mission. The creation of two, maybe three Super Conferences for football seems likely. Those conferences won’t need “leadership” from the NCAA, but you can bet the NCAA will fight like hell to keep hold of the reins. As for the “others”, the first question is, do they have any affiliation with the the Biggies - in any sport. Whatever happens, I hope this destroys the leadership of the NCAA. If nothing changes there, then the also-rans should run away from the NCAA, form their own leadership cadre, and move forward. Daunting, yes it is - but doable and necessary.