Great report, Thanks

A tale of multiple teams, who will show up next. Best season in a while though and my vote is to keep Joe until he gets it where he want it. He is a very good coach and seems to have things going in the right direction. No other head Coach will do better than he can.

My husband Charles A Rhodes always looks to your website for ECU news. Thank you for the good work. His question today is: where can I find the baseball game on tv or computer?Is ESPN+ going to carry it? Can't seem to find any info on it today.

Aaron Ramseur is not on the current roster and I believe has ended his eligibility. Otherwise, another excellent analysis.

The best one of these you have ever done. Excellent accuracy. Very comprehensive. Have not seen anything like this anywhere else. Igoe does his by position over time buy you hit all the bases in one article which I have bookmarked for future reference.

Sounds good. I will be there for every home game. It seems like a special season always comes down to high quality and deep pitching. Go Pirates

ECU Baseball is in goid hands as usual. Thank you Cliff. One question...describe how prepared we are in Catcher position?

Why was there no mention of us Pirates that donated our tickets, lost money in on hotels and travel? Thank you big donors but us little guys support the Pirates too!

The Military bowl should move the game and we should play NC State in Raleigh. Both teams were shafted by their respective bowl opponents and are ready to go!

ECU and BC have never met. Coach led the former to belief in itself over this season, and they play with a bit of a blue collar chip on their shoulder. BC was plagued by injury throughout the season, and never got its footing or acquired an identity. From that standpoint, ECU has an advantage. Also, BC was founded as a local option for bIue collar Catholic families, gained national prominence in the mid-'80s courtesy of Doug Flutie, and in the process of growing in stature in the decades since, has acquired a bit of an elitist attitude. BC is favored (slightly) more by reputation than by reality. Go Pirates.

Good 3 pt percentage, solid defense but good coaching more than anything else led to this win. The match between coaching staffs the final 2 mins was phenomenal. Checkmate Pirates

Never a shortage of football experts and critics! We forget so quickly it seems.... Just a couple short years ago, we couldn't tackle, couldn't block, and this team would have blown us completely out right away. The way we play, compete, the attitude, the effort, all reflections of Houston. Wake up and recognize. Blessed to have him and very proud of what we have accomplished. The future is bright!! Buy tickets and let's get behind this team. Any negatives IMO, AD lets get some folks in the concession areas. Lines are way out of hand at home games. I know it's been a tuff season to get folks to work, but this has to improve. Also would be nice to see Greenville police out or Hwy Patrol helping with traffic after games more. It's been a much more enjoyable season this year than the last several. Nice to actually look forward to Saturdays again in the fall!!! Go Pirates!!!

Valid questions. The clock management at various 'crunch' times through the season has been an issue. Before the half, I think Coach was afraid the offense would pull a quick three-and-out, leaving Cincy time to do more damage. Still, knowing Cincy was getting the ball first after the half, you would think the Pirates would at least TRY to score at least a field goal. To me, it seemed as if Cincy had memorized most of the Pirate playbook. Couple that with an unwillingness to move Ahlers out of the pocket and force Cincy to adjust, made for a long day. I don't think the OC/Coach are willing to accept that the o-line can't execute either a solid run game or pocket passing, against stout competition. Also, Ahlers overall accuracy wasn't very high. Agreed, the defense played a decent game. Too much peeking into the backfield by the secondary, though. Hopefully, corrections can be made in time for the bowl game.

"ECU may have given its best shot in terms of effort, but the performance came up short on execution." That says it all, and I know that those long passes given up by the defense were hard to watch, but generally I thought the d was exceptional; the offense, not so much, but the Cinnci d had a lot to do w/ that; they appeared to be considerably quicker and faster. That late field goal SNAFU and interception were daggers. Cinnci proved that they're considerably superior, but I've got a nagging question as to what Houston was thinking about when ECU got a huge takeaway at the end of the first half, had the ball at their own 25 or so w/ well over a minute remaining, plus a timeout or two, a classic two minute drill situation, and yet they more or less sat on it!! What the hell was that about?? Was it confusion on the sideline, or just a "limit the damage" mentality?? Neither answer is satisfactory, and both reminded me of the Navy game, when they didn't go for it late in the 4th on a 4th and 1, and then basically mismanaged the clock at the very end, unnecessarily forcing a 54 yard fg. You cannot take away from the Pirates improvement, but I think there's more room for that on the sidelines, too.

Congrats to the Pirates for a very solid season, advancing both the overall quality of play, and more than doubling the Wins. Most important, the Pirates play hard every play, every game - no quitting. Unfortunately, against Cincy, the Pirates looked more like the team who played App State back in August, not the team who fought back through adversity against Navy. As much fun as it has been watching the advancement of the Program, the Cincy game is a reminder the Pirates are still a work in progress. Cincy may yet prove unworthy of a playoff spot, but you have to envy the workmanlike manner in which they take care of business. I think Coach Houston is trying to build that type of team. All three phases of the game faltered, showing how much our team needs to improve going forward - if the Pirates ever want to be in Cincy's position. Some of the mistakes/breakdowns were certainly due to the level of competition, while others were the Pirates' own doing. Much has been accomplished, yet, much is left to do. To realize how hard it is to achieve the results desired by Pirate Nation, look only to Cincy. Two full years at a high level of performance, yet still on the outside looking in at the playoffs. Again, congratulations Pirate football, and go win a bowl game!!