That was a classic 50/50 call by Coach; the lady I was with was one of the boo birds, but Pirates defense had their mojo on, and Coach was relying on it, as I argued at the time. (I was also thinking of that OT game vs. Tulane last year, when they couldn't get the 1 yard they needed to stay alive, though admittedly this year's edition on the ground is light years beyond last year's.) The d boys vindicated Coach's decision in a very big way. ...need to get Ahlers comfortable w/ the pass; for now, the platooning is fine. ...love the way the run game is developing; that gives Herring FAR more latitude. That they can pass is fully established; they MUST be able to run too in order to win. Being double digit dogs to Temple, even away, only shows that the wise guys aren't so wise; it's nothing short of insulting, but at the same time should be an excellent practice motivator this week.

Atrocious attitude by the Tech admin and its message board fans. Could care less about this series continuing down the road.

Bravo!! By the actions of all D1 schools in the Carolinas and Virginia this weekend Tech looked pretty ridiculous in their actions and comments. Also Tech didn’t look too “waterproof” when James Summers ran all over them in the rain in Greenville in 2015. Go Pirates

All to credit to Coach and his Pirates for answering the bell under "must win" circumstances. Pirates ability to run and play stout defense were the most promising signs.

There are improvements that need to be made but despite the disappointing loss, the team looked better on defense. A&T deserves more credit than we give them as they make plays when they need them and find ways to win close games. Hopefully this loss will motivate rather than define this team. I hope to see an inspired performance Saturday and fans who maintain their sanity.

What I have been looking for in these articles more addressing the problems and the fixes. That was always a strong point of Skip's and I had confidence it would get better. I appreciate that the defense is obviously better, but for some reason we still can;t seem to run the ball. The "O" line has to step up and do a better job. I will be at the unc game. GGOOO>>>PPIRATES!!

"It just wasn’t meant to be." "The Pirates were hoping that the Heel’s cross country trip would give them the edge. The Sunday game evened out that playing field." Holy cow, even the Pirates REPORTING has become defeatist!! Well, at this early point in the season, the math appears to be pretty simple; either find a way to beat UNC, or stick a fork in 'em. P. S. It's not clear that Coach realizes that advancing the ball on the ground is legal in football; if he does know that, it's a mystery why nothing apparently was done about it in the offseason.

Good for CU. Worked on campus there for 3 years running concessions for the athletic games. Watched their football stadium be built from the ground up. There's a lot of Fighting Camels pride in Buies Creek--just took a shift in university leadership to emphasize and prioritize it. Hope this turns into a long friendship on the field for both schools.

I support my Pirates come rain, shine and losing. They played a very good team and lost. We could have won and perhaps we should have, but from what I have read, we can get better. I am counting on that. I will be there next week and pulling for the Pirates. GGOOO.....PIRATES!!!

Losers have excuses, winners have a program. We had a program and were on track to build a fantastic foundation with Ruffin McNeil - similar to what VT had with Beamer. Instead we go for the flash in the pan young gun who at best was using ECU as a stepping stone to a bigger program. He is clearly over his head being in command. He’ll be lucky if he can get a pop Warner job at this point. Ruff wouldn’t been here until he retired. Now we have a football team, not a program that is on life support for direction and leadership and a financial standing as an institution on verge of collapse. I won’t donate another penny to this school until the leadership is completely overhauled - and that includes the chancellor.

It wasnt a coach substitution. Farrier came out of the game from heat exhaustion. Its a game. These are kids. The team is young. They faced a ton of adversity this weekend and didnt succeed to all the fans liking. Relax. unc is the focus now. And they dont look as good as A&T in my opinion. We can run on unc.

Mo has got to go. The two minute drill at the end trying to substitute players as the clock winds down. Not running the ball in goal line situations. Predictable offense, and a defense that can’t stop the run again. We may need to move out of D1 if we are going to stick with him and want to win games again.

C'mon brother! Charlotte? In football? The bottom feeder in their league? Are you serious? Have a little faith, man! Have some faith. Sheesh...…….

ECU isn't much better than Charlotte and A&T beat Charlotte last year. This game will be close.

You're right. I should have. I just didn't think Charlotte last year wan't that big an accomplishment. The 49ers were awful.