Welcome back, Coach! I'm going to buy season bball tix as soon as they go on sale. And I've only done that once since joining the Pirate Club in 1982!

Ahh.......your last statement.......if it's already a done deal then it's not by accident but by design, or a plan. Right?

I don't claim to be an expert on anything, but during my years since finishing up at ECU and UT, I am amazed at some of the hires made at both schools. We need to find another Terry Holland, Steve Logan and a really good basketball coach. And yes, I believe we have had good coaches for the most part, but at ECU we expect results and good programs despite less than stellar resources. For those doing the hiring, we are counting on you. GGGOOO....PPITATES!!.

I am excited to see Dave Hart back at ECU. I recall that we had a very good football program when he was AD. I am also a Tennessee grad and was pleased he at UT. His presence will create a lot of enthusiasm in The Pirate Nation. GGOOO...PPIRATES!!!

Great job by our soft ball team - keep up the good work ladies! GGGOOO...PPIRATES!!!

Great job! GO PIRATES!

Dickie, Well written and supported with verified facts. I am glad Jeff is not involved in the hiring of the new basketball coach. Hard to believe anyone, must less several people on the committee, would have agreed he deserved a raise and a five year contract extension.

Yep Kidd,you have finally nailed it. If you want to play you must pay. We all want to be a big time program but we want someone else to pay for it. It takes mega bucks.

I agree. Time is of the essence. Basketball coaching carousel for folks we can afford is going on right now. Maybe the decision has already been made to go with Perry? Just waiting for the new AD to announce it?

Nothing because it's not going to happen. If we lose the 1st game then he should be fire the next day

Let’s hope we get an AD in place before hiring another coach. Other wise it will look like a a few well healed supporters will want to hire the coach without the complication of having to consult the Director of Athletics, which is probably how we got to where we are. Go Pirates!

Stupid article. Waiting any longer would have been far worse for donations, ticket sales, and any coaching searches. Why do you think this wasn’t going to be botched by Compher who botched everything he touched? He resigned because he knew no other school would hire him with people flying planes calling for his firing.

I agree that the timing makes no sense. It should have been done last June and his contract should have expired rather than extended. The year he came, our football team went 10-3; our mens basketball team won 23 games and won the CTI tournament. Our womens team won 22 games and went to the WNIT. Our baseball team won more than 30 games. And to top it off, we had a 3M surplus. Look where our program is now. Then he adds womens LAX at a cost of 600K per year, cut the other coaches budget by 10% Then he accepts a 5 year extension and a 70K per year increase and we are 3M in the hole. What grand leadership we have! It will probably help more than it hurts that he will not be involved in the search for a new basketball coach.

The timing of all this makes no sense. And we unnecessarily spend $1M. And then let him stick around for his $140k bonus. I understand praising him. We need him to get a job to offset some or all of this money. But we wouldn't have to worry about it if we would have just wait until after football season and then see where we are. But we offer an unnecessary 5 year extension in June which completely pissed off half our base. Why on earth would we do that last June? What could they have possibly been thinking?

Yes.