No signs of improvement, and zero indication of any ability to coach up the talent. If you think speed will solve the defensive incompetence, look forward to more $6 tickets on StubHub! Further, quit the pause-play offensive play calling. If your team thrives when playing fast, why are you taking them out of any hopes of maintaining any rhythm and challenging the opposing defense by giving that defense time to rest and get set over and over? Seems the game plan reflected little confidence in the team, and was to give up from the start. As I've said before, stop over-thinking this thing! It's time to show some willingness to evolve, and mature as a coaching staff. You have to be better leaders, and bring in better teachers.

That team today looked no better than it did in week 1. Defenders willingly being blocked like they probably do in practice. I saw nothing to indicate next year won’t be the same with this coach.

But maybe John Thompson would have turned everything around if he had just been given that third year, just like Scotty is going to do...

We didn't even get beaten this bad with Johnny Thompson...

ECU has definitely turned a corner. For the worse.

I tend to agree with Floyd, though I do believe we have turned the corner in Football, Lebo has brought in some of the best basketball players we've ever had and with a top 25 recruiting class, Coach Godwin has the baseball program ready to roll. It's not time to make the Captain or Officers "walk the plank". No mutiny needed on the Pirate ship, land is in sight. Go Pirates!

It's the editor's fault! Thank you for the heads up. — Danny Whitford, Editor

Memphis is potent offensively, but they give up a ton of points, so the key here for ECU will be to mix in a healthy dose of running into what has become a pretty decent Pirates offense. That will allow for more clock control, for more keeping the ball away from the Memphis offense. The Pirates defense will be pressured big time; hopefully they can make some stops. A couple of takeaways could go a long way, too. The Pirates should be loose for this one; there's no downside for them, whereas Memphis is playing for a better bowl.

Great article about Josh, a small suggestion...I think the word is mettle vs meddle. Just a thought. Thanks for writing this...Go Josh!

The trajectory of our entire athletics department is going the wrong way under Compher. I know we've won swimming and diving championships, and some in XC, but the case against Compher will be made by football, baseball and basketball none of which are trending in the right direction.

It is no doubt that Memphis has a very good team and it would be a big upset if we were to win. Memphis is probably about as good as any team that we have faced this year. Frankly, if we can stay within 7-10 points, I would be happy. I'm being optimistic!! GGGOOO....PPIRATES!!

Any coach who can take a JC QB and get him throwing for nearly 500 yards against D1 defenses can coach offense. Coach Mo needs a top quality DC to get the D in shape and EC can win. How about Tra Brown what a performance Sat.

I think Coach staying is a foregone conclusion, for all of the reasons stated in this article, esp. the team's improvement, which as noted, though, is vs. lesser opposition. Therefore, this week vs. no. 17 Memphis is a test of how significant the improvement is. ECU will be a big underdog, but can they genuinely compete? Obviously the o must continue to roll, but that MUST include a decent dose of running, mostly for clock control purposes. Who know; if the d can manage a pick or forced fumble or two, lightening could strike for the Pirates.

Incapable...... Wow

I don't understand this at all. Please explain. Fire the AD that hire coach Mo but keep Coach Mo for 1 more year. If you fire AD then you need to fire coach too. If any new AD will not keep Coach Mo as HC. Keeping coach mo will be the dumbest thing ECU can do. I have not seen any improvement or foundation being built with Mo. Now we going to right back in the same boat next year, I promise. WE will lose to NC A & T next year. Its too many coaches on the market this year. This would be the best time for ECU