Good stuff! Thank You !!

On Page 25 of the ECU fact book is listed the current ECU Depth Chart which is a little different than what you have on the offensive line. The two starters Brandon Smith at right tackle who is the most experienced player returning (3rd year starting), Garret McGhin at the center position and Cortez Herring at right guard are correct. They list D'Ante Smith at left tackle and Des Barmore at right guard. The two deep lists some other players not mentioned by you such as the two freshmen Austin Lee at backup left guard and Matt Morgan at backup right tackle. Teams usually have five Quarterbacks with Sirk we only have four. The four quarterbacks currently here including Sirk have been here less than 3 years all together. We needed two more quarterbacks and added one. The coaches seem to be confident in Minshew but needed more depth and maturity at that position with either going the junior college or graduate transfer route. They preferred the graduate transfer route which is great choice at this position for us. The two should push each other and may the best man win. They will both be used this season and I hope they can both stay healthy and lead us to many wins this season.

The " Ihatecheetos" comment I mean is the most stupid one I've ever seen on a Pirate forum.

I think this is the most stupid comment I've ever seen on a Pirate forum!

David: You were correct about the temporary discrepancy. We were editing the page with the addition of a thumbnail for Austin Richardson when you took note of the disparity. We have since updated the "Number of known commitments to date" to 18. — Danny Whitford, Editor

In your 2018 recruiting class you state 17 verbals but you have 18 players listed? Should there be 18 or is one of them wrong? thanks

Bob Dowd and Jeff Wells: Your points are well taken. We had Gardner's first name correct in the photo caption but incorrect in the story. It has now been corrected in the story. — Danny Whitford, Editor

Must be the QB at Eastern Carolina?

Who's Garrett Minshew?

Great news for the Pirates baseball team , when will the remaining signed 2017 class be announced ? What is the status of Benton and Riles do not see them playing in any Summer leagues ?

You don't have the AD, the Chancellor, and 100% of the trustees all on board for firing Ruffin for no reason. Have a little faith that he needed to go. I'm not disagreeing with the article. But anyone who is still complaining about Ruffin hitting the road needs to do a little research. And this is from a guy who loved Ruff!

I totally agree with the article. When I see the confidence and respect that other head coaches have for Coach Ruff I wonder what Compher was thinking when he fired him, yet Coach Lebo is still there. That move will always stick in my mind and what a total screwup it was. I also wonder about Staton and how much skill he has in running a major university especially with the band situation and now the contract extension for Compher.

ECU did have a Swimmer at the NCAA Championship.

Good article until the last paragraph. Perhaps insert the word "just" between "by" and "graduation". Surely, the measures you mention are also important to the role of the AD. However, without athletic success, waving the academic success flag does little to sooth the fanbase. That's your point - I get it.

I agree that Staton should have awaited until next year to consider an extension. However, I disagree with your statement "ECU is a program that got worse immediately after a coaching change initiated by Compher." It is easy to come to that conclusion if you just consider the win/loss record. It is my belief there was ample evidence overall to make a change. I further argue there was a good chance Ruffin would have had a worse season then Montgomery in 2016. Not necessarily just wins and losses, but overall morale within the program and out. I, for one, was not confident in the program after Ruffin's last year but I probably would have given him one more year. Give Montgomery time to lift the program up and Compher time on his decision to change leadership.