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How can we say Coach Mo recruits are a step better then Ruff when Coach Moe won 3 games in two years. Mo getting the same 3 star players like Ruffin doing. We are not landing 4 to 5 star players. period. I rather have a 3 star player from eastern nc that know history of being a pirate then 3 star player from Virginia thats clueless.
So Ruffin nothing without Riley, please tell me what Coach Mo excuses. I know one thing that Ruffin kids fought for him and not give up like last Saturday.
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You right. I might not understand but I don't understand why everyone wanted him fired. So you fired Ruffin for OC with no head coach experience. Let be honest ECU, we don't have enough money to land big name coaches with experience or keep them. If so we would have keep Skip Holtz.
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IF the season turns into a disaster I hope Coach Mo has the intestinal fortitude AND the authority by the AD to fire any assistant coaches and personnel all the way down to the waterboy. I don't care how long they have been coaching. I don't care what their previous accolades have been. I don't care how long they have been connected to the university. This team was not prepared. If he does not--then Houston, we have a problem.
But I am hoping for a different team at WV. A win will do a lot to help me forget Saturday!
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They had better have their jock straps on real tight! They had better be mad as hell. They had better play every down like its the last time they will be on the field all the way to the final whistle. Coaches included.
If they are scared, if the WV players smell blood, we will get creamed.
It is truly a moment to see what kind of coaching staff we really have.
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I know overlapping seasons can be so confusing, but Matt Barnes pitches for the Boston Red Sox and "Austin" Barnes punts for ECU. Was the only bright spot in a disastrous game.
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Good article. After the failed score when their fumble occurred, ECU gave up. This is the same thing we did year. They, as a team, need to learn to fight even harder when adversity happens. And never, never, never give up!!!!!
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Unfortunately our AD will be given more time than Mo,we know Compher sucks but Mo is on a short lease.
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Hang in there, bro!
We've weathered this kind of storm before and came out stronger. Remember when we had the nations longest losing streak? Soon after we finished a season ranked #9 in the country. Two years of JT and shortly thereafter we had two conference titles.
We will get through this and we will be stronger!
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There is plenty of finger pointing going on. Some has merit while some may not. The only absolutes I know at this point are 1) It is going to be another long painful season & 2) Compher ended up with a raise and contract extension. #1 happens sometimes and with the right people and efforts we will recover. But how/why #2 happened blows my mind and leaves me disgusted. I'm still a Pirate at heart just had the wind taken out of my sails for a bit.
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True......I do feel bad for these guys. They were totally unprepared. Mentally but especially physically. Hopefully it will only cost them a year as opposed to injury due to weakness. You know, I wonder if they were playing like a bunch of pansies because they quickly learned on the field how out of shape they were and they were scared they would get hurt? Hmmmmm.
What the heck happened with our fabulous Jeff Connors strength and conditioning program? A blind man could see the difference on the field.
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Great comment, James.
Mike, first, who are you going to turn the reigns over to? Who?
Second, something to play for? I expect them to play not only for their darn scholarships but for the love of ECU and the game. Otherwise, they can all take a hike.
Granted, the coaches OWN the fact that these kids were not prepared physically or mentally. I get that. But shouldn't we get through the entire season before we evaluate the situation? Just like the team.......we appear to have little depth with the coaching staff right now.
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Remember Linval Joseph? He lost 40 pounds before his Jr. season and turned into a monster at nose guard. He's still kicking butt and taking names today.
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Ah, I believe you will find that coach Mo's recruits are a step up from Ruffs. Also, remember Lincoln Riley? When he left everything started going downhill. It's a shame that in the beginning we didn't hire Riley as Head and Ruff for defense. But, that's something nobody could foresee at the time.
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First paragraph....Amen, brother! Second paragraph, we can't get a game with SEC teams without the escape clause.
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Mike, you don't know the story. The AD was backed into a corner by Ruff. If you were the AD you would have cut him loose too. Think about it: The AD, 7 Trustees and the Chancellor UNANIMOUSLY voted in favor of cutting Ruff loose. I don't want to get into it here but the man fired himself. And I loved Ruff!
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