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!!!!!

Unfortunately our AD will be given more time than Mo,we know Compher sucks but Mo is on a short lease.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

First paragraph....Amen, brother! Second paragraph, we can't get a game with SEC teams without the escape clause.

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!

I understand your comment, John. What Coach Mo has left over from the previous regime just can't compete in this new league or our schedule. But, Montgomery has been bringing in BETTER talent than McNeil. This better talent is a MINIMUM for our schedule and this league. What I saw Saturday was a more talented team than JMU that wasn't prepared. Physically, our players were limping or carried off the field while JMU had none of that.......hmmmmmm, where are you, Jeff Conners? Also, there was no fire in the belly, no meanness. Just a bunch of talented, out of shape, scared to death kids that were totally unprepared. If the coaches can't light a fire under these guys it will be a long season. If they can light a fire I think you will see a lot of injuries because they physically are not prepared.

Great Post I really hate the term TIME. Coach Mo has time, AD has time, university has time and etc. Those kids don't have time. All those players have is 4 years if the coach renew their scholarship

Fire Coach Mo Now and don't want for 2-10 Record. Its not fair to the players at all. Give them something to play for.

Ruffin loves his players and that the best recruit that you going to get. Coach Mo recruited all these kids from different states and gave up on the University & Coach Saturday. Ruffin player NEVER gave up.

Question, Why do you feel firing Ruffin was a great move? 5-7 with the third string qb is pretty good. Plus ECU was a runner up for a bowl game at 5 wins. Remember the AD stated ECU will not play in any bowls. Selfish Act on the AD that doesn't care. If those player had a chance to play one more game. Plus $ $$ to ECU as well