I truly expected a close game and thought that we had a good chance of winning if we were well prepared and played well. It appears that neither was the case. I am beginning to think that perhaps there has been a couple of bad hires made at ECU. Firstly the AD and secondly, the coach. WE expect more. More games like this one and 10,000 is going to be a big crowd on game day..

I guess Saturday showed us where we belong...an also ran in the Colonial Athletic Association. I could have suffered a loss if we had at least been competitive. God this is frustrating! Has a college football team ever been worse served by an overpaid athletic director?

Smart WAY beyond his years! I'm a fan that has been following him for years. Great golfer and person. I look forward to seeing him win the Masters one day.

Purple Rain would be a great to be included in the music played either just prior to games or during game breaks at DF.

My wife and I are getting excited about the beginning of football season. Still a lot of questions, but I feel like we have the making of a very good season. GGGOOO,,,,,PPIRATES!!!!

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 ?