You are correct, John, there are a lot of things Pirate nation doesn't know about the firing. Remember that the firing had 100% support from the Board of Trustees and the old Chancellor. 100%. Unanimous decision. He should have been fired. Compher keeping quiet about why helped get him hired at Virginia and will save ECU Athletics over a million dollars. I won't go into it but if you were in Comphers' shoes you would have fired him too. Everyone should keep in mind that he hired our baseball coach too. Not too shabby there! The reason for our situation is simple. Due to injuries we had to go to FOUR former walk ons just on our defense last Saturday! I loved Ruff but you simply will not compete in this new league because you can only recruit 1 star recruits and walk ons. Sure, we've been lucky with a few walk ons but does that mean you made a mistake with the recruit that is on scholarship? Hmmmm...... Our problems are obvious if you don't follow the ball this Saturday. Instead watch our lines on both sides of the ball. You will see. Who can run the ball with no holes to run through? Who can pass the ball when the defense is all over you? Who can catch the ball when your QB has so much pressure he has to release early (there are only a couple of recievers like Zay that has the speed to get to where he needs to be for an early release by the QB. On the other side of the ball there is zero pressure on the QB which puts or DB's in a helluva bind. When McGill leaves the game the opposing offensive line can open holes you can drive a bus through. Just watch and see. The early special teams play could be for the same reasons. I think we are now using some skill players to shore up play there. Coach Mo has a lot of 3 star players coming in. A 4 star just committed. When was the last time that happened? Everyone needs to take a deep breathe, relax, and realize if we can keep these two men (Montgomery and Compher) on the Pirate ship I believe it will lead to something truly special in a couple of years. See you on Saturday!

Compher let's the basketball team muddle along with no shake up. He then fires a coach who is a ECU alum, former player after a bad year with a third string QB. I think there is more under the surface but that is only speculation. Compher has made to many bad decisions. These decisions have made us unattractive to a power five conference and we are not helping the cause on making the AAC look like a power six member. His decisions have been horrible.

If the movement for a new AD takes hold, there is one individual, an ECU alum, a Greenville native, who is honing his skills as an AD at a four-year institution. That individual . . . Jeff Barber of Liberty University. Just thinking, oh yeah, the last Pirate who give his heart to the program got fired. Maybe Jeff wouldn't even consider coming home but he is a fine individual who has worked in athletic departments of (I think) at least 4 institutions of higher learning.

I hope you are right Doug. Navy has typically cleaned our plow every time we have played them. It would be considered a hugh upset to beat them. I am wondering how many fans are going to stay home this Saturday. I still have not decided. GO....Pirates!

The game against SMU was a "heart breaker". We were favored by 6 points, but I fully expected a close shootout. They looked very prepared and we did not. I have fully supported coach "Mo," but can't help but believe that our AD may have made a bad hire. To say the natives are restless is an understatement. I, like many others, did not expect a great season, but I did not expect anything this bad either. I fully did not expect to beat Navy or Temple, but I did expect use to beat SMU. I'm not sure I am going to get up at six AM and drive three hours to see us get embarased again. Regardless, "GGOOO....PPIRATES"!!!

Al, Maybe ECU will have a Brexit game against Navy. That's the trend this year. We need for something positive to happen to us. Take care Doug

I believe we can beat SMU. I saw them play a while back (maybe Houston) and they certainly have a pretty good team. We need to play like we did against UCONN and I believe we will be just fine. GGOOO...PPIRATES!!!

Hard game to watch. I knew that Tulsa had a really good team after seeing them on TV previously. They were obviously well prepared and were good at all aspects of the game. We obviously did not play our best. Penalties killed us for one thing.. We have to quit being our own worst enemy. We have the talent - we just have to execute and not shoot ourselves in the foot so much. I'll be in Greenville this weekend looking for a win. GGOO....PPIRATES!

I was very please with how we played last Saturday as I am everyone was. It appeared to be improvement at all phases of the game. We are a good team; we need to play well here on out. I am looking for us to upset Tulsa. GGGOOO...PPIRATES.

Zay is great player and a fine young man - a credit to his university. I was also glad to see improved defense and special teams play. I have to admit when UCONN started on the opening drive at our 40 yard line, I was "oh, no did special teams fail to show up again." Rest of the game was great. GGGO...PPIRATES!!

An excellent game - certainly was medicine for fans who have been hurting from five straight losses. The team looked like the Pirates team that we have been used to seeing in the past. I have seem UCONN play on television and they looked like a pretty good team. I figured it would be close and was amazed that we pretty much shut them down. GGGOOOO....PPPIRATES!!!

Cincinnati game was disheartening; believed we had a good chance to win right up to last 5-6 minutes and we imploded and they exploded. I will be at the game with UCONN and I am praying for a win. Don't believe UCONN will be a push over. We have to be ready and play hard and Smart. GGOOO...PPIRATES!!

I think one of the things that is really hurting O is that every time Summers goes into the game - the opposing D knows exactly who is getting the ball. That is why we cannot do anything in the red zone. In comes Summers - they just stack the box, so predictable. And it started w/ the VT game. How about using him as a decoy once in a while. I mean no disrespect to JS - but goodness. How many plays this yr do we need 2 yards, and we can't get it. Coach - run a different play!!

The Cincinnati game was painful to watch. I kept thing that we had a chance of winning right up to the half of the fourth quarter. It was almost like we were destined to lose. I will say that CU had what looked like bigger, faster and stronger players at each position.than what we have. Still, if we could have prevented the turnovers, I believe we had a good chance of winning. Next up is UCON who upset Cincinnati a short while ago. WE can beat them, but we have to stop the turnovers, etc. Lets go PIRATES!!!

I think the idea of the AAC being a "sixth power conference" is very viable. AAC has large schools (UFC and USF being two of the largest in the country) and even ECU being almost on a par with UNC in enrollment. The AAC is the new kid on the block and the "old powers that be" are doing what is typical - trying to look after their interest first (money and prestige). I am old school ECU and recall all to well the fight and struggle we had getting university status and a medical school. I am confident it is going to happen. "I believe." GOO....PPIRATES!!!