(10-03-2020 01:43 PM)moonshine Wrote:  

(10-03-2020 01:23 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  I think the poor decision to fire Ruffin McNeil followed by allowing Scottie Montgomery to stick around too long is what hurt them more.

I'm not seeing a lot on their roster that passes the eye test on the field for what they should be doing. You don't fix a bad roster in one year.

Not disagreeing with RM firing but you can also see it with historical G5 power, USM. With new FBS programs popping up in their recruiting backyard, the Eagles no longer have the recruiting prowess they once had before USA, TxSt and UTSA came on the FBS scene to soak up 66-190 scholarship athletes, depending on how you measure.

(10-03-2020 02:50 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  Every AAC team has new programs popping up in their footprint. There's zero reason for ECU to basically look like a mediocre FCS team.

(Good performance by State even considering.)

There is plenty of talent still out there even with the new IA programs within the last 10-12 years. Saying that is just an excuse for those programs. If that was legit then programs like Marshall, UAB and Troy should have been hit too. But those programs are in good to great shape.

(10-05-2020 08:21 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  That was an impressive win. I know ECU hasn't been very good in a few years, but it still looked good beating them that bad.

Thats an understatement. ECU is 13-37 since firing McNeil. And Houston has never had to rebuild a team. Guess they will find out in a year or 2 if he actually can or is he someone that just plays off of others recruiting work.