Washington Post: LOSERS * East Carolina
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/spor...baf7f8dbb1
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East Carolina: Some coaching changes are puzzling, a feeling with a tendency to fade if the new coach fares as well or better than his predecessor. When things get worse — a lot worse — in a hurry, it’s easy to keep pointing to an odd decision.
Such is the case with the Pirates. Ruffin McNeill was a commendable 42-34 in six seasons. He is an East Carolina alum. But after posting a 5-7 mark that featured four one-possession losses in 2015, McNeill was ousted.
The Pirates went 3-9 in Scottie Montgomery’s first season, then opened this year with a 34-14 loss to FCS-level James Madison (as an underdog). Saturday, East Carolina lost, 56-20, at West Virginia after trailing 49-3 at the break and doesn’t look like a good bet to even match last year’s win total.
USA Today: East Carolina (LOSERS)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc...650104001/
LOSERS
East Carolina: Things are getting ugly quickly in Greenville. It was a pretty big gamble for athletics director Jeff Compher to change coaches a couple years ago, pushing out an alumnus in Ruffin McNeill who had been fairly successful. Ever since then, the Pirates have been flat-out atrocious under Scottie Montgomery and were non-competitive in a 56-20 loss at West Virginia. Traditionally, these are the types of games where ECU is dangerous, but they were simply cannon fodder for West Virginia on Saturday, falling behind 49-3 at halftime. The Pirates are 0-2 and look like one of the worst teams in the American Athletic Conference.
Gator Sports
http://www.gatorsports.com/2017/09/sunda...ns-stoops/
Someone forgot to set the alarm clocks for East Carolina and Baylor. Nice starts. ECU, which inexplicably fired Ruffin McNeill two years ago, is now 3-10 under Scottie Montgomery and has opened the season with a loss to James Madison and a blowout loss to West Virginia.
ECU’s Football Team Is A Laughingstock This Year
http://thespun.com/college-football/ecus...-this-year
Logan Zone (skip to 19:00 mark)
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/rs/video/16938777/
East Carolina Sunk Its Own Ship
http://deadspin.com/east-carolina-sunk-i...1802094161
Meanwhile, Ruffin's doing a pretty good job as OU Assistant HC & that Defensive Line looked pretty damn good against the Buckeyes last night.