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College Football Odds: Close Game Expected Between East Carolina and UAB

This is a fairly equal matchup between two teams struggling to finish out the season on a positive note as ECU visits UAB on Thursday November 11 at Legion Field. Game time is 8:00 PM ET...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  November 12, 2010

College Football Picks: UAB Should Handle East Carolina

This Friday’s UAB - East Carolina game has all the makings of a shootout. College football odds makers have the home team, UAB, favored by 2 points in this game, with an over/under of 67...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  November 12, 2010

College Football Wagering Lines That Make You Go Hmmm...

We are starting to delve into the college football season in which wagering lines will become somewhat 'steadied' after two weeks of action...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  September 17, 2010

East Carolina Pirates Football Preview 2010

The East Carolina Pirates defeated the Houston Cougars in last year’s Conference USA title game to earn their second straight conference title. Success usually brings change in smaller programs like this and it hit ECU hard in the offseason...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  August 06, 2010

2010 East Carolina Predictions

First-year head coach Ruffin McNeill will attempt to pick up where Skip Holtz left off by bringing his pass-happy Texas Tech style offense to the East Carolina Pirates...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  August 02, 2010

NFL Draft Stock: C.J. Wilson of East Carolina

C.J. Wilson is a defensive end who attended East Carolina University, where he was a starter for three seasons. While at East Carolina he totaled 180 tackles, 26 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  March 03, 2010

East Carolina Mourns Its Loss but Will Prosper

Pirate Nation is in mourning today. I can feel its pain down here in Tampa. This Pirate is a veteran Pirate. Let's just say my college days at ECU were back when the women had a midnight curfew, ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 15, 2010

Give Me Liberty, Or...Actually Just Turn the TV Off

Liberty Bowl Arkansas vs. East Carolina Why To Watch? Arkansas is going to score: that much is for sure. Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett has been a revelation, passing for over 3,400 yards and 29 touchdowns...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 02, 2010

Arkansas-East Carolina: Jesse Palmer, Razorbacks Will Win Big in Liberty Bowl

I've spent the past few weeks looking over game stats, individual stats, and team stats for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the East Carolina Pirates...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 15, 2009

East Carolina's All-Time Greatest Coaches

East Carolina University is located in the city of Greenville, North Carolina and the football team was founded in 1932 when the university was know as teacher training school...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 02, 2009

Dr. Bob's Betting Advice For VA TECH (-12.5) @ ECU

#22 Virginia Tech (-12.5) 33 EAST CAROLINA 18 Over/Under Total: 51.5 04:45 PM Pacific Time Thursday, Nov-05 East Carolina is not a good team this season, as the Pirates have been out-gained 5...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  November 05, 2009

Virginia Tech Vs ECU, NCAA 2009, Week 10

So this is going to be my first prediction article focusing on one particular game. A game nobody cares about but I guess I thought I would cover it since its a Thursday night game this week...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  November 04, 2009

Dr. Bob Previews EAST CAROLINA (-10.5) Vs. CENTRAL FLORIDA

EAST CAROLINA (-10.5) 23 Central Florida 16 Over/Under Total: 46.0 12:30 PM Pacific Time Saturday, Sep-26 Central Florida was a good defensive team last season but was saddled with the nation's worst offensive unit...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  September 24, 2009

Appalachian State Set to Renew Rivalry with East Carolina

After a 30-year hiatus, Appalachian State will renew its rivalry with former Southern Conference rival East Carolina in a game many around the Old North State have awaited with high expectations since the announcement the two would play in the winter. Expectations come from the fact that both programs have seen an overnight surge in rising to new levels in their respective football...
Via Bleacher Report  |  September 01, 2009

East Carolina Ready To Defend C-USA Title

The East Carolina football team under Skip Holtz has had the same two goals every season: win a conference championship and win a bowl game. As Holtz enters his fifth season as ECU's head coach, the Pirates have accomplished both — just  not in the same season. Last year, ECU captured its first-ever Conference USA title after toppling Tulsa in the conference...
Via Bleacher Report  |  August 27, 2009

Just a Bit Outside: East Carolina

Find all of my work here. The next team on my just a bit outside the top 25 list is East Carolina. ECU looked really good last season as they started 3-0 beating the likes of Virginia Tech, West Virgina, and Tulane...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  August 02, 2009

East Carolina's Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Is the Gem of C-USA Venues

Rising above the flat terrain of Greenville, NC, there is a building that dominates the skyline. It is easily the largest structure in the city of 100,000, and it is owned by one of the city's largest employers. The employer is East Carolina University, but the building is not the Joyner Library or The Brody School of Medicine—both of which are impressive in their own right...
Via Bleacher Report  |  July 30, 2009

East Carolina University Scores Big On Signing Day

Mount Airy High School in Northwest North Carolina went undefeated in the 2008 season, scoring over 808 points during their regular season and only allowing a total of 54 points all year...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  February 05, 2009

NCAA Football Games in the Hands of Officials, Not Players

There is no doubt that the instant replay feature instilled in NCAA and NFL football games has changed many games for the better. Because we are all human, we will always make mistakes...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 03, 2009

East Carolina vs. Kentucky: Mitch Picks The Liberty Bowl 1/2/09

The Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN East Carolina (9-4) vs. Kentucky (6-6) January 2, 2009 5 EST The Line: Kentucky +3 Overview: At first glance you could easily look at this game and just see a SEC vs...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 02, 2009

Liberty Bowl Preview: Kentucky Wildcats Tangle With Pirates of East Carolina

Liberty Bowl East Carolina Pirates vs Kentucky WildcatsJan. 2 - 5 p.m. ESPNMemphis, TNLine: East Carolina -3 OverviewThe Pirates of East Carolina meet the Wildcats of Kentucky in the 50th Liberty Bowl...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 01, 2009

Kentucky-East Carolina: Cats Look to End Year with Liberty

Before the 2008 season started, everybody had all but wrote the Kentucky Wildcats off. After losing NFL star talent at many of the most notable positions, Kentucky was not expected to make it to a third straight bowl game under Rich Brooks...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 29, 2008

Skip Holtz Snubs Syracuse: Now What?

Various North Carolina media outlets and recruiting websites are reporting that East Carolina head coach Skip Holtz has rebuffed an offer to become head football coach at Syracuse...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 11, 2008

Chris Johnson: The Titans Rookie Star

We all like to ask the question: who is the new star in the NFL? Which rookie will blow us away? What rookie will step up for his team? My vote? Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 23, 2008

The BCS busting pirates sailing along

How good can you get. The East Carolina Pirates have already knocked off previously ranked #18 Virginia Tech, and previously ranked #8 West Virginia. Although they struggled against Tulane, they are sitting pretty at 3-0 ranked #15 in the country...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  September 20, 2008
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