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(02-07-2019 01:21 PM)mikeinoki Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 10:03 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  I love a good brewery.

Come to Uptown Brewing in Greenville. I always get the Russian Imperial Stout.

Coach Houston will have us winning the conference championship in 2 years. The CFP in 4 years. We'll miss you guys when we get to the SEC.

Someone mark my words.

LOL........can't tell if you're just being cute or serious.
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(02-07-2019 08:30 AM)Pitt Co Pirates Wrote:  ...words about ECU.... Our football history is as strong if not stronger than any other member of the AAC.
....more words...

I hate statements like this because it simply is not true. If you want to talk history I would say that our history isn't close to the total history of UH, SMU, Navy, and possibly Tulane. I'm not trying to slight anyone else that I may have missed, and I'm not certain about Tulane, but I seem to remember that they may have been crazy good in ancient times. And short term history, you can't dispute UCF's success.

ECU has a proud history, and we have had a great football culture, and I look forward to our new coach and what he should be able to accomplish, but our history is not on the same level as several of the schools in the conference.
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(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

Yeah, a little over the top. We have a good history but our big wins have nearly always been followed by WTF loses and a season that could have been a breakout fizzling. I'm just happy we have a solid coach that will give us a chance for a change.
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(02-07-2019 01:42 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 08:30 AM)Pitt Co Pirates Wrote:  ...words about ECU.... Our football history is as strong if not stronger than any other member of the AAC.
....more words...

I hate statements like this because it simply is not true. If you want to talk history I would say that our history isn't close to the total history of UH, SMU, Navy, and possibly Tulane. I'm not trying to slight anyone else that I may have missed, and I'm not certain about Tulane, but I seem to remember that they may have been crazy good in ancient times. And short term history, you can't dispute UCF's success.

ECU has a proud history, and we have had a great football culture, and I look forward to our new coach and what he should be able to accomplish, but our history is not on the same level as several of the schools in the conference.

Three SEC football titles (two of those were shared, one was outright). Been ranked in the final AP poll 7 times, including twice in the top 10.

You're right - fans of all teams have folks who make grandiose claims and have no appreciation of the history of any other teams. This one was just particularly egregious.

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(02-07-2019 01:38 PM)CoogPaw Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:21 PM)mikeinoki Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 10:03 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  I love a good brewery.

Come to Uptown Brewing in Greenville. I always get the Russian Imperial Stout.

Coach Houston will have us winning the conference championship in 2 years. The CFP in 4 years. We'll miss you guys when we get to the SEC.

Someone mark my words.

LOL........can't tell if you're just being cute or serious.

I figured I'd throw that out there first, just in case.
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(02-07-2019 01:42 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 08:30 AM)Pitt Co Pirates Wrote:  ...words about ECU.... Our football history is as strong if not stronger than any other member of the AAC.
....more words...

I hate statements like this because it simply is not true. If you want to talk history I would say that our history isn't close to the total history of UH, SMU, Navy, and possibly Tulane. I'm not trying to slight anyone else that I may have missed, and I'm not certain about Tulane, but I seem to remember that they may have been crazy good in ancient times. And short term history, you can't dispute UCF's success.

ECU has a proud history, and we have had a great football culture, and I look forward to our new coach and what he should be able to accomplish, but our history is not on the same level as several of the schools in the conference.

Thanks for that post Gray Beard. You saved me from typing up a post about 711 wins (24th all time), Heisman winners, 1926 National Championship, and Rose-Cotton-Sugar-Orange Bowls. It would have sounded like bragging.
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(02-07-2019 01:38 PM)CoogPaw Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:21 PM)mikeinoki Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 10:03 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  I love a good brewery.

Come to Uptown Brewing in Greenville. I always get the Russian Imperial Stout.

Coach Houston will have us winning the conference championship in 2 years. The CFP in 4 years. We'll miss you guys when we get to the SEC.

Someone mark my words.

LOL........can't tell if you're just being cute or serious.

curious maybe?
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(02-07-2019 03:00 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:42 PM)GrayBeard Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 08:30 AM)Pitt Co Pirates Wrote:  ...words about ECU.... Our football history is as strong if not stronger than any other member of the AAC.
....more words...

I hate statements like this because it simply is not true. If you want to talk history I would say that our history isn't close to the total history of UH, SMU, Navy, and possibly Tulane. I'm not trying to slight anyone else that I may have missed, and I'm not certain about Tulane, but I seem to remember that they may have been crazy good in ancient times. And short term history, you can't dispute UCF's success.

ECU has a proud history, and we have had a great football culture, and I look forward to our new coach and what he should be able to accomplish, but our history is not on the same level as several of the schools in the conference.

Thanks for that post Gray Beard. You saved me from typing up a post about 711 wins (24th all time), Heisman winners, 1926 National Championship, and Rose-Cotton-Sugar-Orange Bowls. It would have sounded like bragging.

First note that I said strong as, not stronger, or longer. I was not saying we were better than anyone's respective school. I'm extremely proud of our football history at East Carolina especially considering some disadvantages we had to overcome politically, geographically, and financially. A lot of institutions and leadership would have wilted at the challenges East Carolina has faced. I appreciate our conference membership and really enjoy the conference, but I do refuse to take a back seat to anybody. That's just not a part of Pirate DNA!!!!
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(02-07-2019 08:30 AM)Pitt Co Pirates Wrote:  I was in attendance for National Signing day get together in the club level of Dowdy-Fick yesterday. Spoke with numerous coaches.

Mike Houston's staff and of course himself are top notch, very well prepared, and extremely hard working. They remind me of the the staff Skip Holtz brought with him which was top notched as well.

Expect a major change on the field next year in the Pirates program. Year 2 will be drastic.

We've been down sometime and the jokes have been real funny. That will change too.

East Carolina will make this conference better. Our football history is as strong if not stronger than any other member of the AAC.

Just a heads up and beware. Snap your chinstrap when you play the Pirates!!!

Dino Babers said a rebuilding team should have a huge jump somewhere around games 4-6 of season 2. Cuse did but then our QB and others got hurt. It took Cuse till the 3rd year to truly elevate.

I'll watch ECU next Fall and see if they can make a jump midseason.
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We've got a QB, so there's at least that.
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(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

I know about UH & SMU's heydays pre C-USA and the high water marks are very impressive. ECU was also no slouch in the 90s and had some good squads in the 70s & a very good team in '83. While UH has obviously shown more in the AAC, ECU arguably was a better program than UH throughout C-USA history and held the edge head-to head as well. See link below to the Biloxi Sun Herald article from a few years ago that ranked the top five football programs in C-USA history as follows:

1) USM
2) Louisville
3) Tulsa
4) UCF
5) ECU

ECU also had a winning record over every team in this conference outside of USF & Navy upon joining.

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-col...70315.html

I think ECU should actually be 3rd on the list because ECU was in the conference longer, consistently had the biggest OOC wins, to go along with the 2 titles ECU also finished 2nd 5 times. Also, ECU won the Liberty Bowl Alliance (precursor to C-USA) both years of it's existence in '94 & '95. Even when UH won the inaugural C-USA title in '96 (before ECU was invited), ECU had a better record and was considered for the Liberty Bowl as an alternative option instead of UH which ultimately helped ECU's efforts in joining C-USA.
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(02-07-2019 10:33 PM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

I know about UH & SMU's heydays pre C-USA and the high water marks are very impressive. ECU was also no slouch in the 90s and had some good squads in the 70s & a very good team in '83. While UH has obviously shown more in the AAC, ECU arguably was a better program than UH throughout C-USA history and held the edge head-to head as well. See link below to the Biloxi Sun Herald article from a few years ago that ranked the top five football programs in C-USA history as follows:

1) USM
2) Louisville
3) Tulsa
4) UCF
5) ECU

ECU also had a winning record over every team in this conference outside of USF & Navy upon joining.

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-col...70315.html

I think ECU should actually be 3rd on the list because ECU was in the conference longer, consistently had the biggest OOC wins, to go along with the 2 titles ECU also finished 2nd 5 times. Also, ECU won the Liberty Bowl Alliance (precursor to C-USA) both years of it's existence in '94 & '95. Even when UH won the inaugural C-USA title in '96 (before ECU was invited), ECU had a better record and was considered for the Liberty Bowl as an alternative option instead of UH which ultimately helped ECU's efforts in joining C-USA.

Since we're pimping ECU again today, don't forget that ECU is the only program in C-USA history to this day that ever beat 3 top 25 teams in consecutive games by knocking off #22 Boise St, #15 VT & then # 8 WVU back in '08. Now that's a C-USA record that will never be broken.
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(02-07-2019 10:33 PM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

I know about UH & SMU's heydays pre C-USA and the high water marks are very impressive. ECU was also no slouch in the 90s and had some good squads in the 70s & a very good team in '83. While UH has obviously shown more in the AAC, ECU arguably was a better program than UH throughout C-USA history and held the edge head-to head as well. See link below to the Biloxi Sun Herald article from a few years ago that ranked the top five football programs in C-USA history as follows:

1) USM
2) Louisville
3) Tulsa
4) UCF
5) ECU

ECU also had a winning record over every team in this conference outside of USF & Navy upon joining.

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-col...70315.html

I think ECU should actually be 3rd on the list because ECU was in the conference longer, consistently had the biggest OOC wins, to go along with the 2 titles ECU also finished 2nd 5 times. Also, ECU won the Liberty Bowl Alliance (precursor to C-USA) both years of it's existence in '94 & '95. Even when UH won the inaugural C-USA title in '96 (before ECU was invited), ECU had a better record and was considered for the Liberty Bowl as an alternative option instead of UH which ultimately helped ECU's efforts in joining C-USA.

houston was only revived half was through c-usa

everyone left out of the swc had a dark period were they were bad at everything with no financial capabilities to invest..where the only way to revive your program was to find a way to win for cheap to invigorate donor investment (for houston it was hiring a high school coach in art briles)

97-05 was the worst era in houston history
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RE: Something Brewing in Greenville NC
(02-07-2019 10:33 PM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

I know about UH & SMU's heydays pre C-USA and the high water marks are very impressive. ECU was also no slouch in the 90s and had some good squads in the 70s & a very good team in '83. While UH has obviously shown more in the AAC, ECU arguably was a better program than UH throughout C-USA history and held the edge head-to head as well. See link below to the Biloxi Sun Herald article from a few years ago that ranked the top five football programs in C-USA history as follows:

1) USM
2) Louisville
3) Tulsa
4) UCF
5) ECU

ECU also had a winning record over every team in this conference outside of USF & Navy upon joining.

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-col...70315.html

I think ECU should actually be 3rd on the list because ECU was in the conference longer, consistently had the biggest OOC wins, to go along with the 2 titles ECU also finished 2nd 5 times. Also, ECU won the Liberty Bowl Alliance (precursor to C-USA) both years of it's existence in '94 & '95. Even when UH won the inaugural C-USA title in '96 (before ECU was invited), ECU had a better record and was considered for the Liberty Bowl as an alternative option instead of UH which ultimately helped ECU's efforts in joining C-USA.

14 top 25 finishes to ECU's 2
6 top 10 finishes to ECU's 1
Toss in a heisman and several major bowl wins to boot. UH takes the history battle hands down. Personally I'd place ECU at 6th in the AAC if we're talking history, behind Navy, SMU, UH, UCF, and UC (the latter two because of their recent success). Just to be clear thats not an insult or me trying to knock ECU. This is a good league so to be on the top side of middle of the pack, to me at least, is a good thing. Now if you asked me which programs I feel like have the most upside and potential thats a different story, because that would take into account other factors such as fan support and geography (both of which bolster ECU's upside as a program, imo). Overall there's no reason (other than bad coaching hires) for ECU not to be a consistent winner in this league and I think the Houston hire is a step in the right direction for the Pirates.

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(02-08-2019 06:58 AM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 10:33 PM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

I know about UH & SMU's heydays pre C-USA and the high water marks are very impressive. ECU was also no slouch in the 90s and had some good squads in the 70s & a very good team in '83. While UH has obviously shown more in the AAC, ECU arguably was a better program than UH throughout C-USA history and held the edge head-to head as well. See link below to the Biloxi Sun Herald article from a few years ago that ranked the top five football programs in C-USA history as follows:

1) USM
2) Louisville
3) Tulsa
4) UCF
5) ECU

ECU also had a winning record over every team in this conference outside of USF & Navy upon joining.

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-col...70315.html

I think ECU should actually be 3rd on the list because ECU was in the conference longer, consistently had the biggest OOC wins, to go along with the 2 titles ECU also finished 2nd 5 times. Also, ECU won the Liberty Bowl Alliance (precursor to C-USA) both years of it's existence in '94 & '95. Even when UH won the inaugural C-USA title in '96 (before ECU was invited), ECU had a better record and was considered for the Liberty Bowl as an alternative option instead of UH which ultimately helped ECU's efforts in joining C-USA.

14 top 25 finishes to ECU's 2
6 top 10 finishes to ECU's 1
Toss in a heisman and several major bowl wins to boot. UH takes the history battle hands down. Personally I'd place ECU at 6th in the AAC if we're talking history, behind Navy, SMU, UH, UCF, and UC (the latter two because of their recent success). Just to be clear thats not an insult or me trying to knock ECU. This is a good league so to be on the top side of middle of the pack, to me at least, is a good thing. Now if you asked me which programs I feel like have the most upside and potential thats a different story, because that would take into account other factors such as fan support and geography (both of which bolster ECU's upside as a program, imo). Overall there's no reason (other than bad coaching hires) for ECU not to be a consistent winner in this league and I think the Houston hire is a step in the right direction for the Pirates.

04-cheers

I agree that UH has a better history overall. ECU seems to be snake bitten in a lot of respects. ECU should/could have so much more accolades as a program but for what in many cases can only be explained as bad luck. I'm embarrassed about our lack of top 25 finishes but we do have 3 if you count #23 in the coaches poll in '96 after the Liberty Bowl win over Stanford.

There were so many seasons that one wtf game cost us a conference championship or division title. Other than losing to USM on most occasions, a few mind numbing losses to UAB, giving up a 9-point lead to Rice in under 2 minutes one year, & one bad loss to a bad Marshall team in '07 come to mind.

Also, there were a few times where if ECU just wins its bowl game ECU is top 20 but because of the loss ECU fell completely out. In '99 if #19 ECU beats TCU in the bowl game ECU finishes top 15 perhaps but instead ends up #26. ECU would have been top 25 for both championship years in '08 & '09 but for heartbreaking losses to SEC teams in the Liberty Bowl. The loss to Arkansas ranks up there next to UCF hailmary & Marshall comeback in the Mobile bowl game as the most heartbreaking losses in program history because we out gained a Ryan Mallett led Hogs team by over 150 yds and missed 3 makable FGs in the closing minutes of regulation and overtime when ECU was also ranked #26 going into that game.

Speaking of the hailmary loss to UCF in '14, ECU also had UC dead to rights but giving up a late long pass by Gunner Kiel in the closing seconds & then a long FG did us in. Those losses ruined a prime opportunity to win the AAC in a year where ECU was the only non-A5 team to be ranked in the initial CFP poll. That season was capped off by losing to Florida by a TD in a bowl game where Carden through an interception in the end zone from the 4 yard line in the closing seconds when ECU out gained the Gators by over 200 yards. After that Lincoln Riley left & it's been a downward spiral of self inflicted injury due to incompetent leadership until here recently.

That's a lot of coulda, woulda, shoulda but it shows how close ECU has been over the years to really making a much stronger impression on a national stage concerning program pedigree. I love the Houston hire and with our schedule I'd actually be surprised if we didn't win at least 6 games this year. I may be a homer but if he can beat the Gamecocks at the Citadel then we should be in good shape. Here's our 2019 schedule:

8/31 - @NCSU
9/7 - Gardner Webb
9/14 - @Navy
9/21 - William & Mary
9/28 - @ODU
10/3 - Temple
10/19 - @UCF
10/26 - USF
11/2 - Cincy
11/9 - @SMU
11/23 - @UConn
11/30 - Tulsa

Looks pretty favorable but how many games does ECU win?
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(02-08-2019 09:49 AM)B easy Wrote:  
(02-08-2019 06:58 AM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 10:33 PM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  Houston is a good hire, excited for the Pirates. As for the comments about ECU having the strongest history of any team in the American... um... lol. Nevertheless love the hire. I think between Dooley and Houston ECU has two solid coaches in place.

I know about UH & SMU's heydays pre C-USA and the high water marks are very impressive. ECU was also no slouch in the 90s and had some good squads in the 70s & a very good team in '83. While UH has obviously shown more in the AAC, ECU arguably was a better program than UH throughout C-USA history and held the edge head-to head as well. See link below to the Biloxi Sun Herald article from a few years ago that ranked the top five football programs in C-USA history as follows:

1) USM
2) Louisville
3) Tulsa
4) UCF
5) ECU

ECU also had a winning record over every team in this conference outside of USF & Navy upon joining.

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/spt-col...70315.html

I think ECU should actually be 3rd on the list because ECU was in the conference longer, consistently had the biggest OOC wins, to go along with the 2 titles ECU also finished 2nd 5 times. Also, ECU won the Liberty Bowl Alliance (precursor to C-USA) both years of it's existence in '94 & '95. Even when UH won the inaugural C-USA title in '96 (before ECU was invited), ECU had a better record and was considered for the Liberty Bowl as an alternative option instead of UH which ultimately helped ECU's efforts in joining C-USA.

14 top 25 finishes to ECU's 2
6 top 10 finishes to ECU's 1
Toss in a heisman and several major bowl wins to boot. UH takes the history battle hands down. Personally I'd place ECU at 6th in the AAC if we're talking history, behind Navy, SMU, UH, UCF, and UC (the latter two because of their recent success). Just to be clear thats not an insult or me trying to knock ECU. This is a good league so to be on the top side of middle of the pack, to me at least, is a good thing. Now if you asked me which programs I feel like have the most upside and potential thats a different story, because that would take into account other factors such as fan support and geography (both of which bolster ECU's upside as a program, imo). Overall there's no reason (other than bad coaching hires) for ECU not to be a consistent winner in this league and I think the Houston hire is a step in the right direction for the Pirates.

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I agree that UH has a better history overall. ECU seems to be snake bitten in a lot of respects. ECU should/could have so much more accolades as a program but for what in many cases can only be explained as bad luck. I'm embarrassed about our lack of top 25 finishes but we do have 3 if you count #23 in the coaches poll in '96 after the Liberty Bowl win over Stanford.

There were so many seasons that one wtf game cost us a conference championship or division title. Other than losing to USM on most occasions, a few mind numbing losses to UAB, giving up a 9-point lead to Rice in under 2 minutes one year, & one bad loss to a bad Marshall team in '07 come to mind.

Also, there were a few times where if ECU just wins its bowl game ECU is top 20 but because of the loss ECU fell completely out. In '99 if #19 ECU beats TCU in the bowl game ECU finishes top 15 perhaps but instead ends up #26. ECU would have been top 25 for both championship years in '08 & '09 but for heartbreaking losses to SEC teams in the Liberty Bowl. The loss to Arkansas ranks up there next to UCF hailmary & Marshall comeback in the Mobile bowl game as the most heartbreaking losses in program history because we out gained a Ryan Mallett led Hogs team by over 150 yds and missed 3 makable FGs in the closing minutes of regulation and overtime when ECU was also ranked #26 going into that game.

Speaking of the hailmary loss to UCF in '14, ECU also had UC dead to rights but giving up a late long pass by Gunner Kiel in the closing seconds & then a long FG did us in. Those losses ruined a prime opportunity to win the AAC in a year where ECU was the only non-A5 team to be ranked in the initial CFP poll. That season was capped off by losing to Florida by a TD in a bowl game where Carden through an interception in the end zone from the 4 yard line in the closing seconds when ECU out gained the Gators by over 200 yards. After that Lincoln Riley left & it's been a downward spiral of self inflicted injury due to incompetent leadership until here recently.

That's a lot of coulda, woulda, shoulda but it shows how close ECU has been over the years to really making a much stronger impression on a national stage concerning program pedigree. I love the Houston hire and with our schedule I'd actually be surprised if we didn't win at least 6 games this year. I may be a homer but if he can beat the Gamecocks at the Citadel then we should be in good shape. Here's our 2019 schedule:

8/31 - @NCSU
9/7 - Gardner Webb
9/14 - @Navy
9/21 - William & Mary
9/28 - @ODU
10/3 - Temple
10/19 - @UCF
10/26 - USF
11/2 - Cincy
11/9 - @SMU
11/23 - @UConn
11/30 - Tulsa

Looks pretty favorable but how many games does ECU win?

I see a 4-8 season with that schedule. Maybe 5-7.
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(02-07-2019 10:03 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  I love a good brewery.

Come to Uptown Brewing in Greenville. I always get the Russian Imperial Stout.

Coach Houston will have us winning the conference championship in 2 years. The CFP in 4 years. We'll miss you guys when we get to the SEC.

Someone mark my words.

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With coach Houston coming in and a weaker than normal schedule, my overly optimistic prediction is 10-3 with a bowl win and we finish #25 in the AP poll to boot.

8/31 - @NCSU L
9/7 - Gardner Webb W
9/14 - @Navy W
9/21 - William & Mary W
9/28 - @ODU W
10/3 - Temple W
10/19 - @UCF L
10/26 - USF W
11/2 - Cincy L
11/9 - @SMU W
11/23 - @UConn W
11/30 - Tulsa W

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(02-08-2019 09:49 AM)B easy Wrote:  
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(02-07-2019 10:33 PM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  
(02-07-2019 01:36 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  


Looks pretty favorable but how many games does ECU win?

8/31 - @NCSU
9/7 - Gardner Webb
9/14 - @Navy
9/21 - William & Mary
9/28 - @ODU
10/3 - Temple
10/19 - @UCF
10/26 - USF
11/2 - Cincy
11/9 - @SMU
11/23 - @UConn
11/30 - Tulsa

5-7 (1-7 in AAC)
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(02-08-2019 10:18 AM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  With coach Houston coming in and a weaker than normal schedule, my overly optimistic prediction is 10-3 with a bowl win and we finish #25 in the AP poll to boot.

8/31 - @NCSU L
9/7 - Gardner Webb W
9/14 - @Navy W
9/21 - William & Mary W
9/28 - @ODU W
10/3 - Temple W
10/19 - @UCF L
10/26 - USF W
11/2 - Cincy L
11/9 - @SMU W
11/23 - @UConn W
11/30 - Tulsa W

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