Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
Iâve never been to Greenville. Neither have a lot of the stateâs top high school football recruits.
I hear they know how to party at East Carolina, and I also hear they really like their football.
In fact, they like it so much, the Pirates believe they should be in a BCS conference.
ECU athletic director Terry Holland has displayed this wish so flagrantly that if and when the Pirates get their application turned down once again by the Big East, it will take embarrassment to another level.
The Pirates want so badly to be big-time, but their problem is they donât have âit.â
UNC senior defensive end Quinton Coples summed up âitâ pretty well on Monday. The Kinston native grew up in âPirate Countryâ and knows a thing or two about how their fans think.
âThey just think that (UNC players) got it made,â Coples said. âThey think that we didnât really work for anything. ECU players think that way. We take it and let them know that we had the same opportunities. Everybody came out and we worked harder than them obviously to get here.â
ECUâs situation is a precarious one. The Pirates know they arenât the Tar Heelsâ archrival, and they also willingly accept that they canât compete against UNC â or really any other ACC school â at any sport other than football.
The Conference USA school knows itâs not a top academic institution, and the Pirates also donât complain about the schoolâs name (see: University of South Carolina).
But ECU sure does show some heart. Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium holds 50,000 fans, and ECU turned out 49,404 for Virginia Tech and an apparent standing-room-only crowd of 50,023 against Alabama-Birmingham last Saturday.
Pirate fans are planning a blackout for Saturdayâs 8 p.m. match against UNC, and Greenville is sure to be rocking since the game sold out more than a week ago. On Saturday, Pirate fans will wish to conjure up the magic from four years ago when they packed the stadium to 101 percent capacity.
It was 2007 when ECU took down the less-than-mighty Tar Heels in a 34-31 decision at home. It was Butch Davisâ second game as head coach and T.J. Yatesâ second game as quarterback. Despite UNC handling the Pirates in two subsequent games, ECU fans hold that win close to their hearts.
This week, Holland sent a precautionary statement to Saturdayâs fans warning against the âunsporting behaviorâ in which they previously had partaken during last yearâs 33-27 overtime win against N.C. State.
But the best part of Hollandâs letter of caution comes in the penultimate paragraph.
âPlease do your part to welcome all guests to our campus â every visitor will have relatives who are potentially future ECU students and student-athletes,â he wrote.
Pirate fans, donât be on your best behavior because itâs the right thing to do. What a silly concept.
Instead, your athletic director wants you to refrain from shouting expletives at those in Carolina Blue because somewhere down the road, those Tar Heel fans may have a son or nephew who will run so smoothly, pass so efficiently or sack so mercilessly that a BCS conference will finally accept ECU as a member school.
Keep dreaming, Greenville, and work a little harder to get to big-time before you send another application to a BCS conference.
Contact Jonathan Jones at jjones9@live.unc.edu.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
I'm not sure how old this "genius" is, but in my 34 years of life ECU has been more of a BCS ready football program than UNC. And its not even close. The only thing UNC holds over ECU is that BCS access.
Also love the excuses for the 2007 loss. I've never read an article making fun of another team that I'm not a fan of, and wanted to punch the writer in the face. This was a first.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
.........and remind me again just which one of these two teams was it that was so desparate to become relevant that they committed at least
9 major NCAA violations.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
I'm not sure how old this "genius" is, but in my 34 years of life ECU has been more of a BCS ready football program than UNC. And its not even close. The only thing UNC holds over ECU is that BCS access.
Also love the excuses for the 2007 loss. I've never read an article making fun of another team that I'm not a fan of, and wanted to punch the writer in the face. This was a first.
- Posted by 4DukeTillDeath
Perhaps ECU can take Dukes spot in a BCS football conference
SURELY you dont believe Duke deserves it.
BTW, whens the last time duke played ECU?? hmmmmmm
Here`s one pirates opinion
""They and Wake Forest won't play us... hell, Duke already loses to Richmond and other FCS teams on a regular basis - why would they want to play us? Ever been to a Duke football game? Worst football atmosphere I have seen.. my high-school was more passionate than those blue bellies.""
lol, Dukies may wanna keep their traps shut
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
Here's the link:
http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2011/09/ready_to_get_embarrassedIf the revelations of the past year are any indication, the ECU players to which Coples refers are correct: the UNC players do have it made and don't work for anything, including special placement in advanced classes, gifts and favors, grades, improper tutorial help, and access to agents. Heck, they're not even expected to properly park their vehicles or have the proper tag on them.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
I'm not sure how old this "genius" is, but in my 34 years of life ECU has been more of a BCS ready football program than UNC. And its not even close. The only thing UNC holds over ECU is that BCS access.
Also love the excuses for the 2007 loss. I've never read an article making fun of another team that I'm not a fan of, and wanted to punch the writer in the face. This was a first.
- Posted by 4DukeTillDeath
Perhaps ECU can take Dukes spot in a BCS football conference
SURELY you dont believe Duke deserves it.
BTW, whens the last time duke played ECU?? hmmmmmm
Here`s one pirates opinion
""They and Wake Forest won't play us... hell, Duke already loses to Richmond and other FCS teams on a regular basis - why would they want to play us? Ever been to a Duke football game? Worst football atmosphere I have seen.. my high-school was more passionate than those blue bellies.""
lol, Dukies may wanna keep their traps shut
Thats the problem with UNC fans. They can never seem to stick to the subject. Just where was Duke mentioned in the posted article??? But to answer your question, Duke last played ECU in 2005. Everyone knows Duke football has been pitiful for the last 15 years. But guess what, UNC football has just been the next level above that which really isn't nothing to brag about.
Now how about commenting on the garbage article a UNC ****head wrote.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
i thought every sat at an ecu fball game was blackout. you just can't think that as much as their fans drink that they can be conscious.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
Hate to give that mindless, unsophisticated, low class, infant any recognition for his immature and imbecilic insults and utterings but what a major P.O.S! This guy's insulting article epitomizes how pathetic he is! His writing is extremely poor and juvenile...this guy is no journalist...the DTH should be ashamed and embarrassed! It's obvious he has no knowledge, intelligence, or class. His comments resemble things a 5 year old would say and he quotes Coples who obviously has the intelligence of an infant. Jonathan Jones is a joke & a P.O.S.!
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
Should have saved the hateful/condescending editorial for the NC State game. ECU fans are usually pretty cool; hate getting them upset.
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
i thought every sat at an ecu fball game was blackout. you just can't think that as much as their fans drink that they can be conscious.
- Posted by onyourheels2
You're obviously dim-witted!
RE: Ready To get Embarrassed......the most conceded/moronic article I've ever read. Thanks for the entertainment Chapel Hell.
This is a link to an article that shows Jonathan Jone's image & profile if anyone would like give him something to write about, since he likes to write about things he has no knowledge of.
His profile says he has 6 years of journalism experience, however he writes like a kindergartner. Can't believe this trash is a product of UNC's journalism school...Ironically, I had previously thought UNC's journalism school was a quality school...guess not, appears they'll let anyone in...this guy obviously has no culture, no humility, & no class!
The link:
http://jjones9plus.blogspot.com/2011/09/larry-drews-mom-to-basketball-wives.html?spref=fb
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