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In Tune with the Pirates….
East Carolina AD Terry Holland has apparently been receiving some nasty comments from irate Pirates about this week’s game. Apparently, some were nastier than a campground bathroom.
Because this week’s game versus West Virginia is being streamed on espn360.com, rather than being broadcast via the usual channels, I can see how some viewers have questions. Yes it seems some fans were more confused than the city council member who asked what side of town that ‘information superhighway’ was going to be built.
And the ‘From the desk of Terry Holland’ letter is chock full of useful information about TV rights and who picks what game for what media outlet. If you haven’t caught up with it, here’s the link….
http://www.ecupirates.com/genrel/091109aac.html
Good stuff, Coach, just not sure a “soapbox memo” was necessary on this one. Just the info please. And thanks Suddenlink for making the game accessible to their internet subscribers.
And while the ECU/West Virginia game is the highlight of today’s football schedule for most anyone reading this site, here’s a rundown of today’s TV action…. Just in case you have all day for football viewing.
There are basically four time slots with a few games overlapping around key times: The Nooner, The Afternooner, The Prime Time & The Late Nite: Here is the general runndown with my (often off the wall/exotic) picks in bold. (In my announcer voice) Please consult your local listings for the games in your area…
The Nooner
Stanford @ Wake (local Fox): Does the garage need clearing out?
Fresno St. @ Wisconsin (ESPN): Does the tub need scrubbing?
Central Michigan@ Michigan State (ESPN2): zzzzzzzz
UNC-Ch @ UCONN (ESPNU): For diehard Tarheels only.
Iowa @ Iowa St. (FSCAR): They have catchy intro music…
Duke @ Army (CBSC): This is the early game to watch. Evenly matched in a game full of rivalry and tradition at beautiful West Point. How this game is outcast to the hinterlands of CBS-College is beyond me.
The Afternooner
Notre Dame @ Michigan (ABC): Sorry ABC, but I don’t have a dog in this fight.
TCU @ Virginia (ESPNU): ‘Hoos picking this game? Not me.
Louisiana Tech @ Navy (CBSC): Another competitive matchup right of the dial.
Houston @ OK State (FSCAR): Interesting to see if the Cougs can hang for a while.
BYU @ Tulane (ESPN2): BYU QB Max Hall is worth the price of admission.
Texas @ Wyoming (Versus): Huh?
UCLA @ Tennessee (ESPN): Not what it used to be…
East Carolina @ WVU (ESPN360): Naturally… Gather the fam around the ‘ole blackberry and check it out…
The Prime Time
South Carolina @ UGA (ESPN2): South Carolina has already bored me to tears once this season…
Vandy @ LSU (ESPNU): Maybe not the slaughter you might expect.
USC @ Ohio St (ESPN): You don’t need me to hype this one. There are paid professionals to charm us in this ‘made for Disney’ matchup.
Kansas @ UTEP (CBSC): UPSET ALERT! Go Miners!
The Late Night
Purdue @ Oregon (FSCAR): Bet there are no sucker punches in this one…
Oregon State @ UNLV (CBSC): Wonder why UNLV doesn’t seem as repulsive as it did, say, three months ago?
Utah @ San Jose St (ESPNU): This is the ticket for the East Coast night owls, at least until the Utes pull away…
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