Is ECU in North or South Carolina?

[flsportsfan83]

Seriously I don't know. I would assume North Carolina.

South Carolina is like a 3rd world country and those ppl couldn't afford a $30 ticket.

[windbane]

good question

[Bull Dozer]

Greenville, NC

[paintingitpurple]

Ask your basketball team. Theyll be here saturday night.

News Flash. Seriously. You are a directional School, living in the shadow of more prominent in-state universities (At least 3 of them) . We are a directional school, living in the shadow of more prominent in-state schools (At least 3 of them). The University of South Florida is not exactly nationally recognized either. Outside of old-school conference USA members and some big east fans, nobody knows where the heck you guys are either, especially since youre not in South Florida. I have family 2 hours south of tampa and have been there many times, and think its a wonderful city. But dont get ahead of yourselves. We are at least as well known as you are, probably moreso. I have seen a lot more East Carolina bumper stickers tee shirts and hats in Florida than I have see USF gear in NC. Thats not an insult. Its an honest truth. The little recognition athletically you guys have earned in the last ten years with a handful of big wins is matched, possibly overmatched with the tradition of Pirate Football that put this university on the map in the 90's.

[BullsFanInTX]

Ask your basketball team. Theyll be here saturday night.

News Flash. Seriously. You are a directional School, living in the shadow of more prominent in-state universities (At least 3 of them) . We are a directional school, living in the shadow of more prominent in-state schools (At least 3 of them). The University of South Florida is not exactly nationally recognized either. Outside of old-school conference USA members and some big east fans, nobody knows where the heck you guys are either, especially since youre not in South Florida. I have family 2 hours south of tampa and have been there many times, and think its a wonderful city. But dont get ahead of yourselves. We are at least as well known as you are, probably moreso. I have seen a lot more East Carolina bumper stickers tee shirts and hats in Florida than I have see USF gear in NC. Thats not an insult. Its an honest truth. The little recognition athletically you guys have earned in the last ten years with a handful of big wins is matched, possibly overmatched with the tradition of Pirate Football that put this university on the map in the 90's.

You are correct, we are currently earning our name recognition.  Don't you think that as we continue to beat top 10 teams UL and WVU, Contend for a BE title, and possible go to a BCS bowl within the next 2-3 years, we won't gain a little more name recognition.  Were you watching ESPN or every other highlight show the week we beat WVU.  We were all over the airwaves with highlights.  And I mean ALL over the airwaves and every sports website.  When is the last time ECU had that much pub in football, seriously.  When you beat Miami in the 90s probably.  Plus with the ESPN football deal with the Big East conference, you can expect us to get max coverage every year, unlike C-USA.  ESPN loves BE football and has a deal in place to showcase their games.

[windbane]

Ask your basketball team. Theyll be here saturday night.

News Flash. Seriously. You are a directional School, living in the shadow of more prominent in-state universities (At least 3 of them) . We are a directional school, living in the shadow of more prominent in-state schools (At least 3 of them). The University of South Florida is not exactly nationally recognized either. Outside of old-school conference USA members and some big east fans, nobody knows where the heck you guys are either, especially since youre not in South Florida. I have family 2 hours south of tampa and have been there many times, and think its a wonderful city. But dont get ahead of yourselves. We are at least as well known as you are, probably moreso. I have seen a lot more East Carolina bumper stickers tee shirts and hats in Florida than I have see USF gear in NC. Thats not an insult. Its an honest truth. The little recognition athletically you guys have earned in the last ten years with a handful of big wins is matched, possibly overmatched with the tradition of Pirate Football that put this university on the map in the 90's.

stop being so defensive.  i honestly didnt know and would rather ask here than waste my team looking up info for your school.  also, it is more entertaining to see you get so defensive.  so, on second thought, keep doing it

[paintingitpurple]

I understand and I get that. Your program is in better position than ours, no doubt. I am not an apologist either, but we had an errant administration in place in 2001 and 2002, in which the chancellor and the athletic director at the time made highly political decisions that effectively ran our program into the ground. When Steve Logan, who brought us to greatness and the same degree of ublic attention and visibility you have now, was fired and replaced with John Thompson, one of the worst HCs in d1 history, our strategic position crumbled. What they did to this program will take years to repair, and we are now on our way. I envy the opportunities your program has right now, and resent the fact that had the timing of our program's demise not been as it was, we would have been taken in by the big east instead of some other program. Most ECU fans believe South Florida took our rightful BE spot. I personally, as do many others, disagree. The progress your football program has made in the last 10 years, plus the whopping enrollment and geographic location of USF made it an obvious choice. I'm pretty sure Cincy would have been the team left behind had we not fallen off so terribly.

I was not trying to take anything away from USF. I was simply saying that seriously, No one knows where the hell you guys are either. I'd bet 1 out of 2 football fans in america have heard of you, 1 out of 50 could tell me where you are located, and 1 out of 300 could name me your coach or starting quarterback. I would guess about the same numbers for us. My entire point is that from a public knowledge of our programs, id say resognition is pretty evenly spread

[outrunner]

That is the best post by an ECU fan I have seen on both boards. I thank you for your intelligent opinion.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

good question

It would have been quicker to type "ecu" into google than to ask it here.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

Seriously I don't know. I would assume North Carolina.

South Carolina is like a 3rd world country and those ppl couldn't afford a $30 ticket.

Why do our students need free tickets to go to a bowl game... are their families from  3rd world countries too?