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McNeill, Pirates answer doubters |
 GREENVILLE
— By all measures,
Saturday’s Conference
USA showdown against
Houston had the buildup
of the most critical
game of Ruffin McNeill’s
tenure at East Carolina.
Fresh off last week’s
56-28 debacle against
Navy, McNeill suddenly
found himself in testy
territory with a fan
base beginning to
question the program’s
direction. ...
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Chips down, Pirates come through |
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 GREENVILLE
— Motivation took several forms
for East Carolina on Saturday,
but all of it was good as the
Pirates thumped Houston 48-28 at
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. ECU
quarterback Shane Carden is from
Houston but the Cougars showed
him no attention in the
recruiting process. "This game
in general for our team was
huge," said the first-year
starter. ...
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Game Day Photos from
Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium |
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Coach Ruff Post-Game
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East
Carolina coach
Ruffin McNeill met
with the press after
the Pirates'
48-28 Conference USA
victory over Houston on
Saturday (Recorded
by Al Myatt):
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Conference USA Scoreboard |
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SATURDAY, NOV. 3:
ECU 48, Houston
28 [FSN]
Arkansas 19, Tulsa 15 [SECN]
Marshall 38, Memphis 28 |
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
(continued):
Rice 49, Tulane 47
Central Florida 42, SMU 17 [CBSSN]
UAB 27, Southern Miss 19 [CSS] |
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