The losses continue to take their toll on the East Carolina football program, and now head coach Scottie Montgomery appears to be a beaten man.
On a week when the Pirates face a bitter in-state rival, Montgomery was pretty much only asked about his coaching future at his weekly Monday news conference. This was anything but a normal Monday.
Some of those questions were answered via the short and sweet route. Several others weren’t so sweet.
There were other short answers, but you get the idea.
Rumors continue to circulate about changes coming. We do know that the ECU Board of Trustees will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 28, to hear updates regarding personnel and legal matters and to take any related action. The board expects to move into closed session to consider confidential personnel information and consult with legal counsel.
That would certainly indicate that something is in the works. Chancellor Staton had said that he wanted a new director of athletics in place before the end of the football season, so the announced meeting plays into that strategy.
Still, there is a football game to play this Saturday in Raleigh. While it won’t save the season or probably anyone’s job, a win over the Wolfpack is never a negative in Pirate Nation.
The Pirates are 24-point underdogs in the game. That’s an odd number when you look at last week’s N.C. State win over North Carolina. The Wolfpack needed overtime to beat a Tar Heels team that the Pirates took to the woodshed in week two of the season, 41-19.
Coach Mo realizes his team didn’t come close to his bowl promise.
What the Pirates hope to do now is pull off the upset in Raleigh, and then we’ll all wait and see what happens next.
Stay tuned. The end of the season provides many more questions than answers, at least this week.
Well, We could have beaten NC A&T, South Florida and Tulane and we’d be bowl bound. Really the college football system as it is with “Power Five” and the “Playoff” makes getting a bowl that is meaningful almost impossible. Attendance figures in college football are down across the country as a result.
It’s time for Coach Mo to peace out of Greenville with his 4-20 AAC record. Get the struttin’ Scottie!