McNeill fired at ECU
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Twitter says they plan to hire a virtual coach
their starting QB gets injured in camp yet they still beat Virginia Tech and had the Gators on the ropes in the Swamp. With the amount of openings this seems like a stupid move
McNeil was no real prize, but he did some good things there. The worst thing about this is the timing. Recruiting is currently open and the coaches are already taking positions elsewhere. Unless they have someone in the wings ready to sign, I could see this as a disaster.
I know there's some posters here that would be against this on principle....the ones that wanted to give GOL the chance to right the ship. In this scenario, i would have given him another year. You lose a coach thats given you five straight wins against the ACC, solid winning seasons in between. Why not just make adjustments and find new coordinators? .
Doesn't ECU just wait to see who doesn't qualify for college and then recruit those players?
If they think they are going to get a look by the ACC by making this coaching change they are nuts. They could Vince Lombardi and not get an invite still.
What a strange firing. Though he was not the greatest game day coach (see his debacle of game management against us last year), he was still a pillar of consistent success there. They lost Carden and Hardy to graduation, and their projected starting QB before the season. Oh and they still beat VT this year. I think he deserved to last through a down year. That consistent success combined with all of those wins against in-region P5 schools (UNC, NC State, VT) makes this firing a real head scratcher.
I don't think so. I heard he was snatched up by the Oviedo HS powderpuff team. They really loved his offensive mind. He's the perfect addition for them.
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This seems like a super dumb decision. Everyone is talking about how competitive the coaching market is this off season and ECU has decided to jump into it late.
I have to agree stupid firing, tho 42-34 in 6 seasons isn't great. But here's an interesting "misquote"
"You realize we're the laughing stock of college football, right?" McNeill asked Thursday. "I went to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame with Donnie. ... From Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Dabo Swinney (Clemson) – all of 'em, all of 'em were like 'What the ... ?' ... Gene Chizik and all them. And Compher was not at that deal. He was not there. ...
"We're the laughing stock," McNeill said again. "We're the laughing stock of college football. East Carolina is. The laughing stock."
Here's what Ruffin McNeill said to Billy Weaver about the quotes in the article:
"I was asked about the climate at ECU and what others are saying about ECU and I repeated what I was hearing."
McNeill went on to say "I went to ECU at 17 (years old) and ECU is family. I have never said anything negative about the university and never will."
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Ruffin-McNeill-Disputes-Comments-361603541.html
Who the hell is laughing about ecu? I think 0-12 is worse (except who didn't expect a down year) but the real laughing stock in my mind is Cincy. What a crap year they had when they were expected to be either 1 or 2 in the AAC.
"You realize we're the laughing stock of college football, right?" McNeill asked Thursday. "I went to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame with Donnie. ... From Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Dabo Swinney (Clemson) – all of 'em, all of 'em were like 'What the ... ?' ... Gene Chizik and all them. And Compher was not at that deal. He was not there. ...
"We're the laughing stock," McNeill said again. "We're the laughing stock of college football. East Carolina is. The laughing stock."
Here's what Ruffin McNeill said to Billy Weaver about the quotes in the article:
"I was asked about the climate at ECU and what others are saying about ECU and I repeated what I was hearing."
McNeill went on to say "I went to ECU at 17 (years old) and ECU is family. I have never said anything negative about the university and never will."
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Ruffin-McNeill-Disputes-Comments-361603541.html
Who the hell is laughing about ecu? I think 0-12 is worse (except who didn't expect a down year) but the real laughing stock in my mind is Cincy. What a crap year they had when they were expected to be either 1 or 2 in the AAC.
Hate him because he's a butt pirate, but you got to respect him. ecu offered a 3 year extension for him at the beginning of the year, he refused because his agent (an ex-ecu trustee chairman) wanted to get more $, plus the new contract didn't give the assistants any raises which was in McNeill's old contract. He partially was looking out for his assistants.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...ion-low-balled-assistants-jeff-compher-121015
http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...ion-low-balled-assistants-jeff-compher-121015
Always amazes me the morons who make those comments. I guess they just feel safe in mama's basement, where they don't have to worry about proving their stupidity. You know, moron, you don't actually have to read the posts.
