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2010 East Carolina football betting game

The East Carolina Pirates defeated the Houston Cougars in last year's Conference USA title game to earn their second straight conference title. Success usually brings change in smaller programs such as this, and it hit hard in the off-season ECU. Skip Holtz decided to take the head coaching position in South Florida after leading the Pirates to four consecutive bowl appearances. Alum Ruffin McNeill is the new head man after running Texas Tech defense the past two seasons. He has his work cut for him with only eight returning starters from a 9 win team. The full conference program breakdown in our 2010 Conference USA college football predictions article.

ECU will look a lot like the Texas Tech calls from the east coast with 27 years old offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley plays. Riley was officially the wide receiver coach at Tech and Boston College transfer Dominique Davis inherits projected as his quarterback. Davis appeared in three games as a freshman at BC, and threw for 741 yards. It is effective running the ball well, but must beat out to Josh Jordan and walk Brad Wornick for the starting position. Running the ball has a staple food in the past years with ECU Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson and Dominique Lindsay bear the burden. The I-Formation of a shotgun offense, all to create the space for passing to and exported. Senior Jonathan Williams lives to be replaced is a promising candidate to replace Lindsay in Back Field. WR Dwayne Harris had a great season in 2009 earning 'first-team all conference honors. His 83 catches led the team and he was named Special Teams Player of the Year as well. These figures should increase in the new passport to be happy offense. The production of this unit will largely depend on the representation of the quarterback. Davis is not expected ECU transfer to a spread quite run away, but if he picks up the system quickly, the Pirates could be a surprise team.

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Ruffin McNeill has a strong defensive background and is all the knowledge needed to construct a viable unit that returns only two starters. Texas Tech defense actually improved a lot under McNeill. Defensive Coordinator Brian Mitchell inherits two starting points in the back corner of Emanuel Davis and Travis Simmons. Davis was a first team all conference selection and broke a team runs up 12th The defensive line was considered a talented group that opponents only 3.8 yards / carry out the last season. A completely new front in fourth place leaving questions are asked as the Pirates will play against the run this year. The linebacker situation is equally unclear. This was one of the most experienced group in 2009, but they lost three of its top four tacklers that are replaced by one team only 11 career starts. The pirates were made in 11 turnover differential, mainly due to the presence of FS Van Eskridge on defense. His six interceptions led the team with the 102 it takes collected. I do not expect the same level of output on the rear end of the defense, although upperclassmen will be put into starting roles.

When Ruffin McNeill had his way, the timetable would probably look a little different than the Skip Holtz left him with. make Road Games at North Carolina and Virginia Tech ECU Honorary Member of the ACC for two weeks. You get a chance to host-state rival NC State on 16 October. Not many teams open the season with two conference games, but that is exactly what the Pirates when they face Tulsa and Memphis at home. The schedule is manageable in the past six games, but could hold a big hit before they are taken half way point. I expect a 5-7 from the Pirates this season.

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Highlights of the C-USA Championship Game vs. # 21 Houston ECU in Greenville, NC 5 December 2009. Video is courtesy of ESPN.
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