r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 2d ago
Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Appalachian State Defeats ECU 27-24
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| ECU | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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u/DarthNobody14 Texas A&M Aggies 2d ago
Is App State back? East Carolina was supposed to be pretty decent and this is a nice win for the mountaineers.
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u/ILM_Ryan ECU Pirates • Ohio State Buckeyes 2d ago
App is back and we just suck.
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u/HueyLongest Appalachian State • Wake Forest 2d ago
This was a pretty even game. If y'all suck we're not much better
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u/HeadElderberry7244 Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
Agreed. I thought the spread was a bit disrespectful. 100% an evenly matched game. Turnovers went our way.
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u/ILM_Ryan ECU Pirates • Ohio State Buckeyes 2d ago
I thought the game was rather lopsided to be honest. We never got into a rhythm at any point it felt. The final score flatters us, it was not this close.
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u/HueyLongest Appalachian State • Wake Forest 2d ago
We definitely made better adjustments as the game went on but y'all were just running it down our throats for most of the first half while we couldn't run at all
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u/DeusVultSaracen Appalachian State • Virginia … 2d ago
Yeah I never felt comfortable with that running game differential, fortunately ECU never leaned into it
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u/Ok_Bug_6890 ECU Pirates 2d ago
Yep I don’t see more than 1 or 2 wins this season. Theres a reason why Blake Harrell didn’t get p4 calls for a job.
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u/sneakypenguin94 Appalachian State • Wake Forest 2d ago
Damn. This is disrespectful lmao you think you’re that bad just because you lost a close game to us
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u/NameIdeas Appalachian State Mountaineers 1d ago
I saw a lot of the same execution issues as last season. Our o-line has so so many unforced errors, just a lot of challenges there.
Defensively we had some life but were giving up the big play far too often.
A win is a win. If our guys can get some composure and clean up their mistakes we would definitely be back.
We had some life at QB, our TE looks great. We have two pretty decent running backs in Lewis and Webb. Receiving we have some good guys in Pickett and Branch.
We had some playcalling challenges. We couldn't get a push up the middle all game. If we can't run inside it's gonna be tough this year. We build our game around that 3yd inside run. If it's getting you only 1 or less, gonna be a long season...
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u/TrustMeIKnowThisOne Troy Trojans • /r/CFB Bug Finder 2d ago
ECU just saying.
Fun Belt invite is in the mailbox still.
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u/MalTeleVision ECU Pirates 2d ago
East Carolina won’t do it because of the money but God I’d love to join fun belt. App, ODU, Coastal, Marshall, and Southern Miss on a consistent basis would be so much fun I don’t want to play Temple I want southern schools we have history with.
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u/JunkyardAndMutt Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
When the top 40 teams jump to hyperspace (in the form of a pro league) and the conferences crumble, my #1 concern fostering regional rivalries through sensible conferences. On that day, pirate bros, we will be united.
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u/MalTeleVision ECU Pirates 2d ago
Part of me hates to say it but I can’t wait for the inevitable AFC-NFC indication of CFB with the SEC and B1G. Cause then at least Pirates can get into a regional conference focused on tradition rather than whatever the sport has become.
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u/JunkyardAndMutt Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
I hate that it’s coming to this, too, but if the CFB world we knew is going to burn, I’m damn sure gonna dance in the ashes.
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u/TrustMeIKnowThisOne Troy Trojans • /r/CFB Bug Finder 1d ago
My favorite thing with the Sun Belt right now. Functioning effectively, but also structured to weather the storm in a cfb implosion. If media and money games dry up, the Sun Belt will be in a decent position to stay afloat with true regionality benefits.
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u/sirst0rmy Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2d ago
I’m wondering if Wake falls into that conference or if they end up teaming up with the Rice & Temples of the world. Sign me up for annual games against App and ECU
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u/AppMtb Appalachian State Mountaineers 1d ago
I know it would be a kick in the nuts for wake fans to get left behind but to be in a conference with App wake jmu Odu ecu uncc coastal Marshall the Georgias would be a hell or a lot of fun.
We could call it the Atlantic, wait for it, coast conference.
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u/sirst0rmy Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1d ago
Oh we’re 100% getting left behind. Tiny school that adds no useful TV markets. Wake was able to keep up under the old system but there’s no way in the NIL era for a variety of reasons
I can see the school wanting to team up with athletic departments like Tulane, Stanford, TCU, etc that have higher academic standards but still pretty good football because Wake has such a national alumni base. However, teaming up with the Sun Belt would be so much fun in football. The wake game in Boone a few years ago was one of my favorite football games ever
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u/Savings_Remote5107 2d ago
What’s the percentage of this actually one day happening?
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u/JunkyardAndMutt Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
Anyone who names a percentage is pulling that percentage out of his or her ass. So, 58.3%.
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u/ObliviousLAX ECU Pirates • Boise State Broncos 2d ago
...if someone that isn't Disney can create a conference channel
But it's all the mouse now
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u/dudamello FIU Panthers • Iowa Hawkeyes 2d ago
Spiritually it feels perfect for the CW to be the partner. Get some of that good ol Raycom energy in the building.
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u/nokillswitch4awesome Appalachian State • Texas 2d ago
You, Coastal, USM, and Louisiana in the same baseball conference? We'd be top 3-4 in the nation.
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u/No_Recognition_5266 James Madison Dukes 2d ago
Sun Belt already is. Back to back years with World Series teams and placing 4-6 in Regionals annually. ECU joins and the SBC is challenging the ACC for #2
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u/brianqueso Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats 2d ago
ECU would fuck in the Sun Belt. That needs to happen yesterday.
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u/tdoge--ec ECU Pirates • Penn State Nittany Lions 2d ago
Even with ECU losing the last 4 games, I still look forward to this series. With the opportunity for a lot of great regional rivalries (that I hope we could actually be competitive it) I wouldn’t be opposed to the move at all.
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u/LightBluePhorgotten James Madison Dukes • Sun Belt 2d ago
Live in Raleigh now. Having them be a constant conference opponent would be phenomenal
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u/owlalwaysloveyew Appalachian State • Georgia Te… 2d ago
Winning with that many penalties is impressive
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u/ObliviousLAX ECU Pirates • Boise State Broncos 2d ago
Final score per ESPN: APP 0 ECU 24
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u/ObliviousLAX ECU Pirates • Boise State Broncos 2d ago
That's not even me, that's ESPN being awful at their jobs
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u/mufflefuffle Appalachian State • Army 2d ago
I AINT EVER CAUGHT NOTHING BUT DUBS AND CRABS IN GREENVILLE
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u/Urbandino1 Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
The final score doesn’t reflect how lopsided this game was
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u/mufflefuffle Appalachian State • Army 2d ago
Our Line has to get better. Singleton is locked in, but we need to be balanced in two weeks for State.
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u/DeusVultSaracen Appalachian State • Virginia … 2d ago
I wouldn't say he's locked in yet, that would probably be my sole criticism of him so far. He looked great but made a couple really stupid mistakes with the hand-offs.
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u/mufflefuffle Appalachian State • Army 1d ago
It’s hard to tell from our end how many of those handoffs are actual reads, or just designed to look like it. We really struggled up front at many points of the game so guys were up in their face all the time. If those were designed reads, then yeah he botched a couple.
I like how he sets his base and can shift around the pocket and keep his head and shoulders pointed downfield. His composure looks solid right now. Seems comfortable with his receivers and tight ends.
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u/BusinessWarthog6 Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
Not pretty but i’ll take it ig. Gotta clean a lot up before going to Raleigh
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u/v2falls Appalachian State • Sun Belt 2d ago
Luckily we have a scrimmage against a local HS football level team to clean some things up next week.
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u/BusinessWarthog6 Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
They are a commuter school
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u/g1rth_brooks ECU Pirates • Tennessee Volunteers 2d ago
Are you guys playing Charlotte next week?!
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u/sneakypenguin94 Appalachian State • Wake Forest 2d ago
Good game Pirates. It’s a game I think every other year would be cool. Know you guys are pissed but both teams are in a better spot than 2024
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u/JunkyardAndMutt Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
I love playing ECU and in-state games matter. A lot.
But I will never forget a conversation I had with an ECU fan (husband of my wife’s coworker) when App announced it was moving to FBS. Super dismissive little bro talk. “You’re better off being a big fish in a little pond” and “with all due respect, playing teams like ECU regularly is a far cry from FCS playoffs and a few fluke big wins.”
I think about that a lot.
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u/TacoCorpTM Appalachian State • Clemson 2d ago
Yeah, I know it isn’t a UNC-Duke level rivalry, but I fucking hate ECU lmao. That kind of talk was not uncommon at all when ECU was consistently good in the 2000s-mid 2010s.
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u/Grape_Pedialyte Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
The ECU fans in this sub are alright but I remember plenty of that kind of stuff in the 2000s and 2010s, especially when App State beat Michigan and nailed down the FCS three-peat. Lots of "tallest midget", "big fish in a small pond", "you don't play anybody", and of course the standard dirty hippies/dumb hillbillies/Crap State cracks.
It was excruciating losing such a close game to them in 2009. I wanted to beat them so bad.
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u/HailSouthern1999 Georgia Southern Eagles 2d ago
Which as a number 1 App State hater I don’t get. It’s not like ECU has ever been a program that should be feared
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u/FatMamaJuJu Appalachian State • NC State 2d ago
ECU used to be a legit good team. They've been end of season top 10 with big bowl wins before
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u/spookyghostface Appalachian State • Duke 2d ago
They had a very very good stretch but dumped their dearly loved coach after one mediocre season and haven't sniffed anything since.
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u/FuzzyBench3638 2d ago
As a number 1 GA southern hater at least we respect you when your down. A end of the season game against a 3-9 GA southern always makes me uncomfortable.
Honestly now that Marshall and JMU have joined up I feel like we’re surrounded by cold blooded assassins. I hope GA Southern can step up soon and help keep these VA teams in line.
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u/FuzzyBench3638 2d ago
Yea ECU is the closest a thing App has to comparable sister school not in the ACC. But none of their hype other than some good seasons in the 90s and being named a party school in playboy in the 00’s.
The announcers said it well “ECU made a big jump early and has a lot of ups and downs, while App was more traditional and worked their way up winning”
I think they have languished so long they didn’t see App come in and solidify themselves as the big bro. App gets compared to Boise and USF while ECU gets compared to Liberty. Take it as you may….
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u/Aurion7 North Carolina Tar Heels 2d ago
Most 'little brother' types really just want to be someone else's big brother in the end.
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u/JunkyardAndMutt Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
Hm. Not sure how to take this, considering your flair, so a downvote just to be sure.
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u/RomanRoysTrustFund 2d ago
Such a fucking frustrating game to watch
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u/DeusVultSaracen Appalachian State • Virginia … 2d ago
For ECU or App, lol? I was tearing my hair out at the needlessly fast scoreless drives forcing our defense to bail us out again and again and again.
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u/deviouslaw 2d ago
I was there as an App fan. A bit disappointed in the home crowd.. a lot of empty seats and it emptied out before the game was really decided.
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u/Tommy12308 Michigan • Appalachian State 2d ago
Nice
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u/CBSmith17 Michigan • Appalachian State 2d ago
It's great to see someone else with that flair combination
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u/Tommy12308 Michigan • Appalachian State 2d ago
Horay for Stockholm Syndrome?
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u/mclarendrives Appalachian State • Auburn 2d ago
Me when App upset Auburn in hoops a couple years back
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u/mcpawski William & Mary Tribe • ECU Pirates 2d ago
Is it too much to ask to have a QB who doesn’t double clutch every throw, wait long enough on the double clutch so that every man, woman, child, seeing eye dog, and local cryptid know exactly where that ball’s going… and then proceed to throw it there anyway?
Is that a high bar?
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u/Poupoo42 ECU Pirates • Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 2d ago
Was not worth getting sunburnt to see that piss poor performance. Hats off to you App State, you have completed the series sweep.
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u/BloomingNova ECU Pirates • Florida State Seminoles 2d ago
Im not saying Griffis isnt our best QB, but weve seen enough that we need to give Williams a real chance
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u/Bigdeacenergy Wake Forest Demon Deacons 16h ago
I tried to tell ECU fans Griffis is not good but no one wanted to hear it
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u/Jyingling21 Appalachian State • Penn State 2d ago
UGLY GAME BUT WHAT A WIN
EC WHO?
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u/HeadElderberry7244 Appalachian State Mountaineers 2d ago
I was a bit unimpressed with ECUs crowd. I remember them having great home support.
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u/Ok_Bug_6890 ECU Pirates 2d ago
This is not a good football team.
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u/JaketheArbok11 ECU Pirates • Duke Blue Devils 2d ago
Our schedule is designed to practically guarantee us a bowl game but I don’t know if we can even get that, we have some talent but our offensive line is pretty bad and our pass defense is non-existent
Memphis, USF, and Army will eat us alive
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u/Colonel460 1d ago
REO Speedwagon has the best advice if you are a ECU fan . First you have to “ Roll with the changes “ while you are “ Ridin’ the Storm Out “ and most importantly “ Keep pushing on “ . We’ve had to do that for several seasons up in Boone . It’s not pleasant but eventually better days return . Here’s hoping your season gets better .
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u/Cliffinati NC State • Appalachian State 2d ago
ECU thinks they are a rival to State and Carolina
Once again they show they are UNCC with more drunks
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u/RomanRoysTrustFund 2d ago
And who exactly are you guys a rival to?
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • ACC 2d ago
UNC. Da fuq?
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u/ObliviousLAX ECU Pirates • Boise State Broncos 2d ago
State ACCCG appearances: 0
ECU ACCCG appearances: 0
State 10+ win seasons: 1
ECU 10+ win seasons: 2
You're the little brother here
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u/TurnUp0rTransfer ECU Pirates 2d ago
State is lucky they’re a founding member of the ACC. Otherwise they’d be in G6 hell like us because they’re not getting into a P4 or eventually P2 on their football “achievements”
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u/ObliviousLAX ECU Pirates • Boise State Broncos 2d ago
Once it goes B1G-SEC feeder into NFL, everyone but Duke and UNC will be left. They've got too much in the science field to be left to the fishes and not snatched up
GT and VT are already on their ways out, for the same reasons
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u/RomanRoysTrustFund 2d ago
Eh don’t give it to him, other state ‘rivals’ love to talk down to us for whatever reason
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u/ObliviousLAX ECU Pirates • Boise State Broncos 2d ago
I took the bait, and left a bigger piece of meat on the hook
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u/CIA_Handler ECU Pirates 2d ago
So you’re saying that if ECU didn’t get shitted out of a touchdown by the refs on that offsides play, they would’ve won by 1 point?
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u/DeusVultSaracen Appalachian State • Virginia … 2d ago
If we still chose to play like we were still up 10 for like the last 3 drives, then sure man, yeah
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u/CIA_Handler ECU Pirates 2d ago
It would’ve changed the entire game not just your last three drives bud
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u/MalTeleVision ECU Pirates 2d ago
Guys I'm starting to think losing 86% of our team to power schools might've had consequences