Tidbits - East Carolina (Opponent for Friday 11/24)

[BigEastPhil]

- ECU is 2-2 with common opponent match ups as follows: Beat Coppin State by 26; Lost to Cleveland State by 3 and Lost to C. Conn State by 11.

- Head Coach is Jeff Lebo of UNC fame back in the day. I remember Lebo coaching at a big school awhile ago and I can't remember where.

- An Assistant under Lebo is Doug Wojcik who was the PG for Navy when David Robinson was there. Wojcik was also a HC at Tulsa for many years.

- Stars for ECU are Sr G BJ Tyson and JR G/F Kentrell Barkley.

Rutgers wins by 12 points....

 

[hbbsm713]

I’ll admit I don’t know anything about their team but seeing they’re schedule so far and the results, how are some people on this board saying it’s our first actual test of the season? They don’t seem to be very good.

 

[knights1212]

A day after a holiday I would never take any game for granted.

 

[RUich]

I think a lot of people, myself included, really don't know who this team is yet. Yes, based on the common opponents RU should win. We all know about WTF games and that is always hanging over Rutgers fans.

 

[TMCB]

Its a W but Fla st may be a test

 

[RutgHoops]

- ECU is 2-2 with common opponent match ups as follows: Beat Coppin State by 26; Lost to Cleveland State by 3 and Lost to C. Conn State by 11.

- Head Coach is Jeff Lebo of UNC fame back in the day. I remember Lebo coaching at a big school awhile ago and I can't remember where.

- An Assistant under Lebo is Doug Wojcik who was the PG for Navy when David Robinson was there. Wojcik was also a HC at Tulsa for many years.

- Stars for ECU are Sr G BJ Tyson and JR G/F Kentrell Barkley.

Rutgers wins by 12 points....

Played against Jeff Lebo at FiveStar camp back in the day. He was an outstanding HS basketball player.

 

[BHSPCRU]

I am pretty sure that the RU coaching staff is concerned about the team looking past ECU towards the FSU game and will do their best to make sure that this does not happen. My opinion is that ECU will come out flat for this one thank goodness and RU will win by at least 20. Won’t be pretty but a w is a w...

 

[Scarlet Shack]

- ECU is 2-2 with common opponent match ups as follows: Beat Coppin State by 26; Lost to Cleveland State by 3 and Lost to C. Conn State by 11.

- Head Coach is Jeff Lebo of UNC fame back in the day. I remember Lebo coaching at a big school awhile ago and I can't remember where.

- An Assistant under Lebo is Doug Wojcik who was the PG for Navy when David Robinson was there. Wojcik was also a HC at Tulsa for many years.

- Stars for ECU are Sr G BJ Tyson and JR G/F Kentrell Barkley.

Rutgers wins by 12 points....

Phil

Welcome to section 105

Nice chatting with you

 

[Mr_Twister]

ECU roster includes transfers from Hawaii, Virginia Tech, Akron, Pearl River Community College, Bismarck State College. Freshmen-heavy roster. Shot 11-25 from the charity stripe in their last game.

http://www.reflector.com/ECU/2017/11/20/Pirates-survive-Cleveland-St.html

 

[Local Shill]

Its a W but Fla st may be a test

The master of understatement. It would be a huge win if RU somehow beat Florida State.

 

[rufeelinit]

Need to keep improving. We should win this one but I hope ECU plays well and gives us a test.

 

[4theknights]

Hope we don't have any turkey hangover....last year the day after TG, we needed a miracle finish to knock off Hartford. Need W tomorrow then big match up vs Florida State and hoping for a nice size crowd to rock the RAC. Team has been playing hard and deserves
our support.

 

[jersey07080]

RU Wins big
75-51. Defense continues to drive the train

 

[xkiesterx]

Likely seeing the best team and the best athletes we've seen this year (minus the SJU exhibition) from a mid-major rather than low-major conference. Will need to execute and not be looking forward to FSU.

 

[PaKnight]

Likely seeing the best team and the best athletes we've seen this year (minus the SJU exhibition) from a mid-major rather than low-major conference. Will need to execute and not be looking forward to FSU.

I don't know about that, they lost to Cleveland State and Central Connecticut State.

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

Its a W but Fla st may be a test

“May” be a test? Huge test for this team.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

The staff and the team are concerned about each and every opponent.If they aren't they shouldnt be here.

 

[RUinFla]

Lebo was HC at Auburn for a few years. Decent PG for UNC in the 80's--averaged 10 points and 4 assists over his college career.
Played for the Spurs for a year.
TL

 

[bac2therac]

They are not good but they are the best team that Rutgers will have facedthus far. Hartford was terrible but we know what happened last year. Yeam could understandably looking ahead to FSU

 

[Scarlet Knut]

We win and keep building confidence.

 

[TobyTyler1]

They are terrible. Should be 15 pt spread.

Don't think Pike hasn't been all over them after last year's day after turkey mess.

 

[xkiesterx]

They are terrible. Should be 15 pt spread.

Don't think Pike hasn't been all over them after last year's day after turkey mess.

Spread I saw was 11.5 fyi. Not saying that's a good spread, just what it is. There was no posted spread for the Coppin State game that I could find.

 

[ABRU00]

I don't know about that, they lost to Cleveland State and Central Connecticut State.

ECU beat Cleveland State 72-69

 

[PaKnight]

ECU beat Cleveland State 72-69

I was going by the OP.

 

[ABRU00]

- ECU is 2-2 with common opponent match ups as follows: Beat Coppin State by 26; Lost to Cleveland State by 3 and Lost to C. Conn State by 11.

- Head Coach is Jeff Lebo of UNC fame back in the day. I remember Lebo coaching at a big school awhile ago and I can't remember where.

- An Assistant under Lebo is Doug Wojcik who was the PG for Navy when David Robinson was there. Wojcik was also a HC at Tulsa for many years.

- Stars for ECU are Sr G BJ Tyson and JR G/F Kentrell Barkley.

Rutgers wins by 12 points....

ECU beat Cleveland State 72-69. Their second loss was to Radford by 7 points.

 

[Russ Wood]

- Head Coach is Jeff Lebo of UNC fame back in the day. I remember Lebo coaching at a big school awhile ago and I can't remember where.

Auburn

I’ll admit I don’t know anything about their team but seeing they’re schedule so far and the results, how are some people on this board saying it’s our first actual test of the season? They don’t seem to be very good.

They're not very good but the first five games of Rutgers' OOC is so weak, that ECU happens to be RU's first actual test of the season.

 

[bac2therac]

RU's schedule strength is 346 out of 351...wow awfully terrible

 

[RU848789]

RU's schedule strength is 346 out of 351...wow awfully terrible

It could be up to 343 after today, lol...

 

[Mr_Twister]

RU's schedule strength is 346 out of 351...wow awfully terrible

Does not help sell season tickets and parking tags and single-game tickets and parking and concessions, either? And Team Irrelevant tag is firmly embedded in casual local sports fans minds for another season.