The 5 Stages of an ECU fan

Denial -There is no way we wont get a BE invite this time, no way! We have updated our facilities, a rabid fanbase that fully supports the program and sells out home games, we play the toughest schedule in Conf USA every year, even won a few championships....No Way they wont pick us.

Anger - WTF! we weren't picked? BS! Screw you BE, SCREW you, you undeserving ingrates! screw all of your fanbase-let me just spew my anger on message boards about the BE posters whose schools I think are undeserving and why we are more deserving. I'm going to make fun of the BE for reaching out to the Pacific Ocean to get schools, I'm going to talk smack about the new schools. Screw those Catholics BBall schools, they don't drive the BUS, WE DO! Their the reason for all this. Screw you Providence, Screw you John Marinatto-you donut eating, man tit having, cross-eyed, do everything ND says, ManCHILD.

Bargaining - I tell ya what, If we get in the BE I promise you our program will be the best team there, we'll even accept a FBall only, oh whats that, move us to the West Division and force us to travel thousands of miles for games every year? Thats OK by us! Here, we even wrote you a letter for our request to join, those blank lines are for you to write the demands, as you noticed we already signed the bottom so feel free to put whatever you want.

Depression - We did everything we could possibly do, why didn't they invite us? this is the fate of ECU forever... I hate the AQ system for destroying programs like us I hate the BE We are stuck in a watered down, obviously desperate Alliance, we might as well join the Sun Belt

Acceptance - Alright, I guess we aren't in. Lets just focus on winning and be ranked continuously the next few years. Lets show the country that we can be a national brand. Lets sell out games even against bad teams like Memphis. Lets stop being obnoxious A-holes and stop blaming everyone that's not part of the Purple Pirate Nation for our misfortunes. Congratulations to the BE and the New members, We hope to join you, or some other conference, in the near future. Aarrr :ecu:

Have we come to stage 5 yet Pirate Nation? Because that would make this place much more delightful-might even have some nice civil conversations here. Honestly though, I hope you guys got this all out of your system and hope you get your just dues in the near future.

Side note, did you guys know there is a smilies emoticon just for you? It even has your name...:ecu: Arr me matey! but shouldn't he be purple?