(12-02-2021 04:23 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 04:21 PM)PuddlePirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 03:58 PM)Ned Low Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 03:52 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks where did eCu find the cash? shut down another program? take it from the health department? PPP loan?

I'm going to have to get used to you being that UNC-Charlotte will soon be in the conference. You're weird, kind of in an "Asheville Weird" type of way but at least you're entertaining.

I'm guessing the dude is maybe a bit immature. What adult would do that, and continue doing it for years? A little beyond weird.

What's even weirder is him/her having alternate handles upvoting almost every post he/she makes?

Seriously? Damn

That's good! He's a really good fit for ECU. He's set a good foundation. Should be in the mix for conference championship next season.

(12-02-2021 04:03 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 03:52 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks where did eCu find the cash? shut down another program? take it from the health department? PPP loan?

We're going to start taking it out of cltfootball's a$$ in a couple of seasons.

Or his ghost.

(12-02-2021 04:30 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  That's good! He's a really good fit for ECU. He's set a good foundation. Should be in the mix for conference championship next season.

I think that we'll be improved but so will UCF and others. I posted on our 247 board that another 7-5 / 8-4 season would be good given our continued youth. 9+ wins would be exceptional.

I still think that we're another year away from being close to where we want to be for now.

(12-02-2021 03:52 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks where did eCu find the cash? shut down another program? take it from the health department? PPP loan?

Clt may want to peruse this chart.

ECU Comprehensive Campaign

(12-02-2021 06:25 PM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 03:52 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks where did eCu find the cash? shut down another program? take it from the health department? PPP loan?

Clt may want to peruse this chart.

ECU Comprehensive Campaign

Am I correct that this $500M campaign is on top of the current endowment? Or is it a campaign to get the current endowment to $500M? I don't know enough about fundraising to really understand what the dashboard is telling me.

(12-02-2021 07:22 PM)PuddlePirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 06:25 PM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 03:52 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks where did eCu find the cash? shut down another program? take it from the health department? PPP loan?

Clt may want to peruse this chart.

ECU Comprehensive Campaign

Am I correct that this $500M campaign is on top of the current endowment? Or is it a campaign to get the current endowment to $500M? I don't know enough about fundraising to really understand what the dashboard is telling me.

I think so. The silent phase has been going on the last year or two and the public phase was announced about three weeks ago. Since this is a University wide endeavor the dashboard breaks it down by specific area or department.

(12-02-2021 08:06 PM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 07:22 PM)PuddlePirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 06:25 PM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 03:52 PM)ghostofclt! Wrote:  clt asks where did eCu find the cash? shut down another program? take it from the health department? PPP loan?

Clt may want to peruse this chart.

ECU Comprehensive Campaign

Am I correct that this $500M campaign is on top of the current endowment? Or is it a campaign to get the current endowment to $500M? I don't know enough about fundraising to really understand what the dashboard is telling me.

I think so. The silent phase has been going on the last year or two and the public phase was announced about three weeks ago. Since this is a University wide endeavor the dashboard breaks it down by specific area or department.

Roger that, thanks.

(12-02-2021 01:49 PM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  good news, I hope they negotiated a good buy out as well should he get poached in the next year or 2.

$2 million reportedly.

(12-02-2021 08:59 PM)Chappy Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 01:49 PM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  good news, I hope they negotiated a good buy out as well should he get poached in the next year or 2.

$2 million reportedly.

Yeah the buyout sucks but the raise should keep him away from the low tier P5 jobs. Duke wanted him so if he wanted to take a low tier p5 job he could’ve.

but, Houston doesn’t win in Houston.

Quality coaching does wonders.

(12-02-2021 09:18 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  but, Houston doesn’t win in Houston.

Neither does Rice.

(12-02-2021 05:43 PM)Ned Low Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 04:30 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  That's good! He's a really good fit for ECU. He's set a good foundation. Should be in the mix for conference championship next season.

I think that we'll be improved but so will UCF and others. I posted on our 247 board that another 7-5 / 8-4 season would be good given our continued youth. 9+ wins would be exceptional.

I still think that we're another year away from being close to where we want to be for now.

The QB situation is a big question mark. Does Ahlers leave? If so, do they bring in a transfer to hedge bets with Garcia?

If the majority of production returns, 9 wins is possible. Next season, the SC-App-Marshall-CharSo slate is replaced with BYU-NC State-ODU-Campbell. 2-2 seems reasonable again. Are the 2022 schedules just a home-away flip of this year's, minus the random wild card we each got from the UConn departure(we had Tulane at home again this year for ours)? If so, we're swapping our UCF/Houston away games that went down to the wire for home games, while Cincy flips to away. A better record is definitely do-able.

(12-02-2021 08:59 PM)Chappy Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 01:49 PM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  good news, I hope they negotiated a good buy out as well should he get poached in the next year or 2.

$2 million reportedly.

I saw that, man Houston's agent really took Gilbert to the shed on that one. We upped his base pay close to 3 times the original deal (went from $500,000 to $1.4 million base) yet his buyout actually went down versus the original deal. I was hoping for at least an initial $5 million buy out that decreases each year.

(12-03-2021 09:28 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 05:43 PM)Ned Low Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 04:30 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  That's good! He's a really good fit for ECU. He's set a good foundation. Should be in the mix for conference championship next season.

I think that we'll be improved but so will UCF and others. I posted on our 247 board that another 7-5 / 8-4 season would be good given our continued youth. 9+ wins would be exceptional.

I still think that we're another year away from being close to where we want to be for now.

The QB situation is a big question mark. Does Ahlers leave? If so, do they bring in a transfer to hedge bets with Garcia?

If the majority of production returns, 9 wins is possible. Next season, the SC-App-Marshall-CharSo slate is replaced with BYU-NC State-ODU-Campbell. 2-2 seems reasonable again. Are the 2022 schedules just a home-away flip of this year's, minus the random wild card we each got from the UConn departure(we had Tulane at home again this year for ours)? If so, we're swapping our UCF/Houston away games that went down to the wire for home games, while Cincy flips to away. A better record is definitely do-able.

The QB situation is certainly a big question mark but I think something that is being overlooked by a lot of our fans is that we lose 3 starters on the offensive line. That is big as well, we have to hope that the new guys coming in make a big impact.

(12-02-2021 01:45 PM)CLTPirate Wrote:  ECU has extended Mike Houston through 2026 in a contract that will average around 2.3 million according to ESPN.

Houston goes from the lowest paid coach in the conference to one of the highest

He will be the highest of the 14 schools by 2023 after a few moves are made.
I like this guy as coach.

(12-03-2021 09:34 AM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 08:59 PM)Chappy Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 01:49 PM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  good news, I hope they negotiated a good buy out as well should he get poached in the next year or 2.

$2 million reportedly.

I saw that, man Houston's agent really took Gilbert to the shed on that one. We upped his base pay close to 3 times the original deal (went from $500,000 to $1.4 million base) yet his buyout actually went down versus the original deal. I was hoping for at least an initial $5 million buy out that decreases each year.

that does suck. Houston planning his next move, but at least that will mean hes got ECU back on track.

(12-02-2021 09:18 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  but, Houston doesn’t win in Houston.

Should have this year..but UH managed to pull it out.

(12-03-2021 09:37 AM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  

(12-03-2021 09:28 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 05:43 PM)Ned Low Wrote:  

(12-02-2021 04:30 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  That's good! He's a really good fit for ECU. He's set a good foundation. Should be in the mix for conference championship next season.

I think that we'll be improved but so will UCF and others. I posted on our 247 board that another 7-5 / 8-4 season would be good given our continued youth. 9+ wins would be exceptional.

I still think that we're another year away from being close to where we want to be for now.

The QB situation is a big question mark. Does Ahlers leave? If so, do they bring in a transfer to hedge bets with Garcia?

If the majority of production returns, 9 wins is possible. Next season, the SC-App-Marshall-CharSo slate is replaced with BYU-NC State-ODU-Campbell. 2-2 seems reasonable again. Are the 2022 schedules just a home-away flip of this year's, minus the random wild card we each got from the UConn departure(we had Tulane at home again this year for ours)? If so, we're swapping our UCF/Houston away games that went down to the wire for home games, while Cincy flips to away. A better record is definitely do-able.

The QB situation is certainly a big question mark but I think something that is being overlooked by a lot of our fans is that we lose 3 starters on the offensive line. That is big as well, we have to hope that the new guys coming in make a big impact.

If Houston does not go directly to the JC and portal to beef up the O line we will not improve. It should be his top priority between now and spring ball.