Good morning. There is nothing more beautiful than a filled Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. So… we’re just gonna leave this right here for you to take in.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏈 Mike Houston’s plan until game day
🏡 Football has best home advantage in the state
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

🎙️ COMING MONDAY

Start game week the best way we know how. What better way to kick off the regular season opener than by hanging with ECU football head coach Mike Houston for the very first Inside Pirate Athletics Coaches Show of the season?

Make sure you’re at Tie Breakers on Monday, August 28 at 6:00pm sharp!

📻 Tune in and listen live on 94.3 The Game.

📺 Watch the live stream on WNCT.com.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Listen Up. With only one more week of practice before ECU kicks off their regular season against Michigan, head coach Mike Houston is training the scout teams and planning for more padded practices.

The big thing he is focused on is being game-ready for any situation that comes, like injuries and subbing guys in and out. He wants the team to feel comfortable with the flow of the game and know sideline protocols and more.

🎥 Hear more of what Coach Mike Houston has to say about the Michigan game here.

🔼 Feelin’ Right At Home. Dating all the way back to 2004 (and excluding the COVID season) the Pirates have won more home games than away games. That’s 17 years of holding a home-field advantage and why this team deserves their spot on the CFB’s map.

Let’s keep the good times rolling, shall we?

🏈 See who the Pirates play at home and away this season.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

The wait is short. Eight days until our first football game seems like a long time away. Do you know what's further though? The drive to Ann Arbor to watch the game in person.

In case you are just that big of a Pirate fan and decide to go to the game, let’s see how far that drive is.

Today’s question—do you think the drive is more or less than 10 hours?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

For more information on how you can support ECU Student Athletes through Team Boneyard, please email Doug Gomes at [email protected] or visit the Team Boneyard website.

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ Top 25 Style. Big Game Boomer thinks the Pirates have a top-25 home uniform across all of college football. And while we try not to be biased, our uniforms should definitely be higher on the list, right? Check out some of the uniforms we have repped.

🏴‍☠️ One & Done. The first week of school is finally over. It’s been a long week, so let’s take a look back to the first day of school at how our student-athletes repped their Pirates gear.

📬 STICK WITH US

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📅 COMING SOON

Saturday 9/2

🏈 Football at Michigan @ 12:00pm ET (Season Opener)

Saturday 9/9

🏈 Football vs Marshall @ 4:00pm ET (Home Opener)

Tickets Available

🎟️ Grab your home and away football tickets today!

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: More! (It’s 11 hours and 23 minutes… for all the Pirate faithful making the trek.)

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Friday, y’all.