Despite a gut-wrenching loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats that took the Pirates out of title contention, ECU still has a lot to play for finding themselves in a more premier bowl game. Some media pundits are more optimistic than others about the Pirates. Here’s what everybody is saying.
247Sports.com Brad Crawford
Tues, Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl
Boca Raton, FL
Opponent: Coastal Carolina
Action Network/Brett McMurphy
Sat, Dec. 17 Fenway Bowl
Boston, MA
Opponent: Louisville
*Louisville favored by 2.5 points
Athlon Sports/Steve Lassan
Wed, Dec. 28 Military Bowl
Annapolis, MD
Opponent: Louisville
CBS Sports/Jerry Palm
Tue, Dec. 27 Birmingham Bowl
Birmingham, AL
Opponent: Marshall
CollegeFootballNews.com
Wed, Dec. 28 Military Bowl
Annapolis, MD
Opponent: Wake Forest
ESPN/Kyle Bonagura & Mark Schlabach
Bonagura:
Wed, Dec. 28 Military Bowl
Annapolis, MD
Opponent: Wake Forest
Schlabach:
Mon, Dec. 19 Myrtle Beach Bowl
Conway, SC
Opponent: Middle Tennessee State
Pro Football Network/Oliver Hodgkinson
Sat, Dec. 17 Fenway Bowl
Boston, MA
Opponent: Louisville
Sporting News/Bill Bender
Thu, Dec. 17 Frisco Bowl
Frisco, TX
Opponent: Middle Tennessee State
*Bowl Tie-Ins: AAC vs at-large
Sports Illustrated/Richard Johnson
Thu, Dec. 22 Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, TX
Opponent: UConn
*Bowl Tie-Ins: AAC vs at-large
USA Today/Erick Smith
Fri, Dec. 23 Gasparilla Bowl
Tampa Bay, Florida
Opponent: Miami (FL)
*Bowl Tie-Ins: AAC, ACC, SEC