East Carolinian · Sep 14, 2017
Montgomery stuck in McNeills’ shadow
Coach Scottie Montgomery on the sidelines of a game.Back-to-back seasons with losing records is not acceptable for a team that has been known to win games. The East Carolina University football fans need to come to terms with how the transition from Ruffin McNeill to current head coach Scottie Montgomery has gone a lot more sour than expected.
Montgomery is still stuck in the shadow of McNeills’ success for a few reasons that most fans seem to skip over when comparing the two. The 2017-18 schedule was set and based on the success of McNeill’s football team when he coached back in 2013, coming off of an outstanding 10-3 season concluding with a bowl victory in a 37-20 over the Ohio Bobcats.