Pirates not talking revenge

ECU players, from left, Zeek Bigger, Terrell Stanley and Worth Gregory walk on to the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium field on Sept. 5.(Aileen Devlin/The Daily Reflector)Montese Overton admits it is hard not to think about last year’s East Carolina loss to Temple.

The senior ECU outside linebacker is likely not alone in that regard as the 4-3 Pirates make their final preparations before taking on the Owls on Thursday night in a game that is a rematch of last year’s pivotal 21-10 Temple win. It helped to derail ECU’s bid for an American Athletic Conference regular-season title and a lucrative postseason bowl game.

But Overton and the Pirates are trying to keep in mind this is a whole new team, and with…