East Carolina Football: the best team ever

The world of sports can often be a very negative one with more attention going toward the contracts, the personalities and the incidents rather than the actual game itself. It can be easy to be overwhelmed by the talking heads and the ensuing tidal wave of opinion over fact, but there are times when the sporting world gives back and does something noteworthy.

Who knew it'd be from East Carolina University?

ECU is taking on the awesomess that is Boise State (think blue turf and trick plays) in the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii. As bowl games go, both colleges get an allotment of tickets to sell to their own fanbase. If you haven't looked at a map lately, ECU is about a few thousand miles away from Hawaii and the school knew it wasn't going to burn through its allotment of 5000 tickets. So instead of giving the tickets back to the Aloha Bowl comittee, ECU did something so great that it defies all previous logic.

They asked their fans to purchase the tickets as a donation for military personnel and their families stationed in Hawaii. After the military has been taken care of, the offer will trickle down to firefighters, policemen and the rest of those that serve us every day.There are over 45,000 stationed throughout the islands who are expected to remain there for the holidays.

While the state may have their own Rainbow Warriors and quarterback Colt Brennan on their mind this month, I think the Pirates of East Carolina will get a warm welcome come December 23rd and deservedly so.

Source: Associated Press

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