East Carolina Pirates vs App State Mountaineers stadium sign.

ECU Football kicked off the 2021 season playing Appalachian State in Bank of America Stadium and I made a quick trip to Charlotte to see the game and visit ECU friends. The direct flight from Richmond was easy, aside from still wearing a boot to protect my foot. We all met up outside the stadium to tailgate. Once inside the stadium we found our seats and just as the game was kicking off the TV cameras panned to our group. Our phones and the phones of those around us started blowing up with friends saying they saw us on TV and sharing screen shots.

Screen shot of our group on TV during the game.

That would wind up being the highlight of the game as ECU would go on to loose. It was great to see everyone again and go to a football game for the first time in almost 2 years. I spent the night at Preston’s house and flew home the next day.

Our group at the game inside the stadium.

PICTURES

East carolina vs South Carolina

Labor Day weekend was the opening game of the 2011 college football season and East Carolina took on South Carolina in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina.

tailgate group photo: Jon, Tom, Steve, Erin, Brittany, Kevin, Laura Ashley, Chris, Heather, Warren, Lauren, Staci, Preston, Jen, JG, Stephanie
Jon, Tom, Steve, Erin, Brittany, Kevin, Laura Ashley, Chris, Heather, Warren, Lauren, Staci, Preston, Jen, JG, Stephanie

The weekend began with drinks out at Epicenter with ECU and Richmond friends.  Saturday we tailgated, went to the game and then went out after the game.  Didn’t get the game result that we wanted, but it was still a ton of fun.  Thanks Tom and Laura Ashley for hosting us and showing us around Charlotte!

More pictures from the weekend can be seen here.

JG, Jon, Preston, Tom, Laura Ashley, Jen, Stephanie at the gameJG, Jon, Preston, Tom, Laura Ashley, Jen, Stephanie