What's New For ECU Football Gameday In 2014
August 27, 2014 | Football
What's New For ECU Football Gameday In 2014
GREENVILLE, N.C. - As East Carolina turns the page to another football season, the athletics department is excited to announce 11 additions to enhance the gameday experience for fans in 2014:
1. Pizza Hut's interactive promotional squad will make their debut in the upper deck of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and will have promotions every timeout.
2. Pregame show starts 20 minutes prior to kickoff this year, which will start with the "Storm is Coming" video followed by PeeDee's customary "Bad to the Bone." The Marching Band will unveil its new video with the Pirates' new team entrance production set to begin six minutes before kickoff.
3. WNCT-9 Sports Director Brian Bailey will patrol the sidelines during all home games and provide interviews throughout the contest that will be featured on the ECU Football Video Board.
4. Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium will have an additional 40 cell points so fans can interact with one another via their favorite social media outlets.
5. Two new concession stands will be accessible outside of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for tailgating and will be open until one-hour prior to the start of the game (note: for N.C. Central contest only, concession operation hours are 2-5 p.m.). The concession stands are located outside Gate 10 and adjacent to the bullpen on the first-base side of Clark-LeClair Stadium. Items for sale will include: 20-pound bags of ice, Dippin' Dots, peanuts, bottled soft drinks, bottled water, Powerade, and Cracker Jacks.
6. Gold Bucks will now be accepted at concession stands located in the Boneyard section with two registers on hand.
7. For East Carolina's conference opener against SMU (Oct. 4), a special commemorative game program for the Pirates' inaugural game in the American Athletic Conference will be on sale.
8. Pirate fans can now get autographs and take pictures with East Carolina's own PeeDee for one hour starting two-and-half hours prior to kickoff at Gate 5.
9. Padded chair backs are available to fans in the purple seats section and can be reserved by going to PirateSeats.com.
10. East Carolina will host two alcohol-free tailgating events (Sept. 20 and Oct. 23) located at the bottom of College Hill.
11. For fans interested in traveling to any of the Pirates' six road games, the ECU Department of Transportation offers a ride-sharing network called Zimride.
