Among all the teams that played 13 games or less last season, Ruffin McNeill's East Carolina squad ranked 9th in number of plays ran, averaging just over 79 plays per game. The Pirates were one of just 12 teams to crack the 1,000 play mark in a 13 game season as well.
That kind of tempo starts in practice with the players and coaches, but after looking at this "Sights and Sounds of Spring Practice" from ECU, the tempo seems to be contagious....even the camera angles seem to switch from angle to angle every five seconds.
In all seriousness, here's a great look at Ruffin McNeill's coaching style and how practice is run down at ECU as the team prepares to transition from C-USA to the American Athletic Conference in the fall