East Carolina

Big Jack’s Rhymes: Deja Vu All Over Again

A Tigers football poem, how very neat
How about-another game, another defeat.

East Carolina if you want to know what
Came to town and kicked our butt.

And to add insult to injury it came to a head
When they casually up and covered the spread.

To close it out I’ll just say this
It’s a doggone shame they can’t play Ole Miss.

Written by Jack Eaton on 10/16/11. “Big” Jack can be heard every Friday at 8am on KWAM 990 alongside former County Commissioner John Willingham. He was recently inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Big Jack’s Rhymes: Not Again

These East Carolina fans may not be politically correct, but correct nonetheless.

It’s been said that death and taxes are the only sure bets,
But this weekend’s a wager that is as good as it gets.

East Carolina’s in town, they’re lean and mean,
And they are only favored by seventeen.

Seventeen points may sound like a lot,
But for a lousy defense it’s really not.

The Tigers defense sort of comes and goes,
And it’s said they couldn’t stop a runny nose.

So, if the past be the judge, it seems to me,
Memphis will be lit up like a Christmas tree.

The Tigers offense isn’t that tough either,
So, for the visiting Pirates it’ll be a breather.

Seventeen points–hah–don’t even take stock
I’m telling you, Buster, it’s a dead certain lock.

P.S. I admit to you that I’m coming on strong,
And I have been known in the past to be slightly wrong.

So, while I think you are shooting fish in a barrel
Remember placing your bet, you put yourself in peril.

Written by Jack Eaton on 10/11/11. “Big” Jack can be heard every Friday at 8am on KWAM 990 alongside former County Commissioner John Willingham. He was recently inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.