Just before the noon kickoff for the East Carolina University football team Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, a banner was flown over the stadium reading “Fire Compher! Go Pirates!”
The banner was directed at ECU Athletic Director Jeff Compher. ECU’s football program has been under scrutiny for its rough start to the season as it currently sits at 1-4.
Greensboro, North Carolina native, John Beam, started a GoFundMe to buy the banner, shooting for $1,300.
Beam stated in his GoFundMe statement that the Board of Trustees made the wrong decision to sign Compher to a five-year extension, as well as adjusting his annual base salary to $435,000 per year.