Rejuvenated fan base

Here's a great line from Henry Hinton's column over at Bonesville:

The home stadium advantage was a factor. The Pirate players did seem to feed off the enthusiasm of a rejuvenated fan base. Dowdy-Ficklen looked and felt like the ECU of old. Emotion can only take a team so far but there is no question it was a factor in the opener. The challenge now is to carry that on the road this week at Wake Forest.

The ECU of old. Yep, I'm certainly more excited about an upcoming ECU game than I have been in years.

Speaking of Wake Forest, if Nebraska (trouble beating Maine) can spank 'em, so should we.