Spring Break
Tonight inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, ECU and Virginia Tech fans alike will witness the matchup of a wounded giant set on revenge and a hungry underdog looking to continue a winning streak. Last season, the two teams met in Charlotte, N.C., where ECU reversed roles to beat No.
There's something special about an ESPN Thursday night game. Just flip on the television every week and behold the college football spectacle for yourself. Or you could make the trek to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium this coming Thursday and see the action unfold in person as the Worldwide Leader in Sports brings its traveling road show to Greenville for the first time since ECU dropped a 39-34 decision to Louisville in 2001.
When Chris Johnson left ECU for the NFL in 2008, a huge chunk of the Pirates' all-purpose yards and touchdowns left with him. Filling the void left by the now Tennessee Titan playmaker has since been a problem for the Pirate offensive attack; that is until now.
Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships and this perennial cliché of the sports world is commonly said and commonly known. However, one of the most overlooked, unappreciated and flat out unaccredited factor to any football team is a team's offensive line.
Whenever it comes to a big game, college football programs across America reach into their bag of tricks to find a way to motivate their players and fans. In most cases, athletic administrators or fans try and organize some form of a color "out." This act of organizing all of their fans to wear one color has been successful at some schools including Penn State's white outs and blackouts by Georgia, Purdue, Colorado, Utah and Vanderbilt.