ECU fans, players can't wait to get Heels on their turf

Posted Sep 7, 2007

C.J. Wilson grew up in Belhaven an East Carolina fan. So he knows just how much Saturday's 6 p.m. home game against North Carolina will mean to Pirates fans across the state. "We know it's not just the football team. Everybody in Pirate Nation wants this game." For Carolina, winning the game would give Butch Davis his first road victory and keep its seven-game non-losing streak against ECU alive. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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