S1 Ep143: Peter Edmiston on the AAC Tourney and Chris Vannini of The Athletic on ECU's Mike Houston!!
With spring practice getting underway for East Carolina Football, we catch up with The Athletic's Chris Vannini to discuss his recent Q&A with Mike Houston. The 11th seeded Pirates will play No 6 seed Wichita State on Thursday night in the finale of Day 1 at the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at the FedEx Forum in Memphis! We talk about the event and the postseason...
1hr 33m Mar 14, 2019
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S1 Ep142: Pirate Basketball Senior Day vs UCONN PLUS Duke PxP David Shumate & David Glenn!
While it's been a trying first season for Joe Dooley and staff--and we knew it most likely would be, the Pirates have been very competitive in Williams Arena-Minges Coliseum and prepare to host the UCONN Huskies on Senior Day on Sunday afternoon.  The game will tip at 2pm on ESPNU. Isaac Fleming, Addison Hill and Justice Obasohan will be playing their final game in Minges.  Fleming has scored ...
2hr 19m Mar 09, 2019
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S1 Ep141: Heisman Winner Charlie Ward, Chris Tracz of Marist & ECU Baseball Letterwinner John Gast
After posting a thrilling 3-2 victory at Ole Miss on Wednesday, the 14th ranked Pirates return home this weekend for a three-game series with Marist. We caught up with the longtime head coach of the Red Foxes Chris Tracz to preview this weekend. ECU Baseball letterwinner John Gast joins us to talk about his days playing for Coach "O" in from 1989-1991 and his acting career which included Majo...
2hr 21m Mar 08, 2019
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S1 Ep140: PIRATE GAMEDAY: #14 ECU at #8 Miss State PLUS Pirate Hoops at Wichita State
Cliff Godwin's club heads to the Magnolia State to play the 8th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-1)  this afternoon! The Pirates (8-4), who are ranked anywhere from 14th-25th in the polls this week, will play the Bulldogs at 4pm EST. To get the lowdown on Chris Lemonis' club, we were joined by Steve Robertson of GenesPage.com--Mississippi State's 247 Sports site. We also talked to Taylo...
1hr 4m Mar 05, 2019
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S1 Ep139: EXTRA INNINGS on The Sports Objective (3/3/19)
No. 9 East Carolina completed a 3-2 week on Sunday with a 12-6 victory over Western Carolina in the finale' of the 16th Annual Keith LeClair Classic.  The Pirates opened the week by dropping a rare Monday game against Air Force, 3-2, before responding with a 5-3 win over Elon. Friday's game with Pac 12 foe Utah was suspended after 6 with it knotted at 4 and ECU went on to win 7-6 in 10 on Sat...
1hr 18m Mar 04, 2019
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S1 Ep135: Talkin' ECU-Tulsa Hoops with Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World PLUS a Roundtable!
After snapping its road skid at Tulane last Saturday night, Joe Dooley's club will look to pick up another road win on Sunday afternoon at Tulsa. We catch up with Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World to discuss that and more! The Pirates (10-17, 3-12), who rallied from 17 down before losing in overtime two weeks ago in Minges, will seek to spoil Senior Night for Frank Haith's Golden Hurricane (17-1...
1hr 8m Mar 03, 2019
1hr 8m
S1 Ep134: Keith LeClair Special
This is a very special weekend at ECU as we honor Coach Keith LeClair.  The LeClair Classic is a tournament with ECU and three other schools.  We will have a special preview to take a look at the LeClair Classic. This is a special about the man, Keith LeClair, and his vision for the baseball program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. In this special, we talk to many great guests i...
2hr 43m Mar 01, 2019
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S1 Ep133: ECU BASKETBALL GAMEDAY: Pirates host #6 Houston!
With the Pirates hosting #6 Houston on Wednesday night, we caught up with our buddy Sam Razz of the Scott and Holman Pawdcast to discuss the matchup, the season the Coogs are having, the AAC TV deal and more!
1hr 25m Feb 27, 2019
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S1 Ep132: NFL Combine Special: Chad Grier & Daniel Parlegreco!
With the NFL Combine starting today (2/26/19) in Indianapolis, we caught up with former ECU quarterback Chad Grier to talk about his time as a Pirate, his son and star WVU QB Will, his coaching career and more! We also hear from Daniel Parlegreco (@DTPDraftScout) of dtpdraftscout.com about some of the top options in this year's draft PLUS some who may be flying under the radar. Hear some of t...
1hr 10m Feb 27, 2019
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S1 Ep131: REPLAY: Extra Innings LIVE on The Sports Objective with Corey Gloor (2/24/19)
On Sunday night (2/24/19), we were joined by Pirate IMG PxP man Corey Gloor on Extra Innings on The Sports Objective Podcast. We took a few calls while talking ECU Baseball's 2-2 week and looked ahead to the Pirates' first five-game week.
1hr 55m Feb 26, 2019
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S1 Ep130: Talkin' ECU-Tulane with Graff & College Hoops with Mike DeCourcy
The Pirates are looking to snap a five-game skid on Saturday night at Tulane so we catch up with our buddy Graff to talk about ECU's game with Green Wave. Conference races are heating up in college basketball so we'll talk to The Sporting News and Big Ten Network's Mike DeCourcy about that and the upcoming Big Dance. Plus, Bubba will have an ECU Sports Report!
1hr 34m Feb 23, 2019
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S1 Ep129: PIRATE BASEBALL PREVIEW: Monmouth HC Dean Ehehalt
After suffering a 7-6 mid-week loss at Campbell, the 9th ranked Pirates will look to bounce back against the Monmouth Hawks this weekend. The series was scheduled to begin today, but there will now be a doubleheader on Saturday with game 1 starting at 4pm.  The finale' is still slated for Sunday at 1. To preview Monmouth, we catch up with longtime head coach and Pirate Baseball alum Dean Eheh...
47m Feb 22, 2019
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S1 Ep128: HUMP DAY: No. 9 Pirates travel to Campbell! Camels HC Justin Haire joins us!
After an opening weekend sweep of Radford, the Pirates hit the road for their first mid-week test as they head to Buies Creek. This is the 94th meeting between the programs and ECU took both games a season ago. We are joined by Campbell's 5th year HC Justin Haire. First pitch is at 5pm. Also, we have a round table discussion on ECU Football Tickets going on sale. The basketball team is play...
59m Feb 20, 2019
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S1 Ep127: Extra Innings on The Sports Objective: The Debut w/ Corey Gloor!
Opening weekend featured the 11th ranked Pirates producing a sweep of the Radford Highlanders at Clark-LeClair Stadium. After posting 6-2 and 15-9 wins on Friday, ECU rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 on Sunday and complete the sweep. We discuss the good, bad and indifferent with the play by play man of the Pirates Learfield IMG College Network Corey Gloor PLUS take a look at what's ahead...
59m Feb 18, 2019
59m
S1 Ep126: Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World, C Austin Cox of the AAC Daily Pod + Gary Gilmore of Coastal Carolina!
The Pirates will be looking to snap a 4-game skid on Sunday afternoon as Frank Haith's Tulsa Golden Hurricane visit Minges. We talk Golden Hurricane hoops and football with Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World. C Austin Cox of the AAC Daily Podcast makes his debut as we discuss a variety of topics around the American. Plus, with it being opening weekend in college baseball, we caught up with the 2...
1hr 23m Feb 17, 2019
1hr 23m
S1 Ep125: Daytona 500 Preview with Jeff Kerr and Mike Ray
The "Super Bowl of NASCAR" will take place on Sunday afternoon. We caught up with former ECU linebacker Jeff Kerr, who was on pit crews in at least 15 Daytona 500's, and got a little behind the scenes perspective. Mike Ray, friend of the program and racing enthusiast, joined us to talk racing memories and this year's race. Listen to his show Talkin' Racin' with Mike Ray wherever you listen t...
44m Feb 16, 2019
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S1 Ep124: 11th ranked Pirates open with Radford PLUS Coach O and Seth Simmons!
The highly anticipated ECU Baseball season gets underway today as the 11th ranked Pirates begin the year with a doubleheader against the Radford Highlanders. We catch up with the 12th year Head Coach of Radford, Joe Raccuia, on the team bus en route to Greenville. We also talk Pirate Baseball with the winningest head coach in the program's history and longtime ECU Baseball color analyst Dr. Ga...
1hr 20m Feb 15, 2019
1hr 20m
S1 Ep123: Ryan Robinson of ECU Athletics PLUS ECU-Memphis
ECU Athletics Ryan Robinson joined the show for the first time and we discussed a variety of topics regarding the Pirates! We also take a look at Pirate hoops as Joe Dooley company are hosting Memphis tonight at Williams Arena Minges Coliseum!
56m Feb 14, 2019
56m
S1 Ep122: 2019 State of North Carolina Baseball Preview
Over the years, the state of North Carolina has been known for great baseball.  This year is no exception.   With the great year for NC College Baseball Teams in 2018,  the anticipation for the season is mounting! We had the chance to talk to five great baseball coaches in North Carolina starting with Cliff Godwin at East Carolina University.  The Pirates look to build from hosting a Regional ...
1hr 30m Feb 13, 2019
1hr 30m
S1 Ep121: ECU Baseball Preview w/ PIRATE IMG PxP Corey Gloor
With opening day for ECU Baseball just THREE days away, we caught up with the Pirate IMG Network's fourth-year play-by-play man Corey Gloor to take an in-depth look at Cliff Godwin's fifth club! The Pirates are ranked as high as 11th nationally and have a Golden Spikes Award candidate, Bryant Packard (.406, 14 HR, 50 RBI) at the top of what promises to be a potent line-up! The pitching staff ...
1hr 20m Feb 12, 2019
1hr 20m
S1 Ep120: Igoe on THE BIG 3, Pirates-Bulls & ECU Sports Report
With National Signing Day in the books, we caught up with HOIST THE COLOURS (http://www.hoistthecolours.net)  's Stephen Igoe to get his thoughts on Coach Mike Houston and ECU Football's 2019 class. We also get his thoughts on Pirate Hoops and the highly anticipated baseball season. Joe Dooley and company will square off with the Bulls on Sunday in Tampa. Tipoff is at 5:30 on ESPN3. Plus, @B...
1hr 24m Feb 10, 2019
1hr 24m
S1 Ep119: AAF PREVIEW w/ Greg Herring & Bryce Williams!
Football season over?  Not so fast! While the Super Bowl was played on February 3rd, the football season isn't over as the new AAF--Alliance of American Football--will kickoff on Saturday night! There are a few folks with ECU ties who are involved in the new league and we had the chance to catch up with a couple of them. We discussed numerous aspects of the AAF with Greg Herring, who is the ...
1hr 28m Feb 09, 2019
1hr 28m
S1 Ep118: ECU Football National Signing Day Celebration Coverage
East Carolina Football hosted its annual Signing Day Celebration on Wednesday afternoon at the Williams-Clark Club Level at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, as first-year coach Mike Houston and staff unveiled a few more members of their initial class with the Pirate program. We caught up with Coach Houston and most members of his staff to get their thoughts on their first recruiting haul at ECU and thei...
1hr 50m Feb 09, 2019
1hr 50m
S1 Ep117: Erroyl Bing and Wichita State Basketball Preview
It's a big day at it is National Signing Day for College Football.  In this episode, we discuss NSD and other topics.  In addition, we also do a basketball preview with Wednesday Night's Game Home against Wichita State. In keeping with the basketball theme, Former ECU Basketball Great Erroyl Bing drops by to talk about his career and his thoughts on the basketball program now. Be sure to look...
1hr 13m Feb 06, 2019
1hr 13m
S1 Ep116: 2019 College Baseball Preview with ESPN College Baseball Analyst Mike Rooney!
The Super Bowl is over, which means it's time for college baseball. The guys had a chance to preview the 2019 college baseball season with Mike Rooney. Mike is the ESPN College Baseball Analyst. A breakdown of the Pirates, the American, and the conferences around the country. Mike tells us who he thinks will be the last team standing in Omaha. Will the Pirates finally make it to Omaha? We will...
44m Feb 05, 2019
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S1 Ep115: ECU Hall of Famer Lester Lyons and UCONN Basketball Preview!
It's not everyday you can talk to an ECU Hall of Famer for Men's Basketball.  The guys had an opportunity to talk to Lester Lyons.  He was one of the best to ever play for the Pirates.  He was the big part of the run through the CAA Tournament in 1993 and a birth in the NCAA Tournament to face UNC in Winston-Salem. Also, we had a chance to talk to the UCONN Basketball Beat Writer for the Hartf...
1hr 40m Feb 03, 2019
1hr 40m
S1 Ep114: ECU Hall of Famer and NFL Great Earnest Byner!!!
We continue our series on the 1983 ECU Football Team.  This time, we talk to ECU Hall of Famer and NFL Great, Earnest Byner.  Earnest talks about the 1983 Team and Head Coach Ed Emory. In addition, we also talk about his time as a player and coach in the NFL.  Make sure you get a copy of his book, "Everybody Fumbles."  You can get a copy by going to his website, earnestbyner21.com.  Here is th...
48m Feb 01, 2019
48m
S1 Ep113: Graff and Biscuit Show
On this episode of the Sports Objective, we talk to DeVone Claybrooks.  Devone was an outstanding football player under Coach Steve Logan at ECU.  He is now the New Head Coach for the BC Lions in the CFL. We get a look at Tulane Basketball with Play-by-Play voice of the Greenwave, Todd Graffagnini.  Also, we will see how he feels about the blown call from the officials in the NFC Championship ...
1hr 21m Jan 31, 2019
1hr 21m
S1 Ep112: The Case of the Missing 40 Under 40
This is the Case of the Missing 40 Under 40 for ECU's Alumni Association.  There are a lot of questions of why this banquet was canceled.  Who told the Vice Chancellor of Alumni Relations Heath Bowman to cancel the event and kick off two members of the alumni board? We talked to Dr. John Bream who was suppose to receive an award as a  member of the 40 Under 40.  Heath Bowman resigned as Vice C...
1hr Jan 30, 2019
1hr
S1 Ep111: Sirius XM's Rachel Baribeau and ECU Head Softball Coach Courtney Oliver
The guys have a roundtable and have discussions about ECU's 77-57 loss at home to USF on Saturday Afternoon. In addition, they talk about Mike Houston's Halftime speech to the fans in Williams Arena. We have two guests on this episode. First is Rachel Baribeau. Rachel has been a sportscaster for many years in radio and television. She now is on Sirius XM and you can also find her on ESPNU and ...
1hr 13m Jan 28, 2019
1hr 13m
S1 Ep110: A Chat w/ Clip, USF Preview w/ Bulls PxP Jim Lighthall & Prince Williams!
With basketball in the heart of league play plus a highly anticipated baseball season and spring football practice on the horizon, we talked ECU Athletics and more with Pirate Radio's Clip Brock! He hosts The Sports Bar every weekday from 3-5pm while also producing and appearing on other programs. The Pirates are looking snap a 4 game losing streak against USF. We talk to longtime play by play...
2hr 17m Jan 26, 2019
2hr 17m
S1 Ep109: Senior Bowl Special w/ Terry Gallaher!
Our good friend Terry Gallaher was in Mobile this week and observed practice as the teams prepared for Saturday's Reese's Senior Bowl. We discuss his observations and some of the players he has seen! Kickoff is at 2:30 PM EST on the NFL Network!
38m Jan 25, 2019
38m
S1 Ep108: ECU AD Jon Gilbert, UH Basketball Preview, and ECU Women's Golf Coach Kevin Williams
It's an action packed episode with three great guests.  ECU AD Jon Gilbert drops by and talks scheduling, Improvements for the athletic program, and much more! Then, we shift gears and talk basketball and talk to Sam Razz from the Scott and Holman Pawdcast.  ECU Men's Basketball takes on the Cougars tonight at 9pm in Houston. Finally, we had the opportunity to talk to ECU Women's Golf Coach, ...
1hr 42m Jan 23, 2019
1hr 42m
S1 Ep107: 1983 Roundtable - Volume 2: Mike Grant, Chuck Northcutt & Gerry Rogers
After kicking off our 1983 Roundtable Series with three members of the Pirates' stellar secondary, we stick with the defensive side of the ball in Volume 2. We hear from linebackers Mike Grant and Chuck Northcutt, as well as nose guard Gerry Rogers. Grant led East Carolina in tackles in 1981 and 1983 while Northcutt and Rogers finished their careers in the purple and gold after beginning them w...
1hr 17m Jan 23, 2019
1hr 17m
S1 Ep106: Pirate Swimming & Diving, Women's Hoops + A Roundtable!
On Episode 106 of The Sports Objective, the guys talk to longtime Pirate and Swimming & Diving Coach Matt Jabs. After being a part of the ECU program as a student-athlete, Jabs was a long-time assistant to legendary Rick Kobe before taking over the reins of the highly successful program! We also catch up with interim head coach Nicole Mealing of ECU women's basketball! The guys have a roundta...
1hr 17m Jan 19, 2019
1hr 17m
S1 Ep105: 1983 Roundtable Series - Volume 1 - Kevin "KK" Walker, Clint Harris & Chuck Bishop
East Carolina University's 1983 Football Team, which finished 8-3 and ranked No.20 in the nation, is one of the best team's in school history and arguably the most talented. The Pirates, who played just four home games at what was then just Ficklen Stadium, won at Missouri and NC State while also suffering near misses at Florida State (47-46), Florida (24-17) and eventual national champion Miam...
1hr 10m Jan 18, 2019
1hr 10m
S1 Ep104: Takin' A Look At Temple & Catchin' Up With Cliff
ECU Head Baseball Coach makes his debut on the podcast.  He talks about the banquet, scheduling, this year's team and much more. We have an extensive preview for the Temple Game on Wednesday Night at Williams Arena.  Davis Searcy, head of the Minges Maniacs drops by to talk about the atmosphere in the arena this year. Also, we have a recap of Sunday's game with UCF and the preview of Wednesda...
1hr 33m Jan 15, 2019
1hr 33m
S1 Ep103: Mark Lindsay of Pirate Illustrated, Jason Beede of Knights 247 & ECU BB Letterwinner Reed Lose!
On Episode 103, we have PirateIllustrated.com's Mark Lindsay on the show for the first time as we recap Memphis, look ahead to UCF and talk a little recruiting. Jason Beede tells us what to expect a from the AAC preseason favorite Knights on Sunday afternoon at 4pm on ESPNU. We reminisce with Reed Lose of the Charlie Harrison and Mike Steele eras of ECU Basketball.
1hr 59m Jan 13, 2019
1hr 59m
S1 Ep102: Si Seymour joins us from Beale St to talk Pirates and Tigers!
Following the Pirates stunning upset of Cincinnati, we catch up with longtime ECU Basketball color analyst, Si Seymour, from the Pirate IMG Network to talk about tonight's matchup with Penny Hardaway's Memphis Tigers! The guys also have a roundtable discussion over a variety of other ECU topics! Don't forget to like our Facebook page!  Follow us on Twitter @TheSportsOBJ and Instagram @thespor...
1hr 5m Jan 10, 2019
1hr 5m
S1 Ep101: ECU Hoops Great Raphael Edwards PLUS Will Vandervort of TheClemsonInsider.com
On episode 101, we're joined by ECU basketball great Raphael Edwards and hear about him training the likes of Kinston-native and former Duke star Brandon Ingram of the LA Lakers. We also are joined by Will Vandervort, Senior Writer and Editor of The Clemson Insider, from Santa Clara to talk about the Tigers tangling with Bama in the College Football Playoffs for the fourth time in as many year...
1hr 27m Jan 07, 2019
1hr 27m
S1 Ep100: Catchin' Up with Marcus Crandell & Straight Shootin' Josh Smith PLUS an ECU Hoops Report
On our 100th episode, we catch up with one of the top quarterbacks in ECU history, Marcus Crandell.  Marcus was the Pirates' signal-caller during one of the program's most successful eras from 1994-96 where ECU posted victories over the likes of South Carolina, Syracuse, West Virginia, Miami, Stanford and NC State. We also heard from straight shootin' Josh Smith, as the former Pirate defensive...
1hr 27m Jan 04, 2019
1hr 27m
S1 Ep99: New Beginnings: A Look Back at 2018 and Ahead to 2019
Happy New Year from all of us at the Sports Objective.  2018 was a great year for ECU and this podcast. The guys look back at the origin of the podcast.  They honor Dave Shepherd who passed away around Father's Day.  He was the original co-host for the show.  Kyle Barber has been contributing to the podcast since the very beginning.  Bubba Rosenbaum join the team in May.  They became co-hosts ...
1hr 11m Jan 01, 2019
1hr 11m
S1 Ep98: COACHING CAROUSEL + PIRATE HOOPS!
On episode 98 of The Sports Objective, we caught up with Sam Razz of The Scott and Holman Pawdcast as UH has parted ways with Major Applewhite after just two seasons. Plus, we'll hear from Antwan Staley of Athlon Sports regarding the surprising retirement of Mark Richt at The U. We discussed where Miami may turn and they've turned to this year's DC Manny Diaz. Diaz will return after less than ...
1hr 18m Dec 31, 2018
1hr 18m
S1 Ep97: New Year's 6 Bowl Preview + ECU Hoops!!
As 2018 comes to a close, the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six bowls are set to be played. We get you ready as we're joined by ECU letterwinners and current Oklahoma staffers Damon Magazu and Ryan Dougherty from Miami as the Sooners prepare to take on #1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl. We discuss UCF's Fiesta Bowl matchup with LSU with Jason Beede of Knights 247 and talk about all NY6 ...
2hr Dec 28, 2018
2hr
S1 Ep96: The Sports Objective Christmas Special
It's hard to believe another Christmas is upon us! The guys reminisce on a variety of topics such as favorite gifts, music, movies, family traditions and more! As our show often does, it has a little Pirate flavor to it! We would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! 2018 is winding down BUT we still have plenty headed your way with our College Football Playoff and Bowl Preview...
1hr 58m Dec 24, 2018
1hr 58m
S1 Ep95: EMERGENCY POD: Hokies opt out of 2019, 2023 & 2025 games at ECU
Virginia Tech canceled the series with ECU for 2019 and beyond.  Bubba, Dave, and Kyle give their feelings on losing the series with Virginia Tech.  What's next for ECU?  Who can ECU schedule for 2019 and beyond? Like the Facebook page.  Follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ and Instagram @thesportsobjective.
38m Dec 22, 2018
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S1 Ep94: Meet Mike Houston's ECU Football Staff PLUS Stephen Igoe of HoistTheColours.net
New ECU Head Football Coach Mike Houston introduced his staff to the media on Wednesday afternoon at Harvey Hall inside the Murphy Center. We were on hand and caught up with eight of the Pirates' ten coaches. Brandon Lynch, who was retained from Coach Mo's staff and will coach the cornerbacks, was not available for the entire session while new inside linebackers coach Byron Thweatt had not yet...
1hr 51m Dec 22, 2018
1hr 51m
S1 Ep93: Mike Houston National Signing Day Press Conference
ECU Head Football Coach Mike Houston held his first national signing day press conference as the new head coach.  There are 18 new signees to the class of 2019.  There are 5 from Eastern NC and 11 altogether from NC.  We had a chance to talk to Coach Mike Houston.  Stay tuned to more discussion on the new members of the Pirate Football Team. Like our Facebook Page!  Follow us on Twitter @TheSp...
21m Dec 19, 2018
21m
S1 Ep92: Independence Bowl Reunion Party Recap PLUS Ruffin McNeill & ECU Hoops!!
The 40th Anniversary Podcast Party for ECU's 1978 Independence Bowl Champs was a tremendous success as new coach Mike Houston chatted with Pirate Hall of Famer and college football legend Pat Dye & we caught up with several key cogs to that special team! We also caught up with former ECU defensive back and head coach Ruffin McNeill. ECU hoops returns to action tonight after a 16 day break and...
1hr 31m Dec 18, 2018
1hr 31m
S1 Ep91: The Independence Bowl Reunion Party
The Sports Objective Podcast hosts the 40th Anniversary podcast Party for the 1978 ECU Football team!  Those Pirates 9-3 under legendary coach Pat Dye and capped the year with a 35-13 win over Louisiana Tech in the 3rd Annual Independence Bowl.  We catch up with the ECU Head Coach Pat Dye, assistant Frank Orgel, and several players.
1hr 59m Dec 17, 2018
1hr 59m