S1 Ep201: A Conversation with East Carolina AD Jon Gilbert
After a roundtable to open the show, the guys are joined by East Carolina AD Jon Gilbert for an in-depth chat regarding his first seven-plus months on the job and a variety of topics are discussed as football season is approaching quickly! Stay tuned on Friday (7/12) as we will kick off our 50 Pirates in 50 Days on The Sports Objective by talking to East Carolina's All-Time passing leader Shane...
1hr 16m Jul 11, 2019
1hr 16m
S1 Ep200: Chris Vannini of The Athletic PLUS BYU PxP Greg Wrubell
The guys catch up with Chris Vannini of The Athletic and talk about the G5 conferences PLUS longtime BYU PxP Voice Greg Wrubell to talk about the Cougars as they enter year four of the Kalani Sitake Era.
1hr 21m Jul 10, 2019
1hr 21m
S1 Ep199: Ramon Robinson of EPT on ECU QB Commit Mason Garcia & Michigan HC Erik Bakich!
East Carolina Football's 2020 Recruiting class is shaping up nicely and the Pirates' 16th commit is from one of nation's top signal-callers in Mason Garcia of Carolina Forest High School in Myrtle Beach. Garcia committed to Coach Mike Houston and staff late Friday afternoon so we caught up with his private quarterback coach Ramon Robinson on Saturday to discuss the highly-touted prospect. Addit...
1hr 27m Jul 06, 2019
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S1 Ep198: Phil Steele & a Pirate Report!
With college football season quickly approaching, we caught up with guru Phil Steele to get his thoughts on East Carolina, The American and MUCH More!  Plus, Dave and Bubba talk about the two newest Pirates in the newest Pirates to the 2020 football class, some baseball news and more!  There are lots of great programming coming up on the Sports Objective.  We have the 50 Pirates In 50 Days. Sta...
58m Jul 03, 2019
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S1 Ep197: Freestylin' with Terry Gallaher!
With June coming to a close and football season quickly approaching, we caught up with friend of the show and ECU Football letter winner from the Pat Dye Era, Terry Gallaher. Phil Steele and Jon Gilbert will be on the show later this week! Follow the show on Twitter @TheSportsOBJ, on Instagram @thesportsobjective, like and follow us on Facebook and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Give us five...
1hr 4m Jul 01, 2019
1hr 4m
S1 Ep196: East Carolina Track & Field HC Curt Kraft & Jason Romano on Bob Ley retiring from ESPN
East Carolina's Track & Field program has significantly benefitted from coaching longevity over the years!  The Pirates have had just two head coaches in the last 55 years! We catch up with Curt Kraft who will be entering his 16th season with the Pirates  to talk about the season, the incoming recruiting class and much more! In the sports media industry, one of the biggest pieces of news over t...
1hr 39m Jun 29, 2019
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S1 Ep195: East Carolina's Director of Athletic Grounds Joey Perry & WBB Head Coach Kim McNeill!
East Carolina Athletics facilities have some of the most beautiful and quality playing surfaces in the nation.  Who is responsible for seeing that Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium and the other playing and practice surfaces are in prime shape? That is Joey Perry--or the "Sodfather", as he was dubbed by Troy D of Pirate Radio 1250 & 930! Joey, who has ...
1hr 12m Jun 27, 2019
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S1 Ep194: More UCONN Reaction and Stevie Flythe of The Final Score
Dave was on assignment. Where?! Kyle and Bubba don't know, but the showed rolled on as the guys talked more about the news of UCONN returning to its roots in the Big East PLUS a football recruiting update and more! Stevie Flythe makes his debut on the show to talk Pirate Football and Pro Wrestling! Review, rate and subscribe!
1hr 37m Jun 27, 2019
1hr 37m
S1 Ep193: UCONN to the Big East w/ Dom Amore of The Hartford Courant & Peter Burns of ESPN/SEC Network
Over the weekend, the news broke that UCONN is making the decision to move its athletics program--with the obvious exception of football--back to its roots in the Big East Conference. The move, which is certainly not a surprise, is driven by many factors and we discuss those with Dom Amore of The Hartford Courant! We were also joined by Peter Burns of ESPN and The SEC Network from TD Ameritrade...
1hr 3m Jun 24, 2019
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S1 Ep192: Talkin' App State & Nebraska Football!
The guys discuss a variety of East Carolina topics and other things in a roundtable. One of the many coaching moves in the offseason saw Scott Satterfield leave App State for Louisville. We catch up with the fourth year play by play voice of the Mountaineers Adam Witten and talk about the program's new leader in Eliah Drinkwitz and much more! Prior to last season, Scott Frost returning to his a...
1hr 58m Jun 22, 2019
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S1 Ep191: Talkin' Omaha & The CWS with Audrey LeClair & Ben Upton of the 11Point7 Podcast
With things heating up in Omaha, we caught up with Keith LeClair's daughter Audrey from college baseball's promised land. We are also joined by 11Point7 Podcast host Ben Upton! Ben, who played for Mercer, provides perspective on the tremendous year that East Carolina had and we talk about what has transpired in Omaha thus far prior to his arrival on Friday. Check out recent episodes where we ha...
1hr 34m Jun 19, 2019
1hr 34m
S1 Ep190: 2019 Coastal Plain League and Edenton Steamers Magic Night This Thursday
In this episode, we talk to the General Manager of the Edenton Steamers, Tyler Russell about the team and the promotion, Magic Night.  Magic 95.9 is giving away tickets to the home game this Thursday Night, June 20th against the Pennisula Pilots.  First Pitch is at 7:05 pm.  For more information about the steamers, go to http://www.edentonsteamers.com.   Do you want to go to the game?  Send you...
57m Jun 18, 2019
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S1 Ep189: Chris Phillips of The Spurs Up Show on the Gamecocks and SEC!
It's never too early to talk college football! Chris Phillips, host of The Spurs Up Show--a podcast with extensive coverage of the South Carolina Gamecocks, makes his debut on the show to talk about the Gamecocks, but also the SEC as a whole! Follow us on Twitter @TheSportsOBJ, on Instagram @thesportsobjective, like and follow us Facebook and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Write us a review ...
1hr 29m Jun 15, 2019
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S1 Ep188: BREAKING: Curtis Thieman on ECU FB Intro Video & Connor O'Gara of Saturday Down South!
The 2018 East Carolina Football intro video "Enter The Pirate" was loved by Pirate Nation and won a Silver Telly Award for Non-Traditional Media! What will the intro be like this year? Find out about that and much more as Curtis Thieman of Port City Films joins the show with BREAKING NEWS! Plus, Connor O'Gara--Senior National Columnist for Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition--joins us to...
1hr 32m Jun 14, 2019
1hr 32m
S1 Ep187: His Heart Is Purple And Gold: A Chat w/ ECU assistant track coach Udon Cheek
"My heart is purple and gold, I'm a Pirate down to my soul...." Those lyrics describe most East Carolina fans and members of Pirate Nation! They were proudly sung by current East Carolina men's assistant track coach Udon Cheek back in 2007 as the Pirates' football program was ascending to championship form under Skip Holtz. We catch up with the man who wrote "Purple and Gold" AND "What Kind of ...
1hr 24m Jun 13, 2019
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S1 Ep186: EXTRA INNINGS: Reflecting On A Record-Setting 2019
While the season certainly didn't end how the Pirates would have liked, it was one of the best years in East Carolina Baseball history.  The guys are joined by Corey Gloor and they take a look back at the 2019 season.
1hr 30m Jun 11, 2019
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S1 Ep185: Talkin' ECU-Louisville Super Regional with Cameron Teague Robinson of the Courier Journal, Igoe and Corey Gloor!
The Pirates (47-16), who are playing in the fifth Super Regional in school history, travel to Louisville to face the ACC regular season champ. We talk about the match-up with Cameron Teague Robinson of the Louisville Courier Journal, Stephen Igoe of Hoist the Colours and the Learfield IMG College Pirate Sports Network PxP Corey Gloor.
1hr 38m Jun 07, 2019
1hr 38m
S1 Ep184: The Road To Omaha: Talkin' Super Regionals w/ Stu Murray, Chris Edwards & Dave Nathan!
The Road to Omaha continues this weekend with eight Super Regionals. We discuss those matchups with Stu Murray of On Campus to the Cape Podcast, as well as the play by play for Duke (Chris Edwards) and North Carolina (Dave Nathan).
1hr 4m Jun 07, 2019
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S1 Ep183: EXTRA INNINGS: East Carolina wins the Greenville Regional! Postgame Coverage w/ Ryan Tousley & Warren Gaspar!
After suffering a shocking 5-4 loss to Quinnipiac on Saturday, No. 10 East Carolina posted four dominant victories in less than 36 hours to win the Greenville Regional and advance to the program's fifth Super Regional! The Pirates (47-16) defeated Campbell twice on Monday (10-3 and 12-3) to advance this weekend's Super Regional at No. 7 Louisville. That Best of Three series will begin on Friday...
1hr 46m Jun 04, 2019
1hr 46m
S1 Ep182: EXTRA INNINGS: Pirates fall to Quinnipiac, 5-4, and Jonesy!
We were at the postgame press conference and discussed the Pirates 5-4 loss to Quinnipiac on Saturday night. Next up for Cliff Godwin's club? An elimination game against NC State on Sunday at Noon. We also have an extended chat with Ryan Jones, who played for ECU from 2001 to 2004 and was an All-American in 2004 when the Pirates won a school record 51 games!
1hr 54m Jun 02, 2019
1hr 54m
S1 Ep181: ECU Baseball great Cory Scott and Next Level's Trent Britt!
Cory Scott led the nation in saves in 2000 and was named an All-American during the Pirates memorable season!  We take a trip down memory lane with the former ECU closer.  Trent Brent, owner and operator of Next Level Training Center in Greenville, makes his debut on the show!
1hr 13m May 31, 2019
1hr 13m
S1 Ep180: Greenville Regional Preview: No. 10 East Carolina hosts NC State, Campbell & Quinnipiac!
Longtime Pirate Club donor and season ticket holder "Pirate Al" (Alan Powell) joins us as a co-host as we preview the Greenville Regional! Campbell Head Coach Justin Haire rejoins the show while Quinnipiac's John Delaney makes his debut. Cory Smith joins us from PackPride.com to talk about NC State while Stephen Igoe makes another appearance to talk about the Pirates. Follow us on social media ...
2hr May 30, 2019
2hr
S1 Ep179: EXTRA INNINGS: Breakin' Down the Greenville Regional w/ Corey Gloor + Brett Lindgren
We had a Selection Monday visit with Corey Gloor to discuss the Greenville Regional PLUS we were joined by current UC Davis assistant coach Brett Lindgren.  Lindgren was a member of the 2004 and 2005 teams after transferring in from JUCO with Billy Richardson. As a coach, he has been to Omaha multiple times at Fullerton so we talk about his time as a Pirate, Titan and more!
1hr 14m May 28, 2019
1hr 14m
S1 Ep178: Catching up with Cozz!
The 2004 Pirates won a school-record 51 games and featured one of the most potent lineups in East Carolina Baseball history. Third baseman Mark Minicozzi had a stellar sophomore campaign during which he hit .342 with 10 HR while also making tremendous plays with the glove. We caught up with Cozz, the Water Buffalo, to get his thoughts on that memorable season. The guys also have a roundtable to...
1hr 31m May 26, 2019
1hr 31m
S1 Ep177: Trey Daly of The Dirtbags and ECU Hall of Famer Pat Watkins!
The guys talk about what is ahead for ECU Baseball following the Pirates getting eliminated from The American Tournament. The current East Carolina Baseball roster features 14 Dirtbags and more than 20 current Dirtbags are headed to the Pirates in the coming years so we caught up with ECU alum and Dirtbags General Manager Trey Daly to discuss those prospects! Pat Watkins was drafted in the firs...
1hr 15m May 25, 2019
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S1 Ep176: Pirate Baseball Greats Trevor Lawhorn and Ryan Norwood!
The 2004 East Carolina Baseball team won more games (51) than any other in school history. We catch up with Trevor Lawhorn and Ryan Norwood from that extremely explosive lineup!
1hr 24m May 24, 2019
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S1 Ep175: AAC Baseball Tournament Preview
After dominating the American's regular season, East Carolina looks to solidify a national seed at this week's conference tournament in Clearwater. How many games must the Pirates win to wrap up one of those coveted top-8 spots? That's unclear, but if this club manages to bring home the program's third tourney title in five seasons, it's tough to fathom they would be on the outside looking in. ...
1hr 50m May 21, 2019
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S1 Ep174: EXTRA INNINGS: PxP Corey Gloor PLUS "The Megaphone Guys" - Brian Dilday and Todd Viverette!
No. 6 ECU wrapped up the regular season with a series win over Memphis (19-10, 5-3, 9-10). The Pirates (42-13, 20-4) will begin play in the American Tournament in Clearwater on Tuesday against 8th-seeded Wichita State. We discuss it with play by play voice Corey Gloor! Anyone who has been to Clark-LeClair Stadium since it opened in 2005 are aware of the Left Field Megaphone guys! ONE UP, ONE ...
1hr 19m May 20, 2019
1hr 19m
S1 Ep173: East Carolina Basketball Recruiting UPDATE w/ Si Seymour & Darryl "D-Rock" Lawhorn!
Longtime East Carolina Basketball color analyst Si Seymour joins us to breakdown the Pirates abnormally large recruiting haul. Plus, Pirate Baseball great Darryl Lawhorn, who ranks fourth in career batting average (.353) and home runs (43), talks about his time in the purple and gold from 2002 to 2004.  Those three years included 3 regional appearances and a super regional berth in 2004 when E...
1hr 23m May 17, 2019
1hr 23m
S1 Ep172: Stephen Igoe of Hoist The Colours PLUS Memphis HC Daron Schoenrock!
Following a thrilling 4-3 mid-week win over Campbell, the 6th ranked Pirates will close out the regular season against the Memphis Tigers so we caught up with their 15th year Head Coach Daron Schoenrock! We were also joined by Stephen Igoe of  Hoist the Colours (http://www.hoistthecolours.net)  as we talked ECU Athletics!
1hr 7m May 16, 2019
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S1 Ep171: 6th ranked Pirates host Campbell! Camels' HC Justin Haire PLUS Chase Blake of The Pirate Club!
No. 6 East Carolina (39-12, 18-3) will conclude the regular season with a four-game homestead beginning on Tuesday night when Campbell visit Clark-LeClair Stadium! We caught up with the Camels' HC Justin Haire on Monday to get his thoughts on his ball club as it will look to sweep the season series from the Pirates. CU took a 7-6 win in Buies Creek back on February 20. Additionally, the Pirat...
54m May 14, 2019
54m
S1 Ep170: EXTRA INNINGS: Pirates wrap up AAC title at Wichita State PLUS ESPN's Kyle Peterson
The Pirates went to Wichita State with a magic number of one and wasted no time in clinching the American Athletic Conference regular season crown. ECU, which rose to 7th in this week's D1Baseball poll, topped the Shockers, 6-1, on Friday and won Sunday's rubber match, 7-3, to take the series. We recap the weekend and take a look ahead with Corey Gloor PLUS catch up with ESPN/SEC Network anal...
1hr 16m May 13, 2019
1hr 16m
S1 Ep169: ECU - Wichita State Preview w/ Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle PLUS Chad Triplett!
Following a huge mid-week win at No. 10 North Carolina, the 7th ranked Pirates will look to wrap up the regular season championship in The American at Wichita State. ECU (37-11, 16-2), which took 2 of 3 from the Shockers in Greenville a year ago, is seeking to build its resume' into one worthy of a national seed come Selection Monday! We catch up with Wichita State Baseball Beat Writer Taylor...
1hr 26m May 10, 2019
1hr 26m
S1 Ep168: Talkin' Pirates & Tar Heels with UNC PxP Dave Nathan PLUS ECU Distinguished Alum Dr. Jerry McGee
With the 7th-ranked Pirates traveling to No. 10 North Carolina on Wednesday night, we caught up with the play by play Voice of the Tar Heels, Dave Nathan! We also catch up with a distinguished alumnus of East Carolina, Dr. Jerry McGee! Dr. McGee, who is a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and several other halls of fame, played baseball for the Pirates during the NAIA days in t...
1hr 26m May 08, 2019
1hr 26m
S1 Ep167: Former ESPN producer & Sports Spectrum Podcast host Jason Romano PLUS Steve Parker of ECU Football Facebook Page!
Volume 167 of The Sports Objective Podcast features former longtime ESPN Senior Producer and current host of The Sports Spectrum Podcast Jason Romano and Admin for the ECU Football Facebook page Steve Parker. Romano, who spent 17 years with ESPN as a talent booker and producer, played a pivotal role in producing shows such as Monday Night Football, College GameDay, Mike and Mike In The Morning...
1hr 17m May 06, 2019
1hr 17m
S1 Ep166: EXTRA INNINGS: No.8 Pirates get another sweep at Cincinnati + Mike Rooney of ESPN & Perfect Game
The 8th ranked Pirates improved to 36-11, 16-2 with their road sweep of the second-place Cincinnati Bearcats. The sweep, which is ECU's 7th of the season, when combined with Tulane dropping its series to UCF in New Orleans has the Pirates' magic number at 1 with 6 league games remaining as they look to wrap up their first regular season title in The American! We are also joined by Mike Rooney...
1hr 14m May 06, 2019
1hr 14m
S1 Ep165: Garrett McGhin and Chad Grier!
In the days following the NFL Draft, we caught up with East Carolina lineman Garrett McGhin to discuss his rookie camp invites with the Colts and Bills! Plus, former Pirate QB Chad Grier talks about his son and West Virginia star Will getting drafted by his hometown Carolina Panthers!
1hr 3m May 04, 2019
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S1 Ep164: EAST CAROLINA FOOTBALL: 1983 Roundtable - Volume 4 - The Adams Brothers - Stefon, Calvin & Amos
How many times do you see three brothers play Division I football period MUCHLESS on the same team? Well in 1983, that happened as Stefon, Calvin and Amos Adams were all part of what was the most talented roster in East Carolina history that led the Pirates to an 8-3 finish and No. 20 final ranking. Pirate Nation, you don't want to miss Volume 4 of our 1983 Roundtable! If you haven't heard th...
1hr 10m May 03, 2019
1hr 10m
S1 Ep163: Mike Maniscalco of the Carolina Hurricanes & Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic!
After a thrilling series win over the Washington Capitals, the Carolina Hurricanes look to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second round series with the New York Islanders! We catch up with the Canes' Mike Maniscalco to discuss that "bunch of jerks"! The guys also are joined by Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic, as she discusses a variety of topics in her debut on the show! As always, we app...
51m May 01, 2019
51m
S1 Ep162: EXTRA INNINGS: Pirates take series from Tulane PLUS Stu Murray of On Campus To The Cape!
Following a huge series win against second-place Tulane that capped a 4-1 week, the Pirates (33-11, 13-2) are now 6th in the RPI and as high as 8th in the polls. We are joined by Corey Gloor for our weekly visit PLUS Stu Murray of On Campus To The Cape (website and podcast) makes his debut on the show!
1hr 18m Apr 30, 2019
1hr 18m
S1 Ep161: Talkin' Pirates and Green Wave with Graff!
Following a pair of mid-week wins, No. 11 East Carolina welcomes the powerful Tulane Green Wave to Clark-LeClair Stadium! We catch up with Tulane PxP man Todd Graffagnini to get the lowdown on the Green Wave! "GRAFF" also talks Green Wave football and men's basketball. Plus, Dave was at the Towne Bank Tower tour on Tuesday!
1hr 25m Apr 26, 2019
1hr 25m
S1 Ep160: EXTRA INNINGS: No.12 East Carolina completes 4-0 week with sweep of No. 18 UCONN!
The guys have their weekly chat with the play by play voice of ECU Baseball Corey Gloor.  They take a look back at the Pirates' 4-0 week that started with a win at Elon and was capped with a sweep of No. 18 UCONN (5-1, 5-2, 9-7) at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Thursday and Saturday. Then, they take a look ahead to a 5-game week that will see ECU play four home games beginning with Tuesday's 6:30pm...
1hr 13m Apr 23, 2019
1hr 13m
S1 Ep159: Purple-Gold Game After Party
The guys chatted LIVE with former East Carolina Football players and coaches, as well as passionate fan Alan Powell AKA "Pirate Al" at Professor O'Cools in Greenville on Saturday, April 13, 2019!
2hr 41m Apr 19, 2019
2hr 41m
S1 Ep158: UCONN preview w/ Dom Amore, Andrew Sapp of ECU MGolf & "Mandy Moore" of ECU WLAX!
After going 4-4 on its eight-game road trip, the 12th-ranked Pirates return home for a crucial AAC series with #18 UCONN! Dom Amore, UCONN Baseball Beat Writer for the Hartford Courant, gives us the scoop on the Huskies. We also catch up with ECU men's golf coach Andrew Sapp and ECU women's lacrosse coach Amanda Barnes-Moore!
1hr 30m Apr 18, 2019
1hr 30m
S1 Ep157: EXTRA INNINGS: No. 12 East Carolina looks to bounce back at Elon
After losing three competitive games at consensus #1 UCLA, the Pirates will seek to return to their winning ways at Elon on Tuesday. We discussed the series with the Bruins plus take a look ahead to Elon and UCONN. We also take a quick glance around The American and see which teams are pushing Cliff Cliff Godwin's club.
43m Apr 16, 2019
43m
S1 Ep156: Purple-Gold Game and After Party Preview!
The guys talk Pirate Football on the eve of the Purple-Gold game! Hear Mike Houston's thoughts on practice 14 and where this team and program are as it prepares to conclude Spring practice. They also discuss the players and coaches who will be at Professor O'Cools tomorrow afternoon from 5-7pm for The Sports Objective's Spring Game After Party event!  Don't miss it! If you can't attend, it wi...
44m Apr 12, 2019
44m
S1 Ep155: No. 8 ECU @ No. 1 UCLA: Talkin' Pirates & Bruins with B-Dub & Mark Libiano!
The 8th ranked Pirates head West to play #1 UCLA! We catch up with ECU Head Coach Cliff Godwin's Pirate teammate and Greenville native Bryant Ward. Ward is now an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at UCLA. We also talk to ECU linebacker from the mid-90s, Mark Libiano! Mark has lived in the greater LA area for 20+ years and will be attending the series this weekend!
1hr 15m Apr 09, 2019
1hr 15m
S1 Ep154: EXTRA INNINGS: Talkin' Pirate Baseball w/ ECU PxP Corey Gloor + ECU WBB HC Kim McNeill
The 11th ranked Pirates improved to 24-7 overall and 8-1 in The American after their series win at Houston. Learfield IMG College's  ECU PxP man Corey Gloors joins us to talk about taking two of three from the Coogs PLUS a look ahead to UNCW & #1 UCLA. Make plans to come out to Professor O'Cools on Saturday afternoon from 5-7pm following the Purple-Gold game to The Sports Objective Podcast's ...
1hr 14m Apr 08, 2019
1hr 14m
S1 Ep153: Talkin' Pirate Football w/ Brandon Simmons + Sam Razz of the Scott and Holman Pawdcast on ECU @ UH
Former East Carolina running back Brandon Simmons from the Skip Holtz Era ('06-'08) joins us to talk Pirate Football to start off the show. Plus, we're joined by our buddy Sam Razz from the Scott & Holman Pawdcast to preview this weekend's ECU-Houston series taking place out in the Lonestar State. We also talk Kelvin Sampson's contract extension and how things are going under Dana Holgerson wi...
1hr 5m Apr 05, 2019
1hr 5m
S1 Ep152: No. 11 ECU hosts Duke: Blue Devil PxP Voice Chris Edwards PLUS A ROUNDTABLE!
Since losing at Duke, 7-2, on March 12th, No. 11 East Carolina (21-6, 6-0) has reeled off nine straight wins. The Pirates get another shot at the Blue Devils when they visit Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. To get you up to speed on Chris Pollard's club, we're joined by the 7th year play-by-play voice of Duke Baseball Chris Edwards. We also have...
1hr 21m Apr 02, 2019
1hr 21m