The Sports Objective

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 been at East Carolina for nearly two decades, joined the show and gave us some insight at what his job entails while also sharing some funny stories about some of the coaches he has worked with.

The guys are also joined by East Carolina's Head Women's Basketball Coach Kim McNeill. Coach discusses her first three month on the job, how her family is getting settled in, learning the roster, recruiting and more!

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Remember, our 50 Pirates in 50 Days feature launches on July 12th when we will have a conversation with the Pirates' All-Time passing leader Shane Garden!

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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!

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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 Stadium in Omaha, as we talked college football.

Dave and Bubba discuss various topics including some of the directions that the AAC could choose to go in the future after UCONN has vacated the league.

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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 alma mater was one of college football's more intriguing stories.

The Huskers are projected by many to win the Big Ten West this year so we chat with Brian Christopherson of Husker 247 to get his take!

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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 have talked college football and stay tuned as our upcoming shows will feature the likes of ESPN/The SEC Network's Peter Burns, App State play by play Adam Witten and Husker247's Brian Christopherson with a lot of great gridiron content!

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When summer arrives, the Coastal Plain League is in full effect throughout Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

This Thursday is "Magic Night" with the Edenton Steamers so we catch up GM Tyler Russell.

We also chat with the Coastal Plain League Director of Media and Content Development Shelby Hilliard.

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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!

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If you haven't heard our podcast with exclusive info re: East Carolina football's new football intro video and NO QUARTER video then check it out!

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 take an early look at the SEC and Big 10!

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"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 Pirate Arrrgh You?"

What was Coach Cheek's path to Greenville back in 1987?

He shares that, his thoughts on his legendary track coach Bill Carson (1967-2007), LaShawn Merritt and more!

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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.