The Sports Objective

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!

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 in 2018.  UNC's Mike Fox looks to take his Tarheels back to another College World Series this year in Omaha.  Chris Pollard has been making some noise in Durham as Duke has gone to two regionals in the last three years.  Kermit Smith has built a solid program in Boone.  The baseball program at Appalachian State has been great under his leadership.  Last but certainly not least, UNC Wilmington's Mark Scalf has one of the best programs in the state.  He was in the ECU Regional Championship game last year against South Carolina.

We want to thank all the coaches for sitting down with us and taking the time out of their busy schedule to preview their teams for the 2019 season!  

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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 is very deep and the weekend rotation was announced on Tuesday via HoistTheColours.net!

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With National Signing Day in the books, we caught up with HOIST THE COLOURS '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, @BubbaRosenbaum has his ECU Sports Report!

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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 VP of Marketing with the Memphis Express while also hearing from former ECU All-Conference tight end and current Arizona Hotshot Bryce Williams.

The Pirates also have former quarterback Philip Nelson with the San Diego Fleet and we look forward to catching up with the talented signal-caller down the road.

ECU Hall of Fame coach Steve Logan is the OC with the Birmingham Iron.

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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 their impressions on their first two-plus months in Greenville as they will now move toward spring practice and the Annual Purple-Gold Pigskin Party on April 13th.

Let's get out to this year's event and make it the most well-attended ECU Spring game in recent memory!

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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 out for great episodes to come.  We have a NSD podcast along with an AAF Special and the state of North Carolina Baseball Preview all in the next few days!

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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 find what he thinks. Who are some surprise teams to watch out for. You can follow Mike Rooney on Twitter @Mike_Rooney.

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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 Hartford Courant, Dom Amore. We look at Dan Hurley's first season with the Huskies. What are the expectations these days for UCONN Fans?

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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 on his website, earnestbyner21.com.  Here is the link to purchase the book.

http://earnestbyner21.com/store/everybody-fumbles-autographed-book-copy/

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