The Sports Objective

On episode 103,  we have Pirate Illustrated.com’s Mark Lindsay on the show for the first time as we recap Memphis, look ahead to UCF and talk a recruiting.

Jason Beede tells us what to expect 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.

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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!

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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 years when the teams play on Monday night.

Speaking of the playoff, should it be expanded to 8 teams? We discuss it.

The Pirates stunned Cincinnati on Saturday. We have postgame audio and give our thoughts on the cornerstone victory for Joe Dooley's club.

Our tribute to ECU's 1983 team is on the way. You won't want to miss it!

Plus we'll be taking a look at the AAF that will kickoff on February 9th!

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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 lineman talks about playing on one of the best defensive lines in program history and other great memories from the Skip Holtz Era!

Finally, Dave was at the Smith-Williams Center on Friday as ECU basketball prepares to host the Cincinnati Bearcats in their AAC home opener. The Pirates are 7-6, 0-1 after Wednesday's loss at SMU.

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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 officially the beginning of July.

Also, the guys talk about the year-in-review for ECU.  What are some resolutions and predictions for ECU in 2019?  All this and much more on this episode!

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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 two weeks as Temple's head coach.

We also talked NFL coaching changes (Sunday night) and as Antwan suggested it turned into a Black Monday as the Bengals, Jets, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Cardinals and Broncos all parted ways with their head coaches.

We discuss those topics and more with Sam and Antwan!!

Tomorrow, we will have our New Year's Special as we reflect on 2018 and discuss what 2019 may hold!

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 games with SEC Network analyst and Flordia Hall of Famer Chris Doering.

Lastly, ECU hoops returns to action tonight after a 10 day layoff and will look to improve to 7-5 as they wrap up non-league play against North Carolina A&T in Minges Coliseum on ESPN3.

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 show, the 35th Anniversary Podcast for the 1983 Pirates, Year in Review and Pirate Profiles!

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 been announced due to Marshall's season not having concluded.

We were also joined by Stephen Igoe of HoistTheColours.net--ECU's 247 Sports site--to discuss the new staff and take a quick glance at the 18 newest Pirates!

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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?

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