The Sports Objective

The Championship Week in College Football is here!  Three great guests come on to talk about the games.  First up is college football analyst, Tom Luginbill from ESPN and Sirius XM.  He and Dave Richmond talk about all of the championship games!  Adam Witten is the play-by-play voice of the Appalachian State Mountaineers.  The first Sunbelt Championship game and its being held in Boone.  Adam talks about the matchup between ASU and ULL.  Finally, Pac 12 Network's very own Mike Yam stops by to talk about the big game Friday Night between Washington and Utah!   Like the Sports Objective Facebook page.  Follow us on twitter @theSportsOBJ and Instagram @thesportsobjective.

22 years ago today, ECU great Scott Harley concluded his record-setting season with a record as he ran for 351 yards to lead the Pirates to a 50-29 win over the Wolfpack in Charlotte.

We get you ready for the 30th meeting between East Carolina and NC State!

On Thursday morning (about 3 hours prior to the announcement of Coach Mo's firing), we caught up with longtime NC sportswriter Brett Friedlander to talk ECU AD search, football and more!!

The 3rd round of the NCHSAA PLAYOFFS are tonight so we caught up with Chris Hughes of Carolina Preps.com.

ECU Basketball returns to action tonight when App State visits Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. We were at practice on Thursday afternoon and caught up with head coach Joe Dooley, Shawn Williams and Jayden Gardner.

With kickoff against in-state rival NC State just 48 hours away, ECU's administration decided to part ways with third-year head coach Scottie Montgomery on Thursday.

After finding out his fate earlier in the morning, Montgomery--who was just 9-26 in his three years in Greenville--met with the team around noon.

Defensive Coordinator David Blackwell will serve as the team's interim head coach for this week's game at NC State and stay on to guide the program into the transitional period as the early signing day is quickly approaching.

The guys talk about the decision to terminate Coach Mo, the timing of the announcement and potential replacements.

JMU's Mike Houston, former Tennessee coach and current Alabama analyst Butch Jones, and Oklahoma Assistant Head Coach for Offense Shane Beamer have been linked to the opening with Houston and Jones seemingly the early favorites.

More than a week ago, Ronnie Woodward of the The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) wrote an article indicating that current Southern Miss' AD Jon Gilbert had emerged as a lead candidate for the AD vacancy at ECU.

On Monday afternoon, Ronnie Woodward, Pirate Radio 1250/930 and other Greenville media outlets announced:

THE EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HOLD A SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING AT 1 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOV 28TH, 2018 IN CONFERENCE ROOM 105 IN THE SPILMAN BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF ECU IN GREENVILLE, NC.

THE MEETING IS TO HEAR UPDATES REGARDING PERSONNEL AND LEGAL MATTERS AND TAKE ANY RELATED ACTION. THE BOARD EXPECTS TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL PERSONNEL INFORMATION AND CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

As of Tuesday afternoon (11/27/18), multiple sources close to the situation confirmed that Jon Gilbert will in fact be introduced as the new AD at ECU.

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Former ECU tight end and current ESPN3 analyst Jay Sonnhalter joined us to talk about the Pirates and some of the other games from Rivalry Weekend!

We also had an excellent chat with Fox Sports/FS1 sideline reporter Bruce Feldman re: a variety of college football topics. Bruce, who also writes about College Football for The Athletic, is also Co-host of The Audible, with Stewart Mandel (Editor In Chief at The Athletic CFB) and the well-connected duo provide excellent coverage throughout the year.

Follow them on Twitter @BruceFeldmanCFB and @slmandel at @TheAthleticCFB.

Don't forget that later in the week we will have interviews with Tom Luginbill of ESPN and Mike Yam of the Pac-12 Network as we get you ready for Championship Week!!

We'll also catch up with former ECU great Scott Harley as the Pirates and Wolfpack prepare to meet for the 30th time on the gridiron!

The Pirates get a big win Wednesday night over Prairie View A and M.  The Pirates won 76-64 over the Panthers.  Freshmen Jayden Gardner scored 28 points and 17 rebounds.  The Pirates have a big game Saturday Afternoon at 5pm against High Point University.  HPU is now coached by Tubby Smith.  The legendary coach comes back to lead his alma mater in the Southern Conference.

Had a chance to catch up with our friend, David Glenn from the David Glenn Show.  DG and Dave Richmond talk ACC Championship in Football, and the current situation at ECU.  

What will happen with the AD Search?  Who will be the next AD at ECU?  Will there be a coaching?  If so, then who will hire the next coach?  There are a lot of questions in Greenville.  Pirate Nation is anxious to have these questions answered.

The big event is Saturday December 15th from 2-4pm at Professor O'Cools in Greenville.  We are honoring the 1978 ECU Pirate Football Team.  They won the Independence Bowl.  35-13 over the LA Tech Bulldogs.   There will be a number of former players and coaches that will attend that day.  The event is free and open to the public.  If you plan on attending, then RSVP at [email protected].

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The Pirates (3-7) are seeking their first road win of 2018 on Friday as they travel to Cincinnati (9-2).

To get you set for ECU and UC, we are joined by former Pirate running back Brandon Simmons and talk to Chad Brendel of The Bearcat Journal of the 247 Sports Network.

We also talk about ECU basketball, as the women are off to a 4-0 start and the men will look to improve to 4-2 when they host Prairie View A&M on Wednesday night at Williams Arena - Minges Coliseum.

We also discuss the latest rumors in the #ECUADSEARCH.

Don't forget to RSVP to attend the 40th Anniversary Podcast Party for the 1978 Independence Bowl Champions on December 15th at Professor O'Cools from 2-4pm.

This episode has three great guests! First guest is Jamie Arrington from the To the Top Talk Podcast. It's a podcast about Southern Miss Sports. The USM Athletics Director is Jon Gilbert. Gilbert has emerged as the top candidate for the ECU Athletics Director job. ESPN College Basketball Analyst, Chris Spatola, stops by to talk about college basketball. Former ECU Basketball great, Othello Meadows talks to the guys about his career at East Carolina. Plus, we have a preview of the game at Williams Arena at Williams Arena against UTRGV. Like the Facebook Page, follow us on Twitter @theSportsOBJ and on Instagram @thesportsobjective.

Pirates win the third game of the year and are 3-7 (overall) and 1-6 (AAC).  The guys bring in Alan Powell better known to Pirate Nation as "Pirate Al."  They talk about the AD of USM,     Jon Gilbert as the lead candidate for the vacant AD job for ECU.  Who will be the next Football coach?  Also, the guys discuss the UCONN game.  Don't forget to join us for the Big Day on Saturday December 15 from 2-4 pm at Professor OCools in Greenville as we honor the 1978 Independence Bowl Team.  Please RSVP by Saturday December 1st to [email protected].  Follow us on twitter @theSportsOBJ and Instagram @thesportsobjective.  Don't forget to like the Facebook page