Former ECU RB Brandon Simmons drops by to talk football. We discuss the upcoming ECU Football Season. We discuss the schedule and give insights on our thoughts about the Pirates in 2024! Also, we look at the impact on NIL and the Transfer Portal. Will the Pirates be better in 2024? How will the Pirates fare with a new offense? Will the future be br…

Our good friend, David Glenn of the North Carolina Sports Network stops by to talk college football, NIL, Transfer Portal, and MORE!Oleh The Sports Objective

Extra Innings: The End of the 2024 Season. Join us as we look back at the 2024 season.Oleh The Sports Objective

Mike Furrey, Former NFL WR and South Carolina WR CoachOleh The Sports Objective

Greenville Regional PreviewOleh The Sports Objective

We talk about the AAC Tournament and what lies ahead.Oleh The Sports Objective

MIKE HARRINGTON, THE 23 CLUBOleh The Sports Objective

Julien Soumaoro and Trevion LaBeauxOleh The Sports Objective

PIRATES SWEEP RICE TO WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE TITLEOleh The Sports Objective

Walter Scott, East Carolina DL and Super Bowl ChampOleh The Sports Objective

David Price of Team BoneyardOleh The Sports Objective

New East Carolina Tight End Jayvontay ConnerOleh The Sports Objective

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David GarrardOleh The Sports Objective

Ivory LattaOleh The Sports Objective

What a week it was for East Carolina Baseball! The Pirates' perfect 4-0 week started with a 14-13, 13-inning win over William & Mary in Williamsburg before returning home for a sweet sweep of the Wichita State Shockers that featured another Trey Yesavage gem on Friday and ECU rallying in both games of Saturday's doubleheader. The Wolfpack and Memph…

After splitting the first two games in Boca Raton, the Pirates (23-7, 6-3) found themselves down 3-0 early in the series finale' before scoring eight unanswered and holding off FAU for the 8-6 victory. We take a look at a 3-1 week on the road and the five-game week ahead.Oleh The Sports Objective

Kinston-native Quinton Coples, who was a first round draft pick out of North Carolina, joins his former strength coach to talk faith, football and much more! IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW BOAT OR LOOKING TO RE-POWER YOUR EXISTING BOAT? VISIT ED WATKINS MARINE TODAY AND THEY CAN HELP YOU MEET ALL OF YOUR BOATING NEEDS! https://www.edwatkinsmarine.com/ #ts…

Following a series loss at UTSA, NO. 15 East Carolina (20-6, 4-2) needed to bounce back with a strong week and the Pirates did just that. ECU rallied from a 4-0 early innings deficit against UNCW and then took care of business against the Blazers in a weather-adjusted series on Friday and Saturday. Now, the Pirates are 12th in D1Baseball's Poll and…

After their most complete performance of the season in a 10-1 mid-week win at Elon, East Carolina dropped its initial American Athletic Conference series of 2024 at UTSA. UNCW and UAB come to Clark-LeClair this week!Oleh The Sports Objective

Greg Hudson, a former two-sport athlete at Notre Dame, joined Coach Jeff Connors to talk life, faith, football and more. Hudson made coaching stops at Cincinnati, East Carolina, Florida State, Purdue, Notre Dame and more! IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW BOAT OR LOOKING TO RE-POWER YOUR EXISTING BOAT? VISIT ED WATKINS MARINE TODAY AND THEY CAN HELP YOU MEET…

No. 11 East Carolina (14-4) extended its win streak to seven as the Pirates produced a perfect 4-0 week that featured a mid-week win at UNCW and a sweep of Columbia. IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW BASEBALL GLOVE, BATTING GLOVES, FOOTBALL GLOVES, GOLF GLOVES? Visit PGXGloves.comOleh The Sports Objective

Regular season champ South Florida led by as many as 30 points and cruised to an 81-59 victory over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of The American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday afternoon in Fort Worth. Kobe Knox and Selton Miguel had 17 points each to lead the Bulls, who had four players in double figures. The Pirates finish 2023-2…

Matt Semenza is joined by Michael D'Ambrosio, a football official and Host of the Whisltle Talk Podcast. It is available on Spotify, YouTube and most places you find podcasts! SUBSCRIBE ‎@TheSportsObjective #tsotv #referees #official #highschoolfootball #officiating #footballOleh The Sports Objective

Hall of Fame Strength and Conditioning Coach Jeff Connors is joined by high school football coaching great, Donnie Kiefer. Coach Kiefer has nearly well over 30 years of experience in North and South Carolina and has won multiple state championships. He and Coach C talk football, faith, powerlifting and more! #tsotv #absoluteempowerment #strengthand…

The No. 11 Pirates (10-4) faced multiple-run deficits in the middle innings on Saturday and Sunday, but battled back in each instance en route to sweeping the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg. #ecupirates #eastcarolina #tsotv #ecu #d1baseball #collegebaseball #ecubaseballOleh The Sports Objective

We take a look back at a second straight 2-2 week for East Carolina Baseball. After a falling on a walk-off HR at ODU, the Pirates bounce back with wins over Purdue (7-1) and Cal State Fullerton (2-1 in 11), but free passes do them in against SE Louisiana in the weekend finale'. Chime in via Facebook Live, YouTube and X as we talk ECU Baseball!!…

We preview the 2024 Keith LeClair Classic.Oleh The Sports Objective

Cliff Godwin and the East Carolina Baseball program have had a tremendous amount of success during the last decade. However, this conversation isn't about baseball, but rather faith, overcoming adversity and how God's Plan many times doesn't align with ours.Oleh The Sports Objective

After dropping a 2-1 decision on Friday, the 11th ranked Pirates responded with consecutive wins over 15th ranked North Carolina--including a 10-9 thriller on Sunday afternoon at Clark-LeClair. Join us at 9pm on Facebook, YouTube and X as we talk East Carolina Baseball #ecupirates #tsotv #eastcarolina #unctarheels #d1baseball SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsOb…

After trailing Tulane early on Sunday afternoon, the Pirates rallied and never looked back as East Carolina won a third straight game by double figures while improving to 14-12 overall and 7-6 in The American.Oleh The Sports Objective

Mark Libiano wore the purple and gold in the early to mid 90s. He joined Coach C on Absolute Empowerment to talk a variety of topics--including his time playing for the Pirates.Oleh The Sports Objective

Mike Mullis, East Carolina Baseball's ESPN+ Color Analyst, joined Dave and Kyle to take a look back at the Pirates' season-opening sweep of Rider.Oleh The Sports Objective

Brandon Johnson and RJ Felton had 21-point performances to lead East Carolina to a 68-55 win over Wichita State on Thursday night in Minges. With the victory, the Pirates Sweep the season series from the Shockers and improve to 13-12 overall, 6-6 in The American. #tsotv #ecupirates #eastcarolina #ecu #collegebasketball…

It's GAME WEEK for East Carolina Baseball! We preview the 2024 Pirates as we're joined by PxP Voice Scott Rogers! #ecupirates #eastcarolina #ecubaseball #d1baseball #collegebaseball #scottrogers ##tsotvOleh The Sports Objective

Willie Parker, who Jeff Connors coached at UNC, joined the program to talk about his football career--which was capped by a tremendous six years with the Pittsburgh Steelers that featured three 1,000-plus yard seasons. #steelers #pittsburgh #pittsburghsteelers #willieparker #nfl #unc #carolina #tarheels #acc #tsotv #absoluteempowerment #jeffconnors…

Brandon Johnson scored a career-high 30 points--including SEVEN three-pointers--and East Carolina never trailed on Saturday afternoon as they posted an 84-73 win over the UTSA Roadrunners. Let us hear from you on YouTube, Facebook and X as we talk Pirate Basketball!Oleh The Sports Objective

Kathryn, better known as "Smacker", Miles joins the show to talk about growing up as the daughter of Les Miles, becoming a D1 athlete herself, her passion for being a TV reporter and more! #lsutigers #lsu #okstate #ecupirates #eastcarolina #tsotv #ecu #collegefootball #lesmiles #smacker #smackermiles…

Mike Rooney of D1Baseball will return for his annual pre-season college baseball chat! We look forward to everyone chiming in as opening day is just 10 days away!Oleh The Sports Objective

RJ Felton led East Carolina with 20 points, but no other Pirate player had more than 2 field goals and ECU wilted down the stretch on Saturday afternoon in the Queen City.Oleh The Sports Objective

Former East Carolina standouts Noah Henderson and Isaiah Winstead join the show to talk about their time with the Pirates, playing with a few other ECU football alums for the Arlington Renegades and MORE!Oleh The Sports Objective

Brandon Golden and Bethany Bradsher join The Podcast for Pirates to talk East Carolina Baseball PLUS MORE!! SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW. LIKE. COMMENT. SHARE. The show is PRESENTED BY ED WATKINS MARINE. In the market for a boat or something associated with boating life like a UTV? VISIT ED WATKINS MARINE @ https:/…

East Carolina trailed Temple by 8 with just over two and a half minutes remaining, but the Pirates' full court press allowed them to erase that deficit and ECU outscored the Owls, 10-4, in overtime to post the 70-64 win. RJ Felton, who finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, led the way for the Pirates. ECU (11-10, 4-4) will now look to win its th…

Longtime Strength Coach Mickey Marotti talks about his 35+ years that have featured stops at Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Florida and now Ohio State. SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective #tsotv #swampkings #ohiostatefootball #ohiostate #strengthandconditioning #strengthtraining #strength #buckeyefootball SUBSCRIBE @TheSportsObjective #tsotv #swampkings #ohiost…

Tim Swords, who played for Pat Dye at East Carolina in the mid to late 1970s, coached Olympic Weightlifters, mentored countless youth, met Bear Bryant and more. #tsotv #jeffconnors #timswords #olympicweightlifting #AbsoluteEmpowerment #ecupirates #eastcarolina BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW. LIKE. COMMENT. SHARE. Absolute Empowerment with Coach J…

It certainly wasn't pretty, but the Pirates just needed a victory and they came through with their second road win of league play on Wednesday night at Wichita State. PxP Voice Daron Vaught joins us to take a look back at the win over the Shockers and what lies ahead for East Carolina. VISIT PGXGLOVES TO GET YOUR BASEBALL GLOVES, BATTING GLOVES, GO…

Jeff Hoffman, who pitched for the Pirates from 2012-14 and was taken NINTH OVERALL by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2014 MLB Draft, joined the show to discuss his childhood, path to East Carolina and his journey in Major League Baseball! #ecupirates #tsotv #eastcarolina #ecu #phillies #philadelphiaphillies #jeffhoffman #ecubaseball #philadelphia…

The Pirates led by 7 early in the second half and trailed by just 2 with less than 2 to play, but ECU was unable to make the plays down the stretch--making just 2 field goals in the final 10.5 minutes. #ecupirates #eastcarolina #uab #uabblazers #collegebasketball #tsotvOleh The Sports Objective

East Carolina led 59-58 after RJ Felton banked in a shot from the top of the key with just over 3 seconds remaining, but North Texas proceeded to complete a hailmary of a baseball pass and Robert Allen converted the shot as the Mean Green left Minges Coliseum in a stunned silence on Wednesday night.Oleh The Sports Objective

After quite the haul during the first portal period, East Carolina continues to reel in key pieces via the transfer market to satisfy needs on both sides of the ball as the second semester gets underway.Oleh The Sports Objective