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We preview the 2024 Keith LeClair Classic.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 #edwatkinsmarine
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!
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
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.
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 third straight game in The American with the South Florida Bulls visit Minges on Wednesday night.
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 #ohiostatefootball #ohiostate #strengthandconditioning #strengthtraining #strength #buckeyefootball https://pgxgloves.com/ Visit EdWatkinsMarine.com for all of your boating needs!!
Pirates win at Wichita State and Daron Vaught joins Pirate Basketball Overtime to break it down!2
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 Jeff Connors is a weekly podcast on The Sports Objective Podcast Network--airing most every Monday night at 7pm. 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://www.edwatkinsmarine.com/
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
Pirates unable to make the necessary plays late in loss at UAB
North Texas escapes Minges with last second win over East Carolina.
We discuss the Pirates additions from the transfer portal.
SMU wins at Minges
East Carolina wins at Temple
Boo Schexnayder
RJ Felton had 20 points to lead three Pirates in double figures as East Carolina won 73-62 at Temple on Wednesday night. IN THE MARKET FOR A BOAT?! VISIT ED WATKINS MARINE TODAY @ https://www.edwatkinsmarine.com/ Tell Big Ed, The Sports Objective sent you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesportsobj/support
Rickey Bustle
East Carolina wilts late in 79-64 loss at NO. 17 Florida Atlantic
Mister Jennings
East Carolina 79 Delaware State 50
Rene Ingoglia of ESPN
Bryan Moss on Absolute Empowerment!
We talk Christmas and College Football!
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Coach C catches up with his buddy and LSU legend, Boo Schexnayder--speed expert and athletic consultant.
John David Baker, who just completed his third season on Lane Kiffin's staff at Ole Miss--the last two of which were spent as the Co-OC and TE Coach, will reportedly be named the NEW OC at East Carolina per sources close to the Ole Miss and East Carolina programs. He has experience learning under offensive minds such as Lane Kiffin, Charlie Weiss Jr, Clay Helton, Seth Littrell and Graham Harrell. Let us know your thoughts on John David Baker!
East Carolina snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Saturday afternoon, as the Pirates suffered a heartbreaking 29-27 loss to Tulsa on Senior Day at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Dominique Davis, who was East Carolina's starting QB in 2010 and 2011 and is still spinning it in the CFL, returns to The Sports Objective Podcast Network as he joins Kyle Barber and Stevie Flythe on a Thanksgiving week edition of Just Another Sports Podcast.
We take a look back at the Pirates match-up with Kennesaw State in the finale' of the inaugural TowneBank Holiday Classic.
East Carolina was shut out for the first time since 1997 on Saturday as the Pirates fell to 2-9 with a 10-0 loss to Navy in Annapolis. Then, Mike Houston announced on Sunday morning that the program will part ways with OC Donnie Kirkpatrick after Saturday's season finale versus Tulsa.
Coach Connors catches up with former Pirate sprinter and longtime ECU track coach Udon Cheek to talk speed development and much more!
Pete Medhurst returns to the show as we preview the Pirates' trip to Annapolis to take on the Midshipmen on Navy's Senior Day.
Greg Grandison, who produced one of the biggest plays in East Carolina Football history with a critical PICK SIX at Virginia Tech in 1991, joins Kyle Barber and Stevie Flythe to talk Pirate Football!
East Carolina's defense was stellar as the Pirates limited Florida Atlantic to less than 200 yards of offense. Meanwhile, Andrew Conrad made a school-record five field goals--all of which were 40-plus yards--and ECU defeated Florida Atlantic, 22-7, on Saturday evening in Boca Raton.
Former East Carolina safety Daren Hart joins Kyle and Stevie to talk Pirate Football.
Brandon Johnson scored a career-high 29 points to lead four Pirates in double figures and was a rebound shy of a double-double as East Carolina topped Division 3 foe Ferrum College, 91-61, in the season opener at a new-look Williams Arena-Minges Coliseum on Monday night.
With Jay Sonnhalter unavailable to join, Jeff Connors and Bubba Rosenbaum join Matt Semenza to talk Week Ten of College Football.
Daren Hart had to reschedule so Kyle, Stevie and Bubba talk football.
The Pirates (1-7, 0-4) scored 17 points in the first quarter, but the Roadrunners responded by scoring 27 of the game's next 30 points to take a commanding 41-20 lead. Send us you questions and comments on East Carolina Football via Facebook, YouTube or calling 252.290.0375!!
The East Carolina Pirates (1-6, 0-3) head to San Antonio to square off with the UTSA Roadrunners (4-3, 3-0) at the Alamodome.
Former East Carolina Offensive Lineman and current HS coach Norman Quick returns to The Sports Objective Channel, as he joins Kyle Barber and Stevie Flythe on Just Another Sports Podcast.
App State takes on an historic rival in Boone for the first time in 44 years. East Carolina seemingly struggling early in the season is always going to be a program to fear. We discuss the matchup with Steve Brown, Graham Fisher, and The Sports Objective podcast's Bubba Rosenbaum.
Our AAC opponent series is winding down as fall camp draws ever closer (!!), but the Roost Podcast is finishing the drill! Bubba Rosenbaum from The Sports Objective is here to talk all things East Carolina/ECU (we checked, either is okay, they're one of the few schools that acts normal about it) Pirates. What's the outlook in Greenville with longtime QB Holton Ahlers moving on? Will the Pirates maintain their standing in the new-look AAC? All that and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices