The Sports Objective Podcast

We talk a variety of topics with sports broadcasting great Bob Rathbun THEN Georgia Southern PxP Danny Reed joins us to talk about the Pirates and Eagles squaring off in Statesboro this weekend.

We talk college hoops with former East Carolina Head Coach Mike Steele plus talk about the Pirates' victory over 11th ranked Duke.

Corey Gloor, ECU Baseball's seventh year PxP Voice, joins us to recap East Carolina's season-opening sweep of Atlantic 10 foe Rhode Island.

California native Luke Cherry is one of many ECU players from the Cali JUCO ranks during the Keith LeClair Era. The former Pirate shortstop still holds the single season assists record at ECU with 208.

Mack McCarthy rejoined the program ans we talked college hoops as the regular season in winding down.

After playing his high school ball for legendary Rabbit Fulgham at nearby Greene Central, Tommy Eason stayed home to help guide the Pirates to three CAA titles and trips to the NCAA Tournament.

After transferring in from St John's River, Reid Love made his presence felt in his two-year Pirate career and as a two-way player in his senior year in 2015.

We talk East Carolina Football with Head Coach Mike Houston then are rejoined by Mike Rooney of D1Baseball during our second half hour!

Dave and guest co-host Andrew DiGiovanni talk Carolina Hurricanes hockey and more!

With less than nine minutes remaining, the Pirates and Mustangs were tied but SMU held East Carolina to just a single field goal the rest of the way and pulled away for a 71-56 victory.

We catch up with the former Pirate lefty, who won 11 games as a senior and was named a second team All-American in 1990 when East Carolina finished 47-9.

East Carolina Hall of Famer Butch Davis, who hails from nearby Williamston, joined the show to talk about his Pirate career and time in professional baseball.

The Pirates stun 5th ranked Houston!

Episode 433 of The Sports Objective features David Glenn talking NIL legislation, the Super Bowl, ACC hoops and much more!

Dave and Kyle reflect on the Pirates 5th straight loss as they will enter February still searching for their first win of 2021.

We talk East Carolina Baseball with sixth year PxP Voice Corey Gloor during the first half hour. Then, we are rejoined by Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News as we discuss college basketball.

The Pirates returned to action after a 15-day layoff due to COVID and weren't competitive for the first time this season in an 80-53 loss to Memphis in Greenville. 

It's almost Conference Championship Sunday in the NFL! We preview the Bucs trip to Lambeau with Packers and ECU great George Koonce.  Then, we talk Chiefs and Bills with Buffalo great Don Beebe who played in four Super Bowls in as many years from 1990 to 1993. Brian Cain of Peak Performance talks about the psychological aspects of baseball and football. Plus, we have Joe Dooley's meeting with the...

While he spent just one year in the purple and gold after transferring from Seminole Community College, Chris Heston had a memorable Pirate experience as he went 7-0 and helped East Carolina win a regional during one of the top seasons in the program's storied history.

With college baseball season almost here, Stu Murray of College Baseball 365 joined the show to talk about the Pirates, The American and ACC. Lindsay Takkunen, Kate Moore and Randi Palandro talked about the return of East Carolina's Women Swimming and Diving program. 

Trey Benton, a native of Cerro Gordo, NC and product of West Columbus HS, logged more than 160 innings for the Pirates from 2017 to 2019. We caught up with the Cleveland Indians prospect to talk about his time in Greenville plus pro ball.

In 1961, Earl Boykin helped guide East Carolina College Baseball to an NAIA National Title in Sioux City, Iowa. We talk about that magical ride and much more!

While the Pirates won't play the Owls on Saturday, we talked Temple Basketball and football with Ryan Wallen of Owls Daily. Dr. John Bream provides us with the latest regarding COVID-19.  East Carolina Head Baseball Coach Cliff Godwin rejoins the program with the 2021 season upon us.  

A native of Leland, NC, Billy Best had a Hall of Fame career for East Carolina Baseball from 1977-80. Best is still tied for first in career triples with 10 while also ranking 6th in career stolen bases with 53. He helped lead the Pirates to two NCAA Tournaments before being drafted in the 27th Round by the Kansas City Royals in 1980.

UPDATE: East Carolina's game at Cincinnati on Wednesday has been PPD but the Pirates will hopefully play the Bearcats at some point. Hear from Chad Brendel of the Bearcat Journal, UC's 247 Sports site after we open the show with ESPN+ College Basketball analyst Nate Ross.