Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips. Heading into a bye week, David Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber break down East Carolina's Saturday night loss at Rice. ECU linebacker great Mark Libiano (1992-95) joins The Sports Objective team by phone to discuss the game and the state of … [Read more...]
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Inside Game DayPirates miss chances in loss at Rice
HOUSTON — East Carolina's last hope for a win in its American Athletic Conference opener at Rice ended with Alex Flinn being flushed out of the pocket and tackled for a loss at his own 39 with 24 seconds left on a 4th-and-14 from the ECU 46. A scan of the statistics would indicate a more favorable outcome than the actual 24-17 loss to the Owls. ECU led 391-277 in total yards … [Read more...]
Football FeatureGame Day Weather
East Carolina will be playing in much drier conditions than in last week's 44-0 win over Gardner-Webb in Greenville as the Pirates visit Rice to start American Athletic Conference play tonight with a kickoff at 7 p.m. (Eastern time). The forecast is calling for a temperature of 90 degrees at the outset with a heat index of 92. The sun will be out with a zero percent chance of … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Show
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Show as they preview East Carolina's Saturday, Sept. 30, clash in Houston with first-year league member Rice (7 p.m., ESPN+). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEOpponent Preview: Rice
Watch this episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips about East Carolina football. In the last segment, Rice play by play announcer J.P. Heath joins The Sports Objective's Dave Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Kyle Barber and Matt Semenza to discuss the Saturday, Sept. 30, American Athletic Conference clash in Houston between East Carolina and … [Read more...]