Watch this “Pirate Preview” episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. ECU color analyst, Hall of Famer and former punter Andrew Bayes joins The Sports Objective team of Dave Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum and Kyle Barber to discuss the Pirates' Friday night road clash with Cincinnati (8 p.m., ESPN2). Selected episodes of The Sports Objective's programs are … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTPurple … Gold … World Series
With East Carolina in the midst of a bye week in football and the basketball season opener coming up at home on Tuesday night, there will still be a significant athletic event on campus this weekend as the baseball program plays its Purple-Gold World Series. Teams were going to be picked Wednesday. "Garrett Saylor is going to be the manager of one team and Carter Spivey … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsPirates land coveted Spartanburg quarterback
Raheim Jeter realized a dream come true October 22nd when he accepted a scholarship offer to play major college football at East Carolina. "I can remember me and my brother getting up early in the morning to watch the (ESPN) SportsCenter Top 10 (plays), or when the polls were released every week,'' the Spartanburg, SC, quarterback said. "College football at the Division I … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Football Playback
Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips that focus on topics of interest to East Carolina fans. In collaboration with The Sports Objective, selected episodes are linked for the enjoyment of Bonesville's readers. In this episode, The Sports Objective team of David Richmond, Kyle Barber and Matt Semenza … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayConrad’s kick closes ECU win at BYU
PROVO. UT — East Carolina's kicking game has had some significant struggles this season, but it produced a 27-24 nonconference win at Brigham Young on Friday night. Freshman Andrew Conrad hit a 33-yard field goal as time expired to make the Pirates bowl eligible for the second straight season. Conrad's second 3-pointer of the game was wobbly. "That may be the ugliest … [Read more...]