3rd Degree the Podcast

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - take apart the FC Dallas game at Minnesota and try to answer the most important question: Is this team fun to watch?  Coach Quill rotated a bit against the Loons. How did that go? And will we see something similar at Miami? Will Messi even play? Will the national media ever notice the great an...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - try and slog through the analysis of the most boring game of the season. Don't kid yourself, this was a bad loss by FC Dallas. FCD was bad in almost every phase, except perhaps for a couple of defensive pieces. Delgado was a disaster, Julio was invisible, but at least everyone got to see Kaick...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is doing something with foodstuffs) - have a road tie podcast, which, while excellent, isn't as good as a road win podcast.  Peter opens the discussion with an Oz HSO, the duo breaks down the good and bad against Atlanta, gush over Nolan Norris and Lucho Acosta, take a quick look at the poor star...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - kick off a home win podcast breaking down the end of the Peter Vermes era game against Sporting KC.  Norris started, Acosta joined the 75/75 club, Oz excelled, Chu disappointed, and FCD bunkered. And won!

Dallas Trinity played and tried to make Buzz puke, North Texas SC blew a 3-1 lead, and Tex...

Any road win is a good win, and this week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have a good old road win to talk about. Yes, a red card and a physical game where there could have been a few more. Everyone played pretty well, but that happens when a team is a man-up. Still, there are plenty of takeaways to ponder. And the red hat was back. S...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick - are joined by special guest Arman Kafai to talk all things DFW soccer.  First up is FC Dallas with a poor home display against the Vancouver Whitecaps. FCD has now lost their first two at home for the first time since 2009. Wherein lies the problem? Is it fixable? How does Coach Eric Quill right the ship? ...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, oh lordy did it not go well for FC Dallas. Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig into all that went bad (and the little that went good). Eric Quill gave us one of the most remarkable post-game press conferences in years. Now FCD must look ahead to red-hot Vancouver this weekend. Plus Dallas Trinity smashed Brooklyn, North Texa...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, it's moving day!  Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick have moved the pod to Tuesday. And what a fun Tuesday it is as FC Dallas remains undefeated with 4 points in two road games. Moose and Squirrel up top are looking good, the great and powerful Oz continues to deliver, Lletget remains too legit, and even Pedrinho shined. Ramiro o...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, it's Episode 300!!!!

Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick break down the debut of the great and powerful Oz, digest a rare road win, enjoy the play of Anderson Julio, dissect the somewhat invisible Ramiro, and discuss the Bernie Kamungo troubles, all before they preview the Rapids. Oh yeah, FCD might also be signing a 6 from Gremio...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig into the final preseason tuneup for FC Dallas against Atlanta as FCD prepares for the season opener in Houston. No Musa in the last one and just 30 minutes for Acosta and Ramiro. Is the team ready?  Urhoghide has his visa so could he, or should he, start? What's the XI look like today? 

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Oh my was it a big week for FC Dallas, one of the biggest in a long while, and your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - are here to tell you all about it.  There's a new MVP in town and his name's Luciano Acosta.  But no, that's not all! Two center backs were finally added, Osaze Urhoghide and Álvaro Augusto. So the great debate begins? Is this team now better than last...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - didn't have a preseason game to digest but there was still plenty to talk about. Enes Sali got loaned as the most recent clear-the-deck move but where are the replacements? Where is the CB1? Or 4 or 5? Where is a left back. How about a replacement DP 10? U22s?  Are we really looking at a budge...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick, have plenty to chew on as FC Dallas had two games in Portugal.  The roster still has lots of holes, most importantly at center back and the 10. Where are Enes Sali and Show Cafumana? Enzo Newman signed and Tsiki Ntsabeleng was extended. There is Open Cup news and Asier Illarramendi... probably ...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - discuss the biggest FCD departure of the week, Nkosi Tafari. And Alan Velasco. Ok, the two biggest departures of the week. Plus, there is so much more, the big Andre Zanotta interview, Logan Farrington re-signed, Friendlies in Portugal announced, kit leaks, and no Asier Illarramendi update. An...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Dan Crooke is MIA again so Arman Kafai comes in from the bullpen to join your hosts Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick to talk all things FC Dallas. The Arriola trade is official but the Velasco sale isn't. How will FCD look to replace their Argentine winger?  New rules mean you can buy a player inside MLS like Evander, Luciano Acosta, or... *checks notes...

Holy cow was it a big week in FC Dallas land and your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick are here to break it down for you.  Jesus Ferreira gone, Paul Arriola almost gone, Alan Velasco maybe gone, Petar Musa maybe gone, Asier Illarramendi maybe back, Bernard Kamungo extended, FCD has a couple roster holes, and camp opens monday. Then six new homegrowns were signed in one...

Welcome to Season Seven of 3rd Degree the Podcast. This week, your hosts - Peter Welpton & Buzz Carrick - welcome in a special guest, modern MLS stats guru Arman Kafai, as they navigate the suddenly churning waters surrounding FC Dallas. Are Jesus Ferreira and Paul Arriola going to Seattle and who wins if they do?  Anderson Julio and Shaq Moore to FCD deals are already done. Alvan Ve...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is out for the holidays) - are overwhelmed with soccer news.  FC Dallas re-upped Alan Velasco and signed three players.  Jesus Ferreira and Paul Arriola are reportedly up for trade with Seattle. Jimmy Maurer signed with Houston. The 2025 schedule dropped. Buzz put out an Academy signing list. Joh...