3rd Degree the Podcast

What a fun time your 3rd Degree the Podcast hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - had this week in FCD land. A tie and a win amid some of the better play we've seen in a while and the release of one of the best kits in club history... the Burn Throwback Archive kit. But before digging into the games, it's the current status of Luchio Acosta that needs explaining, as well ...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - try to dig deep to find a positive ray of sunshine for FC Dallas against LAFC. Your trio explains why Lucho Acosta was dropped, why the yellow card may be a big deal, and wonders what is next. Hopefully, Urhoghide will be back soon, but after that, is there much joy in sight?  Maybe the new wi...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is on assignment) - welcome back guest Arman Kafai to talk all things FC Dallas.  The Loons' game was bad, but was it any worse than the other two home games they lost in the last couple of weeks? Is this team and staff starting to look defeated? And what do they do with LAFC up next?  Plus, Arma...

This episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast is dedicated to Christine Gardner. Rest in peace.

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have the biggest pile of DFW soccer news to talk about, ever. 

Starting with two FC Dallas losses at home of different stripes and pain. Questions have to be asked about where this thing is headed. FCD also...

No FC Dallas results to talk about on this week's 3rd Degree the Podcast, but your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have two FC Dallas games to look forward to. There was a lot of other DFW soccer stuff to talk about, too.

Like some images of the Farrington Field reno involving the forthcoming Fort Worth USL team leaked on YouTube.

Dallas Trinity is playing Club Amer...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is on hiatus) - get to enjoy a victory pod. The disparity between FC Dallas at home and on the road is incomprehensible. Alvaro was surprisingly good, and Lletget was just as impactful as usual. Delgado and Acosta got their shine on. Pretty much everyone had a good game. 

Atletico Dallas, Dallas T...

Sure, this week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - will look ahead to the FC Dallas game at Sporting KC. With Urhoghide and Abubakar out, Coach Quill will have to duct tape together a defense. 

But the real meat of the episode is the Atletico Dallas, Cotton Bowl, and MoneyGram Complex news. Your hosts talk about the overall impact and wh...

This weekend on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig into a double week of FC Dallas ties and tell you why both games were total and complete stinkers and also displays of hearts and guts.  Yes, this team isn't great and is tough to watch. It has roster issues magnified by the Urhoghide injury and Abubakar red card. Plus, Endeley was reca...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have an FC Dallas 2-fer of losses to kick it off. The losses in the Open Cup in New York and league play in Seattle.  But was it bad?  Who exactly are FC Dallas? The games were so different. Do they even know? Up next, FC Cincinnati. What will we see there? Is it time for a Paxton Pomykal star...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - get the oh so fun chance to break down the Houston Dynamo loss. Ok, look. This is getting boring talking about the same problems over and over. Is there anything to build on? What's the way forward? The schedule is about to get nuts. How does Coach Quill go after the open cup at New York, then...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Paxton's back!! Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick are hyped for FCD to get its heart back. But that's not all, there was an Open Cup win and an RSL tie that felt like a loss up a man at home. The Acosta problem continues, Ramiro played right back, Garcia debuted, Kamungo struggled, the formation changed (again), Musa came back, ...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - were distracted from one of the epic meltdowns in FCD history with a massive new brand launch for pro soccer in the MetroPlex, Atlético Dallas.  Don't worry, you don't get out of FCD meltdown talk completely, as the trio breaks it down. Plus, FCD has two home games this week to try and turn th...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - get the joy of breaking down one of the best comebacks in club history. A feat that has only happened five times before.  Triggered by Coach Eric Quill's subs and the formation change, Osaze Urhoghide led his team to an epic comeback. There was so much good in this game, but it underlined the ...

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? ...