The Crewcible

S1 E27: Morgan Hughes, the face of Save the Crew and co-owner of Supporter Supply Co., joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to discuss the misery that is 2026. Is the U.S. Open Cup semifinal -- vs. Orlando City in Columbus on Wednesday night -- the biggest game the Crew will play this year? Should GM Issa Tall and coach Laurent Courtois be fired? Don't they deserve some slack? Are Crew fans spoiled? We get right into it....

S1 E26: Apple TV MLS voice Neil Sika rejoins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to assess a crazy summer for the Columbus Crew. We discuss outgoing and incoming (Santi Rodriguez?) transfers, the months of roster turnover and transition, and the upcoming schedule -- into the Nashville buzzsaw on Saturday and on to the Leagues Cup quarterfinal vs. Club America in LA on Wednesday. Somehow, the Crew are still alive in three comp...

S1 E25: Mike Cornell, who has been battling a rare form of cancer for nearly a decade, doesn't know how much more time he has left. He has been a fan of the Crew and the Blue Jackets since the formation of both franchises. With host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com, he reflects on devoting some of his passion for life to sports. He uses "fan" as a verb, and says, "You've got to fan HARD." We need more Mike Cornells in our lives...

S! E24: Tom Reed, the sportswriter's sportswriter -- and a looooong-suffering England fan -- and Disrespected Media First Team Video Coach Analyst Tim Arace join host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for one of the best breakdowns of the World Cup semifinals you're going to hear. No kidding. The lads are well informed and in fine form. With predictions on the World Cup final (they like Spain) and some Columbus Crew transfer tal...

S1 E23: Neil Sika, longtime voice of the Columbus Crew who now calls MLS games for Apple TV (among other gigs), and host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com get their cleats up as the World Cup hits the quarterfinal round and MLS prepares to reopen. What happened to the #usmnt when the Yanks ran into the Red Devils? Has America been capitvated? Plus, Crew coach Laurent Courtois has a new DP and some weeks of a mini-camp behind him...

Gregg Berhalter, former coach of the United States Men's National Team (and the Columbus Crew), joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com as the World Cup hits its second week. We break down the Yanks' 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the first game of the group stage, look ahead to USA-Australia (and The Disrespected's live event at Budd Dairy) and talk about Triple-G's memories of playing in the 2002 World Cup (THAT WAS A HAND ...

S1 20: Tom Reed covered everything -- NBA, NHL, MLS, Olympics, NFL, to name just a few -- during his many decades as a sportswriter/columnist. Now a part-time cigar-store clerk (among other things), Condor remains a punditry presence at his desk in the Dirty Garage. He joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk about the Crew coaching change, the Crew's bent at the break, the curious case of Mauricio Pochettino and the...

S1 E19: Apple TV MLS play-by-play voice Neil Sika, who has called every sporting event except the Bikini Bottom Great Snail Race, returns to The Crewcible with host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. We record three days after Henrik Rydström's brief tenure as #crew96 coach ended in a sacking and Laurent Courtois was named (interim) successor. Did Rydström get a fair shake? What was going on behind the scenes? Is Courtois the an...

S1 E18: The Rooster (rooster.info) has sent waves through the Ohio Statehouse and Columbus City Hall with his aggressive reporting, in-your-face tactics and his reverence for gossip. And his scoops. The Rooster is D.J. Byrnes, and he joins Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk about his background, the evolving new media landscape, and the ugly bit of backroom dealing that helped bring an NWSL franchise to Columbus. #crew96 ...

S1 E17: The famed Armchair Analyst, Matthew Doyle, joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for a far-ranging conversation. They even talk some #crew96. Doyle was a longtime must-read at mlssoccer.com before he got thrown out of the house, for only stupid reasons, in February. He has hung out his own shingle at TacticsFreeZone.com and continue to dissect MLS -- rosters, tactics, brilliant moves, stupid stuff and everything i...

S1 E15: After being diverted by the collapse of the Blue Jackets and the eruption of Rick Bowness, The Crewcible is back, and it's coming in hot. Columbus Crew radio voice Chris Doran joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com, and they go box-to-box on a range of topics -- from the USOC game in Richmond to a peek ahead to New England to the rise of a new generation of Black & Gold. They also leave the field to talk about ...

S1 E13: Apple TV play-by-play man Neil Sika dons his reverse-retro Whalers jersey (a Carolina abomination) and Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com sports a Sean Burke classic home white for a conversation that ranges from Sika's roots in the business, his start with the Crew, the Black & Gold's current struggles - is Henrik Rydström in trouble? - and he who must not be named (Gazdag). Bextwixt and between, we're all over the p...

Columbus Crew coach Henrik Rydström, who likes his teams to go for the throat, is 0-2-2 after a 1-0 home loss to Nashville. Tom Reed, who stays thirsty, my friends, stops in to talk about how he has come to hate VAR. He and host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com break down what ails the Crew. They discuss the debut of Andre Gomes, the disappearance of Daniel Gazdag and whether help might be on the way. We also talk some about th...

Morgan Hughes, who was dialed in with civic leaders during the #SaveTheCrew movement, is connecting dots after recent (and sketchy) news reports about the National Women's Soccer League. Is the NWSL about to put an expansion in Columbus? Hughes talks with host Michael Arace about the potential and how a team might fit here. We also discuss Daniel Gazdag, Andre Gomes, the joy of Henrik Rydström and the Crew's upcoming game agaisnt t...