3rd Degree the Podcast

This week’s episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast is a #SupportLocalSoccer podcast. With FC Dallas down for the count, Buzz and Dan bring back to the 3DtP the owner of one of the teams in town that is still playing, Damon Gochneaur, Owner of the Denton Diablos. Gochneaur talks about the Roja League, Covid-19 protocols, the evolution that led to the club creating another team, the importance of a brand...

For the second week, Covid-19 dominates the FC Dallas talk on 3rd Degree the Podcast. Peter, Dan, and Buzz break down all the latest as the news hits of two new cases bringing the FCD grand total to 11 players and two coaches with positive tests in Orlando. The trio reacts to the garbage "irresponsible players" narrative, talks about the short term future of the club, discusses Reggie Cannon's las...

The dean of Dallas soccer journalism and FCD TV pxp, Steve Davis, joins the pod to talk about "MLS is Back," but that gets interrupted with all of the outbreak of COVID in the FC Dallas ranks. The crew break down the tournament, talk FCD tactics, and handicaps the group winners.

The trio triumphantly return to discuss the COVID-19 cases at Toyota Stadium, Jesse Gonzalez's future with FC Dallas, and where the team stands before traveling to Orlando for Copa Covid AKA The MLS is Back Tournament. Will Franco Jara beat out Kobra for the start? Will Tanner Tessmann continue his impressive breakout season at Disney? And just where is Reggie Cannon going now?!

Dan talks to Steven Goold and Luis Dollar, the respective presidents of Dallas Beer Guardians and El Matador. They discuss how the supporters' groups have stayed engaged during the MLS shutdown, plans for a return to Toyota Stadium, and talk about the news regarding the MLS is Back Tournament and Jesse Gonzalez's suspension.

Buzz Carrick sits down for an extended chat with former FC Dallas and SMU striker Alex Smith to talk about his amazing career journey and the trials, tribulations, success, and failures he encountered along the way. From College soccer in Dallas to MLS, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia it was one heck of a journey.

On Wednesday it was announced the new CBA between MLS and MLSPA had been ratified by the players. No lockout but there will be the O-Town bubble tournament. How, and at what cost, is discussed with EPSN's Jeff Carlisle who's been covering this story since day one.

ESPN's Jeff Carlisle has been reporting about this weird turn efforts to resume the MLS season has taken. In this conversation Jeff get us up to date on the latest and digs into what exactly the hold up is.

Dan Crooke is back with Buzz Carrick to complete our FC Dallas history trek during this Covid-19 shutdown. This episode is Part 5 of our journey and covers the years 2015 to 2019 including the ascendency, peak, and (slight) decline of Oscar Pareja's tenure as well as the transition to current gaffer Luchi Gonzalez.

Episode 62 continues our FC Dallas history trek with special guest Kevin Lindstrom. This is the 2nd half of the nearly two-hour podcast we did covering the years 2012 to 2014. This pod covers the last two seasons of the reign of Schellas Hyndman and the first season of Oscar Pareja's tenure as head coach.

The Covid-19 shutdown continues so we here at 3rd Degree the podcast continue our trek through the history of FC Dallas with special guest Kevin Lindstrom. Part 4 was supposed to cover 2010 to 2014 but that ended up being an hour and fifty minutes long so I cut it into two episodes. So this episode is the first part of Part 4 and covers 2010 and 2011. Enjoy.

FC Dallas eMLS player Ihab "i9ibbs" Abualneel joins Dan Crooke fresh off crushing the orange on FS1 the past weekend. The episode looks at Abualneel's life-long fandom from the Cotton Bowl days and meeting his wife at the US Open Cup final. On the FIFA side of things how i9ibbs came to be, becoming FC Dallas' pro in eMLS, and hanging out on FIFA20 with some of his FC Dallas team mates.

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Buzz Carrick is joined by Denton Diablos owner Damon Gochneaur. The talk dives into the Diablos, the working economics of lower division pro soccer in the United States, and the impact the Covid-19 shutdown is having on the game at the division four level.

During this pandemic shutdown, our look back at the history of FC Dallas moves into the FC Dallas section. Special guest Tobias Xavier Lopez, long time beat writer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, joins us to break down the early days in Pizza Hut Park from 2005 to 2009.

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast we continue our deep dive into FC Dallas franchise history with Dallas Burn Part Two, 2000 to 2004. Once again I'm joined by the club’s first fan, the El Jefe himself, Dustin Christmann. Let's go long in the way back machine and talk Dallas Burn.

Our forced Spring of Discontent continues so 3rd Degree the Podcast is going deep on FC Dallas franchise history. The club's first fan, founder of the first Dallas Burn supporters club The Inferno, the El Jefe himself, Dustin Christmann, joins Buzz to talk about the Burn. Let's dig deep, fellow FC Dallas fans, and walk through FC Dallas history with Dallas Burn Part One, 1996 to 1999.

With the soccers in virus shutdown, we forgo the normal format and bring in a special guest - Matt Denny, General Manager of North Texas Soccer Club sits down with Buzz Carrick for a 45 minute chat about the FC Dallas feeder club. Topics include Notts County, the 2019 season, the FCD pipeline, budget constraints, the Corona shutdown, moving to Arlington, expectations for 2020 season (if it happens...

The self isolating trio, who've been recording this pod remotely from each other for a year already so this isn't new, turn to questions from listeners for content. Let's see how that goes....

The guys avoid the Corona, discuss FCD's bothersome 2-2 draw vs Montreal, what we would have seen in Yankee Stadium, discuss the cancellation of soccer and women's locker-rooms.

The guys discuss the Huntsmen's big opening day win over PhillySnake, specifically that debut by Tanner Tessman and that goal by Paxton. They cover what was good, bad, indifferent and preview this weekend's visit from Mr Henry. Plus, other stuff.

It is the 2020/25th Anniversary FC Dallas Preview! The guys break down the on and off field stuff to know for the upcoming season. Buzz breaks double news on Tanner Tessman and they preview what to look for both for the season and vs Philly. Plus a discussion of Clark Hunt's recent comments about marketing and Hispanic fan base. (and a touch of KitTalk!)

For the 50th episode the trio dive into the juicy rumor mill! Will Reggie sign a new deal? Why has Pepi been starting over Kobra? Who has hemorrhoids? Why does Tanner have nicer boots than Cal? What has happened to Santi's face? This, and more!

It's a busy week with two scrimmages, a marketing mishap, and Buzz breaking down the biggest issue facing FC Dallas right now. Plus, are we worried about Pomykal?

the trio jams in a LOT of stuff with everything that happened since the last episode. A grand session of KitTalk followed by updates on FCD pre-season and then the big breakdown of the CBA announcement and how it impacts the Huntsmen. Plus the growing problem facing FCD/NTXSC and what's the deal with the women's team?

Peter breaks the internet so Buzz and Dan talk over the first preseason scrimmages, how they view the draft picks' prospects, what to expect from North Texas SC in 2020 as well as who should be going out on loan...Oh, and some good old fashioned kit nerding after the guys almost nailed their prediction of the new FC Dallas jersey.