3rd Degree the Podcast

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, the offseason really starts to cook. Your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick - dig into some of the big questions. How does FC Dallas get better? Is there anyone in the free agent or re-entry market that could help?  What does Mark Cuban have to do with The Hunts and their stadium situation?  Will there be an Academy Homegrown this year?  Plus Tom Bogert li...

The FC Dallas offseason continues on this week's 3rd Degree the Podcast episode. Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - break down all the FCD end-of-season roster moves. The big news of the week is the signing of Ened Sali. Then it's press conference bingo with Andre Zanotta talking Alan Velasco and Jesus Jimenez. Finally, the trio gives a big-picture review of year one of MLS...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig into a Q&A podcast from Patreon Question.  Tactics, moves, coach hot seats, favorite and hated players, real ideas on signings, next Academy star, 4th DPs, and - even the big one - will Alan Velasco ever come back.  3rd Degree the Podcast is brought to you by Soccer90.com. 20% Off for All 3rd De...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Buzz Carrick and Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke is out on vacation - start the rebuild for 2024. The bottom line remains, do the Hunt brothers want to compete? The team is positioned to make moves if they are ruthless and aggressive.  If not? The worst-case scenario is a doozy of a brutal roster for next year.  Plus the latest on potential stadium renov...

Join us this week on 3rd Degree the Podcast with your hosts Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick for the breakdown of Game Three against Seattle and hang around till the end for the "Will Pareja come back to Dallas" talk. Your hosts also play Keep or Dump with the entire FCD roster including a couple of "dumps" that might surprise you.  Plus a small helping of other FCD news to tide you ove...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is MIA) - are all about FC Dallas vs Seattle.  It's a complete breakdown of Game Two with a whole lot of good. Then a little bad news before a discussion of what to expect in Seattle for Game Three. It's FCD playoff fever!! Let's go!  3rd Degree the Podcast is brought to you by Soccer90.com. 20% Off for Al...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast it's Seattle Sounders all the time. Although for a good reason. Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - talk all things FC Dallas, and right now that means the playoffs against the Sounders.  Game One breakdown, Velasco update, Ferreira walkabout (again), Paes, Fraser, Illarramendi, shape change, and last but not least, Game Two.  Who do the 3...

This week on 3rd Degree the podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - are in full-blown playoff hype mode.  First, it's a breakdown of the dance card clinching romp over the Galaxy. Then it's a training report with injury updates and some coach convo talk. Finally, they talk tactics and lineup choices for the Seattle opening game and make first-round Cup predictions.  It'...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Weltpon and Buzz Carrick - once again talk all things FC Dallas sans Dan Crooke.  FC Dallas struggled in a borning Rapids contest, and now must look ahead to the LA Galaxy. Buzz brings a training report with some clarification on who might be available... or not.  Your hosts then try and simplify the playoff scenarios.  Plus we dig into the b...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Buzz Carrick and Peter Welpton are back to talk all things FC Dallas (Dan Crooke is on vacation). It's a big breakdown of the San Jose game and a look ahead at the "must-win" game with the Rapids.  Plus there's a bunch of US and Mexico call-ups for local kids, A USWNT game at Toyota in December, and your heroes explain who the all-time FC Dallas nemesis is.  3r...

It's storm watching, or storm dodging as the case may be, on this week's episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast.  Dan Crooke rejoins Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick to talk trash can violence, flying Os, and buckets of rain. Plus there was FC Dallas to discuss. The offensive offensive display at Houston, the paper XI vs Rapids, the upcoming San Jose game, and North Texas SC moves.  Plus the answer to th...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick - break down the week's two FC Dallas meetings. First was the home tie with the Columbus Crew and then the road tie at Philadelphia Union. Grind it out tactics, lots of rotation, Alan Velasco returning to form, Paxton Pomykal & Asier Illarramendi quality performances, and the continued amazing goalkeeping of Maart...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick - continue to fight the good fight in the absence of Dan Crooke. Both the Seattle and RSL games were positive in terms of points but were they positive in the stands?  Ferreira was off-page and then back on. Illarramendi continues to impress. Tafari refuses to sub out. Arriola is looking good. And might Velasco be bac...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast there wasn't an FC Dallas game for your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - to talk about so they make do with an FCD training report from Buzz and a dive into the resurging injury list.  Geovane Jesus, Bernard Kaumngo, Alan Velasco, Ema Twumasi, and Paxton Pomykal all needed some discussion.  Plus it's a look ahead to the Seattle and RSL games...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick, Dan Crooke is out a week - talk all things FC Dallas, starting with the Atlanta United game. Paul Arriola for,, Jesus Ferreira is back, FCD in transition, missing defense, Asier Illarramendi showstopper, 8 games left, amazing attendance, plus a couple more DTID news items. 3rd Degree the Podcast is brought to you by...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your trio of hosts - Dan Crooke, Buzz Carrick, and Peter Welpton - have two FC Dallas games to dissect.  Two red-card affected, kind of boring FC Dallas games. Plenty to talk about though: Nkosi Tafari, Paxton Pomykal, Ferreira Covid, Illarramendi debut, Jimenez flame out, bad subs, bad red cards, and failed chances... just to name a few. Plus Alan Velasco got...

No Dan Crooke, on this week's episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast, so Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick are forced to finish the Q&A without him. But first, Buzz drops lots of juicy bits from his chat with FCD TD Andre Zanotta. Then the duo talks over the demise of San Diego Loyal and previews the games against Austin FC and St Louis City.  All that and more on 3rd Degree the Podcast. 3rd Degree th...

There was no FC Dallas game last week and there isn't one this weekend, so on this week's edition of 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - do a Q&A with questions from the Parteons . Will Ferreira be sold? Who would you add from any other MLS team?  Best outside back pair?  New '24 kit?  Alan Velasco's eventual price? Next 4 players sold? And so on...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - break down FC Dallas' exit from Leagues Cup at the hands of the GOAT. There were both good and bad moments on display. Peter and Dan share their Messi experiences. The ascendence of Alan Velasco continues.  FCD signed a second new payer this week, how do both of the newest acquisitions fit into the setu...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - get to geek out over the massive moment that is Messi coming to town for the Leagues Cup against FC Dallas.  Yes, FCD traded homegrown Edwin Cerrillo and signed Spanish veteran Asier Illarramendi and that's worth digging into but the win over Mazatlan FC has delivered the biggest marketing, media, and a...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig into the Leagues Cup games vs Charlotte and Necaxa, both the similarities and differences.  Velasco as an 8, the awakening of Lletget, the ascendence of Bernie, and a review of Eugene Ansah are just a few of the topics. Do we even like this League Cup thing? Plus, is FC Dallas going to add a player,...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - tell you why the Seattle tie was a pretty good result. There's plenty of good to take away from that game just in the form of an improved Sebastian Lletget.  After a hit on Leagues Cup and what to expect, then it's time to talk window and moves. A Bryan Reynolds rumor?  Can FCD ad anyone? Could a trade...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Dan Crooke returns in time to join Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick in breaking down the Rapids debacle: Junqua Island, Lletget Desert, and Sealy Shine.  Buzz has a training injury and form update as well as an instant scouting report (just add water) on Eugene Ansah. Per request topics include "Is there a silver lining to the season?" and "Does Jesus need to go...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is still MIA with technical problems) - have two FC Dallas games to mull over.  Both were very similar in style and quality, unsurprising given all the missing pieces, but one had a much better result than the other.  And the transfer window is upon us!  Eugene Ansah and Dante Sealy are in, but Justin Che...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - fight through some technical difficulties (more so for Dan but not just him) to bring you all things DTID.   Jesus Ferreira is an All-Star, let's compare him with Brandon Vazquez.  FCD can make some moves this summer. Dante Sealy is back but Justin Che isn't. FCD gets two key players back this week but...