3rd Degree the Podcast

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - enjoy the best FC Dallas performance of the season with the complete two-way win over Austin FC. Petar Musa, Logan Farrington, Bernie Kaumungo, Christian Cappis, and the whole collective defense played well. Heck, seemed like not a single player performed poorly. Now it's a massive game against the Rapids. Will Coach Quill change anything? What about the keeper?

Dallas Trinity fell on the road but remains in 1st place. North Texas SC dropped some points and sits outside the playoffs. Atletico Dallas added to their ownership. And a couple of local teams advanced in the 2026 US Open Cup.

And lastly, Buzz talked to Texoma FC owner Ben Watson for the latest on the strange happenings up north of town. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - celebrate two record-setting individuals. Dallas Trinity's Rhea Moore (the youngest pro women's goal scorer in US history) and Jacob Jackson (FC Dallas record 12 saves in a game). Two fantastic performances.

First, FC Dallas got a tie at StLou after Collodi's red card, thanks to the standout replacement keeper Jackson and a high press goal from Petar Musa. The Burn got Austin FC next, and ties aren't going to get that last playoff spot.

Then, undefeated Dallas Trinity tops the USL Super League at 3-0-0 when no one else has more than 1 win. DTFC picked up right where they left off last year with their rebuilt defense. 

North Texas SC got a shootout win and remains in 8th.
Texoma got blown out 5-0, but all anyone wants to know is, are they moving?
Atletico Dallas has an announcement on Tuesday, stay tuned. 
And local 2026 US Open Cup Qualifying starts this weekend. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - don't have an FC Dallas game to dissect, but they do have one coming up. And they keep making moves, Tsiki Ntsabeleng being the latest. Plus Deedson, Garcia, and Norris got call-ups. And Geovane pumped faked everyone (ok, just Buzz) on his return. Jesus Ferreira is winning things. 

Dallas Trinity has won 2 and sits atop the table, but has a 5-game road trip coming up. 
North Texas SC got a road win out in California and plays the exact same team this weekend. 
Texoma FC continued its hot and cold ways, falling to Forward Madison.
Atletico Dallas has a new investor.
And 6 local sides are involved in 2026 US Open Cup qualifying. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, the Son rises on FC Dallas for the first time with a beautiful free kick. Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - break down the action from FC Dallas vs LAFC. Delgado, Cappis, Farrington, tactical changes, defense holds up, and Musa and Oz missing... so many talking points. 7 games left, can they get it done?

Dallas Trinity had a nice win in their season opener; Thornton and Balata carried the day. They get Brooklyn next

North Texas SC got stomped, which puts them in a bad playoff spot. 
Texoma FC won 1 and tied 1, so they hold on to 7th place.

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrik - kick things off with a Dallas Trinity FC primer as their season starts this weekend. Key returning players, important issues, and how we expect them to play.  Also, what's with the top secret, super-duper private preseason thing?

Then it's on to FC Dallas and the draw in Austin. What went right and what went wrong. Is this how the team is gonna finish the year? The window closes this week. Anything else coming? And how will they handle the powerhouse LAFC side?

North Texas lost, but played more kids; that's actually good. They go after FCD this weekend, also good.  
Texoma lost, but has a big week where they could move up a couple of spots in the standings.

And Atletico Dallas got their training center in Garland approved. 

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It's a victory pod on this week's episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Buzz Carrick, and Dan Crooke (Dan's back!!) - dig into the post-Acosta era and a FC Dallas home win over Portland. Kamungo at wingback? The best Ramiro game of the year?  Delgado disaster? Solid center back play! The Collodi Kid to the rescue! 

FCD also sold Marco Farfan and Lucho Acosta, two good bits of business, but very different. Could this whole Acosta mess have been avoided? 

It's also two weeks from Dallas Trinity's opening day at the Cotton Bowl. 

North Texas SC won a shootout at Austin. Why do they play before FC Dallas?

And Texoma dropped a road game. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, there was no FC Dallas game for your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick, Dan Crooke was missing in action - to talk about, but there is a game this weekend to look ahead to against the Portland Timbers. Plus, FC Dallas is in the middle of the summer window. So are they done? What do they need? Will they make a move after Marco Farfan exits? Your hosts will fill you in.

Dallas Trinity scrimmaged SMU, and their season is just around the corner.
Texoma FC had an amazing road comeback for a point.
North Texas SC got wrecked.
And Atlético Dallas has a tournament going on.

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Last week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, it was looking so rosy for FCD. This week? Not so much as the Burn crashed back to earth with a series of mental switch-offs against NYCFC. You hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick, Dan Crooke's computer is down - Get the not-so-fun task of digging into the errors and asking who is to blame; players, coach, or both?  10 games are left in the season, the team needs 15 points (probably), and things just aren't working. So important questions need to be asked... Does the club stick with Lucho Acosta or Eric Quill? Is it time to buy out Paxton Pomykal? Is it time to play the kids for 2026?

On the upside, North Texas SC won a trophy. Yes, another D3 title, so FCD is hyped.

Texoma FC lost in the USL Cup. Atletico Dallas isn't making much news. But the Dallas Trinity season is just around the corner. The FCD U23s fell in the semi-final. 

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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 as that of his little buddy Pedrinho. Plenty of people are balling out for FCD: Petar Musa, Josh Torquato, Kaick, heck, even Bernie Kamungo looks dialed in. And Sam Sarver almost scored 5 goals in 2 days.

North Texas SC won big thanks to Sarver, Texoma FC got another tie, Dallas Trinity added another player, and the FCD U23s are into the Final Four.

Rest in Peace, Rags Gardner.

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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 window will help with one player we know of already coming in. Will there be more?  At least FCD is about to get a banger of a throwback kit.

North Texas SC got wrecked at Dynamo Dos, and Texoma FC ended their unbeaten streak vs the Pines.
Denton wrecked McKinney and FCD U23s won their league. 

Plus, Dallas Trinity started adding some nice pieces for the next season, which is 6 weeks away. 

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