Beyond the 90 Podcast

On this edition of The Third Half:

FC Tulsa and Loudoun United have one of the games of the season.

Louisville City came looking for revenge against North Carolina FC.

Sacramento Republic’s turnaround is complete, weathering the delay in San Antonio.

How did Pittsburgh and Phoenix Rising handle their double header weeks?

New Mexico United’s free fall continues. Can Hartford get off the bottom?

Are Colorado Springs going to rocket up the table like they did last season with 14 games remaining?

Indy Eleven refuse to play well against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

El Paso Locomotive turn out Las Vegas’s lights.

We also catch you up on all the transfers, news, notes, and have a little fun with numbers.

As always, thank you for your support of The Third Half here at Beyond the 90.

On this special late week edition of The Third Half, we are joined by New York Cosmos CEO Erik Stover. We discuss:

The hotbed that is North Jersey for talent and their approach to recruitment.

How Hinchliffe Stadium was the biggest piece of the puzzle to bringing this together, and how Hinchliffe gives the Cosmos a strong foundation to start on.

How the legacy of old will combine with today’s iteration.

How the current build out in USL gives hope for the future in reduced travel costs.

As always, thank you for listening to The Third Half here at Beyond the 90.

On this edition of The Third Half:

We open talking about all the transfers and trades that took place over the last week as the summer transfer season has officially gone into overdrive.

Is Trevor James exit at Detroit City a shock?

As we break down the USL Cup, we start with the group of chaos as 4 sides were top of Group 6 at one point in the night.

Group 5 saw 3 sides finish on 9 points. We talk about how Charlotte did their job, Louisville City pulled off the stoppage time special, and how Loudoun United hung on for dear life to survive and advance.

It’s time to talk new nick name for Rhode Island FC and Hartford Athletic. We also discuss all the twists and turns got saw both sides move on from Group 4.

Group 3 was straight forward, Indy Eleven and Birmingham Legion doing their jobs to move on.

Group 2 was winner advances, and we look at while the Juan Agudelo show ran rampant for San Antonio FC, New Mexico United have positives to take forward from this performance.

Group 1 could see one of three sides advance with Spokane Velocity and AV Alta trying to spoil Sacramento Republic and Monterey Bay’s night.

As always, thank you for listening to The Third Half here at Beyond the 90.

An update on our proposed conference and related proposals.

On this early week edition of The Third Half:

Was Louisville City/FC Tulsa a possible preview of the USL Championship Final?

North Carolina ups the pressure on Loudoun United for 3rd in the Eastern Conference.

4 games on national TV, only 1 game with goals. Who will be the happier between Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Detroit City, Rhode Island FC, Hartford Athletic, Sacramento Republic and Lexington SC.

The bottom of the Western Conference continues to be madness. We talk about Orange County helped themselves against Las Vegas and how Colorado Springs couldn’t move up the table despite a win against Birmingham Legion.

Felipe Rodriguez saved Miami FC from being further humiliated against Charleston Battery.

As always, thank you for your support of The Third Half here at Beyond the 90.

Before we get start the late week edition of The Third Half, here is the link to the San Antonio FC Hill County Strong T-Shirt that was promoted at halftime of the San Antonio FC/Tampa Bay Rowdies game this past Saturday night. Here is also a direct way to donate to San Antonio FC’s fundraiser via Spurs Give along with the game worn jersey auction going to this cause. The auctions for the stadium jersey’s end on Saturday at 11:59 pm Central time.

On the late week edition of The Third Half:

We start with the news from the Tampa Bay Times that the site announced for the Tampa Bay Sun’s ground and USL HQ is now back in play for the Tampa Bay Rays.

How did Tampa Bay pick up all 3 points in Hartford?

FC Tulsa got their changes right at halftime to go atop the Western Conference.

The summer transfer market is heating up. Who’s heading back to England, who’s coming to the USL and who’s been sent on loan to USL League One?

New Mexico United will be without someone who has been with the club since the beginning for the remainder of the season.

Detroit City’s stadium project has seen a setback.

A feel good story involving Louisville City and what game(s) am I looking forward to this weekend.

As always, thank you for your support of The Third Half here at Beyond the 90.

Before we get start promoting this week’s show, here is the link to the San Antonio FC Hill County Strong T-Shirt that was promoted at halftime of the San Antonio FC/Tampa Bay Rowdies game this past Saturday night. Here is also a direct way to donate to San Antonio FC’s fundraiser via Spurs Give along with the game worn jersey auction going to this cause.

On this edition of The Third Half:

Let’s start with the news of the week in Tampa Bay as Dominic Casciato is named head coach. After defeat to San Antonio FC is it time to start looking towards next season?

New Mexico United stadium is one step closer to being under construction, having seen of a legal challenge. However New Mexico United will feel Hossou Landry’s challenges should have seen him sent off as Charleston Battery handled the altitude challenge of Albuquerque.

FC Tulsa and Las Vegas Lights put on a show in the rain with FC Tulsa picking up a late win.

Birmingham Legion took advantage of Jake McGuire’s night to pick up all 3 points against North Carolina FC.

Hartford Athletic hang on against Detroit City, who are singing the summertime blues.

All that and more on this early week edition of The Third Half.

As always thank you for your support of The Third Half here at Beyond the 90.

On this edition of The Third Half, we open talking about the USL Buffalo news and our concerns about pulling out of Elk and Lee.

After, we take a look at all things Western Conference. From the freedom Las Vegas now have, to the sides at the bottom who might have a chance to get into the eight, we discuss all the positives and concerns for each of the 12 teams in the Western Conference. From the new manager changes to the yo-yoing of Phoenix Rising and Monterey Bay. Will one of the sides playing on a diamond finish atop the West in New Mexico, El Paso or Tulsa?

We discuss all that and more on this edition of The Third Half.

As always, thank you for listening here at Beyond the 90.

A light review, as the Philadelphia Union/NY Red Bulls Quarterfinal match was postponed due to severe weather, including thunderstorms and lightning, from Chester up north to Philadelphia Proper. The rescheduled date is set for Wednesday, August 13th.

Meanwhile, in Music City, the other Quarterfinal match-up was a big win for the home side after going behind in the first 24 minutes, but took over very quickly. This one was over after the second half whistle blew by the referee.

We have some great action to discuss when the 2025 US Open Cup Quarterfinals come to our screens. We had excitement and fun between Minnesota United FC & Chicago Fire, or the grinding between the San Jose Earthquakes and Austin FC.

Without a doubt, these two games, while challenging and quirky, showed these four clubs going at it for the right to be called the National Champion of American Soccer. The first day of the Quarterfinals was awesome. Let’s hope the second day brings that type of challenge as well.