Drew Epperley of Big D Soccer joins the show for an in-depth look at what 2018 has in store for FC Dallas fans. He talks trades, signings, draft, homegrowns, schedule, and MUCH more!

Show Notes

Homegrown Watch – https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/1/5/16709320/homegrown-watch-fc-dallas-2018

Jason Poon joins the show to discuss the FC Dallas off-season, BigDSoccer.com, and MLS in Austin. He even partakes in some “way-too-early” predictions with Dustin!

Links:

Might Ducks Article:

https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2016/1/3/10702220/fc-dallas-mighty-ducks-quacky-comparisons

Fabian Castillo staying at Trabzonspor:

https://twitter.com/JogaBonito_USA/status/960616297942929412

Kevin Minkus of AmericanSoccerAnalysis.com joins Dustin and Tristan to discuss the role of data and statistics in Soccer.

They discuss:

* Roster consistency

* xG (Expected Goals)

* Using stats for scouting

* How fans can get into stats

* Much more!

Jon Arnold joins the guys to chat 2018 FC Dallas, Liga MX playoffs, US and Mexico player development, the possibility of Trump owning an MLS franchise, and more!

Carter Baum joins the guys for their 2017 Awards Episode and questions about the off-season!

Awards:

* Favorite Moment

* Goal of the Season

* Young Player of the Season

* Player of the Season

Plus Carter talks FC Dallas talent scouting, young players to look out for, MLS “home-grown” rules!

FCD ’17 – What went wrong?

Our look back at the rollercoaster of a season

We discuss the failure of the USA Men’s team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. We attempt to answer the following questions:

* What happened?!

* What’s next?

* How can we fix things?

* Who should be the next coach?

* FC Dallas Could Forfeit the Orlando City draw

* Match coverage of the 0-0 affair

* USMNT roster reactions

* USMNT preview the final 2 matches of World Cup qualification

FC Dallas drew 0-0 with Seattle this weekend, and Dustin breaks it all down.

* We played defense!

* We didn’t play offense!

* Diaz as Captain

* Acosta v Dempsey

* Attendance

* Path to the playoffs

Show Notes

3rd Degree Roster Breakdown

If you buy into idea a consistent starting 11 is important – #FCD hasn’t done that once since Diaz’s return in June. pic.twitter.com/2ny2azx6Dc

— 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) September 17, 2017

MLS Attendance Stats

2017 MLS Attendance

 

* FC Dallas’ loss to Atlanta

* A deep dive into FC Dallas’ defensive troubles

* Alexi Lalas’ calling out the USMNT

* The state of soccer in the US

Notes

Das Reboot: How German Soccer Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World