MLS Gone Wild

On this episode of MLS Gone Wild we are joined by Adam Snavely from The Athletic to breakdown all the action from the USMNT's historic Nation's League win over Mexico!

In this episode we discuss our moments/man of the match, USMNT tactics, and so much more.

In this weeks episode of MLS Gone Wild Blem and Mike D discuss all of the action from MLS match week 6 including:

- Our goals of the week (2:42)

- FCC & Fire get their first wins of 2021 (5:35)

- The double pivot midfields for Seattle, Nashville, and Orlando City (17:35)

- Crew & Timbers earn important wins despite injury riddled rosters (28:30)

- ALL THE SMALL THINGS! (40:05)

In this episode we recap MLS week 4 and are joined by loyal Crew fan and host for 97.1 "The Fan" radio show, J.D. Smith (aka T-BONE), to discuss the Columbus Crew re-brand!

Timestamps:

1:34 Wondo doing Wondo things!

6:44 Are the Sounders the deadliest team in the league?!

12:49 Can the Loons recover? Is Adrian Heath in the hot seat?!

15:53 Frankie Amaya's mentality as a young player and early success with NYRB.

19:36 Emotional moments from week 4.

26:30 NEW SEGMENT: All the small things!

31:10 Ad

32:43 J.D. Smith (T-Bone) of 97.1 "The Fan" intro.

35:00 J.D.'s thoughts on the re-brand.

39:10 The timeline.

45:50 Would they have kept the "Crew" name if nobody said anything??

50:08 Front Office thought: We lose some fans, but if we gain more we are ok, right? 

54:20 Publicity Stunt? 

57:49 When and why J.D. started supporting The Crew. 

1:00:56 When and why Blem started supporting The Crew.

1:06:00 When and why Mike D. started supporting The Crew.

1:08:00 Perspective of a newer Columbus Crew fan.

1:10:46 History, memories, and what the crest change means to fan

1:14:16 Closing thoughts

In this weeks episode of MLS Gone Wild we are joined by 2020 2nd team All USL selection, USL Player of the month in July 2020, Dynamo Theory Player of the Month in April, and one of the best success stories of this early 2021 MLS season! Tyler joins us to discuss the following:

- Tyler's unique path to MLS (1:27)

- Motivation from his time with SKC in 2017 (4:19)

- Houston scouting him during his breakout 2020 (6:02)

- MLS using USL as a feeder league (7:52)

- Emotions when signing with the Houston Dynamo (9:59)

- Tyler's early season success and emotions after his first MLS goal (12:24)

- What it means to him to be named Dynamo Theory POTM (14:54)

- Talking tactics (15:32)

- Is Houston a playoff contender? (18:52)

- Texas Derby this weekend! (19:30)

- Aspirations to play for Canadian National Team (20:52)

- Goals for his career (23:17)

- Advice to players aspiring to go pro (24:33)

In this week's double feature episode of MLS Gone Wild we are joined by Eli Lesser to recap all of the week 1 MLS action and Eryk Williamson joins us to discuss his breakout 2020 season, CCL, fans being back in Providence Park, and SO MUCH MORE! 

- Week 1 recap with Eli Lesser (0:00-46:05)

- Eryk Williamson Interview (47:31 - 1:19:02)

On this week's episode of MLS Gone Wild we are joined by Extratime's David Gass to discuss the USYNT failing to qualify for the Olympics and an in-depth MLS season preview! Topics and timestamps below:

- David's experience on ETR (3:15)

- USYNT failing to qualify for the Olympics (18:30)

- Tyler Adams backup on the USMNT (34:22)

- Classifying MLS - Retirement league/Develop and Sell or something else? (38:04)

- MLS Coaching carrousel (46:21)

- Off season transfer window winners & losers (56:50)

- Which teams will drastically move up and down in the standings? (1:05:45)

- Golden Boot Winner (1:09:07)

- Next young MLS players to make a move to Europe (1:13:18)

- Under the radar players to watch (1:16:20)

- CCL (1:20:20)

- MLS Cup predictions (1:22:02)

- Intriguing week 1 matchups (1:24:50)

-Mike D' Mailbag (1:27:20)

In this weeks episode of MLS Gone Wild, we are joined by the founder of the Columbus Speaks community organization and member of the Nordecke Supporters Group, Ty Phillips. In this interview we discuss the following: 

- Tell us something good (2:00)

- What is Columbus Speaks? (3:00)

- Save The Crew (9:45)

- Why Ty joined Nordecke (12:45)

- Buy in from the Crew fans (19:17)

- Thoughts on the new jersey (24:15)

- Astor Park / New Crew Stadium (26:50)

- Ty's favorite moments at Mapfre (33:24)

- Crew's off-season acquisitions (39:00)

- Vito v. Williams at CB (46:44)

- Can Crew go Back to Back? (51:42)

- CONCACAF Champions League (55:00)

- Crew v. Union preview (59:55)

In this weeks episode of MLS Gone Wild, we are joined by Editor-in-Chief of The Post and secretary of The Pride supporters group, Kevin Wallace.

In this interview we discuss the following: 

3:03 How Kevin joined the pride 

10:28 How the fanbase got so big 

18:35 Anticipation of becoming an MLS expansion team 

25:00 Most memorable moment in nippert 

28:40 Story of the new supporters group bar 

33:48 March to the stadium 

41:15 Is Brenner the answer? 

47:17 Luciano Acosta’s impact 

49:45 Other positions to Bolster 

53:31 Overall offseason acquisition grade 

55:20 Frankie Amaya saga 

1:02 Final placement in the East. Will they make playoffs? 

1:05 FCC and Nashville SC rivalry 

1:09 Hell Is Real Derby 

1:15 Closing thoughts

In this weeks episode of MLS Gone Wild, we are joined by Austin Anthem board member and founding member, Jorge Chavez. In this interview we discuss the following:

- Austin soccer history (1:30)

- Why Austin is a good city for an MLS club (6:08)

- Austin Anthem's involvement in bringing MLS to Austin (16:11)

- Jorge's responsibilities as a board member of Austin Anthem (21:30)

- Austin Anthem community service (26:45)

- Relationship between Columbus & Austin (32:35)

- Austin FC's starting 11 (42:34)

- Inaugural season predictions (1:00:50)

- Inaugural kits (1:05:25)

- Austin Anthem chants/TIFO (1:15:16)

In this weeks episode of MLS Gone Wild, we are joined by Houston Dynamo's 2nd round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, Kristo Strickler. In this interview we discuss the following: 

- Why Kristo loves the beautiful game (2:05)

- NSCAA All-American honors (3:05)

- Advice to under-recruited players (6:04)

- Why Virginia Tech? (7:03)

- Senior season at VT (8:54)

- Draft day emotions (18:55)

- Playing under Tab Ramos (24:22)

-Kristo's style of play (26:16)

- Career goals and aspirations (27:54)