John Hall, one of the founders of DeKalb County United, joins the show to talk about his experience and why he works so hard to help other clubs figure it out. Certainly a lot of Midwest Premier League chat on this show as well!

You asked for it and you got it. It's an hour and 20 minutes of NISA in the USOC chatter. Every match from Round 1 dissected and every Round 2 matchup previewed. 

Veteran journalist from Southern California, Hector Trujillo, joins the show to talk about the Open Cup, NISA, and how he prepares to call matches. Dennis and Dan also do some Open Cup chat and a quick update on regional leagues.

Nothing but fun! With Creel out on vacation, John and Dan discuss the schedule news and the frustation with the league. Then the guys do a brief USOC preview. It's all there, just for you!

Dennis and Dan discuss the US Open Cup and why it's so special for regional soccer clubs, then break down all the action in the regional space. Then Dennis sits down with Patrick Leonard, head coach of Port Orchard FC, to discuss soccer in the northwest.

Just 2 weeks away from the regular season and the guys are breaking down the news and notes of the offseason.

USL League One's Season has officially kicked off! Dan and Josh discuss a little league news, go over the first week's results, then take a look at week two, which has some interesting matchups on tap. 

On this very first episode of the Protagonist Podcast in 2024, Josh kicks off the USL season with Jonathan Comeaux of Roots Blog to talk Oakland Roots - we take a rapid fire look at the opening weekend fixtures; discuss player out and players in for Roots; compliment those fire kits; and wrap it up with a prediction for the home opener vs Indy Eleven.

This week we touch base with Chris "Lefty" Brown of El Fuego Pod and get the scoop on Central Valley Fuego as they gear up for the 2024 Season. Quickly we go over the final preseason matchups for the league, discuss the announced USOC Round One games for USL League 1 teams, and touch on the CBS and ESPN coverage for USL in general.

Finally a NISA schedule to pour over, plus Open Cup matchups for all the NISA clubs! Plenty to discuss as we're two weeks out from the regular season.