VfB Stuttgart Americana

We're back! Matt, Ted, and Travis return to take a quick peak at what's what when it comes to everyone's favorite Pokal-winning, brustring-wearing, maultasche-eating club from the heart of Stuttgart!

In Part One, Matt and Travis take a look at the recent arrivals, from newbie Lorenz to old friend Tiago, before breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of Matt's favorite part of the team, the d-d-defense!

And don't worry ... we tried to do some new editing and sound and it's as bad as you've come to love*!

Check back tomorrow morning for Ted's look at the departures and the offense as well as a preview of the opening Bundesliga match as the boys in white and red travel to Berlin!

It's the final episode of 2024/2025 and it's grading time! In one of our longest episodes ever (!), Matt, Ted, and Travis give out final grades for players and management alike and like most report cards, there are some surprising results that make you want to call the principal's office! They then wrap up with some brief goodbyes and hellos before saying auf wiedersehen for the summer!

So give the fellas a listen if you want to find out who scored the highest grade, who brought down the averages, and who is being held back!

It's episode 161 and ... oh come on ... what do you think we're gonna talk about?!

While Matt is on assignment looking for VfB's next big steal from Belgium, Ted and Travis take a break from the usual program and break this week's episode into four topics - the Frauen's meteoric rise to the second tier, VfBII's surviving in the third tier, VfB's win that kept RBL out of Europe for the first time in that club's history (!), and of course, the final match in all of Germany, the Pokal final versus the city that apparently doesn't exist. As nervous as they are, the guys look at the history between these two clubs and the advantages both sides bring into this one and why they're hoping history from almost three decades ago repeats itself!

It's episode 159 and Matt and Travis talk about a much needed home win that ended a way-to-lengthy losing streak that, unfortunately, came at a cost. Along the way they talk the Frauen, VfBII, Pascal, Nick, Maxi, and of course, the biggest topic of the weekend, Demi's new blonde hair.

Oh, and Ange and his ankle. That, too!

After a weekend off, Matt, Ted, and Travis return to talk about a rare VfB win and ask a basic question - was this performance good enough to give confidence heading to the Pokal final? Of course, because it's these guys, it takes them 44 minutes to attempt to answer said question, but along the way they shout out the Frauen, VfBII, Belgian beers, and, of course, rowing accidents.

Matt, Ted, and Travis attempt to analyze a match that simply makes no sense ... eight goals in the first half, none in the second, and another disappointing result - at least this time on the road - for the fellas from Stuttgart. Along the way the guys try to answer WTF happened for each and every goal while at the same time work to find some silver lining in what has been a pretty cloudy stretch on the pitch. Finally, they ponder one of the only questions anyone supporting the brustring is really asking nowadays - how much of this matters when it comes to figuring out if the guys are ready for the biggest match of the season, the upcoming Pokal final?

It's a rough one as Travis takes on for the team and goes solo. He chats VfBSVW, slow starts, Schlager, and sloppy play. ALL BY HIMSELF!

But also with Kai.

It's a "we had to to do this episode to keep our episode streak going" episode, so ... enjoy?

It's a celebratory episode in which the fellas bask in the joy that is a semi-final Pokal win as well as an all-important Bundesliga win in what turned out to be a fantastic week for all supporters of the white and red!

We chat Derek's shout out, Demi's redemption, Angelo's goal, Maxi's emotion, squad rotation, and Fritzle in Berlin ... with or without pants!

In Matt's 100th episode we try to ignore the fact VfB is one of the worst teams in the Buli right now and instead focus on how great Leo is at all the things! As such, Matt and Travis chat the recent loss to Frankfurt, what it means going forward, and how they're feeling with the Pokal semi's coming up!

And thanks to Ollie and his crew for our new intro and exit music ... take THAT Spotify!