Soccer Saturday - INDY ELEVEN for 12/23/23

(0:00-7:25) Greg Rakestraw kicks off the show by discussing what and who is upcoming on the show, what the major discussion topics will be. They include Indy Eleven becoming operations partners at Grand Park in Westfield and the show Undrafted debuts on Christmas Eve and on the next 10 Sundays. Greg about the new Indy Eleven schedule that was released this week.   (10:25-21:58) Indy Eleven President Greg Stremlaw joins the show to give an update on the Head Coaching position. The Big news of the week is the Indy Eleven will become exclusive partners of Grand Park in Westfield which houses the Indy Eleven Womens Team and Men’s and Womens Academy Programs. Greg and Greg also give an update on Indy Eleven Park and where the progress stands in Construction.   (24:58-40:20) Greg Rakestraw’s Indy Eleven Broadcast Partner Brad Hauter is on the show this morning and they discuss the new show Undrafted which debuts on Sunday for the next 10 weeks on WRTV. Brad and Greg talk about the realty show as Undrafted Players compete for a couple of spots on Indy Eleven for the 2024 season. They also discuss where the idea for the show came about and how it came to fruition.   (43:20-47:42) During this segment of the show, Greg Rakestraw discusses the MLS Super Draft that was held this week. Two Former Indy Eleven Players and a few former Indiana Hoosiers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish players were drafted into MLS Clubs. Greg also discusses the Champions League draw for the Round of 16 that were released this week.    (50:42-57:08) To round out the show, Greg gives his thoughts on the changes to the US Open Cup and why the MLS does not want their best teams playing in the tournament and MLS as a whole threatning to pull out of the tournament. He compares the US Open Cup to the FA Cup and others like it around the World.