Om avsnittet
(0:00-5:06) Greg Rakestraw kicks off the first Soccer Saturday show of the 2024 calendar year by talking about the latest news on the coaching search for Indy Eleven and when the Coach may be announced. Greg talks about the newest brand partner of the Indy Eleven in Under Armour. He previews who is coming up on the show this week including the latest Brickyard Battalion President. (8:06-22:38) During this segment, it is the new President of the Brickyard Battalion David Ziemba joins the show to talk about how long he has been a fan of Indy Eleven and how his passion developed for the franchise. He talks about why being a part of the Brickyard Battalion is such a big deal to him and now brings his son to Indy Eleven matches. David and Greg preview the annual BYB meeting that is upcoming this week and what will be going on at the meeting. (25:38-39:46) In this segment, it is the latest Undrafted update. Indy Eleven Head of Video Production Ian Gilmour, joins the show to talk about his role in the show Undrafted. They talk about the hours of footage that he has shot for this program each week. They discuss the stories that are told on Undrafted and how the show is edited for air. They preview episode #3 and what is coming up this week on Undrafted. (42:46-52:13) Greg Rakestraw, in this segment, talks about the FA Cup in England and how it compares to the US Open Cup in the United States. He discusses that the round is where the Premier League teams enter and play lower-level teams in the round of 64. The draw mainly has Premier League Teams playing other like teams and lower level teams playing each other. He also discusses how Soccer Saturday started during an international friendly at Lucas Oil Stadium (55:13-56:45) The final segment of the show, Greg discusses a couple bits of MLS news to close the show and previews who and what is coming up next week on the show.