In this episode Matt and Travis talk about the Schwaben derby between Stuttgart and Augsburg! In Part One, we talk Team Comeback and the amazing home support in which Sven Mislintat praised the "horny voices" of the home team! WHOA! Then we cover the defense missing Ito, the offense finding Tiago, the usual defensive breakdowns, our "love" of Markus Weinzierl, Omar's amazing free kick, and finally everyone joining in on the big win celebration from Mata to Fritzle to ... Pablo Maffeo?! In Part T...
Mar 23, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Matt joins us as we talk about the late draw at Union Berlin and give some praise to the Union fans before ripping their team apart for complaining about the officiating. In Part One we break down the match, ask how Dino is playing, praise Mata’s tactical changes, and give some applause to the return of Mangala before Travis’ undying support of Sasa proves to be the difference in the match! We also break down the amazing Sosa to Sasa connection and the Union Berlin complaints regarding the offic...
Mar 16, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 42
In this episode, Matt and Travis get giddy over the first VfB win of 2022 and celebrate the return of the phrase "Sosa to Sasa!". In Part One, we talk the players, the support, and pretty much anything colored white and red and with a brustring before moving on to the match itself. Along the way we ask if the lineup is now set even without Mangala, ponder Coulibaly's bicycle kick attempt, discuss the fan support - or lack thereof - towards keeper Florian Müller, and this new thing called "good l...
Mar 08, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In episode 40, we're joined by Matt as we break down the most recent hard-fought, gut-wrenching defeat, this time to Baden-Württemberg rivals TSG Hoffenheim. Part One highlights the amazing away support, the newest lineup, and poor Pellegrino's inability to make a non-injury related substitution nowadays. Part Two attempts to answer the most questions we've ever tried - emphasis on "tried" - to answer, including questions about injuries, haunted players, dark coaching clouds, dropped points, and...
Feb 28, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode we surprise Matt as we officially bequeath VfB Stuttgart Americana co-host status upon him! Or blame him for being part of the podcast. Or both! In Part One, Travis admits he didn't even watch the match so he checks out the #VfBBOC stats to pepper Matt, who actually did watch the match, with all kinds of questions about the disappointing home draw. In Part Two, the fellas answer listener questions, discuss Silas' and "I am Spartacus," check out the Discord and Reddit scene, and g...
Feb 23, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Episode 38 is our one year anniversary and we celebrate in style by bringing back long-time hosts Jeff and Austin to not only review the most recent match but look back on a full year of podcasting about one of the most iconic clubs in all of Europe! In Part One we review the recent match at Leverkusen, where the lads showed spirit but once again fell short. In Part Two we take a break to look back on the past year and try to figure out if we've helped - or hurt - the results of the club with ou...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Episode 37 celebrates the end of the VfB scoring drought in style! In Part One, Matt joins us to balance the initial optimism of matchday 21 with the residual disappointment of the final result before we then ask everyone to stop listening to us and instead head over to the Hey Eintracht podcast as they did a much better job of analyzing the match with the help of the amazing Derek Rae. In Part Two, Matt and Travis try to answer who is at fault for VfB's current predicament by going "Good Cop, B...
Feb 09, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this episode we are joined in Part One by resident Freiburg supporter Austin who helps us break down yet another disappointing performance, this time a listless 2:0 loss on the road. In a fairly passive-aggressive segment, Austin tells us why, "by the letter of the law" VfB should have been granted a penalty kick but why he agrees with the VAR decision to overturn the penalty kick. In Part Two, Matt joins us as we try to talk each other off the ledge by going over the big storylines that are ...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In Part One, Austin rejoins the podcast to help us break down the home loss to RB Leipzig and gives us his thoughts on the non-call against Alexis Tibidi in the RBL box in his "Are you REFFING kidding me?!" segment before we hand out our first ever Rust-Oleum (unofficial) Player of the Match award in which Austin will somehow incorporate the 1980s film Buckaroo Banzai into the conversation. In Part Two, we cover News & Storylines and talk players leaving, injuries, value, relegation, and old...
Jan 16, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In this episode, we travel deep to the heart of Texas and talk to Josh and Jens, two supporters who are both from Stuttgart - one from Germany and one from America (?!) who head the VfB Central Texas supporters group! We first dive into their VfB origin stories before finding out what the soccer, MLS, and Bundesliga scene is like in the middle of Texas. Then, in Part One we get Josh and Jens’ thoughts on the first half of the season before jumping into the disappointing 0:0 draw at Furth. Along ...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In this episode Rob joins us as we review the results of our VfB Holiday Hinrunde Review and preview the Rückrunde! In Part One, we summarize our Hinrunde Report cards and see where the club ranks (at least in the eyes of super knowledgable* Americans). In Part Two, we take a look at some of the big player news heading into the second half of the season, talk about old friend Gonzalo Castro, question how Augsburg is the new "it" club, and wonder if tennis pro Jonas Björkman is really going to th...
Jan 04, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 33
It's the second segment of our VfB Stuttgart American Holiday Hinrunde Review! In segment one we chatted with Ted, Doug, and Daniel while in segment two we talk with Joe, Matt, Rob, and Robin! In Part Four, we travel to Maryland and talk with Joe, a frequent contributor to the podcast, who started his VfB fandom after his FIFA career started off by being loaned from Barcelona to Stuttgart. In Part Five, we head back to Michigian where friend of the show Matt explains how as long as the team can ...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Welcome to our first ever VfB Stuttgart American Holiday Hinrunde Review! In the next few episodes we'll chat with local(ish) American-based VfB supporters to get their thoughts on the first half of the season. We'll give VfB a report card for their performance, name team MVPs, and predict the future of the club's success heading into 2022. To get started, in Part One of Episode 31, we stay local and look to the southern part of our area (O-H-I-O!) and talk with Ted, Cincinnati's own VfB support...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 31
In this episode Matt joins us to celebrate VfB ending the hinrunde in the playoffs! Which, as it turns out, is nothing to celebrate. Be that as it may, in part one we break down the last minute loss to Effzeh, compare the threatening crosses of the home team to the toothless dribbling of VfB, discuss the same 'ol same 'ol, ask some uninformed questions about substitution patters, and tip our Baumgart-like cap to Cologne's overall domination of the last match of the first half of the season. In p...
Dec 21, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 30
In this episode we briefly break down match day 16 before spending as much time as possible on the final match of 2021! And as a special treat, California's resident Hennes supporter Jeff joins us FOR THE ENTIRE EPISODE! In part one we talk about the loss to Bayern as little as possible before moving on the part two and listener questions, discussing our views on a particular defensive player's impending move to Hertha Berlin and its impact on the squad. In part three we do a deep dive on the Vf...
Dec 18, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In episode 28 we are joined by Matt as we break down the 0:2 win at Wolfsburg! In part one we discuss everything we know about this much needed win (which is different than everything there IS to know), including how Matt knew VfB would win (The Rule of Florian), Dino's power goal, our combined love of Philipp Förster, the maddeningly positive chaos of Coulibaly, and that cheeky fella on loan from Wolfsburg, Omar Marmoush. Along the way we compare Marsch v. Matarazzo, whether it's better to be l...
Dec 13, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In part one of episode 27 we break down the 2:2 draw versus Hertha Berlin with special guest Ed @edzelaski from @bearcast1892! Not only is Ed an official Hertha supporter, but he's also from Cleveland, meaning this podcast goes out of it's way to be Cleveland-centric as we force you to listen to our thoughts on the impact of FIFA2000, AFC Cleveland, and the greatness of local soccer legend Vinny Bell. We eventually get back to the Bundesliga and chat about the match, VAR, the return of Korkut, a...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 27
In Parts 1-3 of Episode 26, our longest episode to date, Matt joins us once again as VfB gets back to that winning feeling at home versus Mainz 05! In an incredibly lengthy review (hey, we haven't won in a while, give us a break), we talk the big 2:1 home win versus Mainz, answer some listener questions about how the team will look once healthy, and preview the upcoming match versus Hertha and old friend Tayfun Korkut. Along the way we celebrate Matt's college victory, ask which VfB players woul...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 26
In episode 25 part-time co-host Matt joins us to review the most recent match versus Dortmund as we celebrate a "good" loss before we look forward to the home match versus Mainz and predict the future of the rest of the Bundesliga. Along the way we kick Austin off the podcast for supporting a team that's too good, add Matt for supporting a team that's in the "playoffs," answer Joe's question, don't listen to Jeff call in from the road, and apply what we learned from the fact the Stuttgart based ...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 25
In Part One of episode 24, we break down the home loss to Bielefeld by trying to ignore the home loss as much as possible. In Part Two we give our Good, The Bad, and The Ugly breakdown as Austin tries to hijack the show by adding a question and answer period to the segment. We do, in Part Three though, answer some listener questions on who our favorite VfB players of today, yesterday, and possibly tomorrow (?!) before turning to Part Four to get some Random Thoughts with Jeff, with Jeff and get ...
Nov 16, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In episode 23 we review the debacle of a result on the road to the Mighty Flaming Acorns, consider which is uglier, the team's form or the team's increasing injury rate, answer a pretty interesting listener question with a less-than interesting answer, get some random thoughts from part-time co-host Jeff, and make our predictions for the increasingly huge VfB match versus Bielefeld. Along the way Auz shocks us by not joining us in criticizing the officials, we apologize to Doug for deleting his ...
Nov 05, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode we are inspired by VfB's comeback draw versus Union Berlin by coming back ourselves to record despite a sickness that threatens to ruin the episode (which is saying something). In Part One we cover the big draw versus Union and celebrate Karazor's double yellow and actually defend Kempf! In Part Two, we add some sound quality* and provide our Good, The Bad, and The Ugly analysis and celebrate Sven's dad-bod before going to Part Three where Aus answers a listener question regardin...
Oct 27, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 22
In this episode we review the big 1:1 draw on the road at 'Gladbach, preview the upcoming match versus that pesky team from the capital, Union Berlin, and end with our predictions for the Bundesliga matchday #9. Along the way we celebrate the end of Jeff's one-episode appearance streak, give a shout out to one of the best announcers in the game, wonder if Coulibaly is our new Förster, listen to Travis debate the upcoming Pokal match between his and Jeff's two clubs, and wonder aloud what we lear...
Oct 21, 2021•48 min
In this episode - episode 20! - the crew of VfB Americana get together for our first ever in-person sorta-live broadcast in tropical Oklahoma City! That's right, we bring back long lost co-host Jeffrey @HennesLover! We lead off asking the big question - is a Stuttgart versus Hoffenheim match actually a "derby?" Then we break down the big win versus Hoffenheim before previewing the 'Gladbach match after the international break. We then wrap up with answering listener questions (tumbleweeds), pred...
Oct 04, 2021•36 min
In this episode we go over the shocking pregame news that a big part of VfB won't be at VfB much longer (obviously we mean Philipp Förster's not playing again ... obviously), review the VfB loss to Bayer and a match that was a tale of three parts (even though there are only two half's in football ... hmmm), answer actual listener questions FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, preview the super important match at Bochum, and predict the fate of the entire Bundesliga match day six! Along the way we call out a...
Sep 21, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode we review the late draw versus Frankfurt, talk about the impact of everyone's favorite new signing, praise the man of the match, criticize coaching outfits, review the upcoming home match versus Bayer, and predict the fate of the entire Bundesliga!
Sep 16, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 18
In this episode we break down the 2:3 loss to Austin's SC Freiburg, expand on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly segment, explore which international break story line is the most interesting, predict the SGE v. VfB match, make our league wide predictions, and take our first ever listener question!
Sep 10, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this episode - our quickest ever - we barely cover the 4:0 drubbing at Leipzig, possibly talk about yet another major injury to the club, somewhat discuss the Mark-Oliver Kempf situation, remember some of our predictions from last match day, and attempt to fill up as much empty air space as possible ... which is quite a lot.
Aug 27, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In this episode we are joined by long-time VfB Stuttgart fan Matt as we break down last week's Matchday #1 victory over newly promoted Greuther Fürth! We break down our thoughts going into the match, the match itself, give our Good, The Bad, and The Ugly analysis, preview next week's match versus RB Leipzig, make our league-wide predictions, and end the program with "what we learned" ... which is that Matt probably doesn't want to be associated with this podcast any longer! Enjoy!
Aug 20, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 15
We're back! After a long summer, the Bundesliga is back ... and so are we! Join us in our opening episode of the 2021-2022 season in which we review a season that happened months ago, preview a season that's about to start in just minutes, and predict the future of the entire league with an accuracy rate hovering around 47%! Along the way we compare Pellegrino Matarazzo to lemon-pepper, wish co-host Jeff a happy birthday, and change our predictions based on the fact a goat is making his return a...
Aug 13, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 1
