Soccer Saturday - Indy Eleven for 08-05-23

(00:00-02:54) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday on the first official gameday of the season previewing today's show and gives some notes on what is going on in the USL. (05:57-16:49) - Head Coach Martin Rennie is back in his weekly timeslot to shine some light on who will be the starting goalie in the season opener today, how much he has seen Jordan Farr improve throughout the course of his career with the Indy Eleven, and what he expects tonight in their season opener against the Birmingham Legion. (19:50-31:32) - Ayoze Garcia makes an appearance this week on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw and details why Indiana is such a great fit for him and his family, what he does to continue playing like a 25-year-old even though he's 35-years-old now, and Ayoze explains how excited he is for this season. (34:37-43:31) - Vice President of Marketing and Strategy in Josh Mason stops by Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to update you on the restrictions for fans at the home matches, details what he thinks gameday will look like seven days from now, and updates you (46:32-56:55) - Alex Crognale from the Birmingham Legion joined Greg Rakestraw today on Soccer Saturday detailing how his first year in Birmingham went, shares what their expectations are this season, and Rake closes out the show with some news and notes from college soccer programs across the state.

1 Maj 202159min

(00:00-02:35) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and kicked off the show by previewing the conversations he will be having with today's guests and touches on the fallout of the Super League. (05:37-19:12) - Head Coach of the Indy Eleven in Martin Rennie joined Rake on the Dan Dakich Show on Thursday and explained how he is feeling about his club right now going into the start of the season, how the process of blending new players into his system with the returning players is going, and broke down the skillset of some of the new players. (22:13-36:05) - Brian Dunseth from SiriusXM's Counter Attack joins Greg Rakestraw after the fallout of the Super League earlier this week to break down why teams were removing themselves from the league, if the teams will be punished at all for initially joining and then dropping out, and what the long term ramifications of the Super League fallout. (39:07-52:38) - Head Coach of the Marian Knights in Gary Yohe stops by Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to describe how the season has gone for his team, how he is coordinating with their track coach since Erin Oleksak participates in both sports, and if he would like his players to take a break this summer after playing two seasons in one academic calendar year. (56:40-57:28) - In the final seconds that Rake has left, he spends it thanking all of his guests who joined today's show and previews next week show.

24 Apr 20211h

(00:00-02:27) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday on The Fan and opens this week's show by sharing that his thoughts and prayers are with the families that were affected by the shooting Thursday night at FedEx. (05:30-15:26) - Indy Eleven's Head Coach Martin Rennie is back in his weekly time slot now that the season is starting to discuss how his team played in their pre-season friendly last week against Vancouver, explains how new signee Patrick Seagrist has impressed him so far since joining the club, and discusses how he loves the depth of his squad again this year. (18:27-26:57) - Patrick Seagrist makes his first debut on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw after the Indy Eleven acquired him via loan from Inter Miami detailing whether or not it was surprising for him to find out he was on loan to another club with Inter Miami's season starting soon, how excited his mom is that he is playing much closer to home, and what it has been like for him so far trying to get acclimated with the new teams and play style. (30:00-43:18) - The voice of the Philadelphia Union in Dave Leno explaining how the Union have handled the loss of a couple players from last season, whether or not the group that played earlier in the week will be the lineup they regularly use this season, and gives his thoughts on whether or not Philly can make a run in MLS. (46:20-56:59) - Head Coach of the men's soccer team at University of Indianapolis in John Higgins joins former Greyhound Greg Rakestraw today with his (Higgins) to explain how strange it was to not be playing in the fall, detail his emotions for his seniors this year knowing they won't participate in a post-season after the conference tournament, and if he will worry about the wear and tear of his players later this season when they get back to a normal schedule.

17 Apr 20211h

(00:00-01:55) - Greg Rakestraw is back a with another edition of Soccer Saturday and in the first two minutes of today's show, Greg previews today's show and briefly touches on the broadcasting schedule for the Indy Eleven matches. (04:57-16:23) - Newly signed forward Cammy Smith joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday for the first time on the season to give his early impressions on the team, why the move to the Indy Eleven was the best move for him, and what he is looking forward to the most outside of the soccer. (19:24-40:07) - Mike Watts joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday for the first time in a while discussing the start of the NWSL season, which teams he thinks will make major improvements from last season, and gives his thoughts on the way the Indy Eleven have constructed their roster for this season. (43:10-49:33) - Greg Rakestraw goes through the latest news and notes about the Indy Eleven, looks at some college soccer news that has taken place since last week's show, and updating you on the latest standings and scores in the Champions League. (52:35-55:58) - Rake wraps up this game with more notes in college and professional soccer, and looks at the remaining pre-season friendly matches for the Indy Eleven.

10 Apr 202159min

(00:00-02:58) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and spends the first segment detailing the opponents the Indy Eleven will be playing this season following the official release earlier this week and previews today's show. (6:01-16:59) - Head Coach Martin Rennie returns to Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw in his weekly time slot to share his thoughts on how the team is performing in their pre-season friendly matches, shares his thoughts on what Gordon Wild brings to the club, and analyzes the schedule now that the Indy Eleven's opponents have been released. (20:00-35:31) - Greg's broadcast partner for life and head coach of the DePauw Tigers in Brad Hauter joins today's edition of Soccer Saturday to give his opinion on what it was like going up against a professional team as a collegiate soccer team, where they are at right now in their spring soccer schedule, and gives his thoughts on going back to Carrol Stadium. (38:03-51:11) - Steve Stewart from Football Stadium Prints to explain how he got into the stadium print business and explains what goes through his mind as he starts to design a stadium. (54:14-56:17) - Greg wraps up today's episode of Soccer Saturday congratulating Todd Yeagley and the Indiana Hoosiers soccer program and looking at the Premiere League schedule between now and next week's show.

3 Apr 202159min

(00:00-01:56) - Greg Rakestraw returns for another edition of Soccer Saturday with a quick opening segment to preview the conversations he will have with today's guests. (04:58-17:19) - Head Coach Martin Rennie is back in his weekly time slot on today's program to share his takeaways from his team's pre-season victory earlier this week against Detroit, gives his initial thoughts on finally knowing who his club will be playing to start the year, and previews today's match. (20:20-33:12) - Former Indy Eleven player in Ben Spencer is back on Soccer Saturday for the first time in seven years discussing the promise that he made to his mother about being a college graduate, reflects on the handful of years with Toronto FC, and if has ever lined up against the Indy Eleven at any point in his career. (36:14-46:40) - The leading goal scorer of the Indiana Hoosiers in Victor Bezerra makes his first appearance on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw detailing how weird it is playing conference matches in the month of March, what it was like training last fall versus playing like usual, and if he remains in contact with Josh Penn. (49:41-56:33) - Greg Rakestraw wraps up today's show recapping the Men's National Team match from earlier this week, telling you about the book you can purchase on IndyEleven.com, and previews next weeks show.

27 Mars 202159min

Segment 1 (00-02): Greg previews today's show guests, Jeremiah Gutjahr and Aidan Liu. Coach Martin Rennie will join the show for segment 2. Segment 2 (06-16): Indy Eleven head coach Martin Rennie joins Greg to talk about this week's newly signed players. Rennie speaks on local product Jeremiah Gutjahr, and how he envisions him developing here in Indy. Also, Rennie discusses the importance of the local college programs in the state. Later on, coach breaks down what new comer Aidan Liu brings to the club. Finally, Greg asks Rennie about the value and expectations going into open tryouts this weekend. Segment 3 (19-30): Local product, the Bloomington native and IU grad, Jeremiah Gutjahr, calls in to talk about signing with the Eleven. Gutjahr explains how excited he is to be playing professionally so close to home. Then, Gutjahr talks about his college days, and the influence his dad had on him as a professor at IU. Next, the midfielder speaks to his relationship with the Eleven coaching staff. Segment 4 (33-44): The newly signed Aidan Liu joins the show. Liu opens with speaking on his career so far, and how excited he is to be back home. Next, Liu explains how he learned he was going to the Indy Eleven. He talks about how much playing time was an incentive of moving here. Later, Liu discusses how he has meshed with his new teammates in the off season. Finally, Liu describes his expectations for a successful first season in Indy. Segment 5 (47-56): Greg takes a look around local soccer this week. Then, he moves out to the Premiere League lack of matches, because of seven teams competing in the FA Cup. Finally, Greg turns his attention to the Champions League quarterfinals draws that resume on Tuesday.

20 Mars 202159min

(00:00-03:28) - Another edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw begins with Rake previewing the conversations he will be having with guests Martin Rennie, Josh Mason, Chris Johnson, and previews some of the news in the English Premiere League and Major League Soccer that he will touch on later in the show. (06:30-14:29) - Head Coach Martin Rennie makes a return to Soccer Saturday following the news that Cal Jennings will be heading off to the MLS without stepping a foot into the Indy Eleven facility to describe how that came about, how he can use the recent success of players moving to the MLS as a recruitment tactic, and give his thoughts on how training is going with the players who have been able to make it into the facility so far. (17:30-28:02) - Director of Strategy and Marketing in Josh Mason joins Greg Rakestraw on the program for the first time in a while to give his thoughts on why the club switched apparel from Adidas to Puma, how the plans for coming back home to Carrol Stadium, and whether or not fans can go online and purchase the new apparel yet. (31:04-46:55) - Head Coach of the women's IUPUI Jaguars Chris Johnson joins the show to explain how tough it is to ask college student-athletes to make some of the sacrifices they have to make in order to have a season, what it meant to the program to pick up a win against a talented Milwaukee team, and gives his thoughts on having a spring and fall season. (49:56-56:47) - In the final segment of this week's rendition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, he goes through the latest news and notes in the English Premiere League, Champions League, and Major League Soccer.

13 Mars 202159min