We preview Sunday's LAFC's home match vs. San Jose. Travis tries to outsource Storylines to Claude and it goes POORLY. Still, we cover the road ahead in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals, the state of LAFC's roster, and a San Jose Earthquakes team on it's way into town that's... actually good???

00:00 Claude Writes Storylines

00:41 Match Preview and Plugs

01:21 Live Show Banter

03:33 Sponsor Break Amirian Law

04:48 Storylines Segment Setup

07:01 Champions Cup Semifinal Hype

09:37 Are We Best In CONCACAF

12:30 Portland Loss Context

14:22 Rotation Depth And Jude Terry

16:04 Injury Updates And Rumors

16:36 Darren Rage Meter

16:56 AI Storyline Panic

17:58 San Jose Defense Debate

21:13 Vince Breaks Down Quakes

22:54 Timo Werner Explained

24:38 Darren Roasts Rivalry

26:35 Bet It And Forget It

29:06 Outlandish Bets Draft

32:13 Wrap Up And Plugs

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LAFC has eliminated reigning CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul, winning 4-1 on aggregate! Despite a questionable penalty and missed reds by the awful ref, Hugo Lloris delivered an incredible performance in net during this dirty fight. Next up: Galaxy or Toluca, even without Bouanga for Leg 1! Don't touch that dial!

00:00 Azul Knockout Intro

00:39 Champs Silenced Rant

02:41 Ref And Tactics Breakdown

04:45 Altitude Reality Check

05:50 Lloris Heroics

08:23 Cards Suspensions And Chaos

12:01 Super Chats Ref Meltdown

15:40 Next Opponent Galaxy Or Toluca

17:52 Callers Stress And Takes

27:26 Watch Party And Lineup Talk

37:44 Toluca Scouting And More Calls

41:44 Caller From Austin Recap

43:27 Winning Ugly And Versatile

45:43 Cruz Azul Threats And Chances

46:46 Pauly Cooks Three Cup Chicken

50:34 Boots Are Back Plus Bradley

52:38 Diego On Beating Top Team

56:03 Super Chats And Ref Chaos

59:31 Nashville America Score Watch

01:03:04 Secret Package And Merch Unboxing

01:08:08 Discord Plug And Survivor Talk

01:10:36 Injuries Depth And Lineup Questions

01:14:09 Thumbnail Pose And Signoff

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LAFC’s Rotated XI Falls 2-1 to Portland at the Death — Jude Terry screamer, 3rd-string goalkeeper debut, and all eyes on Cruz Azul.

LAFC rest EIGHT starters - Son Heung-min, Hugo Lloris, and Sergi Palencia not even traveling with the team - and bring in the 3rd string goalkeeper, and almost still pull out a victory, but fall to Portland at the death. Our clean sheet MLS streak comes to an end, and our undefeated record in 2026 comes to an end, all in service of fresh legs for Tuesday's CONCACAF Champions Cup Leg 2 Quarterfinal match vs. Cruz Azul away in Puebla. Will it be worth it!?

00:00 Postgame Introductions

00:34 Rotation Explains Loss

01:12 Youngsters Stand Out

02:46 Terry Goal And Timbers Troll

03:35 Goalkeeper Debut Breakdown

05:22 All Eyes On Cruz Azul

08:50 Happy Sad Foot Roundup

11:51 Broadcast Calls And Max Birthday

13:52 Super Chats And Chants

17:10 Caller Bradley Turf Rant

20:13 Caller Arod On Break

21:54 Happy Foot Nicknames

22:39 Tillman Offside Breakdown

24:49 Portland Rivalry Rants

26:45 Caller From Portland

29:40 Diego on Rotation Logic

31:29 Luke Meltdown and Depth Talk

36:08 Postgame Takeaways and Structure

40:08 Tuesday Cruz Azul Stakes

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Travis, Darren, and Vince preview two LAFC's MLS road game at Portland on Saturday and the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg at Cruz Azul on Tuesday. Has Marc Dos Santos finally unlocked the attack after LAFC’s 6–0 win over Orlando and 3–0 first-leg win over Cruz Azul? Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga are surging, and David Martinez is too, but Portland and Puebla will not be easy places to play. One of them has high altitude and the other's got a lumberjack with a chainsaw standing in the crowd JUST WAITING TO USE IT!!!!

00:00 Show Intro and Match Preview

01:25 Listener Mandated Banter

01:37 PO Box Nostalgia

03:50 Hacks Season Five Hype

10:25 Sponsor Break Amirian Law

11:40 Storylines Segment Setup

12:27 Offense Finally Clicking

16:49 Long Range Shooting Twist

19:23 Can LAFC Close Cruz Azul?

23:21 Game State Fears

24:32 Away Goals Explained

24:53 Would Fans Travel

26:31 Portland Rotation Talk

27:30 Why Portland Struggles

29:24 Planned Subs And Lineup

29:50 Boudri Minutes Mystery

32:17 Portland Away Day Vibes

34:01 Bet It And Forget It

37:50 Bets And Martinez Praise

42:13 Wrap Up And Support

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LEG 1 IN THE BAG. Job not done, but LAFC just mounted perhaps their most impressive and convincing performance yet, overcoming early pressure from Cruz Azul at home to break through and win 3-0. Son Heung-min finally breaks the ice with a goal from open play, Choiniere chimes in with 2 assists, and David Martinez powers through with a brace. Huge game, huge win, huge team.

00:00 Power of the Hat

01:20 Tactical Shift Explained

05:06 Son Breaks the Drought

06:21 Martinez Magic Goal

09:04 Away Fans and Atmosphere

11:45 Clean Sheet and Second Leg Math

13:07 Why Defense Is Elite

14:20 Super Chats and Merch

18:34 Caller Reactions Roll In

25:54 Ticket Price Talk

26:18 Popcorn Bucket Cards

27:07 Super Chats Roast

28:14 Fans Throwing Drinks

29:15 Grizzly Calls In

32:22 Discord Selfie Hunt

35:12 Rapid Fire Callers

37:21 Dolo Ball Debate

40:40 More Super Chats

46:33 Wrap Up And Merch

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ANTOINE GRIEZMANN HAVE FUN IN ORLANDO YOU LOSER! Son breaks the LAFC assist record. Hugo breaks the MLS shut out record. Bouanga inches closer to the Hat Trick record… AND THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST HALF. Travis runs this one mostly solo as we talk LAFC’s incredible night, Shaffelburgs debut, Ebobisse’s return, and Crepeau’s humiliating night. And who can forget… the return of DANNY TWO NIPS!!! Are we back???

00:00 Six Nil Statement Win

00:58 Records And Milestones

02:45 Why It Clicked Tonight

04:29 Clean Sheet Praise

04:58 Holiday Solo Hosting

06:00 Two Nips Dan Calls

09:28 Son And Bouanga Breakdown

11:59 Second Daniel Formation Talk

15:45 More Callers And Metro Vibes

17:37 Super Chats And Darren Update

30:30 Jeff Talk Griezmann Rant

34:09 Darren Joins Passover Chat

36:03 Pauly On The A Line

36:43 Reddit and Online Heat

37:09 Weird Start Great Game

37:55 Crepeau Gets Shelled

38:51 Dog Cameo Caller Wrap

39:12 Super Chats and Tyler Boyd

40:52 What Happened Recap

42:40 Clean Sheets Detergent Bit

43:26 Hacks on Max Plug

46:06 Sad Foot Roundup

50:04 Son Assist Record Breakdown

51:55 Caller LAFC Luke

55:09 Birthday Fresno Curse Ends

58:00 Lloris Awards Talk

59:33 Passover Hebrew Font Tangent

01:01:54 Survivor Blood Moon Rant

01:06:24 Goal Scorers Trivia

01:07:46 Vince Joins the Pod

01:08:26 Rhino Painting Detour

01:09:30 Vince Reacts to Blowout

01:13:00 Son Assist Record

01:14:25 Carl Calls In

01:16:27 Orlando Was Awful

01:21:42 League Roundup and Galaxy Roast

01:23:34 Soccer Media Rant

01:24:53 Survivor and Discord Talk

01:25:46 Movie and TV Recommendations

01:31:27 Records and Bouanga Legacy

01:35:03 Cruz Azul Preview and Signoff

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LAFC faces Orlando City (bottom of the MLS table) and Cruz Azul (CONCACAF Champions Cup champions) in the next few days. While unbeaten, top of the West in MLS, a record scoreless streak to open the season, and in the CCC quarterfinals, LAFC is still struggling to score, with limited production from Bouanga and Son, both dealing with preseason injuries. And Eustáquio’s injury is worse than we thought. Will Orlando be a trap game? Is Cruz Azul our biggest test yet? I don't know maybe stop reading the description and watch the show!???

00:00 Welcome and Match Dates

00:47 Merch and Patreon Plug

01:12 Listener Banter Begins

01:48 #HireDarren

08:47 Call Amirian Law: 866-ARE-WE-BACK

10:02 Storylines Intro

10:46 Is LAFC Actually Good

12:24 Injuries and Eustaquio Update

14:20 Optimist vs Pessimist Debate

16:34 Breaking Down the Low Block

20:57 DPs Struggling and Context

23:55 What Still Needs Fixing

26:32 Fanbase Fighting and Nuance

27:19 Invite Debate Live

27:49 Community Over Comments

29:22 Online Negativity Nuance

30:15 Sonny Fans Clarification

31:44 Orlando Match Preview

33:11 Orlando Chaos And Griezmann

35:39 Roasting Orlando Florida

37:39 Cruz Azul Biggest Test

39:36 Two Leg Mindset

42:16 Neutral Site And Crowd Split

44:13 Betted And Forget It

44:31 Bet Controversy Ruling

46:19 This Weeks Wild Bets

49:39 Wrap Up

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Our reaction to LAFC's tense 0-0 loss-tie at Austin FC, with a tired LAFC squad playing in 90+ degree heat in Austin, where they've historically struggled. The goals were lacking but the sheets remain record-breakingly CLEAN. We break down the historic defensive start, the slow offensive start, everything in between, and as always a bunch of random shit that has nothing to do with any of that, like movies set in space and who will win Survivor this season.

00:00 Postgame Introductions

00:34 Zero Zero Loss Bit

01:25 Tired Legs No Rotation

03:01 Game Plan Counter Press

05:33 Happy Foot Clean Sheets

07:27 Unlocking Son Bouanga

14:31 Set Piece Frustrations

18:11 Super Chats And Banter

25:10 Call In David Martinez

28:07 Bouanga Vs Son Debate

31:54 Call In Diego Howdy

37:48 Call In Austin Perspective

43:46 Visitors Tunnel Chaos

44:17 Tottenham Fans at BMO

44:51 Geoff Talk Returns

45:39 Interstellar Debate

48:02 No Happy Feet Tonight

48:56 Rotation and Sub Questions

50:36 Why Geoff Is the Heel

55:09 Movie Night and Patreon Plug

57:50 Defense Dominance Breakdown

01:00:36 Pickup Soccer and Aging

01:02:53 Starting XI and Boudri Talk

01:08:31 Stadium Food Wishlist

01:13:30 Survivor 50 Predictions

01:18:19 Model UN Drinking Story

01:22:07 Final Thoughts and Signoff

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