You're Smarter Than Us

Before Friday night's kickoff to the 2021 USL L2 season, Tim gets the chance to sit down with Coach Mick Giordano to discuss what the most significant changes are in the move to L2, what he thinks of ...

Taking the podcast to the moon, Tim welcomes Colton Coreschi and Jim Hicks on to discuss whether they would buy, sell, or short the stocks of the professional soccer leagues in the US. After some surp...

Exploring the potential of a lower league in the women’s game, Tim speaks with @toeswiggle to discuss the recent news from USL, UWS/NISA, and how a successful club in one of these leagues would need t...

In a unique episode, Tim chats with Nathan Phillips about the general civic health of Asheville and cover topics such as the Memorial Stadium Bond Project and the Tourism and Development Authority, if...

As the rest of the country is giving thanks, Tim and @chattagooner engage in an annual "airing of grivences," because they have a lot of problems with you people and now you're going to hear about the...

For this episode, Tim had the chance to have a conversation with the new commissioner of the First Flight League, Zac Hines, and member of the league, Yocuba Aide, owner-coach of the Goldsboro Strike ...

Covering a year in their fandom, Tim speaks with Jim Hicks (@chattagooner) and Ben Goshorn (@thesoccergoose) about their three concurrent experiences as supporters of three unique clubs in the same so...

In this episode Tim sits down with the brillant Darbi Lockridge (@sonchyenne) of the Switch The Pitch outlet to discuss her opinion on NWSL expansion, how a women's minor league would help advance the...

Picking right up where they left off, Tim welcomes Warren Wilson Coach Mathes Mennell to discuss a litany of topics ranging from bubble tournaments, the upward mobility of second divison coaches, the ...

For this edpisode, we reconnect with @chattagooner, Jim Hicks, to catch up on NISA and their successes and challenges as an independent league. Jim peaks on how feels Chattanooga FC's first year as a ...

In this episode Tim speaks with Asheville City legend and professional womens footballer Jennider Cudjoe about her ascension from an open tryout with Sky Blue FC to regular starter in the NWSL Ch...

For the second Rewind, Tim has the chance to chat with a wide variety of stakeholders and personalities connected to ACSC. He speaks with captain Molly Dwyer, color comentary Josh Blake, PA announcer ...

In the audio version of an ambitious project, Tim talks to seven different lower league stakeholders about the third Carolina Clasico of the 2019 NPSL Season - ACSC v GVLFC in the NPSL SE Semifinals.&...

In a somber episode with some audio issues, Tim speaks with club president Ryan Kelley on the decision to cancel all three Asheville City SC seasons, how sponsor hardships played into that decision, w...

In a free-wheeling conversation, Tim discusses the progress of the women's game with @meghannburke, Asheville City SC owner and general counsel for the @nwsl_players. Together they touch on the growth...

With new competitions on the horizon, Tim speaks with Chris Madden of USL HQ about the misconseptions of being a franchise, what Asheville City's men can expect in the Deep South divison of League 2, ...

MLS is coming to Charlotte and fans have thoughts... Tim chats with Ben - The Soccer Goose, Charlotte resident and Independence supporter, about the long history of MLS4CLT, the boots-on-the-ground re...

In by far the longest pod we have recorded, Tim sits down with Mathes Mennell, former UNCA men's coach, and discusses a wide range of topics including promotion-relegation in America, how the MLS is l...

After the episode earlier this week that said goodbye to NPSL,  Tim chats on this pod with @CardinalRAL member Zac Hines and Tobacco Road fan @_Zackkkk about the South Atlantic and Deep South Div...

In this episode, Tim speaks again with Jim of the 423 Soccer Pod about CFC's season and transition into a new league, then they say goodbye to the NPSL and wrestle with expectations for NISA. Jim can ...

In the podcast's first ever emergency episode, Tim talks his way through his own emotions and the facts of the announced move for the men to USL League 2. He explains the landscape of the lower league...

In this two part episode, Tim chats with Dan and Keith of the @forwardsbackwa2 podcast about Forward Madison's first season, the history of soccer in the state, and their 2019 Irruption Tour. Then he ...

Post-season crosover episode with @chattagooner of the @423soccerpod discussing the end of the NPSL season, cups and leagues, where NPSL and NISA both stand, and what future league options there are f...

Both seasons are recapped in this solo episode which breaks down the playoff games, pluses, deltas, and names players of the season. At the end Tim details a bit about what the offseason will look lik...

As both the women and the men begin their run through the playoffs, Tim chats with Ben about a variety of the ins-and-out of the both seasons, successes and challenges, and why pre-season predictions ...

   In possibly our favorite episode we've ever done, Tim is fortunate enough to speak with Galen, Becca, and Dan of Prideraiser (and all Chattahooligans) about the amazing late night origin ...

To kick-off the second half of the men's season, Tim and Coach Mic discuss the results up to this point, surprise players across the Southeast, and why the game against Greenville this weekend might b...

In a fantastic crossover podcast with our Amateur Hour brethren, Tim, Chris, and Ben sat down with Stacey Enos and Jennifer Cudjoe of Asheville City to chat about the momentum of women's soccer in Ame...

After a thrilling and rain-soaked Carolina Clasico in Greenville, Tim chats with @thesoccergoose about the uncertain lead up to the game, the fantastic tailgate a welcoming MTO put together, SIrrine S...

For the second pod in a row, has the opportunity to sit down with Coach Mic of the men's side and discuss returning and new faces. He also explains how he recruited in the offseason, the challenges of...

In their first sit down interview, Tim chats with Coach Mick Giordano of the Asheville City men's club about his playing career and what lead him to Asheville. They touch on how the professional v. am...

In a re-edited episode, Tim chats with The Soccer Goose, Ben Goshorn, about the nuances of the professional vs. amateur language in describing the lower leagues, the changing landscape in Greenville, ...

Riley Maleitzke, the voice of the Georgia Revolution, joins the pod to preview the NPSL Southeast season. Tim and Riley discuss players who have moved on from the league, clubs that are in flux, clubs...

   In our first solo-pod, Tim recaps the off-season for the women very briefly (for lack of information) and touches base with the remaining six clubs in the NPSL Southeast. Coaching changes...

In the year's first episode of the You're Smarter Than Us podcast, Tim chats with Steve Bayley of Non-League America about his experiences at the NPSL Annual Owners' Meeting, his Atlanta Silverbacks f...

In a wide ranging conversation, Tim gets the chance to chat with John Frusciante of the First Team Podcast, which focuses on the historic New York Cosmos. They chat a bit about the Cosmos, their histo...

In an adult-only episode, Tim welcomes on Dion Degennaro of the Northern Guard Supporters, supporter group of Detroit City FC. The two of them explore the history of DCFC, their mutually beneficial ti...

In a wide-ranging conversation, Tim welcomes on Nathen McVittie of Common Goal to compare the the game in England/US, his time with the NY Cosmos and Leicester City the season they won the Premier Lea...

In this episode, Tim got the opportunity to sit down with Asheville City's Meghann Burke, owner-former professional player-and-NWSL Players' Association legal counsel, to talk about her start in St. L...

The UNC-A women's soccer season starts tonight and to celebrate, Tim sat down with Bryson Lee and Bella Iorio to discuss the upcoming season, how they ended up in Asheville, the transition to playing ...

In the biggest Soccer & Sweet Tea cross over pod yet, Tim and Chris from "Yeah THAT Soccer Show" speak at great length about the soccerpocolypse that is brewing in Chattanooga as a new USL D3 franchis...

New UNC-A women's coach Lindsay Vera sat down with Tim to talk about her background in soccer and coaching, the difficulties of creating a culture for a new program, why Asheville is an organic fit fo...

In this episode, Tim sits down with UNC-Asheville men's soccer coach Mathes Mennell and discusses the upcoming season for the Bulldogs, his background in the sport, how he ended up in Asheville, what ...

To wrap up the 2018 season for the Asheville City Soccer Club men and women, Tim sits down with club president Ryan Kelley to talk final grades, what's next for both squads, potential collaborations, ...

In this episode of the pod, Tim and Pat wrap up the club season, talk off season and branding, review awful World Cup predictions, and chat transfer market. ...

Tim and Chris discuss a crazy Saturday night in NPSL action that landed the men in the playoffs and look forward to Tuesday night's round one game in Nashville. ...

An injury might be keeping him off the field, but back on the podcast is Cameron Saul to help Tim and Chris figure out what went wrong in Greenville, talk women's playoffs, and breakdown the World Cup...

In this episode, Tim and Chris have sit down interview with Mr. Asheville, Cameron Saul, who discusses training in England, how he ended up in Iowa, being recruited to Asheville, and why playing for t...

Recorded directly after the 0-1 men's loss to Greenville FC, Tim and Pat welcome Soccer & Sweet Tea's Amateur Hour podcast hosts, Chris and Ben, to speak on the game, their experience at the first leg...

In Episode #5 of You're Smarter Than Us, Tim welcomes Chris to discuss the structure of the NPSL, the career path of men vs. women in soccer, and why Asheville might have an advantage in recruiting in...