VfB Stuttgart Americana

It's episode 168 and as you'd expect the guys focus on VfB and the boys in brown ... the Cleveland Browns!After Travis mocks Matt for his NFL team winning for the first time in two decades, Ted joins in to chat the rise of the Frauen and the U21's as well as the new UEL kit ... and new font!But before the UEL can be discussed, the fellas look back at the much needed recent win, a win in which a few newbies showed they deserve some spots in the lineup and that Seb has some tough decisions to make going forward.Matt, Ted, and Travis wrap up as one would expect - looking forward to the opening UEL match versus Celta Vigo, the upcoming Bundesliga match at a surprisingly resurgent Koln, and of course, famed NFL center Frank Winters. Yes, THE Frank Winters!

It's a rough one as Travis takes on for the team and goes solo. He chats VfBSVW, slow starts, Schlager, and sloppy play. ALL BY HIMSELF!But also with Kai. It's a "we had to to do this episode to keep our episode streak going" episode, so ... enjoy?

It's a short week so it's a short episode as Matt and Travis briefly chat VfB Celta and KOE VfB ... two big wins in one big week! The guys also take a look at the upcoming match versus the spicey team Basel (get it?!) and hope to take down Fortress Heidenheim as well! All the while mocking one another's MLB teams ... while at the same time mocking their own. Yay Midwestern humor!

Matt, Ted, and Travis return to chat two wins in a short week ... a week that witnessed the 100th birthday of VfB's beloved brustring! In a random and somewhat scattered episode, we chat Nick, the Pokal, the brustring, Derek, VfBBMG, tifo, new signings, and new schedule reveals! It's a long-winded way to say it was a pretty wild week for any of those who love the white and red!

It's the opening match of the Bundesliga season which means it's the opening episode for us, and we bench Matt and Ted for disciplinary reasons and bring in super-sub Hannes to help us break down what was a rather lackluster start to the 2025/2026 season. Along the way the guys shout out the Frauen (who actually won), Daxo and VfBII (who actually got points), as well as the sweet new kits that JAKO has produced (even though we're winless in them so far). They then look at the match and ponder the lineup, the lack of changes, and to continue the alliteration, the role that luck played in the opening loss of the season. It's not all bad news though as Hannes and Travis wrap up with some optimistic looks at the matches ahead - a Pokal trip to Braunschweig and a home match versus BMG - before wondering the question on everyone's mind ... which character from the children's show Bluey would they both play?!

It's Part 2 of our season preview, this time looking at departures and offense! Ted joins Travis and gives his thoughts on the (silly) SuperCup and why the guys are optimistic despite a second straight second place finish! They then dive into the departures and say goodbye to Enzo before pondering which rumored exit would be the most surprising and then break down the offense position by position and, thanks to their overly optimistic nature, leave off with some, well, optimistic signs for the future. Finally the guys take a look at the first Bundesliga match of the season, an away trip to Berlin, but this time to start the season, not finish it!

We're back! Matt, Ted, and Travis return to take a quick peak at what's what when it comes to everyone's favorite Pokal-winning, brustring-wearing, maultasche-eating club from the heart of Stuttgart!In Part One, Matt and Travis take a look at the recent arrivals, from newbie Lorenz to old friend Tiago, before breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of Matt's favorite part of the team, the d-d-defense!And don't worry ... we tried to do some new editing and sound and it's as bad as you've come to love*!Check back tomorrow morning for Ted's look at the departures and the offense as well as a preview of the opening Bundesliga match as the boys in white and red travel to Berlin!

NOTE: Apologies for the first 90 seconds as our audio cut out and the intro music didn't upload correctly. But if you use your IMAGINATION you can IMAGINE the intro music?! How's THAT for professional?! The first official episode of the new season begins with welcoming back four friends of the show, Hannes, David, Doug, and a bunch of midwestern insects, as they all give us their quick thoughts on the upcoming season! Part Three takes a quick look back at the dumbest trophy in the world, the SuperCup, as the guys use the emotions from Inside Out 2 to channel their inner rage at losing the dumbest trophy in the world. Ahem. Part Four is a look at OFC VfB Americana's survey regarding the upcoming season and the guys chat who's going to be the player of the season, the newbie of the season, and the "that guy is still on the roster?" player of the season. Part Five wraps up the episode with a look at the opening match of the Bundesliga season, where VfB heads to southern neighbors Freiburg to exact some much needed winning! All that and some cicades! Enjoy ... if you dare!

In our welcome back episode, we throw out some random questions and provide some even more random answers! Our questions hopefully provide a bit of a look back and look forward to what is sure to be a fun, exciting, and Champions League level season! Questions we cover, in completely random order, include: 1) VfB at the Euros 2) VfB at the Olympics 3) the new kits 4) who's gonna/should be our new captain 5) Serhou at BVB 6) Demi 7) Vogt 8) Mislintat 9) Stiller 10) Omer Beyaz 11) Anton's exit 12) Wehrle getting married 13) Filling the Guirassy shaped hole in our score sheet 14) Any mascot as cool as Fritzle? 15) BuLi resources online

It's another odd match versus Mainz and why not bring back self-professed Mainz expert Rob! Rob, who has actually visited the place, flew back home just for this episode while Ted wanted to express his thanks to whoever came up with daylight savings time. Along the way they also find time to chat about the match that was - an unlucky/lucky draw - and that match that will be - the UEL match at home versus Porto - and try to figure out ... what's more important ... the UEL or the Buli? OR BOTH?!

The crew of Matt, Ted, and Travis are back together and chatting a wild couple weeks, focusing on the loss at home versus Celtic - which was basically a win - and the big win versus Wolfsburg - which cemented both clubs' status at various ends of the table. To dive into this one, the guys steal from https://vertikalpass.de/ most recent article and react to their fantastic writing. As such, the fellas chat about the last three years, Deniz, Seb, Chris, and finally, Porto and Mainz!

It's episode 185 and with Matt on international duty and Ted on daddy duty it's up to Travis to attempt to break down a wild week in which VfB destroyed one of the most iconic clubs in the world but then almost lost to one of the worst clubs in the Bundesliga. But ... if you're a VfB fan, you knew this was around the corner! Join Travis for the shortest episode in our pod history ... but at least he dressed up for it?!

Jake from 50+ Döner, an "unbiased" KOE supporter, joins us for the third time to talk the most recent match, a tough 3:1 win for the fellas in the Brustring. While avoiding talking about the match as much as possible, the guys do talk the VfBFrauen, the 108 matches between these two, coaching, goalkeeping, officiating, ESPN+, Julian Chabot, kits, and why doesn't Fritzle wear pants.It's pretty much everything you'd expect from two fellas who enjoy the company of stuffed animals. Enjoy!

It's episode 183 and Matt, Ted, and Travis are so psyched about the SuperBowl that they ... record through it. Anyway, they chat two gritty matches, two tough results, one big win, and one disappointing - but perhaps expected? - loss, both in the cold, cold confines of the north. Along the way Travis' computer tries to crash, they keep checking out the score of the American football match, and they give their opinion on the halftime show and the commercials ... with the latter being somewhat like the FCSP match ... not really worth watching.Like this epis ...Wait ... what?!

It's episode 182 and Ted and Travis chat two big wins - a UEL win over Young Boys and a Buli win over Freiburg, both stressful in their own ways! We start off celebrating Nic Cage - as you'd expect! - and former #19's and then dive into the great start versus Young Boys and the great finish versus Freiburg. Along the way we tie in as many Nic Cage films as we can ... and as he's got over 117 to his name, we've plenty to choose from! So join us and "Get in the Cage" as we break down the Europa League and the derby-not-derby that is Freiburg!

It's episode 181 so we try something new with our audio intro and only mess it up for the first two minutes of the episode! But don't worry, we end up chatting about what is most important - THE RED KITS AND THE NON MATCHING RED SHORTS - so you know you've come to the right place to chat all things VfB (as long as it's about color schemes). We also chat the rough match in Italy, the get-right match in Gladbach, and the matches coming up - a seemingly easy one at home versus old friends Young Boys and a seemingly tough one versus local neighbors Freiburg. All that and Deniz as mayor?!

It's a short week so it's a short episode as Matt, Ted, and Travis quickly break down the matches against Frankfurt and Union and then preview the upcoming matches versus Roma and Gladbach!

It's our first episode of the New Year and what a way to start 2026 on the pitch than a win away at Leverkusen, a club VfB hadn't enjoyed a win against in 15 matches (which gives Travis a chance to break out one of his favorite quotes of all-time from the great Vitus Gerulaitis!). The guys chat the match, the players, and the tactics before saying hello to one newbie and goodbye to an old friend. It was meant to be a short episode as we've got some more matches this week but can you blame the fellas for going over the top after such a big win?!

It's our final episode of 2025 and who better to join Matt, Ted, and Travis as they dish out some holiday dinner awards than ESPN's very own Derek Rae! After chatting about their fav holiday TV episodes, the quartet then hand out some major awards - The Roast Turkey Award ... the Glazed Ham Award ... the Fruit Cake Award ... and of course ... THE MAULTASCHEN AWARD! The fellas then wrap up episode 178 by putting some white and red gifts under the VfB tree before Derek "The Oracle" Rae makes his annual - and bold! - VfB prediction for the Rückrunde! Happy holidays all!

It's episode 177 and Matt, Ted, and Travis attempt to break down an intense but somewhat forgettable match versus TSG, a club that we just can't seem to beat, even at home. After chatting the match, the guys jump into the potential awards they and the VfB Americana OFC will be handing out for the 2025/2026 season. Who will win the Roast Turkey Award? Glazed Ham? The dreaded Fruitcake Award?! Find out as the fellas unintentionally insult pretty much everyone ... but what would a family dinner be like without family members offending one another?!Happy holidays all!