The Striker Tejas - USL Podcast The Striker Texas

With two weeks down in the USL Championship season, Roberto Silva, Jonathan Check, Joe Rodriguez and Edson Ochoa discuss what they've learned about the Texas teams so far. On the agenda:
Why El Paso Locomotive FC keeps coming up short in the same spots
What's going better for Rio Grande Valley FC even amid finishing and fitness struggles
Whether San Antonio FC can keep extending their famous unbeaten run as injuries mount
Is it time for anyone to panic?

The USL Championship season is finally underway with the three Texas teams getting three different results to start. Edson Ochoa, Jonathan Check, and Joe Rodriguez get together to reflect on this first week, including:
San Antonio FC is picking up where it left off, with an unlikely hero grabbing the headlines.
El Paso Locomotive FC is continuing its tradition of failing to win season openers, though there were positive signs.
Rio Grande Valley FC is getting off to a slow start, but recovering, only for a veteran to make a rookie mistake.
Are we content with the way our teams look after one match? 
What tests are on the horizon for our teams and how do we expect they'll do?

With the 2023 USL Championship season on the horizon, The Striker Tejas crew returns from a longer-than-expected layoff as Roberto Silva, Jonathan Check, Joe Rodriguez, and Edson Ochoa discuss:
San Antonio FC is keeping most of its core and trying to keep the championship-winning standard high through a secluded preseason
El Paso Locomotive FC has another new coach, and he's looking to be flexible and help the team avoid the pitfalls of 2022
Rio Grande Valley FC made lots of moves ahead of time as it hopes to be consistent and finally put together a complete season
Predictions for the first week and the busy start to the season

In the first episode of 2023, Roberto Silva, Edson Ochoa, Joe Rodriguez, and Jonathan Check are happily reunited to discuss what has happened with the United Soccer League and their teams over the last two months, including:
Rio Grande Valley FC actually had a decent number of signings two months before the start of the season
El Paso Locomotive FC has a new head coach for the second season in a row, again thinking outside the box
Reigning champion San Antonio FC is conducting business as usual, gradually making signings and unveiling a new jersey
The USL hasn't reached an agreement yet with PRO or ESPN for referees or a broadcast/streaming partner, respectively, and isn't ready to talk about it...should we be worried?

The whole crew is in attendance for the last planned show of the year to talk about the end of the USL Championship season, which ended very well for one of the Texas teams, and the beginning of the offseason, which is suddenly quite complicated for a different Texas team. Roberto Silva leads discussions with Edson Ochoa, Joe Rodriguez, and Jonathan Check about:
Edson going all-out to cosplay as a NASCAR driver
San Antonio FC winning the USL Championship Final over Louisville City FC in style to cap off a dominant season
Marcina-to-MLS 2.0: Seriously, is anybody even looking outside the MLS family for new coaches!?
John Hutchinson steps away from El Paso Locomotive FC after just one season after juggling too many difficulties
All is quiet on the southern front with Rio Grande Valley FC

For the first time in USL Championship history, we have a Texas team in the final!
Roberto Silva breaks down all the big talking points and a little bit of other news with Joe Rodriguez, Edson Ochoa and Jonathan Check, including:
How San Antonio FC won a very physical Western Conference Championship match
Whether Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC are right to complain about the referees, and if so are they using the right platform?
The preparations for SAFC's first championship match, and how the crowd can make a difference
Updates on how the offseason for Rio Grande Valley FC and El Paso Locomotive FC