The Crewcible
by Disrespected Media
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MLS play-by-play voice Neil Sika on the crazy Columbus Crew | The Crewcible
Aug 21, 2026
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Mike Cornell reflects on being there from the beginning for CBJ, Crew | Disrespected Media
Jul 22, 2026
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England fan Tom Reed is once again eaten by Three Lions | The Crewcible
Jul 16, 2026
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Arace and Neil Sika catch up with World Cup, USMNT and the Crew | The Crewcible
Jul 9, 2026
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Frankie Hejduk and Duncan Oughton walk into a bar ... | The Crewcible
Jun 24, 2026
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| 8/21/26 | MLS play-by-play voice Neil Sika on the crazy Columbus Crew | The Crewcible | S1 E26: Apple TV MLS voice Neil Sika rejoins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to assess a crazy summer for the Columbus Crew. We discuss outgoing and incoming (Santi Rodriguez?) transfers, the months of roster turnover and transition, and the upcoming schedule -- into the Nashville buzzsaw on Saturday and on to the Leagues Cup quarterfinal vs. Club America in LA on Wednesday. Somehow, the Crew are still alive in three competitions. #crew96 #mls #nashvillesc #leaguescup #clubamerica | — | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | Mike Cornell reflects on being there from the beginning for CBJ, Crew | Disrespected Media | S1 E25: Mike Cornell, who has been battling a rare form of cancer for nearly a decade, doesn't know how much more time he has left. He has been a fan of the Crew and the Blue Jackets since the formation of both franchises. With host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com, he reflects on devoting some of his passion for life to sports. He uses "fan" as a verb, and says, "You've got to fan HARD." We need more Mike Cornells in our lives. What a delightful human being. #Crew96 #CBJ #cancersucks #cancer | — | ||||||
| 7/16/26 | England fan Tom Reed is once again eaten by Three Lions | The Crewcible | S! E24: Tom Reed, the sportswriter's sportswriter -- and a looooong-suffering England fan -- and Disrespected Media First Team Video Coach Analyst Tim Arace join host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for one of the best breakdowns of the World Cup semifinals you're going to hear. No kidding. The lads are well informed and in fine form. With predictions on the World Cup final (they like Spain) and some Columbus Crew transfer talk. #crew96 #worldcup #worldcup2026 #fifa #VamosColumbus | — | ||||||
| 7/9/26 | Arace and Neil Sika catch up with World Cup, USMNT and the Crew | The Crewcible | S1 E23: Neil Sika, longtime voice of the Columbus Crew who now calls MLS games for Apple TV (among other gigs), and host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com get their cleats up as the World Cup hits the quarterfinal round and MLS prepares to reopen. What happened to the #usmnt when the Yanks ran into the Red Devils? Has America been capitvated? Plus, Crew coach Laurent Courtois has a new DP and some weeks of a mini-camp behind him. Will the Crew surge on the other side of the break? And so much more. #crew9 #fifa #fifaworldcup #mls #usopencup | — | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | Frankie Hejduk and Duncan Oughton walk into a bar ... | The Crewcible | S1 E22: Columbus Crew legends Frankie Hejduk, a former U.S. international, and Duncan Oughton, a former New Zealand international, join host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for a special episode of The Crewcible. We recorded live at Budd Dairy Food Hall prior to a watch party for the #usmnt vs. #socceroos World Cup game on June 19. Man, you never know what's going to come out of these guys' mouths. #worldcup #crew96 | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Gregg Berhalter, former USMNT coach, holds forth pre-Australia game | The Crewcible | Gregg Berhalter, former coach of the United States Men's National Team (and the Columbus Crew), joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com as the World Cup hits its second week. We break down the Yanks' 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the first game of the group stage, look ahead to USA-Australia (and The Disrespected's live event at Budd Dairy) and talk about Triple-G's memories of playing in the 2002 World Cup (THAT WAS A HAND BALL!) and his son Sebastian's World Cup experience, unfolding now. #USMNT #WorldCup #socceroos #crew96 | — | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | Condor from the Dirty Garage on the Crew, the USMNT, more | The Crewcible | S1 20: Tom Reed covered everything -- NBA, NHL, MLS, Olympics, NFL, to name just a few -- during his many decades as a sportswriter/columnist. Now a part-time cigar-store clerk (among other things), Condor remains a punditry presence at his desk in the Dirty Garage. He joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk about the Crew coaching change, the Crew's bent at the break, the curious case of Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT roster. #crew96 #usmnt | — | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | Crewcible Extra: 12 minutes with Columbus Crew MF/W Max Arfsten | Columbus Crew MF/W Max Arfsten sits down with Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for a brief interview that covers a world of ground, from the transition to new coach Laurent Courtois, to the instant impact of the change, to his World Cup dreams and his aspirations to play in Europe. #crew96 | — | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | Neil Sika, the Costas of Columbus, is back. Adjö Henrik, bonjour Laurent. | The Crewcible | S1 E19: Apple TV MLS play-by-play voice Neil Sika, who has called every sporting event except the Bikini Bottom Great Snail Race, returns to The Crewcible with host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. We record three days after Henrik Rydström's brief tenure as #crew96 coach ended in a sacking and Laurent Courtois was named (interim) successor. Did Rydström get a fair shake? What was going on behind the scenes? Is Courtois the answer? Is GM Issa Tall's roster deficient? Let's get into it.Award-winning columnist Michael Arace, founder of Disrespected Media, covers pro sports in flyover country. Welcome to Columbus, the Blue Jackets and the Crew. Visit TheDisrespected.com to view all of his work. Find him: @michaelarace1.bsky.social@disrespected614 on XThe Disrespected on Facebookthedisrespected614 on [email protected] | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | Controversial blogger D.J. Byrnes, aka The Rooster, lets it rip | The Crewcible | S1 E18: The Rooster (rooster.info) has sent waves through the Ohio Statehouse and Columbus City Hall with his aggressive reporting, in-your-face tactics and his reverence for gossip. And his scoops. The Rooster is D.J. Byrnes, and he joins Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk about his background, the evolving new media landscape, and the ugly bit of backroom dealing that helped bring an NWSL franchise to Columbus. #crew96 #cbj | — | ||||||
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| 5/6/26 | The Armchair Analyst, Matthew Doyle, enters The Crewcible | S1 E17: The famed Armchair Analyst, Matthew Doyle, joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for a far-ranging conversation. They even talk some #crew96. Doyle was a longtime must-read at mlssoccer.com before he got thrown out of the house, for only stupid reasons, in February. He has hung out his own shingle at TacticsFreeZone.com and continue to dissect MLS -- rosters, tactics, brilliant moves, stupid stuff and everything in-beween. Here, he takes a trip down memory lane, admits he once idolized the founder of Disrespected Media LLC, gives a searing take on #SaveTheCaps and assesses Crew coach Henrik Rydström's work-in-progress. Good stuff here. | — | ||||||
| 4/25/26 | Condor's back: Light a cigar with a blowtorch and smoke with Tom Reed | The Crewcible | S1 E16: Tom Reed, the Condor, rejoins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk all things #crew96. As the schedule congests, the Black & Gold's depth will get tested. Coach Henrik Rydström finally scored his first home victory (after a thunderstorm). Daniel Gazdag found the back of the net! Taha Habroune. NWSL and the Haslams ... off we go. | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 | Columbus Crew radio voice Chris Doran needs no editing. | S1 E15: After being diverted by the collapse of the Blue Jackets and the eruption of Rick Bowness, The Crewcible is back, and it's coming in hot. Columbus Crew radio voice Chris Doran joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com, and they go box-to-box on a range of topics -- from the USOC game in Richmond to a peek ahead to New England to the rise of a new generation of Black & Gold. They also leave the field to talk about Doran's career, #SaveTheCrew, the impossibility of pro-rel in the U.S. and more. Doran even has a hot take on Lionel Messi, Wilfried Nancy and Inter Miami. Tune in and join us. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/26 | Is corporate welfare justified to bring Columbus an NWSL team? | S1 E14: Morgan Hughes, the face of #SaveTheCrew, is supporting a campaign to bring an NWSL expansion team to Columbus. Among the proposed owners of the team is the billionaire Haslam family, who want $50 million in public money as part of the deal. Is a loan, to be paid for by a 2% tax on tickets to events at the new Crew Stadium, the best solution for everyone? Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com wants to know. | — | ||||||
| 3/24/26 | Feturing Neil Sika: Two guys in Hartford Whalers jerseys sit down and talk Columbus Crew. | S1 E13: Apple TV play-by-play man Neil Sika dons his reverse-retro Whalers jersey (a Carolina abomination) and Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com sports a Sean Burke classic home white for a conversation that ranges from Sika's roots in the business, his start with the Crew, the Black & Gold's current struggles - is Henrik Rydström in trouble? - and he who must not be named (Gazdag). Bextwixt and between, we're all over the place. | — | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | Crew coach Henrik Rydström is winless through four games. Let's discuss, with Tom Reed (and Keith Naas). | Columbus Crew coach Henrik Rydström, who likes his teams to go for the throat, is 0-2-2 after a 1-0 home loss to Nashville. Tom Reed, who stays thirsty, my friends, stops in to talk about how he has come to hate VAR. He and host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com break down what ails the Crew. They discuss the debut of Andre Gomes, the disappearance of Daniel Gazdag and whether help might be on the way. We also talk some about the Blue Jackets, who are on a heater. | — | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | S1 E12: Is Columbus about to land an NWSL team? That's what we're hearing. And we talk some Crew with Morgan Hughes. | Morgan Hughes, who was dialed in with civic leaders during the #SaveTheCrew movement, is connecting dots after recent (and sketchy) news reports about the National Women's Soccer League. Is the NWSL about to put an expansion in Columbus? Hughes talks with host Michael Arace about the potential and how a team might fit here. We also discuss Daniel Gazdag, Andre Gomes, the joy of Henrik Rydström and the Crew's upcoming game agaisnt the Nashvilles. | — | ||||||
| 3/4/26 |  S1 E11: Chicago Fire coach Gregg Berhalter preps for a different kind of Crewsmas. | Former Columbus Crew and USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter joins Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. Triple-G, whose Chicago Fire team is the opponent in the Crew's home opener, talks Windy City and the new stadium, Arch City and Crew stadium, a star being born on his backline and ambles down memory lane. | — | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | S1 E10: Columbus Crew coach Henrik Rydström phones in for his Crewsmas preview. | On Matchday 3 of his first MLS season, Columbus Crew coach Henrik Rydström calls the Disrespected Media desk to speak to Michael Arace about Crewsmas, his familiarity with the Chicago Fire and its coach, Gregg Berhalter, and how he's addressing the Crew's misaligned transition defense. | — | ||||||
| 2/21/26 | S1 E9: Apple TV MLS play-by-play man Neil Sika returns to talk Columbus Crew and preview the season opener against the Timbers in Portland. | Neil Sika, longtime play-by-play voice of the Columbus Crew turned national Apple TV MLS announcer, returns to sit with host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. They do some MLS previewing and predicting, talk about recent signings, tool around with tactics and take a big-picture look at the league. Neil is most excellent. | — | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | S1 E8: Columbus Crew coach Henrik Rydström talks about the recent and sudden death of his father in his second sit-down with Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com. | Henrik Rydström's exit from Sweden to take the helm of the Columbus Crew was delayed by the death of his father. Here, Rydström talks about the impact his father had on him. The discussion moves on to some of the many questions Crew fans have ahead of the season-opener, like: What position is Sean Zawadzki going to play? And more. | — | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | S1 E7: Morgan Hughes removes his ACES Radio mask and becomes a thoughtful guest for Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com. How could MLS can Matt Doyle? Lineup? Formation? and other questions. | A podcast for Columbus Crew fans. Morgan Hughes of Supporter Supply Co. and the failing ACES Radio is actually thoughtful in a sit-down with Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com. We talk about MLS stupidity, the Crew's growing roster, Henrik Rydstrom's possible lineup, and much more. | — | ||||||
| 2/7/26 | The Crewcible S1 E6: The return of the Condor, who flies back over to the pod to visit with Crew fans three weeks before the MLS season opener. | This is podcast for fans of the Columbus Crew. In this episode, the aficionado of soccer, cigars and life itself, Tom Reed, joins host Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com to wonder aloud if Daniel Gazdag will be remotely noticeable this MLS season. Plus other stuff. | — | ||||||
| 1/31/26 | The Crewcible, a podcast for Columbus Crew fans, S1 E5: Crew striker sits down with Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com to talk about a fresh start and a new season. | Wessam Abou Ali discusses his long and winding path to Columbus, the broken ankle that truncated his first season in Major League Soccer, the (huge) place that his family has on his life and his career, the Wilfried Nancy-to-Henrik Rydström handoff and more. Visit thedisrespected.com for more coverage of the Crew and the Blue Jackets. have a nice day. | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | The Crewcible S1 E4 Henrik Rydström goes one-on-one with The Disrespected. | The new coach of the Columbus Crew sits down near the end of his first day on the job. Michael Arace talks to Rydström about his system, his roster, the philosophies that are central to his coaching and his life and he gives out a fist bump to fans of the Original Black & Gold. Share, like, subscribe, review, etc., and support local, independent media. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for The Crewcible
Peaked at #185 in United States, currently #185 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| United States | — | #185 | #185 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.