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The Pundit Panel (Week 2): Legion @ Louisville City

About the best that can be said for the panel’s Week 1 performance is that two of us got the scoreline right. Backwards, but the right score. This Saturday the Legion face off against Louisville...

John Fuller

May 6, 2021

The Pundit Panel: Legion v. Indy Eleven

With the season now finally upon us, we start a new ongoing series. We have assembled a group of expert prognosticators who will provide completely accurate but entirely conflicting predictions as to ...

John Fuller

April 30, 2021

The Oppo: Indy Eleven

This is it. The last edition of the Oppo. The season is right around the corner now, and Indy Eleven comes to town this weekend, May 1st. With two polar opposite results in the past, let’s take ...

Jacob Harris

April 29, 2021

The Oppo: Memphis 901 FC

In our newest edition of the Oppo, we’re looking into our new neighbors in the north, Memphis 901 FC. Memphis are still finding their footing in the league. They just found a head coach for the season...

Jacob Harris

April 26, 2021

The Oppo: Louisville City FC

In this edition of The Oppo, we are going to deviate from our intended schedule. To date we have been looking at the Legion’s opponents in reverse order of when the Legion first plays them. We a...

John Fuller

April 24, 2021

The Oppo: San Antonio FC

In this instalment of The Oppo, we round out the reviews of the Legion’s non-divisional opponents. To do so, we head back to Texas to consider San Antonio FC, currently residing in the Mountain ...

John Fuller

April 23, 2021

The Oppo: OKC Energy FC

Welcome back to the Oppo! A series of articles breaking down the Birmingham Legion regular season foes. In this chapter we are taking a dive into OKC Energy. These two sides have never met before, but...

Jacob Harris

April 22, 2021

The Oppo: Atlanta United 2

UPDATE (4/22/21): Just two days after we published this post, the University of South Carolina announced that they have hired Tony Annan as head coach. This leaves Atlanta in a deep coaching hole. In ...

John Fuller

April 20, 2021

The Oppo: Sporting KC II

Another episode, another divisional adversary. This time on the table is Sporting KC II. A team slowly slipping to the bottom of the table before our eyes. Yet, a tough nut to crack for the Legion sti...

Jacob Harris

April 19, 2021

The Oppo: FC Tulsa

In this edition The Oppo moves on to the meatier part of the Legion’s schedule with our first examination of a divisional opponent. This time we open up the wellhead on FC Tulsa. Overview FC Tulsa ent...

John Fuller

April 16, 2021

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