Thu. Mar 5th, 2026
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Sydney Wathuta plays for Colorado Rapids 2. Photo Credit: Spencer Baldwin

Podcast – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, Red is back from England and recovered from jet lag. Rabbi has come down from his Thanksgiving food coma and high of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds winning the USL Championship.

The guys give some brief thoughts on Inter Miami winning MLS Cup and the FIFA World Cup draw. Hey, we feel good about the USMNT getting out of the group. We discuss Colorado picking up the purchase option on Noah Cobb. Matt has some reporting on Sam Bassett and Rafa Santos.

We discuss the coaching search, the profile of manager we think the Rapids are going for, and the timeline. Then we discuss MLS Free Agency and the SuperDraft. Palmer Ault hype.

Once again, well done to Rapids 2, Erik Bushey, and Brian Crookham.

Oh, and here’s that ESPN article Mark mentions about the USL CBA.

Charlie Harper Colorado Rapids 2
Charlie Harper plays for Colorado Rapids 2. Photo Credit: Spencer Baldwin

About the hosts:

Matt Pollard is the Managing Editor of Burgundy Wave, having overseen the site’s move to being independent in April 2023. He moved to Denver in 2015 and has covered the Rapids since 2016. An engineer and environmentalist by day, when he’s not watching or writing about soccer, he’s hiking or skiing in the mountains. He also writes for Last Word on Sports, covering the USMNT.

Mark Goodman, known as Rapids Rabbi or Soccer Rabbi, lived in Colorado from 2011-2018. He became an MLS Sicko after seeing Lee Nguyen of the New England Revolution pull off some silky moves at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. He’s a professional rabbi during the day and the author of the well regarded Backpass series, which started at Burgundy Wave. He watches the Pids from a far, having moved to Pittsburgh. He also covers the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Championship for Pittsburgh Soccer Now.

Alexis Manyoma
Photo Credit: Spencer Baldwin

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