Brickyard Battalion

  • Saint Louis FC rallies

    Gallery: Saint Louis FC rallies to top Indy Eleven

    FENTON, Mo. — After going down 1-0 early in the second half, host Saint Louis FC rallied to top the Indy Eleven 2-1 in the season opener for both teams. Indy defender Neveal Hackshaw opened the scoring on a corner kick from Kenney Walker in the 61st minute, but...
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    Indy Eleven troll Louisville City FC with aerial sign

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest (LIPAFC), the derby contested between the Indy Eleven and Louisville City FC, tends to bring out the best in both clubs and supporters’ groups in terms of smack talk. And while the Eleven got served up properly on the pitch...
  • regular-season finale

    Gallery: LouCity edges Eleven in regular-season finale

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the regular-finale for both clubs, Louisville City FC downed the Indy Eleven 1-0 on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. LouCity, already locked into the No. 2 seed in the USL Eastern Conference playoffs, damaged the Eleven’s hopes of maintaining the fifth seed with the...
  • LIPAFC

    Gallery: Indy Eleven, Louisville City FC draw in LIPAFC showdown

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sunday evening wasn’t the first time the Indy Eleven and Louisville City FC met, but it did mark the first time the regional rivals took the pitch together since an “official” name was bestowed upon their derby: the Louisville Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest (LIPAFC). It...
  • Stranger Things - BYB tifo

    Behind making of BYB’s ‘Stranger Things’ tifo

    INDIANAPOLIS — It was about 6:30 p.m. when my compadre Peter Evans arrived in his four-door Honda. I couldn’t help but sigh, laugh and shake my head all at the same time. In the back seat was nothing but a gigantic ball of fabric. It was a struggle, as it...
  • FC Cincy vs Indy - BYB tifo

    Gallery: FC Cincy tops Indy in Lucas Oil Stadium debut

    INDIANAPOLIS — When the Brickyard Battalion displayed tifo of Millie Bobby Brown’s character Eleven from “Stranger Things” before the match, the Indy Eleven’s debut at Lucas Oil Stadium was bound to be a Saturday to remember. Here’s a gallery from Indy’s 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati via Soc Takes...
  • Indy Eleven BYB supporter's perspective

    A supporter’s perspective on Indy Eleven’s home opener

    INDIANAPOLIS — It’s happening. Indy Eleven is about to play its first home game. A story first reported by Soc Takes revealed what we know today – Indy XI will play in the USL, and will play its home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. But it almost didn’t happen....
  • Brickyard Battalion

    Soc Takes Pod Ep. 44: Indy Eleven preview, USL predictions

    Brickyard Battalion president Josh Mason guests to help preview the Indy Eleven’s inaugural USL campaign and make Eastern and Western Conference predictions for the 2018 season. Mason touches on some of the ways the Eleven’s move to Lucas Oil Stadium will affect the supporters’ group. The panelists also analyze...
  • Battalion APA

    People’s Brewing Co. unveils BYB-themed Battalion Ale

    INDIANAPOLIS — People’s Brewing Company co-founder Brett VanderPlaats wasn’t exactly dressed like James Bond for his first lunch meeting with the Brickyard Battalion (BYB), the official supporters’ group of the Indy Eleven. An important project was behind deadline, but VanderPlaats knew this was a stop he had to make. Battalion...