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Third Down Gamble

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Join us lively debates and fascinating guest interviews on the topic of Canadian football. Audio... worth watching.

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  • Never going to be the same. · 1 h 0 min · Season 7 Episode 383For the 12th time Montreal is competing with Edmonton for the Grey Cup. Regina City Council opts to stitch in the lines and numbers at Mosaic Stadium; what does this mean for…
  • Rise again. · 53 min · Season 7 Episode 382Toronto Argonauts fail to put the Winnipeg Blue Bombers away despite Toronto having several chances to do so. Saskatchewan Roughriders start strong then stumble, much like their…
  • Chance to redeem... · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 381Toronto Argonauts and quarterback Chad Kelly sign a landmark five-year million-dollar-plus-per-season contract. Will there be a new General Manager in Ottawa? President Mike…
  • When it flashes... · 57 min · Season 7 Episode 380RedBlacks' Bryson Barnes does the unthinkable, wins a game for Ottawa! Football 101: TSN's Luke Willson articulates Ottawa's plan, did the Argonauts hear it? Winnipeg must win to…
  • Something special. · 52 min · Episode 379Does Ottawa finally start Bryson Barnes at quarterback? In 2027, Hamilton would qualify for the CFL playoffs, does that make sense? Calgary misses an opportunity to clinch a…
  • Touchdown averse. · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 378For the second time in as many weeks, eight or more field goals lift a CFL team to victory... this time in Toronto without the aid of a touchdown. The Western Playoff race, third…
  • A lot on the line. · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 377The CFL Board of Governors approves a move to add Quebéc City to the East Division. Hamilton is eliminated from the playoff race and makes a trade with the Alouettes soon after…
  • Lay it out. · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 376BC Lions Joshua Hagerty's two-game suspension has raised more questions, with many believing the CFL could have done more. Calgary's René Paredes kicks two personal-best field…
  • A miracle might happen. · 50 min · Season 7 Episode 375McLeod Bethel-Thompson is named the starting quarterback for Ottawa in their bid to avoid a thirteenth straight loss in 2026. A melee involving the Lions and Alouettes sees three…
  • Consult the other parties. · 1 h 0 min · Episode 374Why was Edmonton linebacker Nik Anderson not disqualified after his hit on a sliding Vernon Adams Jr.? How did Hamilton's medical staff allow Tre Ford back on the field after his…
  • Turned the corner. · 1 h 1 min · Season 7 Episode 373Ottawa's quarterback Jake Maeir sets a new record, one he would like to forget. Jeff Hunt is interested in a return to the RedBlacks as their football President. The replay…
  • Quick Kicks: with Graham Mosimann (Edmonton Elks Public Address Announcer) · 47 min · Season 7 Episode 372Special guest Graham Mosimann chronicles his journey throught the radio-station landscape, explains how he started to work for the Elks, provides insight into the role and…
  • Before you even get a chance. · 48 min · Season 7 Episode 371Ottawa RedBlacks bring in Jim Popp to help the team find a new President of the football Club. Saskatchewan loses their second straight on the road, but sign former Tiger-Cats…
  • Quick Kicks 160: with Steve Daniel (CFL Associate VP, Football and Team Analytics). · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 370Special Guest Steve Daniel discusses the first half of the current 2026 CFL season, including the quality of play, offensive, touchdown, and kick efficiency (which are…
  • Care and concern. · 1 h 0 min · Season 7 Episode 369Ottawa RedBlacks still searching for their first win, re-organise their front office; Head Coach Ryan Dinwiddie wants his team to focus on the game ahead. Can grass fields be…
  • Feeling of invincibility. · 53 min · Season 7 Episode 368Winnipeg welcomes back Zach Collaros; Ottawa releases two more veteran defensive players; Chad Kelly throws four interceptions and Toronto wins... again. Do 'points shown in the…
  • Square peg in a round hole. · 59 min · Season 7 Episode 367Can Winnipeg's running back Brady Oliviera and Offensive Coordinator Tommy Condell get on the same page? Will Winnipeg's defence get on track? Ottawa fires Defensive Coordinator…
  • Don't insult my intelligence. · 1 h 1 min · Season 7 Episode 366One linebacker (Hamilton's Winton McManus) gets ejected from a CFL game, while another (BC's Darnell Sankey) is penalized but allowed to continue; what was the difference? For…
  • Toonie-toss: with Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast). · 1 h 14 min · Season 7 Episode 365Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast) joins to discuss the issues facing the RedBlacks as they enter their bye week at 0-6. BC's Nathan Rourke goes down with a shoulder injury…
  • Take notice. · 49 min · Season 7 Episode 364Winnipeg trades for quarterback Dru Brown to fill in for Zach Collaros while Hamilton struggles to score a touchdown since Bo Levi Mitchell was injured. Winnipeg's Trey Vaval…
  • Fans for Life: with Howie Mooney (The Sports Lunatics Show). · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 363Howie Mooney guest-hosts and discusses how Hamilton proceeds with a new quarterback and how Ottawa proceeds with their new quarterback. Is (or just a hypthetical-what-if) the CFL…
  • Quick Kicks 159: with Steve Daniel (CFL Associate VP, Football and Team Analytics). · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 362Steve Daniel (CFL) brings his expertise and insight to help explain why scoring is way up in the 2026 CFL season and why that is defying some typical early-season trends, why…
  • Games matter. · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 361Edmonton is 3-0, BC is 0-3, who called that? BC fires their special team coordinator, is that all that may happen with the Lions? When a receiver and a quarterback are not on the…
  • Fix what you can. · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 360Ottawa RedBlacks trade quarterback Dru Brown back to Winnipeg. Ottawa signs free agent quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Elks President Chris Morris blames the name change for…
  • A little counter-intuitive. · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 359The 35 second clock still struggles to be what it claims, upwards of 10 seconds elapse after the end of a play before the 35 second clock starts. Teams are scoring touchdowns on…
  • Extra intensity. · 57 min · Season 7 Episode 358The CFL's new 35 second clock seems to be getting closer to an actual 35 seconds between the end of the previous play and when next the football must be put back in play. The…
  • Let’s build this together. · 57 min · Season 7 Episode 357CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston comes through on a promise and lands a six-year broadcasting deal sarting in 2027. Jake Maier is given the role of starting quarterback in…
  • Quick Kicks 158: with Steve Daniel (CFL Associate VP, Football and Team Analytics). · 50 min · Season 7 Episode 356Special Guest Steve Daniel discusses the importance of analytics in terms of assessing game quailty, the importance of understanding the mean and the median, the value of knowing…
  • Quick Kicks 157: with Luc Mullinder (Harvard Media Roughriders Radio Network). · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 355Special Guest Luc Mullinder (colour analyst for Saskatchewan Roughriders radio game-broadcasts) discusses the 2026 Roughriders training camp in Saskatoon, how new quarterback…
  • Quick Kicks 156: with Jeff Krever (CFL Senior Director, Player & Game Statistics). · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 354Special guest Jeff Krever (CFL Senior Director, Player & Game Statistics) joins to discuss which players are the ones to watch nearing records or milestones. Jeff also discusses…
  • Consider this. · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 353CFL training camps see some players get injured, others released, and other signing with another team. Edmonton quarterback Cody Fajardo believes the Elks can be in the 2026 Grey…
  • A lot of different changes: with Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast) · 1 h 9 min · Season 7 Episode 352Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast) co-hosts to help discuss the opening of CFL training camps, what the expectations are for players at camp, the importance of pre-season…
  • Sliding door of fascination (with Ben Grant, TSN 1050 radio, Xs and Argos Podcast). · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 351Ben Grant (part of TSN 1050 radio broadcasting Toronto Argonauts football games) joins to discuss the big changes in Toronto: a new Head Coach (Mike Miller), a new Defensive…
  • Quick Kicks 155: with Pat Mooney (original podcast co-host). · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 350CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston unleashes more dramatic changes to the CFL for 2027... this time in terms of season-scheduling (starts on the Victoria Weekend and ends the…
  • Achieve the goal (with Paul Woods, author and historian). · 51 min · Season 7 Episode 349Special guest (author) Paul Woods discusses his Youtube Channel "Canadian Football Time Machine' where he uploads years of news stories about the CFL and the great value and…
  • The next generation quarterback superstar (with Sean Campell, TSN 690 radio). · 1 h 1 min · Season 7 Episode 348Special guest Sean Campell (english radio-voice of the Montreal Alouettes on TSN 690) talks about the 2025 season, the hamstring injury, the resilience of the Alouettes to get to…
  • All of a sudden on a random Thursday. · 37 min · Season 7 Episode 347The CFL suspends, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders release, Canadian receiver Ajou Ajou. Ottawa's Lewis Ward may be the first kicker-victim of the goalposts moving to the back of…
  • The atmosphere. · 49 min · Season 7 Episode 346Toronto Argonauts' quarterback Chad Kelly claims to have turned a corner, will he be ready for the 2026 CFL season? Taylor Elgersma still cannot get a US visa (P1-A) to play in…
  • Get a good start (with Morley Scott 880 CHED). · 50 min · Season 7 Episode 345The radio voice of the Edmonton Elks Morely Scott joins to discuss the team as they emerge from another year outside of the playoffs. Morley also discusses the growth of the…
  • Very grumpy. · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 344No video coverage of the 2026 CFL Combine was provided, was this a missed opportunity? Calgary General Manager and Head Coach Dave Dickenson wants a new stadium for the…
  • Pursue those touchdowns. · 59 min · Season 7 Episode 343The Calgary Stampede might have an answer for a new home for the Clagary Stampeders; more details are available for CFL player contracts; which CFL records may never be broken?…
  • Jump on the stage (with Andrew Hoskins of the Turf District Podcast). · 1 h 6 min · Season 7 Episode 342Andrew Hoskins discusses the Elks' off-season moves that saw many players who wore black and gold in 2025 switch to green and gold in 2026. Andrew also explains the woes that…
  • Invested a lot (with Dave Thomas, 620 CKRM). · 56 min · Season 7 Episode 341Dave Thomas (Rider Radio) is our special guest as we discuss how free agency impacted the Saskatchewan Roughriders, how Canadian quarterbacks are fairing in their NFL pursuits…
  • Is that what your end game is? · 55 min · Episode 340A fire appears, and is quickly doused, near Gate 2 of McMahon Stadium. UFL rule changes, is adding extra value to field goals and conversions the best way to engender exciting…
  • Do what's best. · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 339Elks' General Manager Ed Hervey is 'bullish' on his teams chances in 2026. CFL player-salary cap has jumped nearly 50% since 2010, what is driving the change? Roughriders' part…
  • There could be some change (with Howie Mooney of The Sports Lunatics Show). · 1 h 14 min · Season 7 Episode 338Winnipeg spent a lot on free agents in 2025, none stuck with the team, by spending more in 2026 will the Blue Bombers fare better? Should a rule be in place to clarify how teams…
  • Left it all out there. · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 337Doug Flutie weighed in on the CFL moves to change field dimensions and placement of goalposts, expressing his concerns over the percieved move to 'americanize' the game…
  • Quick Kicks 154: Steve Daniel (CFL Associate VP, Football and Team Analytics). · 1 h 2 min · Season 7 Episode 336Special guest Steve Daniel joins to talk about the statistically measureable comparisons between the CFL and NFL game, the role of Statistics in informing Coaches and General…
  • Pieces to the puzzle. · 50 min · Season 7 Episode 335CFL revenues continue to climb and as a result so does the Salary Cap, however the Expenditures Cap (coaches and foootball operations) may remain stagnant, again. Willie…
  • Who’s your backup. · 54 min · Season 7 Episode 334CFL 2026 Winter Meetings in Calgary leave more questions... while the last minutes of a half remain unchanged, new overtime rules will end ties (only four since 2010) forever…

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