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RWB CFL podcast #121: R.I.P. 2018 Argonauts, Alouettes (and Eskimos...?)

Now every CFL game matters -- except those involving the Montreal Alouettes or the Toronto Argonauts. 

On this week's episode of the Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast, co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Prtichard give the eulogy for those two sad teams in the East, particulary the *defending champion* Argos. What happened?

Meanwhile the Edmonton Eskimos are flailing and trashing about in a race for the final playoff spot. What's happening there?

As for the Eskimos' now primary competition, BC Lions, Os reckons Wally Buono's guys are looking more and more like a team of destiny on its way to a Grey Cup appearance (if not an upset of the West champs). What will happen?

Finally, the RWB takes on the biggest question of all: Who is the 2018 CFL Most Outstanding Player? Os has an alternative pick or two to the chalk.

The Rouge white & Blue CFL Podcast: Canadian football past, present and future weekly.

RWB CFL Podcast #120: What? We're already in week 17?

Time flies when you're steeped in Canadian football ... in episode 120 of the Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast, co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard take stock of the league with just five weeks remaining and the Calgary Stampeders already in the playoffs.

As always, we recap last week's CFL games, but the emphasis is on the future from the immediate questions -- Ottawa Redblacks or Hamilton Tiger-Cats to win the East? Could the Edmonton Eskimos really miss the postseason altogether? -- to philosophical conundra such as "Does it matter if you're the last team in the playoffs, only getting into the postseason to get beaten down in another city?

All this and Joe enthusing about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers again...

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: Stunned that it's October already.

RWB 119: Maximum Chaos?

Joe and Dr. Rouge discuss the happenings around the CFL, and stumble upon the idea of maximum standings chaos at the end of the show.

RWB CFL Podcast #118: Sustainability is Strength

Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast are taking some stock of the league as the 2018 season enters the homestretch.

"Sustainable" is a solid keyword for this podcast, with RWB co-hosts Os Davis, Joe Pritchard and Dr. Rouge pondering the sustainability of the currently incredible Saskatchewan Roughriders defense, of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' dearth of "skill players", of the Redblacks going forward with the sort of inconsistency...

After this, the RWB turns to week 14 and (attempts to) pick 'em; Joe happily again goes Costanza on the Ottawa RedBlacks.

Also: Does the CFL twittersphere really believe in the Atlantic Schooners' chances to win the Grey Cup more than the Bombers, Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts? 

RWB CFL Podcast #117: Which co-host's team is the worst?

Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-hosts Joe Prtichard, Os Davis and Dr. Rouge tried to enjoy one heck of an awesome slate of football last week. But Joe was there in Winnipeg, watching the Saskatchewan Roughriders' defense and special teams ring up 32 points on his Blue Bombers.

And Dr. Rouge witnessed a couple of Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receivers torch his Tornoto Argonauts again for three TDs and around 250 yards. 

Os's Montreal Alouettes were on a bye and thus avoided a loss -- unless you count losing Johnny Canadian Manziel to a stomach virus. You get the idea.

On this episode of the RWB, then, we've got lots of love for the CFL while lamenting cruel fate. Enjoy!

 

RWB CFL podcast #116: Joe goes Banjo Bowling (also: To Johnny or not to Johnny)

To say Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast co-hosts Joe Pritchard, Os Davis and Dr. Rouge have much to discuss after an enthralling (well, except for the last 1½ quarters turned in by the Toronto Argonauts) Labour Day weekend slate of games.

The RWB talks how injuries change the Edmonton Eskimos' second half, how long Saskatchewan will continue as momentum Riders, why no team can take control of the East, whether the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are finally for real, and, inevitably, who should start at quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes after their bye week.

We've also got a new rogue-related statistic for your approval, and an argument for Atlantic Schooners' jersey colour. But Joe? He's already mentally gone north of the border to Winipeg, where he'll be attending the Bnajo Bowl live. Bon voyage!

The Rouge, White & Blue: If we podcast to Canada, we're podcasting in real life...

Midseason Poll and Labour Day Preview

Joe Pritchard and Dr. Rouge go over the pod's answers to the CFL Media Poll, brag just a bit about a few of the predictions from the last poll and other things related to the poll, and do a lightning review and preview of last week and this week.

The RWB CFL Podcast: Stamps lose and 40-burgers for everyone!

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast marks the halfway ponts in the 2018 CFL season by ... well, doing what we always do, namely natter on about the week behind and the week ahead in Canadian football.

RWB co-hosts Joe Pritchard and Os Davis also delve into a couple of other questions, such as "So how about Duron Carter to the Toronto ARgonauts?" and "What's up with Matt Nichols and/or Winnipeg Blue Bombers fandom?"

And before we hit Labour Day games, week 11 presents CFL fans with quite a challenging slate of games, about which Os and Joe disagree on just about everything.

The Rouge, White & Blue: You say you want a Strevolution, well, you know...

RWB CFL Podcast #113: Bombers were great; Diversity is Strength; Carter will be a Lion (…?)

Whoa, does the Rouge, White & Blue have some news, views and speculation to disseminate, despite a mere three-game slate in week 9.

Among the topics RWB co-hosts Joe Pritchard, Dr. Rouge and Os Davis dissect are

• the CFL’s reintroduction of the “Diversity is Strength” mission statement/slogan for weeks 9-11;
• the stunning release of Duron Carter, along with the corollary questions “Where is Carter most likely to land?” and “No, seriously, does Chris Jones really know WTF he’s doing with this Riders roster?”;
• the worrisome recent tendency of the 2018 Ottawa RedBlacks to play down (not up) to the level of their competition; and that old chestnut,
• who can beat the Calgary Stampeders? (Spoiler: Quite possibly the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.)

And yes, the RWB talks Johnny Canadian Football’s first touchdown drive in the CFL and an apparent concession that will keep him out of this weekend’s game against the Edmonton Eskimos. Os laments, “Wherefore art thou on yonder bench, former University of New Mexico Lobos QB Austin Apodaca…?”

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: Definitely not the Single, White & Blue CFL Podcast…

RWB CFL Podcast #112: w/fellow Canadian Football Podcast Network co-hosts Cliffy D, Ryan Koop

Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host Dr. Rouge took a DNP this week, but joining Os Davis and Joe Pritchard are two compadres from the Canadian Football Podcast Network: Cliffy D of Alouettes Flight Deck and Ryan Koop of Canadian Football Countdown.

Naturally, the quartet finds lots to success even before Cliffy and Os must face up to the, likesay, auspicious beginning to the Johnny Canadian Football Era in Montreal. Beyond this inevitability, we talk the mastery of Mike Reilly, the continued weirdness in Riderville, the (bright) future of the BC Lions, the (very) underrated qualities of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the statue of McLeod Bethel-Thompson going on in Toronto, and the GOAT-ness of that Calgary D.

The Rouge, White & Blue CFL Podcast: Still waiting for Manziel to put the "Football" back into "Johnny Football"...