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Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
The CFL took us back to the high-flying 1990s/2000s of CFL football this week and returned to the mantra “No Lead Is Safe” this week. The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast’s co-host Os Davis and substitute co-host Greg James take on the week that was by way of a lot of questions, such as…
- Will the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ever break out the all-blue W uniforms again after getting their near-legendary winning streak snapped by the Montreal Alouettes? (And is the Bombers’ loss the *real* reason Joe sat out this week…?)
- Have the Toronto Argonauts entered a graveyard spiral – and are they really as bad as Greg thinks?
- Could the Edmonton Elks have won, were it not for exorbitant penalties?
- Speaking of penalties, what was up with all the “pyramiding” calls and, tangentially, can we as a fan society admit that makeup calls exist?
- Does it really matter what order the Bombers, Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions finish in? The two West playoff games determine everything, right?
All this plus picks and predictions for CFL week 11 on the RWB.
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Well, we think the Bombers’ all-blues look superdope…
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host Joe Pritchard returns this week, after having crossed the final two off his list of CFL cities in which to watch a game.
And so he regales co-host Os Davis and the RWB with tales of Montreal, where he caught live the Winnipeg Blue Bombers-Montreal Alouettes game in good old Molson Memorial, as well as Ottawa, home to last week’s Calgary Stampeders-Ottawa Redblacks tilt in spiffy new(ish) TD Place.
Beyond the Canada trip, Joe and Os dig into some minor-unto-major mysteries of the 2022 CFL season as we hit the halfway point such as that of Bo Levi Mitchell’s sloppy showing against the Redblacks, the Alouettes’ missing running game, the imploding Saskatchewan Roughriders and their troubles with fans.
All this, plus picks and predictions for week 10 and a bit on the awesome majesty (not) of running up one of the season’s one-week high scores in fantasy football, only to be matched up with bye…
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: We’re all Canadian wannabes here…
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Os Davis has been abandoned by his Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host Joe Pritchard this week, as that lucky bastard is currently north of the border in preparation to attend games in Montreal and Ottawa. So, subbing in for Joe is longtime CFL devotee Greg James of the From The 55 Yard Line podcast.
Greg and Os certainly squeeze quite a bit out of the CFL’s week 8 games while also attempting to keep the podcast on the rails – of course, that’s not what a podcast is for, likesay kicking around questions like
“Must we unequivocally accept Anthony Calvillo as the GOAT CFL QB?” and
“What is the best method for watching CFL games from another continent?” and
“What, if anything, can get Saskatchewan Roughriders fans back to filling those seats in Mosaic?”
All this plus picks and predictions for CFL week 9 on the RWB.
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Awaiting the triumphant return of Mighty Joe Pritchard
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host Os Davis is miserable about CFL fantasy football, betting on the CFL and the general state of the CFL East – but mostly he’s just hating the Saskatchewan Roughriders this week after the rescheduled game killed his wagers on the Argos and his DFS team but good.
Os tries to keep his sanity as, along with RWB co-host Joe Pritchard, they break down an exciting week 7 in the Canadian Football League and look ahead to some dandy matchups in week 8. Os also takes a deep-dive into the Toronto Argonauts’ schedule and comes to the realization that not only are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks in serious trouble already, but that a West crossover is just about inevitable.
All this and Joe makes the Canadian wannabes jealous with tales of his luxurious two-game trip he’s taking up north next week.
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: We’ll forgive the Riders. Some day. Eveentually…
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast is back for another week of Canadian Football League chat and prognostication – peppered with a lot of ranting by co-host Os Davis about the bad-luck Ottawa Redblacks, the dumb-luck Montreal Alouettes and the %^&*%&^^%^ Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Joe Pritchard actually does get in a few good words edgewise, particularly on the fantastic Winnipeg Blue Bombers-Calgary Stampeders game. The RWB also considers (again) the sorry state of the East, the viability of the Toronto Argonauts as a legitimate championship contender, and Os’s doubling back on preseason predictions of an East crossover for the playoffs to now forecast a West crossover making the Grey Cup.
Finally, no Adventures in Gambling™ this week, but the RWB’s liking a couple of underdogs in week 7 which just might prove profitable. Then again…
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Always bet responsibly (i.e. don’t listen to us)
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Have CFL fans just been through the least enjoyable week in CFL history? Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host Joe Pritchard contends so in this episode.
Joe’s specifically talking about the hit on QB Jeremiah Masoli by DL Garrett Marino of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the (let’s face it) pretty freakin’ weak four-game suspension given Marino, the league’s ham-handed handling of the subsequent criticism and yet another blow to what seemingly long ago was a promising-looking 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season.
But there’s even more to be bummed out about regarding week 5 of this CFL season. Up-and-coming Canadian quarterback Tre Ford was also knocked out of his game along with any traces of optimism in Edmonton Elks land, the Montreal Alouettes predictably cleaned house among the coaching staff, the gap between East and West grew to historical disproportions, and even an easy Calgary-Edmonton pick turned into a Gambling (Mis)Adventure for RWB co-host Os Davis.
Ah, well. We have fun nevertheless.
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Things can only get better in week 6…
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
The 2022 Canadian Football League season proceeds apace – and apparently way too apace for the increasingly sad teams of the CFL East. Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host Joe Pritchard tries to sympathize with East team fans – including co-host Os Davis, Montreal Alouettes supporter – but doesn’t execute brilliantly, exhuming memories of the Montreal Concordes and delusions of the Atlantic Schooners in so doing.
The RWB takes a lot at all facets of the week 4 games, considering the slick-looking BC Lions, the surprising turns of fate by the Edmonton Elks and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the trainwreck of the Alouettes’ second half at the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Adventures in Gambling on Winnipeg Blue Bombers -2½ at Toronto Argonauts.
All this plus news of Joe’s first CFL DFS loss in quite some time.
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Saying go west; life is peaceful there…
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Well, that was an interesting week 3 in the Canadian Football League, and Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard weigh in on the games played and the games coming up, kicking around questions such as:
- How good could the Montreal Alouettes’ offense be once all the RBs and WRs are back?
- Why did the Calgary Stampeders and/or Chris Jones conspire to screw literally everybody that bet the Stamps minus the points?
- What can come of this Hamilton Tiger-Cats season and is there a bigger-picture element to their poor fortunes early on? And
- How good are these BC Lions and should the roll be slowed just a wee bit on Nathan Rourke…?
All this plus a bit of advice from Joe, defending champion of the Canadian Football Podcast Network CFL daily fantasy league and currently undefeated in 2022, and Pick ’Em picks from Os, who’s 10-2 thus far. (See how both just got totally jinxed there…?)
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: We’re al winners here…
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
As much as Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast co-host/Montreal Alouettes fan Os Davis wants to admit it, there was a full slate of four Canadian Football League games last week, with and RWB co-host Joe Pritchard compelled to breakdown week 2 and make some predictions for week 3 in the CFL.
Two weeks have passed in the CFL and, while the answers regarding the fates of the league’s nine teams remain mostly unanswered, at least the key questions are coming a bit more into focus. Questions the RWB kicks around, like…
- Do the Saskatchewan Roughriders lack a killer instinct?
- What hope, if any, is there for the Ottawa Redblacks offense (one TD vs seven FGS in two games) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defense (one QB sack, one turnover generated in two games)?
- Should Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans worry about their team’s inability to gear up on offense?
- Are Vernon Adams Jr. and Nick Arbuckle destined to be no. 2 quarterbacks in the CFL?
- Are the premature dreams of an East team crossing over in 2022 already dead?
All this and the proverbial much more on this edition of the Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast!
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
The Rouge White & Blue Podcast began during the 2015 CFL season and last week marked production of episode #200. RWB co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard were too geeked up at the prospect of kicking off CFL Opening Day to mark the milestone and so we do so this week.
For #201, RWB looks back at some of the biggest stories in the CFL over the past six (plus one cancelled) seasons on-field and off-. We also briefly consider some of the more interesting recent team histories, among them the Calgary Stampeders’ (relatively) new tradition of excellence, the rise of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the fall of the Edmonton Eskimos/Elks and those rollercoaster Riders.
But hey, the RWB doesn’t live in the past! Joe and Os also consider the implications of week 1 results, make picks for week 2 and indulge in trashtalk in advance of their matchup in the Canadian Football Podcast Network fantasy league…
The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: Hot takes on football in the Great White North since 2015.