Rider Rumblings

Murray and Rob analyze the Roughriders' hot start after the 30-8 victory over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Riders are now off to a 2-0 start despite a lack of deep bombs from franchise quarterback Cody Fajardo. Is the offence still scary after an injury to Shaq Evans?

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Murray and Rob discuss the Roughriders' home opener, a 33-29 victory over the visiting B.C. Lions. The score reflects the Riders' struggles in the second half -- not the strength of the offence in the first two quarters. How high is the team's ceiling and how low is the floor?

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Roughriders President and CEO Craig Reynolds returns to the podcast to talk about the team’s upcoming season. We asked him about the Riders opting not to ask fans for proof of vaccination, the team’s financial prospects coming off of a cancelled season and the reason why they stopped letting fans bring sunflower seeds and blow horns.

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Rob and Murray chat about what it was like to finally see the Roughriders back in action at their recent scrimmage. They also ask how much enthusiasm there is for attending Rider games, which won’t require proof of vaccination. Other topics include Achilles injuries, conditioning issues, quarterback talk and Jason Maas.

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In our second training camp episode, Rob and Murray break down each of the team’s positions and speculate on who’s likely to be in the starting lineup. This includes some concerns over the offensive line, and how the team will protect its star quarterback, Cody Fajardo. 

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This episode comes to you live from the Mosaic Stadium press box. Rob and Murray chat about who’s been impressing them so far at training camp, last week’s four achilles injuries and the debate over whether the Riders should be asking fans for proof of vaccination.

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In our training camp preview episode, we talk about the surreal fact that the Riders are starting to prepare to play football in front of crowds at Mosaic Stadium again.

We also comb over the roster and chat about who could be the number two quarterback, how the Riders will go about replacing Brendon LaBatte and what training camp could look like with players having been off for so long. Also, RIP the XFL deal that never was.

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Rob Vanstone and Murray McCormick chat about a new Leader-Post series that looks at how the pandemic has affected the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They talk about how the team has been affected financially, and what needs to happen as the world emerges from the pandemic so the team can continue playing football.

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Listen to Murray McCormick and Rob Vanstone as they chat about the Riders' top picks for the CFL draft and the importance of signing players that were born on home soil.

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Rob Vanstone and Murray McCormick talk about the news that the CFL's 2021 season will now start on Aug. 5. 

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