Sure, the Rouge, White and Blue CFL podcast will do the usual weekly bits: co-hosts Os Davis and Joe Pritchard talk week 7 action, make picks and predictions (for what it’s worth) on the week 8 games – you know the deal.

But first, the RWB chats up a neat informal CFL crossover event that will be going on for a few weeks yet. Get this: The creator of Crankshaft –

No, not the auto part. This Crankshaft is a spinoff of Funky Winkerbean –

Funky Winkerbean? It’s running today but was a particular favorite in the 1980s and 90s. As it turns out the creator of Crankshaft and Funky Winkerbean is a huge Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan, so the next couple dozen Crankshaft comic strips will be devoted to –

“What’s a comic strip?” Ah, never mind, just check out GoComics.com and you’ll get right into the story.

And the RWB promises they’ll be no other old-guy stuff for the remainder of the episode.

The Rouge White & Blue CFL Podcast: “We also sat around and watched football, which back then was called baseball…”