The Markcast®

We went LIVE to react to CFL week 9 on Monday, August 7 at 9am PST.

Join me, Evan Willsmore, and Andy Murray as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 9th week of CFL 2023 games, CFL week 9 as a whole, as well as the things the CFL is doing well, and things the CFL can work on in the future.

Week 9 CFL games include the CFL BC Lions at the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the CFL Toronto Argonauts at the CFL Calgary Stampeders, the CFL Montreal Alouettes at the CFL Hamilton Ticats, and the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS at the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders.

We went LIVE to preview CFL week 9 with PFF's Bryson Vesnaver!

Join us Thursday, August 3 at 330p PST / 630p EST for a special pre-game show ahead of the BC Lions taking on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a battle for dominance in the CFL's West Division.

We'll preview the big matchup and the rest of CFL week 9.

CFL week 9 games include the CFL BC Lions at the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the CFL Toronto Argonauts at the CFL Calgary Stampeders, the CFL Montreal Alouettes at the CFL Hamilton Ticats, and the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS at the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders.

We went LIVE to react to CFL week 8 on Monday, July 31 at 9am PST.

Join me, Evan Willsmore, and Hussey's Huddle as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 8th week of CFL 2023 games, CFL week 8 as a whole, as well as the things the CFL is doing well, and things the CFL can work on in the future.

Week 8 CFL games include the CFL Hamilton Ticats at the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS, the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders at the CFL Toronto Argonauts for the CFL Touchdown Atlantic, the CFL BC Lions at the CFL Edmonton Elks, and the CFL Calgary Stampeders at the CFL Montreal Alouettes.

Busy week in the alt-football world with the #XFLCombine going on! Join Andrew Murray and me LIVE Friday, July 28 at 9am PST / 12pm EST to recap the week of the XFL 2023 Combine and to preview CFL week 8!

CFL Week 8 games include the CFL Hamilton Ticats at the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS, the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders at the CFL Toronto Argonauts, the CFL BC Lions at the CFL Edmonton Elks, and the CFL Calgary Stampeders at the CFL Montreal Alouettes.

We went LIVE to react to CFL week 6 on Monday, July 24 at 9am PST.

Join me, Evan Willsmore, and Hussey's Huddle as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 6th week of CFL 2023 games, CFL week 6 as a whole, as well as the things the CFL is doing well, and things the CFL can work on in the future.

Week 6 CFL games include the CFL Edmonton Elks at the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the CFL Toronto Argonauts at the CFL Hamilton Ticats, the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders at the CFL BC Lions, and the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS at the CFL Calgary Stampeders.

The CFL is having a quarterback crisis, is it a (big) deal or a no (big) deal? We bring on CFL Hall of Fame reporter Steve Simmons to share his thoughts on the impending(?) CFL QB crisis and the rest of the lineup for CFL Week 7. Ben Grant joins us from the Xs and Argos podcast and we welcome Dave Campbell back onto the program to do a welfare/therapy session on the Edmonton Elks. Pat Rifino shares his USFL to NFL signings watchlist and Tim Capper updates us on the return of the AFL (Arena Football League) and its recently announced home cities.

0:00 The Markcast® Episode Promo
2:54 Show Intro
4:36 Steve Simmons, CFL Hall of Fame Reporter, CFL Week 7 Promo
38:21 Ben Grant, CFL Week 7 Promo, Argonauts Deep Dive
1:08:54 Dave Campbell, 630 CHED, Edmonton Elks Interview
1:37:02 Pat Rifino, USFL to NFL Signings Deep Dive
2:06:56 Tim Capper, Arena Football League Cities Announcement
2:28:27 Show Outro

We went LIVE to react to CFL week 6 on Monday, July 17 at 9am PST.

Join me, Evan Willsmore, and Hussey's Huddle as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 5th week of CFL 2023 games, CFL week 5 as a whole, as well as the things the CFL is doing well, and things the CFL can work on in the future.

Week 6 CFL games include the CFL Hamilton Ticats at the CFL Edmonton Elks, the CFL Toronto Argonauts at the CFL Montreal Alouettes, the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS, and the CFL Calgary Stampeders at the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders.

BIG show for you this week with Russ Giglio, XFL’s Sr. Director, Player Administration, and Officiating Operations joining the show to talk through the XFL off-season, including player scouting/acquisition, XFL showcases, drafts, and much more! Pat Rifino stops by to share his experiences at the XFL St. Louis player showcase, TSN’s Dave Naylor previews CFL week 6, and Tim Baines of the Ottawa Sun runs down the REDBLACKS’ QB issues.

0:00 The Markcast® Episode Promo
2:56 Show Intro 5:32 Russ Giglio, XFL Sr. Director, Player Admin. & Officiating Operations
39:04 Pat Rifino, XFL St. Louis Player Showcase Insights
1:11:24 TSN’s Dave Naylor Previews CFL Week 6
1:51:46 Ottawa Sun’s Tim Baines Talks CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS’ QB Issues
2:16:21 Show Outro

We went LIVE to react to CFL week 5 on Monday, July 10 at 9am PST.

Join me, Evan Willsmore, and Hussey's Huddle as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 5th week of CFL 2023 games, CFL week 5 as a whole, as well as the things the CFL is doing well, and things the CFL can work on in the future.

Week 5 CFL games include the CFL Edmonton Elks at the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders, the CFL Calgary Stampeders at the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the CFL Ottawa REDBLACKS at the CFL Hamilton Ticats, and the CFL Montreal Alouettes at the CFL BC Lions.

XFL or USFL? Which alt-football league "won" the football feud of 2023? Were the USFL 2023 TV ratings and especially the USFL Championship Game ratings disappointing and a CFL week 5 preview on this week's show. We welcome Andrew Buckholtz from Awful Announcing back onto the program to analyze the USFL decline in TV ratings from 2022 to 2023 and to share his thoughts on what the USFL's next move should be. We talk about the USFL off-season compared to the XFL's and which league has more work to do and we welcome CFL on TSN's Duane Forde, a 2x CFL Grey Cup Champion to the program to preview CFL week 5.

0:00 The Markcast® Episode Promo
2:28 Show Intro
5:07 Awful Announcing’s Andrew Bucholtz on USFL 2023 TV Ratings
36:09 Andy Murray, Who Won the 2023 “Football Feud”, XFL or USFL?
1:31:42 CFL on TSN’s Duane Forde Previews CFL Week 5
2:01:44 Show Outro