The Markcast®

We went LIVE with Football Canada President Jim Mullin after the CFL 2021 kickoff game featuring the Hamilton Tiger-Cats taking on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Markcast is celebrating its one-year anniversary of covering CFL, XFL and other alt-football news by going live, providing instant reactions and analysis of the Tiger-Cats vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers game, and taking live feedback and questions/comments from our viewers!

We also do the rest of our regular weekly show chatting the latest CFL news, XFL news and USFL news from around the interwebs! Make sure to "like" and subscribe if you enjoy our live content so we can continue experimenting with different CFL/XFL show formats in the future!

This week on the show, we combat the conspiracy to take listeners away by going back into XFL coverage. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Senior Writer Ed Tait joins the show to chat with Reid about training camp from the 2019 Grey Cup - and defending - Champions. From TSN690 in Montreal, Joey Alfieri drops in to give some updates on the Montreal Alouettes. Finally, Reid's dedication to Wade Keller's Pro Wrestling Torch pays off, as Greg Parks (also from XFLBoard) chats with Reid about the potential of a PR problem with the XFL, as well as some wrestling chatter, which we used to call our "garbage" or "things that annoy Paul" segment.

A LATE recording session, due to Paul's weird working schedule. This week's show includes the return of one Rob. Van. Stone. I mean... Rob Vanstone. Sorry... I let my inner wrestling mark take over for a second. Also, sports agent Darren Gill talks about his clients and a few that have retired from the CFL recently, with the uncertainty. Finally, Argos historian Paul Woods drops by to give a great breakdown and with a GREAT first name like that, it's good to see that maybe Pauls think alike. Because, despite the gatekeepers over at Reddit's insistence, this IS a CFL Podcast.

This week, we're leading a horse to water. Maybe. We break down the fallout from the latest Taylor Swift song written by the C̶F̶L̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶t̶w̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶g̶u̶e̶ two parties involved in the now postponed merger. And by postponed, it's not just our opinion that we should really look at the verbiage laid out by the CFL. Canadian Press' Dan Ralph is here to chat about that (17:25). Murray McCormick from the Regina Leader-Post also drops in to update Reid on Roughriders camp and Paxton Lynch (59:10) and we wrap up our special guests, with Head Coach Hal Mumme of the Spring League champion Linemen (1:41:30).

Say it ain't so? Go your own way? We are never ever, ever getting back together? (Unless single game betting doesn't work out) Break up songs are the theme of this week's episode, as the story breaks out that T̶h̶e̶ ̶C̶F̶L̶ ̶t̶o̶t̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶e̶n̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶c̶u̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶w̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶g̶u̶e̶,̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶,̶ ̶e̶h̶ both the CFL and XFL have mutually decided to end their potential partnership. To back up the truth and not the revisionist history, Mike Mitchell, a prominent XFL insider joins Reid to chat about what went wrong, what went right and what the XFL does now. Friend of the show and Canadian gem Farhan Lalji provides his three cents (sorry, it's the exchange rate between our currencies) about the CFL and that side of the ending of the merger. Finally, Sammy Gahagan, a scout for the Montreal Alouettes, hops on to discuss some of the players he's scouted, including Matt Mengel and Cole Boozer. It's a loaded show... with a giveaway at the end!

It's Reid's birthday and he seems focused on the buffets, since returning from Vegas. On this week's show, Tim Baines, who covers the Redblacks joins Reid to chat about the CFL. Also, Will from the Argos Fancast also dropping in to talk to Reid about Canadian style football, eh. Also, an appearance from Josh Davis, to cover the latest with the ELF happening across the pond.

This week on The Markcast, another 2 hour affair. From the Toronto Sun... CFL Hall of Fame Press Member Steve Simmons joins us to discuss C-218, the Canadian bill to legalize single game betting that passed... diplomatically convey a message that Arash tried to. Nic Sulsky from PointsBet also chats with Reid about the implications of single game betting in Canada. Jackson Leonard from past Spring League showcases also discusses his current status in pro football.

This week on the show, Reid dissects the CFL schedule and is joined by friends of the show, Jim Mullin and Rod Pedersen to get their insight on where the CFL goes next. Also, Jim makes a sort of foolish bet with Paul. Also, Kevin Kugler drops in to talk about the TSL Mega Bowl and the next steps for the USFL.

This episode is so big... it's a DOUBLE episode. Joining us this week, Pat Steinberg from the CFL (26:57), Paul McCallum, who played in both the CFL and XFL (1:13:18), USFL Executive Director Steve Ehrhart (2:06:28), followed by a copyright and intellectual property attorney, Michael Cohen (2:34:11). Our special guests wrap up with Kyle Smith, who oversees the USFL Project (2:53:13).

We felt this episode needed a LOT of coverage, due to what we believe are lingering legal issues regarding the USFL reboot. So sit back and enjoy over 200 minutes of Markcast this week and, yes, Paul is annoyed at the length.

This week, Reid enlists Matt Lyons, XFL and CFL NewsHub writer, as the guest co-host for this episode, as Edmonton releases their new name... The Elks! That's a fierce name. You couldn't talk Edmonton football without bringing in their colour analyst, Dave Campbell, to chat about the new name and all things Edmonton. Tom Mayenknecht, host of The Sport Market on TSN, also joins Reid. And... the USFL is back?! It was a wild week!